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My Little Corner

An editorial by Shannon Robin

Photo by Dennis Robin Shootin’ the Breeze staff are, from left, Stan Skahl, Lily Skahl, Jessica Jensen, Shannon Robin, Brad Quarin, Jaiden Panchyshyn, Cary Robison and Brenda Shenton.

Today I’d like to thank the Shootin’ the Breeze crew for the efforts they put forth every week to make the paper come together.

Our entire staff was thrilled recently to be nominated for a chamber of commerce business award. It wasn’t the potential of winning we were pleased with, it was the fact that someone took time to say they think we’re doing a good job.

There were eight nominees in the smallbusiness category. Each deserved recognition and each received it at the awards dinner last week.

It was an honour to have my husband and my daughter along with the entire staff on hand to accept the Small Business Award of Excellence.

Dennis is my business partner, and this whole adventure couldn’t have begun without his support both two years ago and in whatever lies ahead.

Everyone at the Breeze wears many hats, and it’s difficult to sum up what each crazy week looks like in our office, but here’s an idea.

Brad spends his days interviewing, snapping photos and writing. It’s not a typical 9 to 5 day – he attends events evenings and weekends, as well, to share your stories. I appreciate his willingness to accept last-minute assignments and the chaos that comes with weekly publishing deadlines.

At the same time, Jessica looks after the needs of our advertisers, runs out to take pictures and promotes the paper to everyone she meets. Its great that she’s becoming an active community member through her job.

In the office, Brenda looks after the calendar of events, provides administrative support and runs all over town when photo opportunities arise. She keeps us all organized and shares her wealth of community knowledge that is priceless. Brenda is a mind reader who knows me well.

Cary works behind the scenes, looking after the pressroom equipment, the bookkeeping and the editing. He’s our computer guru and the first we turn to with questions. He is our calming force.

Stan and Lily are the dynamic duo who ensure you receive the Breeze. Between them, they drive more than 250 kilometres every week, stopping at over 170 locations. Like postmen of yore, they are out there for us rain or shine, always with a smile.

Jaiden is a budding photographer who joins me on outings and is learning the ropes for design while teaching me a few things at the same time.

I enjoy feature writing around trying to stay on top of community events, designing most of the advertising and commercial printing jobs, laying out the pages of the paper, looking after the website and sometimes just chasing my tail (or so it seems).

It may sound easy, but there is seldom a dull or quiet moment in our office – as soon as one paper is printing we’re working on the next.

Thank you for the vote of confidence and for appreciating the Breeze staff for all they do.

This awesome team doesn’t work for me, they work for each of you!

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By Brad Quarin Attention, hockey fans! You have a chance to score tickets for a Flames and Oilers game, while simultaneously supporting Crowsnest Pass Boys and Girls Club.

An online auction for two hockey tickets, donated by Teck Coal, is running on eBay until Friday. The two tickets, together worth $500, give you great seats at the Calgary Saddledome for the game on Nov. 16, and parking is included.

Teck has provided tickets to auction off before, but this is the club’s first online auction fundraiser, says president Scott Warris. He hopes having the auction on eBay will bring more exposure.

Scott has personally sold things on eBay before, but setting up a charity auction was a new experience. He had to contact eBay staff and give them proof the purpose of the auction is charitable. This means there are no fees, and it provides assurances for those bidding that the money goes to a good cause.

After the first two days, the bids were already nearing $500, which is more than the last ticket auction raised. Scott hopes to double that, which would be a solid indication of support for the club.

The money would go straight to the Boys and Girls Club’s after-school programs and related transportation, he says. Between 3 and 6 p.m., many kids are home alone, and those programs give them activities to do and are central to the club’s purpose.

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10th anniversary is a stone’s throw away

By Brad Quarin customers.

It’s hard to believe it’s been a She started baking with her decade since Stone’s Throw Cafe mom when she was six or seven, opened in Blairmore, offering and kept it up while in Brownies coffee and baked goodies for and Girl Guides. It’s a creative Crowsnest Pass connoisseurs. thing to do, and people enjoy the But for Jessica Atkinson, who finished products. started the small business with The Stone’s Throw team likes her husband, Steve, it feels like to keep up a presence in the comthey’ve been part of the commumunity. On Nov. 14 they’re taking nity forever. part in The Art of Chocolate, a “We’re pretty proud of our fundraiser for the art gallery feaaccomplishment,” she says. “We turing chocolate and wine tasting. feel like our hard work gave us a “We’re really looking forward really good reputation and defito that,” Jessica says. It’s also good nitely kept us going.” exposure, as there are still people The Atkinsons opened the in Crowsnest Pass who are newcafe shortly after they moved comers to the cafe. to the Pass from Jasper. They Shortly after, they’re teamworked in a similar business ing up with the Women’s there, and wanted a chance to be Resource and Crisis Centre and their own bosses.

Crowsnest Pass Food Bank to Photo by Brad Quarin Stone’s Throw turns 10 on hold a toy drive. If anyone wants Even the youngest ones can’t keep their hands off the baked goodies from Stone’s Sunday, but the milestone will be to donate toys for Christmas, Throw Cafe. From left are co-owner Jessica Atkinson with her daughter Bethany celebrated on Saturday with free they can be taken to the cafe in and employee Alexz Castellarin. birthday cake and coffee from 2 mid-November. to 4 p.m. Jessica will make the While a goal is to keep the In fact, while I was talking to Jessica and huge cake herself, likely chocolate. cafe running, Jessica also hopes to promote her baby daughter and “co-owner,” Bethany, They’ll also have 10th-anniversary T-shirts Crowsnest Pass itself. She’s on the economic customer Joanne Drain came up with bags of as door prizes and for sale. The shirt designs development committee, and likes to serve chocolates for Jessica’s two boys. The atmoare being kept as a surprise. Other prizes customers from outside the Pass well, often sphere of the cafe is designed to be easygoing. include a gift basket and gift certificates from pointing them to tourist spots like the Bellevue Stone’s Throw also relies on nearby coffee other local businesses that have been supportUnderground Mine. roasters, including Crowsnest Coffee from ive since the cafe’s opening.

She’s encouraged that empty storefronts on Coleman and Cuppers from Lethbridge.

