Hello, Diamond Valley. What a nice February we had, for the first few weeks anyway. It’s Earth Hour this month, on March 25. This is one hour a year where we are encouraged to turn off the lights, the TV, and the computer and ponder our beautiful planet. For ideas and more, visit earthhour.org. Earth Hour runs from 8:30-9:30pm.
Earth Hour is just one of many ways to help conserve our planet. In another vein, our animal rescue organizations work tirelessly to help strays and overpopulation of animals. In the famous words of Bob Barker, please have your pet spayed or neutered. There are literally hundreds of thousands of stray cats and dogs in this country alone that are waiting for a forever home, and many will never see that. Instead, some will let their animals have puppies and kittens, thinking, oh, we’ll find them all homes. And then all those puppies and kittens will quickly grow up and more animals will be born, and so on and so on. What about all those animals already needing homes? Many of our local rescue organizations have a spay/neuter subsidy program in place, if cost is a deterrent. Some to look into are our very own High Country SPCA, Pound Rescue, Heaven Can Wait, and any town or city’s local SPCA. Also, foster homes are always in desperate need, if you can help, please contact one of these wonderful organizations!
So what’s going on this month in Diamond Valley? On the Valley side, the Sheep Creek Arts Council is hosting their annual AGM on March 19 at 1:00. After the meeting, there will be a show and tell from all members present. They have diverse classes so it’s exciting to see all the works of art created. Upcoming classes include thread painting, beginner quilting, mosaic stepping stones, acrylic painting of a cow, and more. Proposed new classes include creative writing, kids upcycling art classes, and more. Pop by at 133 Sunset Boulevard or go to sheepcreekarts.ca to learn more.
Up the road from SCAC is the Sheep River Library, and they offer a plethora of programs and classes also. Just some include yogurt making, preserving rhubarb, exercise, poetry by the fireside, children’s programs, tech talk, financial literacy, quilting, knitting, career development, Sheep River Ramblers, drum circle, a songwriter’s group, and more. Drop by our beautiful library or check them out online.
There is a new songwriter’s group in town also, over in the Diamond, at the Griffiths Centre. The next session is on March 5. Refreshments will be available at a minimal cost of $2, and they use the Spotify tool to help with the program. Who knows, you could be the next Rogers and Hammerstein! For more information, email is dvsongbirds@gmail.com. The Griffiths Centre is located on Government Road.
Other musical events going on would be our very own Beneath the Arch Concert Series, this month featuring Slocan Ramblers on March 25 from 7-10. I’ve seen this band and they put on an awesome show. Hometown Canadian bluegrass complete with classic harmonies and the fastest picking this side of Toronto with a bold sound all their own, for tickets or more info, go to beneaththearch.ca.
The Foothills Philharmonic Society is pleased to present Peter and the Wolf on March 25, with a matinee at 3:00 and another show at 7:00. This is a kid friendly concert featuring their Chamber Choir. For tickets or more info, visit foothillsphilharmonic.com
And also on March 25, the Viano String Quartet will be playing with the Gift of Music Concert Series in High River. There will be two show, 5:00 and 7:30, and this quartet are winners of the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition. Tickets and more info can be found at giftofmusic.ca.
There will be a House Concert, “Window on the West”, in Bragg Creek on March 5 at 4:00. Bradley and Scott are fiddlers and yodelers amongst their other musical talent. This show is generously sponsored by the Bragg Creek Performing Arts, and will be held at the Chisel Creek Ranch, for tickets and directions to the ranch, call 403-614-7234 or email rickgodderis.@gmail.com.
Just a reminder that our organics cart collections are every two weeks instead of every week, this is just for a few more months until yard organics start up. For March, the dates are the 8th and the 22nd, April’s are the 5th and 9th, and May’s are the 3rd, 17th, and 31st.
If you have any news or events happening in the month of April, please drop me a line at elaine.w@telus.net. The deadline for this issue is March 15.
Hope your day is awesome,
Elaine Wansleeben
