Milo Canopener (January 1, 1994)

An archive of the Milo Canopener. The University of Lethbridge Library received permission from the Archives at Milo Library to digitize and display this content. Ad Aaies Business IHrecl.ory.$5/mon IJuarter p at\k The Bank Of Oova Scotia MStinger: Oon Kinney Btj.sirx.css Itour.r." Mon-Thurs 10...

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Published: Milo Community Volunteers 1994
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Summary:An archive of the Milo Canopener. The University of Lethbridge Library received permission from the Archives at Milo Library to digitize and display this content. Ad Aaies Business IHrecl.ory.$5/mon IJuarter p at\k The Bank Of Oova Scotia MStinger: Oon Kinney Btj.sirx.css Itour.r." Mon-Thurs 10:00-12:00 1:00-3:00 Friday 9:30-12:00 1:00-5:30 MILO CAFE CHITIESE & UJESTERn TAKE OUT ORDERS EH. 599-3832 TUES - SAT 8-8 SUM 9-8 MON 8-7 Beer & wine wrtti meals PQQ|\Strenqtitonlnq Agriculture —and prowg H every day ' ” -r" FOR AUL YOUR GRAIN MARKETING ANO AGRO PRODUCT NEEDS Please call anytime Milo 599-3866 Queenstown 599-2151 DENt-BS CYR 599-3745 trent jensen 599-2172 WAYNE HALM 599-2162 YOUR PATRONAGE IS APPRECIATED \moqn WATER GRAIN FERTILIZER MACHINERY HAY z & ^ WAJER HAULING- 599-378-4 XJZ4059 Hopper Trailer & Hi-Boy Work DR. G.M. LISCOMBE Chiro praetor (403)485-6005 P-O. Box 87 : Vulcan, Alberta. Canada S \s>«, && Patrida LaPicrrc PHOTO ENCOUNTERS 'SOUTHERR CRERTianS Ralph & Darlona Grotc Local rrxxx.de handcraf ts Bxjs. 599-3898 \\^ Home 599-3892 \ Box 99 Milo, AB TOL 1LO PHILLIPS FERTILIZER RnO CHEffllCRL Custom Blending . Soil Sampling- . Custom Spreading . Spreader Rentals . Urea . Avadax Elephant Brand Dry & Italic Lomond 792-3757 Milo 599-3791 L.H. Phillips & Sans Ltd. Box 39 Adilo, Alherta TOL 1LO TeL (403)599-3766 PHARMASAVE 120 Centre Str.N 8OX3060 IWiRIver.AtKrta Tut160 phX403)652-7170 F*x<403)632-7368 PI KKC (403M83-2012 PWRMASAWE302 MITCHELL'S PHARMACY 201CEMTRESTREET * PJ0.80X2T0 OUUOYLrtTMtTA TOL700- WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR ADVERTISERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT. WITHOUT THEM WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PRINT THIS PAPER FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR READERS. feci ion CATERING/SERVICE Allan S Colleen Bartsch RRil M3o, Alberta TOL 1L0 (403) 599-2204 Helson Taxidermy JB reds JRugs Fish. iifesize Ivfausits -Big Game Heaxls I3em.czt'<£ irxe Nets-ort. (403)534-3764 , Anita’s Hair Design 313 - 2nd Avenue CLUNY, ALBERTA Flexable hours For Appointment phone 734-3029 Anita Dyck B 8c B Soil 8c Service Mtx.nct.gef': ATorzty B&ccgte. Bxzx. 534-3828 Rss-. 534-3748 INKING (&CfD HAIR DESIGN Milo - 599-3940 OPEN Tuesday to Friday 9.00 am- 530 pm SaEifday 9:00 am. -1:00 pm. Wednesday 9.00 am - 1200 pm (drop ins only) 0WTG1 - 0PSWTOR TORY fTATfTT 0 S miro/coW s. Q)yjrt*3rrcsr SrtJES&SERiJtCE ALL MAKES L BRANDS Box 224 . Arrow-wood!, AB TOL 1LO )Z44/'/Gr £//& REMCO rTT^TTTTCTTng The Monument Professionals Since 1924 SHERRITT FERTILIZERS Box 187 Arrowwoorf, AB Pontiac-Bulck Chev-GMC CKev-OtcLs T motes GM BUD'S SERVICE (i960) Ltd Bassaxio, Alberta. PL 641-3828 LORLfE UMSCHQO 55 Dr. John M. Helgers 55 Dentist P.O. Box 398 1 14 Third Avenue North Vulcan, Alberta TOL t.LO (403)485-0008 Queenstown Seed Cleaning Association Ltd. 599-2150 VVheo cleaxied seed Is town Clciwicc drops cere j^rown ED POSEEN - manager THE PIONEER nwcoc oiAin coMrAwr.UMoreo Friendly Efficient SERVICE For at! your Farming needs -Cad MIKE MINGLEY anytime Ous- S99-3707 Pcs. S99-3946 Meadowlark Sewing Robert aod Darlene PWfios Gok 32. M3a, Siberia T0L1L0Village of Milo The special meeting of the Village of Milo was held on Monday, November 15, 1993 at 5:00 p.m. in the Village Office. Present were Mayor Umscheid, Councillors Monner and Hingley, Municipal Administra­tor