Last fall, many regulars came out to Main Street are gaining occupants. “There’s a “Everything we have is made here,” Jessica celebrate Stone’s Throw’s ninth year, and she’s future for anybody who opens a business here,” says. “We work really hard to make everything hoping for a good turnout again. she says. “It should be contagious, how I feel fresh and homemade.”

Stone’s Throw is one of a few coffee shops about this place.”

An exception is the Hollandaise sauce, but in town, but Jessica feels they’re special, in part, For the 10th anniversary, Jessica thanks her it’s “incredibly delicious” and her favourite because of their patrons. hard-working, “amazing staff ” and her mom thing on the menu.

“We love our customers, and customers and dad, who also moved to the Pass and visit She does much of the baking herself. “I are like family,” she says. “It sounds so clichéd, with customers. She also thanks “anybody don’t think I’d ever get tired of baking,” she but it’s true. It’s almost like on Cheers when who’s ever set foot in the door.” says. “This is what I love to do.” It’s a favourite everyone shouts ‘Norm!’ when they come in Stone’s Throw is located on Main Street in part of the business, along with talking to the the door.”

Blairmore.

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Santa’s helpers head to market

By Brad Quarin Her paintings have a focus on You can bet there will be some stressbirds, as she finds their appearance ful shopping, followed by lots of toys and and singing beautiful. This includes electronics under the tree, for Christmas crows, which she sees as a sleek, lovely this year. black.

Fortunately, Santa can also bring some “Caws for Celebration” features colour into our lives, as Pincher Creek’s three crows, appropriate for Crowsnest Allied Arts Christmas market gives patrons Pass art, priced at $70. Yvonne has a chance to pick up neat arts and crafts. done the Christmas market a few The annual market, unfolding this year on times and finds it draws more people Friday and Saturday, provides a comfortthan art shows. She’s excited for this able atmosphere to engage in Christmas year, as people continue to enjoy her shopping. work.

“It’s very cozy and warm, and people A couple from Monarch make love that feeling,” says Janet Costa of the frames, and Maxine Bodgner of Allied Arts Council. The event takes place Lethbridge produces popular weaving. at the Pincher Creek golf clubhouse, and “Her work is just amazing,” Janet says. customers often mingle with friends during Crowsnest Coffee will be reprethe sale. sented, as their special blends, made Janet describes the sale as “a fine artisan for different outlets and events, are a market.” The council feels a sense of duty craft in their own right. to promote the community’s arts and crafts Janet, who has worked for years Photo courtesy of Robert Costa and has staged Santa’s Market for many with leather, will have a table of her Anne Connellan will be at Santa’s Market with her felted hats. years. own at the market.

In addition to being comfortable, the New vendors include Lin Lin with likely part of the why many people call it the best clubhouse venue is small, which means the her cool, homemade stuffed animals, sale of the year and never fail to make it. arts council chooses the vendors carefully, Janet and Tyler Trafford, an author with property in The event is held fairly early in the season, says. They tend to favour people who have a true our area, will be promoting his book Almost a at a time with the artists and artisans are more passion for their work, and she is proud of the Great Escape. available. Among them are four jewellers, each vendors featured.

While vendors keep their sales, table fees offering distinct work.

Most of the 21 vendors are local, coming and a raffle support the arts council. The raffle is Coleman painter Yvonne Martinez will be from Pincher Creek, Crowsnest Pass, Cowley and unique in that you can get a ticket for a specific there with her new work, “Caws for Celebration.”

Lundbreck, and a few come from Lethbridge. prize.

Yvonne has been painting with watercolours for The market will also feature meals by Simply The event supports the arts council’s classes 40 years, a favourite talent of hers as it allows her Catering – turkey and roast beef on Friday night and projects and maintenance of Lebel Mansion. to get lost in the art. and breakfast and lunch on Saturday. This is So, this should be a merry Christmas for all.

Positive parenting

Wear your poppy with pride

As children settle into another school year, they need a lot of positive encouragement and support from everyone around them, particularly from their parents and caregivers. Children benefit when they see that their parents and caregivers value education and are actively involved in activities at their school. It helps them become more excited about school themselves.

Parents and caregivers can begin by staying connected with their children’s teachers. Write short notes back and forth, attend parent-teacher conferences and go to the concerts and special celebrations at the school.

Attend the game.

Many parents plan for a special place and a specific time for homework to get done. They sit nearby, reading, working, or paying bills, while their children do their homework. They celebrate the completion of each task with a hug, a sticker or a sincere “I knew you could do it!”

Family dinners together provide a safe venue for children to share their feelings about school with the rest of the family. “What’s the best thing that happened at school today?” is a good way to begin. It can lead you into “Was there anything that happened that you did not like so much?”

Children learn to trust that they will be heard and that they are free to share their true feelings. Parents and caregivers have the opportunity to help their children develop strategies to use throughout their lives.

To learn more about how to help your children succeed in school, visit www.cnp40.com .

Deb Whitten, 40 Developmental Assets

When can poppies be worn daily?

The Royal Canadian Legion’s poppy campaign, and the distribution of poppies to the public, officially begins on the last Friday in October and runs until Nov. 11. Poppies are presented to the Governor General and lieutenant governors in advance.

The lapel poppy may be worn throughout the whole of the remembrance period and is removed at the end of Remembrance Day. Many people place their poppies at the base of the cenotaph, as a sign of respect, at the end of the Remembrance Day ceremony, which is fully acceptable.

Is it proper to wear a poppy to other commemorative events during the year, or only during the poppy campaign?

Although it is traditional for the poppy to be worn only during the annual remembrance period, a person may also wear one at certain other times. It is not unusual for poppies to be worn at anniversaries of significant battles, a memorial service at a Legion convention, and Veterans Affairs Canada overseas events.

The poppy may also be worn by colour parties when on parade and by Legion members attending funeral services for veterans or other members.

The best approach is to follow the lead of the event organizers.

How should the poppy be worn?

The Legion suggests that the poppy be worn on the left lapel of a garment, as close to the heart as possible.

From Veterans Affairs Canada website

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October 30/13 Page 5

Pincher Creek

Tynan Groves

Photo by Brad Quarin

Tynan’s premiere exhibit

By Brad Quarin While Stone’s Throw Cafe in Blairmore marks its 10th anniversary, the walls are adorned by intriguing local works of art.

The current display, which remains up until Nov. 25, features paintings

by Krisztina Wood, managing director of the Allied Arts Association. It’s also the first art exhibit for music teacher Tynan Groves of Groves Music.

