Hello, Diamond Valley! Well, it sure took a long time for Spring to come. Mother Nature teased us with warm sunshine followed by snow and wind. I watched the robins picking at the berries in my hedge while fluffing their feathers against the wind. Let’s hope the old saying goes and May showers will bring us Spring flowers. I’m starting my indoor seedlings this week, which is always a pleasant chore.
DeWinton Community Association is hosting a Spill the Tea Fashion Show on May 9 from 2-5. Enjoy an afternoon of tea, desserts, raffle prizes from local shops, and a fashion show from Ginger Laurier and Classic Rodeo Boutique. Gather your friends and family and come dressed in your Spring finery along with your favourite hat. This event is in support of Rowan House and tickets are available at dwca@platinum.ca or 403-938-2525.
Millarville Race Track is having their annual Spring Market on May 10 from 9-2. They are expecting over 180 vendors including makers, growers, farmers, bakers, and artists. Admission is by a suggested $3 donation which helps the Racetrack with operating costs. The regular Saturday Market opens June 21, and this will be their 43rd season. Check out their website for full details.
The annual Purina Walk for Guide Dogs will be held in our province, in Bowness Park in Calgary on May 30, and Pincher Creek on May 23. Dog Guides transform the impossible into the possible and your support will help more people to be able to experience the increased safety, mobility, and independence a Dog Guide provides. There are 5 types of Dog Guides, Vision, Hearing, Special Skills, Seizure Response, an Autism Assistance. To register, donate, and for full details please visit purinawalkfordogguides.com.
The Foothills Lions Club is selling tickets for their annual Duck Derby, which the draw will be held on June 6, Parade Day, at the Diamond Valley Festival and Market. You could win $500 for each of 1st and 2nd ducks, or $1000 for the last duck to swim to the finish. Tickets are $10 and can be found at the Bob Lochhead Memorial Campground, or at events around town. Check Facebook at FoothillsLionsEvents.ca for details.
The annual Provincial Highway Cleanup is scheduled for May 2, weather permitting. Thousands of volunteers from various clubs and organizations will be cleaning up garbage along highways to raise funds for their groups. Please watch for them and slow down. The Cleanup runs from 7-5.
May to September is Lightning Season. You can find out how to protect yourself and your home from lightning strikes and other natural emergencies by visiting getprepared.gc.ca. The Sheep River Library is offering some workshops for emergency preparedness and personal safety this month. May 4 at 7pm is Wildfires and Fire Smart. May 6 at 7pm is Flooding and Floodplain Awareness, followed by Communications and Evacuations on May 9 at 1pm. Please check the Library’s website for full details.
The Dewdney Players along with the Alberta Foundation for the Arts present Steel Magnolias, a play by Robert Harling. The play runs from May 8-23 at the Old Church Theatre in Okotoks. It sounds like a fun evening or matinee, something different to do in our Foothills. For tickets and information, go to DewdneyPlayers.com.
Last month I wrote about the Turner Valley Sustainable Living Centre, it’s actually called the Diamond Valley Sustainable Living Centre. They offer free monthly drop-in maker nights from 7-9. They host Mending Mondays, bring your sewing project, Tech Tuesdays, try out their equipment such as their 3D printer, and Tinker Thursdays, in which you can work on your woodshop or DYI project. Drop by on almost any Tuesday for a tour and to find out what the Centre has to offer, at 218 Kennedy Drive SE in Turner Valley. or go to DVSLC.ca.
If you have any news or event for the month of June, please drop me a line at elaine.w@telus.net before May 15.
Happy Mother’s Day May 10,
Elaine Wansleeben
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