The Square Butte Hall has undergone the final stages of restoration and will be open for business as soon as the COVID- 19 restrictions are lifted.
The hall was used on October 18th as one of the polling stations for Division 3 , Foothills County. This was the first event to be held since the completion of the Wall Restoration. A big thank you to the Foothills County for their continued support of our community hall.
Keith Walters along with Clayton Foster and Bill Lightfoot. have been diligently working to finish off the loading dock and extensive basement restorations along with the landscaping. An unbelievable number of hours have gone into finishing this huge project. We all should be so proud of what has been accomplished. Thanks to all those who have come forward to volunteer, your help has been very much appreciated.
On November 11th we would like to pay tribute to our Veterans and their families who have paid dearly for our freedom. Less we should forget! Many from this area served.
KatYoga classes are being offered at the hall on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Kat Dancer is offering these classes to all levels of experience, with alignment -based foundation in Hatha Yoga to help prevent injury through awareness and laughter fueled origins. COVID-19 restrictions in place. Email Kat at bodymudra@gmail.com.
2022 memberships are available for the SBCA, we truly will try and offer some fun and exciting events for the coming year that will make your membership very worthwhile. Belonging and helping in the community has its rewards. You need not live in close proximity to join.
Thursday, November 18th, 7:30 pm. AGM at the Square Butte Hall. A review of the years activities, financial report, slate of proposed officers and committee reports will be sent out to all past members, if COVID restrictions prevent the meeting from being held.
Community History
George William (Curly) Sand Born 1909 at Chisholm, Minnisota. He came to the Kew area about 1946. He was hired by the North Fork Stockmen’s Assoc. To hunt grizzlies that were raising havoc on the yearling grazing area on the Muskeg—a long open valley of the North Fork of the Sheep River. In 2 years time he had shot 11 grizzles and numerous black bear. Having been previously mauled by a grizzly he had no mercy on any bear unfortunate enough to come within his sight. He was a hunter, and if there was any sightings of cougar or bear he was off with his dogs. He loved his horses and dogs and took meticulous care of them. His favourite was “the General” best horse ever! He was a fine horseman, had been a rodeo rider in a previous life. He was a fire lookout person on Threepoint Mountain for a time and lived at the North Fork Ranger station and various other locations throughout the district. He had some young friends that would plan and execute some very hilarious tricks on Curly. At the poker table they would set him up so he was always losing, even going so far as to rigging the hands. He would get angry but would soon get over it as they were his friends. They were Johnny Nylund , Perry Jacobson and Donny Mickle, just a few of the friends that loved to play tricks on him. One time Curly went off to the Millarville school with a cougar draped over his Jeep, the kids loved it and he was in his glory telling his stories and maybe bragging a little about his exploits.
Curlys storytelling was reknowned and he could entertain young and old on into the night. A story was not worth telling if it couldn’t be embellished in some small way. Joan and Bill Kendall were his close neighboors where his shack was squatting on a road allowance close by, off of Hwy. 762. Joan rarely appreciated his consistency in knowing when Sunday supper was going to be served , as he was always there an hour before serving time to have a visit, which often annoyed her. She was rewarded as she was left his gun and ashes when Curly passed in 1971 while living in Cochrane. The funny part of this was that the ashes remained in the pantry for several years so Joan would often berate him while preparing another meal. The ashes did finally find an appropriate resting place at the rim of the Canyon, close to the Muskeg. Acknowledgment of some information from Foothills Echos.
Contributed by Mary Ann Watson
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