He feels “kind of vulnerable” about the new experience, being a novice to this art form, but also excited. “It’s definitely the start of something different.”

His works at the cafe are linocuts, a kind of woodcut where the piece is carved. “It’s a little bit sculpture, it’s a little bit drawing,” he says.

While better known for teaching music in Crowsnest Pass, visual arts aren’t unrelated to music. “I try to live a fairly creative life,” says Tynan, who paints and draws in addition to playing guitar and writing his own music.

“Music and art, all of it’s interconnected,” he says. “It all comes from the same place.”

His music also led directly into linocuts, as he made his first for an album cover. Krisztina, who’s a good friend, saw it and suggested they put together a show. “It’s kind of funny,” he says, “I got into it as hardcore as I could.”

In fact, he was unfamiliar with linocut artists, and researched them online for the show, taking inspiration from their work. Some of the pieces he’s made since spring are 8½ by 11 inches, and some are 11 by 14 inches.

After the work was done, he was stumped on whether the linocuts, put together, shared a theme or told a story. They might all be connected in that they’re about nature, including one with a goat climbing, and others with skulls, which could stand for death.

One of those pieces, “The Skull I Found,” depicts a skull Tynan discovered as a child and later saw on his brother’s wall. For him, this work is reminiscent of his childhood.

“Half of it’s tongue-in-cheek,” he says of other pieces.

According to Krisztina, the art displays at Stone’s Throw change every eight weeks, providing great exposure for local artists. While it makes sense for his art to be featured in a place offering plenty of exposure, Tynan says it feels a bit strange when he stops at Stone’s Throw for coffee or lunch.

Tynan hasn’t yet heard any reactions to the exhibit, and says he doesn’t want to, because feedback – positive or negative – drives him “loony.”

However, he will say he finds Krisztina’s paintings beautiful and peaceful.

Krisztina, a fan of linocuts, feels Tynan did a great job.

Be sure to see the display while you have the chance. If you’re interested in having an exhibit at Stone’s Throw, contact Allied Arts.

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They’ve got cookies and rosy cheeks!

From left, Caprica Desrosiers, Sydney Reynolds, Krysta French and Laragh Desrosiers spent a chilly afternoon selling Girl Guide cookies in Blairmore. To learn more about guiding in Crowsnest Pass please see the post this week at www.shootinthebreeze.ca .

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HUDDLESTUN SENIOR CITIZENS NEWS

By Joyce McFarland

Homemade soup and a bun during October was a real crowd-pleaser, with old and new friends visiting during the noon hour every Tuesday.

Thanks to Carol Van Gilder and June Spak and several volunteers – their commitment raised a lot of interest and significant dollars for the senior centre.

Evelyn Quinlan celebrated her 90th birthday recently, so she put on a swishy dress and a tiara and greeted all her friends at the drop-in centre one Friday afternoon. Coffee and cake and stuff was served in style by her kids and their offspring.

What a crowd; what memories and all the old favourites from Jackie Therriault.

Thanks again to Pincher Creek Co-op for the donation of doughnuts and treats to round out the snack time after the monthly bingo games.

Crestview Lodge residents are also regular players and some of them do very well in the winner’s circle. Bingo is held the last Friday of every month.

Two cards are $3, extras $1 each, and the jackpot pays $20.

Born to slave over a hot stove, Carol and June et al are drumming up recipes and willing hands to get ready for a bake sale before Christmas.

Count me out, but Carol at 627-5181 would love to hear from you if you know how and can spare an hour or two to melt chocolate and beat eggs.

We had a good turnout at the crib games with five tables last week. Joe Bruder and Jack Rumsey

shared first and second prizes, each with a perfect score. We had never seen that before.

Gearing up for Christmas calls for a few changes in November. Soup and a bun will be served Nov. 5 and 19 only, and the board meeting will be held at 11 a.m. on the 19th, before the lunch.

The crib tournament is set to go at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. Get to the centre around 10 to register. The cost is $10 per person and includes noon lunch and snacks. Early booking at the centre would be appreciated by the lunch committee.

Plan for ladies’ night on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. There will be fun and games and foolin’ around until at least 10 p.m.

A special word of praise for the library, now bright and cheerful. Pleasure, not the books, is the keynote – programs, magazines, computers, a safe area of learning and play for the kids and the staff!

They are happy and they know everything; check it out.

Our president, Leny Mace, is an honorary member of the Canadian Legion and will lay the wreath on behalf of our members at the Community Hall on Armistice Day. To honour our loved ones and all the men and women willing to die for our freedom, take time to remember them.

The November calendars are ready at the centre.

Scrabble & crib boards ready for play!

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South Saskatchewan Regional Plan Workshop

Join us for a 2-hour workshop

Monday, Nov. 4 7 to 9 p.m.

Cowley Community Hall The draft plan for the South Saskatchewan Region was released October 11, 2013. This plan will affect the lives of every Albertan who resides, works or recreates in this region.

The Government is looking for your input on how you feel the landscape will be best managed into the future.

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and the Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition will be hosting a workshop to break down the issues that impact the region, to help make this public consultation easy and meaningful.

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A gala of golf club champions

By Bruce Black Pincher Creek Golf Club held its championships for all leagues, all in one swoop, on Sept. 21 and 22. Together the members celebrated and enjoyed one another’s efforts and fraternity.

The men’s championship consisted of 36 holes of play (18 on Saturday and 18 on Sunday), whereas the women’s and the senior women’s and men’s championships consisted of 18 holes on Sunday.

It was a special weekend where, on Sunday, we witnessed every competing player out on the course at the same time. They were “shotgunned” – that is, assigned a specific hole where they were to start their play. It was a hardy group of golfers. The sun would shine but the wind was cool and brisk. Despite the difficult conditions of play, great scores were recorded.

Once the score cards were handed in for tabulation, the players gathered together for light refreshments and to feast on a superbly prepared meal. This was an experiment suggested at the previous year-end meeting, and was a great success. The camaraderie, the laughter, the applause and the fellowship were contagious.

Following the banquet, hole prizes were awarded to those achieving closest to the hole, and prizes were handed out to the winners of each flight. The climax of the evening was the announcement of the year’s champions: Jim Fitzpatrick, men’s low gross; Bernie Bonertz, men’s low net; Angela Walter, women’s low gross; Janet Jones, women’s low net; Bernie Bonertz, senior men’s low gross; Vicki French, senior women’s low gross; Charles Clymer, senior men’s low net; Mary Cote, senior women’s low net.

