Happy New Year and Welcome to 2020! We hope everyone had a chance to enjoy some special time with family and friends over the busy holiday season.
Parent & Tot Playgroup: The drop-in playgroup meets the first Friday of each month at the Hall. Indoor activities include playing with tunnels, slides, an obstacle course, basketball, enjoying refreshments, etc. The next date is January 4 from 10:30 to 11:30am. No fee is charged to attend. If you are new to our community with a young family this is a great way to get to know your neighbours and find out what programs are available in the Priddis area. We are looking for someone to coordinate this monthly activity. Please contact priddiyoungfamilies@gmail.com. This event is also listed on the PCA website, www.priddisalberta.com.
Skate with Santa: The Priddis Early Learning Program sponsored a ‘Skate with Santa’ on December 15 at the Priddis Community rink. Hot beverages and festive baking were available for purchase with all proceeds going to PELP. The ice was great, thanks to volunteers and hockey parents working with the Priddis Panthers. This event was a lot of fun and well attended by the community.
Priddis Early Learning Program – PELP: We are opening 2020-2021 registration for existing students and their younger siblings on January 1. The annual Open House for new registrants is on Thursday, February 6, 2020. If you wish to enroll your child at PELP for the 2020/2021 school year, please join us for our Open House and Registration night. We will provide an overview of the program and open general registration beginning this evening. Please bring the personal information sheet and $50 registration fee to secure your spot. If there are more children than spaces available, a lottery will take place. Please check out the website or email for more information: pelppreschool@gmail.com or pelppreschool.wixsite.com/pelp/registration
Priddis Community Rink Update: The latter part of the summer and fall saw a lot of volunteer families spending time at the rink to ensure all the Priddis families have somewhere to skate this winter.
Although the rink work is not completely done, the rink boards, fence, lighting and resealing of the rink are complete. The rink has been flooded and Priddis Panther ice crews are working diligently to clear the snow and maintaining the ice for everyone’s enjoyment. So … ‘GAME ON!’
What is left to do? Even though the players bench and penalty box structures are complete, the benches themselves, siding, some landscape work, and pathway to the players benches still need to be done. The benches will be completed in short order and, once the weather lets up a bit, an opportunity to put the siding on may present itself. If not, this activity can wait until the spring and can be completed with the last bit of landscaping work.
All this work could not have been completed without the financial support of all the donors nor without the thousands of volunteer hours that went into the tear down and rebuild of the community rink. This rink has been a part of the Priddis landscape for some 40 years and will now be around for at least another 40 years!
When using the rink, please show your appreciation of this great facility by putting garbage in the containers provided.
Priddis Hockey: Priddis Panthers Pond Hockey is in full force. The Panthers are thrilled to have 100 registered participants and welcome over 25 brand new players to the sport. The ice is in and reserved weekday evenings for Priddis Pond Hockey practises between 6-8:30pm. We are planning to have tournament games hosted at the Priddis outdoor rink January 3-5, so come out and cheer us on. For more information on joining this pond hockey league, contact Dave Thompson at 403.921.3640 or email priddishockey@gmail.com
The success of our community program is in many ways due to the amazing parent volunteers. A big thank you to countless hours our parents have sacrificed to support their child’s hockey participation and the re-building of the community rink this past summer.
Board Members for 2020: President, Andrew Webber; Vice-President, Dave Thiessen; Treasurer, Vacant; Secretary, Laurie Sedgwick; Communications, Stephanie Fitzgerald; Grants, Ken Pretty; Hall Rentals, Mike Wollersheim; PELP, Kate Berkan; Priddis Panthers, Dave Thompson; Property & Maintenance, Lindsey Kindrat; Publications, Sue Warren; Young Families, Stephanie Fitzgerald.
Renew your Membership: Family and Business memberships were due November 1. Renew your Priddis Community Association Memberships by printing off the form(s) online from our website. Submit it with payment by mail or drop it off at the Priddis Store. Go to www.priddisalberta.com.
Booking the Hall: To view or book the Hall, contact Mike, the Hall Rental Director at PCAhallrentals@gmail.com. Check the website www.priddisalberta.com for availability, pricing and updates.
Staying Connected: Did you know that along with The Priddis Community Association’s webpage we have a few Local Facebook pages to keep the community connected? These are great resources for seeing what is going on in the community, asking questions, finding out about local businesses and so much more. Be sure to check out the following Facebook groups:
Looking to volunteer in our community and meet new people? Many helping hands are always needed for PCA functions. Anyone interested in volunteering is requested to make their interest known to any Board Member listed on the website www.priddisalberta.com