Two weeks earlier, the mixed golf league crowned its champi-

Photo courtesy of Pincher Creek Golf Club

Pincher Creek’s 2013 club champions are, back row from left, Vicki French, Mary Cote, Janet Jones and Angela Walter. In front are Bernie Bonertz and Jim Fitzpatrick.

ons: Greg and Angela Walter, mixed low gross; Gordon Francis and Janet Jones, mixed low net; Mitchell team, mixed league winners.

Our sponsors are very important to the golf club. It is no small feat to win a trophy.

The players are very competitive and look forward to being recognized as champions.

Without the sponsored trophies, there wouldn’t be the incentive in challenging the championships. Their contribution is invaluable, and it serves as a source of pride to have your name engraved on a trophy, indicating you are the champion. This lends itself to increasing our membership enrolment.

Thanks to the organizers of the various leagues, the course workers and management of the course, and mostly to the executive and directors who make it possible for Pincher Creek to have such a wonderful golf course.

Take in a Monday night movie

By Brad Quarin Monday Night at the Movies is back, bringing films from the Toronto International Film Festival circuit to Fox Theatre in Pincher Creek and Orpheum Theatre in Blairmore.

An initiative of the Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek, Monday Night at the Movies started up again in September and runs until Dec. 2. The next film is the documentary Watermark, playing at the Orpheum on Monday.

The program brings in documentaries, foreign films and Canadian films rarely seen in smalltown theatres, which usually screen blockbusters.

“It definitely draws a different audience,” appealing to a crowd “desperate” to see movies like these, says Janet Costa of Allied Arts.

This is the 12th year in our area for the pro-

gram, which the arts council adopted after seeing it done in Lethbridge, she recalls. They found the idea intriguing and called the Toronto festival about it.

Originally, the films played at Fox Theatre, where they had full houses. When the theatre was unavailable one year, they began running them in the Orpheum. Now the two theatres take turns hosting the program, running three films each.

Monday Night at the Movies gained a new audience, and some people drive from one town to the other to see a film.

There are some differences between the film tastes of Crowsnest Pass and Pincher Creek, and that’s considered when they decide which film will run in which community, Janet says.

The committee felt Watermark, with its

environmental message about water as a resource, might go over well in the Pass, and that Unfinished Song would appeal to Pincher Creek seniors. Bill Maher’s documentary Religulous was considered too sensitive for Pincher Creek, and ran in Blairmore.

These decisions are made by a committee of 11, who read about the available movies, view the trailers and debate which to bring in. There are many options, Janet says, and she’s “extremely excited” by the choices this year.

Both theatres are back on board and are great to work with. They’ve made an investment in going digital, she says, which will help when Fox Theatre screens the Australian documentary Storm Surfers in 3-D on Nov. 18.

Each film costs $10 at the door.

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Santa’s Market A Fine Arts and Crafts Fair

Friday, Nov. 1 2 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 2 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Pumpkins will glow in Flumerfelt Park

By Brad Quarin After Halloween comes and goes, your jack-o’-lantern gets one last chance to shine as pumpkins will be lighting up Coleman’s Flumerfelt Park.

Pumpkins in the Park, a display of jack-o’-lanterns always held Nov. 1, will go into its 14th year in Crowsnest Pass.

“It just keeps getting bigger and bigger,” says Francine Kilgannon of the Coleman Community Society, which puts on the event. “It’s been one of the really positive things.”

For those going to Flumerfelt, the night offers one last Halloween treat.

People enjoy bundling up, getting some free hot chocolate or coffee, strolling through the park and taking in the effect of the pumpkins lit in the night.

“There have been some fabulous ones,” Francine recalls. Some are scary, but there have also been western-themed pumpkins with images of horses and saddles carved in, and once a series of Cinderella-themed pumpkins, depicting her carriage. Some pumpkins are painted rather than carved.

“It never fails to amaze me how creative people can be.”

Francine says Jane Ann Reimer, who received the Order of Crowsnest Pass partly because of Pumpkins in the Park, has a new trick in store for this year. She’s obtained glow rings to put in the pumpkins or hang from tree branches.

If you’ve ever wondered what happens to the jack-o’-lanterns after Halloween, fear not. “The pumpkins don’t go to waste,” Francine says. The ones featured in Flumerfelt Park wind up in pastures, where they become tasty treats for cows and sometimes deer.

In an age where recycling is encouraged, the Coleman Community Society has received compliments about that.

Pumpkins in the Park has grown since arriving to the Pass, when Lowry and Barb Toombs took inspiration from a similar event on Vancouver Island.

Last year’s display was the largest, with 350 pumpkins. “It was quite a good path,” Francine says.

It’s difficult to determine how many people attend, though a rough idea comes from how many cups go out for hot chocolate. Likely hundreds of people go and enjoy the event.

It’s free to attend, and submitting a pumpkin is also free. Donations to the food bank will be gratefully accepted that evening.

An idea to give out prizes for pumpkins was kicked around, but the Coleman Community Society doesn’t know who the creator of each jack-o’lantern is. So, it’s just a good show.

To give second life to your jack-o’-lantern, drop it off on Nov. 1 at the Bellevue or Hillcrest post office, Morency Plumbing and Heating, NIT or Reimer Construction. You can also call Carol at 403-563-3646 to get it picked up, or you can deliver it directly to Flumerfelt Park.

The cadets arrange the pumpkins, and the event starts at 7 p.m.

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Celebrating the language of imagery

By Brad Quarin Student athletes have their games, budding musicians have school concerts, academic students have award days, and now emerging artists have their turn in the limelight.

The Emerging Artists Gala, for students of all grades of all schools in Livingstone Range School Division, took place earlier this month at Claresholm.

“They actually see their work professionally framed and displayed,” says Karen Tamminga-Paton, who teaches art at Livingstone School in Lundbreck. She served as master of ceremonies at the gala, held in the school division office.

“They’re celebrated, they’re acknowledged, and they see what a gala opening is like.”

This year, over 400 students produced 450 pieces of art, which were narrowed by art teachers to 100 and again by administration and trustees to 60. “There’s so much talent here, you’d be amazed,” says Karen, who had an advisory role in the process. There is an effort to represent the different schools and different cultures, including Hutterites, ranches and First Nations.

Each student artist receives a certificate, a card from the superintendent and $25, and some were even interviewed by the press. Many people attended the gala, including students’ families and school staff.

The event has its origins in Lundbreck a few years ago, when the superintendent visited Livingstone School for an academic awards night.

Karen and her students had art displayed in the gym at the time, which caught his interest.

The gala has grown since the first year, which featured 24 pieces, and she’s happy about it. It showcases art of many kinds, including pen and ink, acrylic, watercolour and sculptures of ceramic and wax.

One sculpture she found “really stunning” was of a tarantula confronting a scorpion. Another sculpture with a candle inside captured a facial reaction to hearing of the Boston Marathon bombings.

artists: Horace Allen School, Coleman – Quinn Douglas with “Water Lilies,” Matty Jansen with “The Great Bear,” Tressa Murray with “Sunflowers in Vase,” Kristian Hutchison with “A Fish in the Sea,” Hailey Reeve with “Northern Lights,” Olivia Collings with “Blue Dog.” Isabelle Sellon School, Blairmore – Cooper Snider with “Bright Spirit,” Brittany Fournier with “Magic in Front of My Eyes,” Maeve Rothlin with “I Am.” Crowsnest Consolidated High School, Coleman – Mary Jane Hounslow with “Dog,” Darrien Pinel with “The Cardinal and Jeep,” Rachel Park with “Self Portrait,” Samantha Haslam with “Giraffe,” Will Van Buskirk with “Flaming Tower,” Christy Clark with “Plant Study,” Megan Manzer with “Octopus,” Kerri-Anne Cando with “Psychotic Joker.”

Canyon School, Pincher Creek – Madeline Schoening with “Underwater Me,” Abi Whitehead with “Colourful Castle,” Jaydon Draper with “The Dungeon,” Trevor Davies with “Master Photo by Olwyn Buckland Castle,” Tyler Nelson with “Sunset in the Cooper Snider with his abstract painting “Brighter Spirit.”

Arctic,” Johnny Parker with “Doodling.”

Matthew Halton High School, Pincher Creek – Kaitlin Speight with A raven’s head drawn in ink was also “exqui“The Kaitlin,” Amanda Frost with “Season’s site,” and everyone was impressed by a painting of Change,” Michallie Brown with “Challenge,” bulls done by a student who’s only in Grade 1.

Claire Johnson with “Pixelated Crosby,” Annika Cooper Snider, a Grade 4 student at Isabelle Lewis with “Not All Who Wander Are Lost” and Sellon School in Crowsnest Pass, is proud of his “Cactus,” Lisa Manners with “Looking Out On abstract painting “Brighter Spirit,” which received Me” and “One Strand Will Easily Break But Tied a lot of attention. There was talk of it being one of Together We Are Strong.” only four works at the gala that may be displayed Livingstone School, Lundbreck – Chad in Edmonton. This was Cooper’s first gala, and he Bousquet with “The Range,” Josee Wiebe with really enjoyed seeing the cool art and the framing.

“Stork Lake” and “Falling Into Love,” Kaelynne For Karen, the gala has been an interesting Verbaas with “Worms Coming Out of the Dark,” experience for bridging the gaps between the Rebecca Lowry with “Temper Tantrums,” Tisha schools, as she’s meeting other art teachers and Moulson with “Loyal Friendship,” Abby Zur with the school division office staff.

“A Good Friend,” James Nobles with “Guitar,” As MC, she spoke of why art is so important.

Anna Blomgren with “Empty Headed,” Alexandra “It’s a language of imagery,” she says. “This is an Oczkowski with “Electric Jelly Fish” and essential language that they’re learning.”

“Puzzled,” Jorden Plummer with “Terror.”

Congratulations to the following young

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Pincher Creek Community Hall Dinner, Live & Silent Auctions, Dancing to the live music of Gypsy & the Rose Tickets $45 each or $320 for a table of 8

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Appreciating the work of seniors

By Brad Quarin The residents of Crestview Lodge in Pincher Creek all have a lot to offer.

“They are joyful – I just love it,” says activities co-ordinator Charmaine Tienkamp, who’s been at Crestview for six years. “They surprise me with their talent all the time.”

Unfortunately, big gestures of gratitude to the busy seniors are rare, and the lodge wanted to encourage others to become more active. So, earlier this month, 13 residents were given certificates of appreciation for all the work they do.

Inspiration for the certificates came from the federal government’s toolkit for celebrating National Seniors Day. However, Crestview Lodge designed its own certificates, which went to members of the hobby club who are “always helping out,” Charmaine explains. The club supports the seniors’ entertainment and outings.

For the recipients, it was a pleasant surprise.

“You always feel good when somebody appreciates what you’ve done,” says Maxine Haug. She’s lived at Crestview for four years, and has always been in the hobby club to keep active.

Maxine explains the club makes various crafts to sell at the lodge’s December tea and bazaar, or at the showcase any day of the year. She’s personally made dishrags, placemats, hats and 230 scarves.

Another recipient, Dorothea Cyr, who

sews, joined the hobby club when she arrived at Crestview three years ago. “I’m a person who likes to be busy,” she says.

Ruth Stubbs, who crochets hats, was surprised by her certificate. “Didn’t realize we were going to get them,” she says. Charmaine calls Ruth “really crafty” and “very talented.”

These ladies tell me the resident who might bring in the most money for the hobby club is John Sinnott, who does woodworking. No stranger to awards, he appreciates the recognition.

Charmaine filled me in on the rest of the recipients. They include Ida Bond, whom she describes as “very cheerful,” with a love for helping. Ida has made decorations for family barbecues.

Audrey Beer also helps out with decorations.

While she doesn’t make crafts herself, she may prepare foods or assist in making ornaments.

Helen Kunkel, a Crestview resident for 12 years, knits and crochets. She has made afghans and quilts and continues to make mittens and slippers.

Rachel Dwyer always does her best assisting with crafts, Charmaine says. “She will come and help put things together.”

Irene Cyr is the “tuck cart lady,” selling goodies like chocolate bars or cough drops, with proceeds going to the hobby club. She says receiving her certificate “was really nice,” noting she

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Irene Cyr runs the Crestview tuck cart. also sells greeting and sympathy cards.

If Irene is unavailable to run the tuck cart, another certificate recipient, Gerda Nielson, might fill in. During the December bazaars, Gerda is also the “super sales lady for our raffle tickets,” Charmaine says. “She sells, sells, sells.”

Gertie Kettles crochets towels, which can be hung from stoves and fridges, and has long been making crafts.

Barb Blackmer crochets and knits scarves.

Last but not least is Kay Hagglund, who’s new at Crestview but gets involved in lots of activities, with a “love to get her hands dirty.”

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Qualifications: • Knowledge of early childhood development.

• Early childhood diploma an asset.

• Post-secondary education. Bachelor’s Degree in the helping professions preferred.

• Clear child welfare and police record checks.

• Valid driver’s licence, clear driver’s abstract and a reliable vehicle.

• Capable of working independently and with various teams, organizing, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines.

• Experience in community development an asset.

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• Knowledgeable in cultural competency.

• Familiarity with the ASQ and ASQ-SE an asset.

This is a full-time (35 hours/week), term, contracted position guaranteed through March 2014 with a strong likelihood of continuation. The position pays $24 - $26/ hour with reimbursement for use of personal vehicle. Travel and some weekend and evening work expected. The successful candidate will be based at Pincher Creek Family Resource Society/Parent Link Centre. A dedicated cell phone will be provided.

Please submit your application no later than noon on November 12 to: Pincher Creek Family Resource Society Box 478, Pincher Creek, AB T0K 1W0 parentli@telus.net (403) 627-5569 Thank you for your interest however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Now you see me, now you don’t One evening in late September there was a pause in the gale-force autumn winds that had beset the Pincher Creek area. The air was relatively warm and it was lovely to be outdoors. We had just finished chores and were coming back into the house. My husband paused to check our external mousetraps, and saw a different sort of creature climbing the outer wall of our house foundation.

He called me to come and look, but by the time I poked my head out the door, all but the creature’s tail had disappeared into the cement wall. No amount of peering with a headlamp was able to produce a glimpse of the elusive critter.

The creature in question was a salamander.

An Internet search for photos of salamanders in Alberta yielded further identification: it was a long-toed salamander. To be more specific, I’ve learned there are five subspecies of long-toed salamanders in North America, and the subspecies that occurs in the Pincher Creek area is named Ambystoma macrodactylum krausei (A.m. krausei).

We live in an old house, and I’m sure it’s been shared with many creatures over the years, but I never imagined we’d have long-toed salamanders sharing the space!

Description – The long-toed salamander is pretty neat to look at. At first glance, it appears black with a yellowish dorsal stripe. The stripe is a distinguishing characteristic of this salamander, but fades as the salamander ages. Another distinguishing feature is the long outer fourth toe on the hind leg. It is this toe that gave the salamander its name.

Body colour can run from dark green to brown, black or a sooty colour. The dorsal stripe can be yellow, olive green or tan. The “stripe” can also be a series of spots. The sides of the body may have white or pale blue specks. The belly is generally dark with some light flecks. Long-toed salamanders may grow up to 5.5 inches long.

The five subspecies are differentiated based on geographic location and appearance. A.m. krausei has a dorsal stripe composed of continuous blotches that are yellow to tan in colour. This subspecies has 32 vomerine teeth (meaning teeth on the front mouth bone), while other subspecies

can have up to 44 vomerine teeth.

Habitat and range – Long-toed salamanders are found in the northwestern United States and in British Columbia, Alberta and Alaska. In Alberta, they are found along the western edge of the province, up to elevations of 2,800 metres.

They live in a variety of habitats, including coniferous forests, montane areas, sagebrush plains, alpine habitat and temperate rain forests.

Prime microhabitat for adults is found in small mammal burrows, under logs and rocks, or in other cool and damp places. During the breeding season, adults move closer to water and may be found under rocks, logs or other debris next to creeks, marshes, shallow lakes and other water bodies. Slow-moving or still water is preferred over fast-moving streams.

Behaviour – A nocturnal species, longtoed salamanders are often referred to as mole salamanders due to their preference for hiding underground. Unlike moles, however, long-toed salamanders are not good at digging their own holes, so often rely on abandoned rodent burrows.

Like other local amphibian species, long-toed salamanders hibernate during the cold months, and rely on energy stored in their skin and tail for survival during this period. These salamanders will burrow below the frost line to hibernate, and may bunk with up to 14 other long-toed salamanders for the winter.

Breeding occurs in the spring (April to May), when adults gather in large groups under rocks and logs at the edge of the breeding site. Often there is a bit of ice remaining when the salamanders begin to gather.

Eggs are laid singly or in clusters, on aquatic vegetation or the bottom of water bodies, a few days after breeding, and hatch after two to six weeks (May to June). Eggs are surrounded by a gelatinous mass, similar to frog eggs. Up to 264 eggs may be laid by one female.

Young are born with the instinct to feed on invertebrates that move nearby.

At lower elevations, transformation from larvae to salamanders may occur during the first fall or winter. At higher elevations, this transformation

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Long-toed salamander may be postponed into the next year.

Long-toed salamanders are a fairly long-lived species, with adults living up to 10 years. This may be partially due to their built-in self-defence mechanisms. The protein energy reserves that get them through the winter also serve for selfdefence. The long-toed salamander waves its tail and secretes a sticky, milky substance from glands on its back when it is threatened. This goo is noxious and may be poisonous. Adult long-toed salamanders also have the ability to discard part of their tail when threatened. The discarded bit may serve as a decoy, as it continues to move. The salamander then begins growing a new tail.

Diet – Young or larvae feed on small aquatic crustaceans, tadpoles and other invertebrates.

Adult long-toed salamanders hunt soil invertebrates, worms, insects, tadpoles, beetles and small fish.

Conversely, both young and adult long-toed salamanders may fall prey to garter snakes, small mammals, birds and fish.

Tail bits – The salamander project in Waterton was created to mitigate the impact of road curbs on long-toed salamander migration within the park. Curbs have been adjusted to be more salamander-friendly, and tunnels have been installed under the road to reduce mortality from vehicles. * The long-toed salamander is classified as sensitive and a species of special concern in Alberta. * Land and road development, predatory game fish and agricultural chemicals may be threats to long-toed salamander habitat.

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Learning through experience Matthew Halton High School students took on experiential learning projects last week rather than their regular studies. A wide range of forcredit programs were offered as hands-on learning options.

In the top photo, Ben Riviere focuses intently on navigation in the soapbox derby race that wrapped up his group project.

At the same time, Jaiden Panchyshyn’s photography group was focused on capturing the moments.

In the bottom photo, Chas Hale was one of 20 students who honed their carpentry skills building a fence for Bonnie Fouillard and a deck for Doris and Lester Hochstein.

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Peewee snow bowl highlights

By Coach Tom Holoboff The Pincher Creek Peewee Mustangs season went slip-slidin’ out of control on Sunday. The weatherman decided to snow on our parade, but that didn’t stop the Mustangs and the Cochrane Rage. “Bring it on!” they screamed.

No, you could not see grass, and no, you could not feel fingers and toes, but that’s how it goes with football in October. Along with the snow came the Rage and a snow bowl game to be played.

The Mustangs kicked off to start the game, and after a couple of fumbles and bumbles the Rage took possession of the ball. They tried to run to the left, slipping into the grasp of Catman Caleb Jones.

They tried to the right, only to fall into the mighty arms of Mathew the Giant Bruder.

Gunner Trent Metcalfe and Tenacious Tegan Teneycke made many tackles from the outside linebacker position. Of course, Richie the Hitman Lagrandeur was flying around like Superman, making plays left, right and centre. Any run up the middle by the Rage was met with disdain by

Gus the Meat Halibert, Tysen the Man Teneycke, Ty Real Deal Anderson and Nailer Nelz Vance.

Ironman Curtis Giesbrecht and Evan Hitman Malhi were making plays all over the field.

The Rage did manage to find enough traction to score four touchdowns.

If any of you have tried to catch a wet piglet, you know what it was like for all the players trying to hold onto the ball. Many times, the ball was on the turf with multitudes of players sliding into the fray to find it. When the Mustangs did manage to hang onto the ball, it was tough yards gained.

Hands Grace Kirkness made a nice catch on a pass and some nice runs to the left. Isaac Spiderman Webb made some nice runs off the right corner, often just a step from breaking for big yards.

When in doubt, Cutter Lance Paleo and Ty Real Deal Anderson would follow the solid blocking of Justin Equalizer Nelson to run up the middle.

Richie Hitman Lagrandeur picked up many hard yards on broken plays.

Bullet Brody Walter was relegated to wide

receiver for the day, but keep your eyes on this talented young man in the future.

Though the Mustangs were able to move the ball at times, they were not able to slide the ball into the promised land. With memories made, the snow bowl came to a close with the Rage winning 26–0.

Coach Tom told the players it’s not the nice, sunny, ordinary game days you remember. It’s the slip-slidin’ in the snow, the trials, putting frozen pads on goal posts, the face full of snow after being tackled that make the memories of peewee football.

Yes, there were bumps and bruises, but no serious injuries, and the game snowballed into a whole bunch of fun.

With that, another fun-filled season of Mustangs peewee football has come to a close. A huge thank you to all the other coaches and players that showed up to help. If the weatherman cooperates, the Mustangs will wrap the season with a skills competition next Saturday at high noon. The awards banquet is on Nov. 9.

Until next time, this is Coach Tom reminding everyone that every day – even a snow bowl day – is a great day for football.

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Mark Your Calendar Events and Entertainment – Full details are available in the Breeze online calendar – www.shootinthebreeze.ca Thursday, October 31 – Have a safe and happy Halloween!

– C.N.P. indoor playground - 9:30 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Gymtastics - 10 a.m. at Pincher Creek town hall gym – Gymwalk indoor walking - 11 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Rotary luncheon - 11:45 a.m. at Heritage Inn, Pincher Creek – Cribbage - 1:30 p.m at Huddlestun Senior Centre in Pincher Creek – Pathfinders & Rangers - 4 p.m. at Isabelle Sellon School in Blairmore – Coffee & conversation for ESL learners - 5 p.m. at Mrs. P’si n Ranchland Mall, Pincher Creek – Sparks, Brownies & Girl Guides - 6 p.m. at Isabelle Sellon School in Blairmore – Cribbage - 7 p.m. at Bellevue Legion Friday, November 1 – C.N.P. indoor playground - 9:30 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Move & Groove (ages 0-6) - 9:30 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Legion Ladies Auxiliary selling poppies - 10 a.m at Ranchland Mall in Pincher Creek – Kids on the Move (ages 0-6) - 11 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Gymwalk indoor walking - 11 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Ribkoff trunk show - 11 a.m. at Bonnie’s Fashions in Blairmore – Be a Community Builder (BACB) live streaming sessions - adults 12 p.m., youth 3:30 p.m.

– Santa’s Market - 2 p.m. at golf clubhouse in Pincher Creek – Lego League - 3 p.m. at Parent Link Centre in Ranchland Mall, Pincher Creek – Meat draws - 5 p.m. at Bellevue Legion – Darts - 6 p.m. at Coleman Legion – Pumpkins in the Park - 7 p.m. at Flumerfelt Park in Coleman – Cattlemen’s Halloween Ball - 9 p.m. at Twin Butte Hall Saturday, November 2 – Santa’s Market - 10 a.m at golf clubhouse in Pincher Creek – Legion Ladies Auxiliary selling poppies - 10 a.m at Ranchland Mall in Pincher Creek

– My Dad/Uncle/Grandpa & Me! - 10 a.m. at Pincher Creek town hall gym – Games, your choice - 1:30 p.m. at Huddlestun Senior Centre in Pincher Creek – CWL bazaar - 2 p.m. at Pincher Creek Community Hall – Stone’s Throw Cafe 10th anniversary celebration 2 p.m. in Blairmore – Meat draws - 3 p.m. at Pincher Creek Legion – United Church supper & fall fair - 5:30 p.m. in Pincher Creek – Social Dancing 101: Lindy Hop - 7 p.m. at C.N.P. Art Gallery in Frank Sunday, November 3 – Mountain Daylight Time ends – The Wardens in concert - 2 p.m. at Foothills Community Church in Pincher Creek Monday, November 4 – C.N.P. indoor playground - 9:30 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Exercise for Life adult fitness program - 10 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Tickles & Tunes (newborns to crawlers) - 10:30 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Gymwalk indoor walking - 11 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Flu shot clinic - 12 p.m. at Pincher Creek town hall gym – Air cadets - 6:30 p.m. at Blairmore Elks Hall – Cribbage - 7:30 p.m. at Coleman Legion – South Saskatchewan Regional Plan workshop - 7 p.m. at Cowley Community Hall – Friends of St. Michael’s meeting - 7 p.m. at the school in Pincher Creek – Monday Night at the Movies: Watermark - 7:30 p.m. at Orpheum Theatre in Blairmore Tuesday, November 5 – C.N.P. indoor playground - 9:30 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Little Picassos (ages 0-6) - 10 a.m. at Lebel Mansion in Pincher Creek – Rhyme Time - 10 a.m. at Livingstone School in Lundbreck – Let’s Do the Wiggle Jig - 10 a.m. at Pincher Creek town hall gym – Pool - 9:30 a.m. at Huddlestun Senior Centre in Pincher Creek – Gymwalk indoor walking - 11 a.m. at MDM

Complex in Bellevue – Toastmasters - 6:30 p.m. at Foothills Community Church in Pincher Creek – Fun Texas hold ’em poker - 7 p.m. at Pincher Creek Legion – Crowsnest Community Choir - 7 p.m. at Isabelle Sellon School in Blairmore – Co-ed volleyball - 7 p.m. at Isabelle Sellon School gym in Blairmore – Blairmore Lions TV bingo - 7:30 p.m. on Channel 12 – Crowsnest Pass municipal council meeting - 7 p.m. in Coleman – Alcoholics Anonymous - 8 p.m. at Pincher Creek Elks Hall Wednesday, November 6 – Windy Slopes Vacation a Month draw at Pincher Creek Health Centre – Stay for Play (ages 0-6) - 9:30 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – C.N.P. indoor playground - 9:30 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Explore Together (ages 0-6) - 10 a.m. at Parent Link Centre in Ranchland Mall, Pincher Creek – Story time - 10 a.m. at Pincher Creek library – Exercise for Life adult fitness program - 10 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Kids on the Move - 10:30 a.m. at Pincher Creek pool building – Rhyme Time (ages 0-6) - 10:45 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Gymwalk indoor walking - 11 a.m. at MDM Complex in Bellevue – Flu shot clinic - 12 p.m. at Provincial Building in Blairmore – Parent & tot skate - 12 p.m. at Pincher Creek arena – Story time - 1 p.m. at Blairmore library – Duplicate Bridge - 1 p.m. at Huddlestun Senior Centre in Pincher Creek – Take Off Pounds Sensibly - 6 p.m. at Bellecrest Seniors Centre in Bellevue – Army cadets - 6 p.m. at W.A. Day Elementary School in Fort Macleod – Adult badminton - 7 p.m. at Isabelle Sellon School gym in Blairmore – Sword and Shield Awards - 7 p.m. at St. Michael’s School in Pincher Creek

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United Church celebrates 129th with fall fair and supper

By Brad Quarin Pincher Creek United Church turns 129 this year, and members are celebrating the anniversary with a meal and fall fair.

Everyone is welcome to come to the church on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The anniversary celebration has long been a tradition within the local church, says Caroline Johnson, who is helping to organize it.

This year, the meal will be a potluck, free to attend, sort of like “a little family supper.”

“We’re a family,” says Caroline, a longtime member. “We care for each other.”

Beef will also be cooked by Harriet McCollister, who is a skilled chef.

The fall fair will consist of a silent auction and a display and video documenting the church’s history.

A variety of items have been donated for auction, and some donors are offering services such as babysitting, transportation and golf lessons. A lucky winner may be receiving a dinner for four.

Money raised from the silent auction goes into the church account, which supports the minister and pays the utilities.

Caroline has put together the history display, featuring articles and old photographs going back decades. One notable event was the addition of the church’s education wing in 1953. Part of it is now a thrift shop, but there are still rooms for Sunday school.

Ten years later, in 1963, senior choir members made a quilt, with each person contributing a square. The quilt is now hanging in the church.

The community is anticipating another key anniversary in 2025, when the United Church of Canada will turn 100, Caroline says.

In the meantime, why not bring some food and enjoy the celebration this weekend?

Photo by Brad Quarin

Photo by Brenda Shenton

Photo by Shannon Robin

Halloween dress-up fun Clockwise from top left: Sarah Smith enjoys crafts at the Family Spooktacular in Crowsnest Pass; Kenneth Hall at the new moms group Parent Link party in Pincher Creek; Dahlia Poch ready for action in the Pincher Creek Co-op’s haunted house. See more photos online this week at www.shootinthebreeze.ca .

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1. Name the song that mentions “Celtic, United.” What does it mean, and who wrote and released the song?

2. Who wrote and released “Wild World” and when?

3. Which artist released “My Old Piano”?

4. Which event got Sly and the Family Stone the attention they needed to launch their career?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “’Relax,’ said the night man, We are programmed to receive. You can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave!”

Answers 1. “Celtic, United” are the names of two U.K. football teams, the Glasgow Celtic and Manchester United. Rod Stewart wrote the song, “You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim),” for his 1977 album “Foot Loose & Fancy Free.”

2. Cat Stevens, in 1970. The song is a message to a lover who’s leaving. Stevens allegedly wrote it to his girlfriend, actress Patti D’Arbanville.

3. Diana Ross, in 1980.

4. Woodstock. They’d had a hit with “Everyday People,” but it took the mega-concert to really get them noticed. Even so-so previous songs sold well when they were re-released postWoodstock.

5. “Hotel California”, by The Eagles in 1977. The song is about the negative side of the music industry.

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1. Is the book of Cyrus in the Old or New Testament or neither?

2. What word meaning “trouble” did Jesus pronounce on the Pharisees seven times in one speech? Misery, Gloom, Murk, Woe 3. From Proverbs, what stones are worth less than either wisdom or a good wife? Rubies, River, Minas, Emeralds 4. What parts of the New Jerusalem’s city walls are decorated with precious stones? Sides, Foundations, Fronts, Tops 5. Of these, which book comes before the others in the KJV Bible? Hosea, Job, Ruth, Jeremiah 6. What does Paul say is the supreme gift of the prophecies to believers?

Charity, Hope, Faith, Eternity ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Woe; 3) Rubies; 4) Foundations; 5) Ruth; 6) Charity (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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