Lynda Cyr, Bill Brown with S & B Holdings and Gordon Vooys. The minutes of the meeting held on October 18, 1993 were read. Mayor Umscheid moved the adoption of these minutes. CARRIED. Mr. Gordon Vooys met with Council on behalf of the Milo Water Co-Op. The Co-op's share of the power and the administration fee for 1993 was $ 1,526.17. Mr. Vooys left a cheque for this amount. Bill Brown gave his report for the month. He said Mr. Allan Pentney from Alta. Environment was here to check the pump house. He is pleased with the changes that have been made. Bill said he needs to purchase a gate for the fence at the reservoir. He has the signs put up in the Village. Council decided to purchase one more stop sign for the corner of First Avenue & First Street South and one by the corner of First Avenue and Centre St. They will possibly pu^ up another two signs in the Spring. An ad is to be put in the Can Opener advising people of these signs. Bill said the new backwash pump is now here and has been installed. Lome said he will contact Terry in regards to the ozone system. Mayor Umscheid said he will contact the town man in Vulcan in regards to the use of foam for unplugging sewers. Councillor Monner made a motion that pursuant to Section 81 of the Municipal Government Act, Council appoint Mr. Reginald Cusick as the assessor for the Village of Milo. CARRIED. Mayor Umscheid reported back to Council on his meeting with Municipal Affairs Minister Stephen West in Calgary on November 5, 1993. He said they will be cutting back in many ways, and Council can expect more of the same for the next few years. Lynda Cyr is to contact George Kuhl at the Oldman River Regional Planning Commis­sion to see if they can subdivde five (5) feet from the Milo Development Co-op lot onto the lot now owned by the Ag. Society. Mayor Umscheid asked Lynda Cyr to write a letter to the County informing them of the following appointments on the Recreation Board: Lome Umscheid, Grant Lahd, Gord Vooys, Doug Bushell, Carol Robertson, Joanne Wilson and Ken Fetkenher. Councillor Hingley said the Ambulance Board in Vulcan will be having a meeting this Wednesday, and he will be attending. Councillor Monner made a motion that the Village of Milo Council approve the Milo Municipal Library 1994 Budget. CARRIED. A letter is to be sent to them inform­ing them of this. Council discussed getting a sign at the pump house fort the Water Improvement Project. Councillor Monner said he would talk to someone he knows about this. Mayor Umscheid will be talking to Dave McIntyre in regards to tenders for the project.By-law #302 was presented to Council for reading. The By-law authorizes the assessor to use the 1993 assessment and valuation of certain property as shown on the assessment roll of the municipality as the assessment or valuation of that property for 1994. Mayor Umscheid moved first reading. CARRIED. Councillor Hingley moved second reading. CARRIED. Mayor Umscheid moved the By-law be given a third and final reading at this meeting. CARRIED UNANIMOUS. Councillor Monner moved third reading of By-Law #302. By-laws # 299, 300 and 301 were presented to Council for reading. By-law #299 is a by-law of the Village of Milo, in the Province of Alberta, to establish a land use By-law. By-law #300 is a By-law of the Village of Milo, in the Province of Alberta to establish a Municipal Planning Commission. By-law #301 is a By-law of the Village of Milo, in the Province of Alberta, to establish a Development Appeal Board. Mayor Umscheid moved first readings of By-Laws #299, 300 and 301. CARRIED. A notice of public hearing for the proposed Land Use By-law #299 is to be pub­lished in the Vulcan Advocate. The public hearing will be held on December 8, 1993 at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Office. The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. ill --- »sg=3Bii.iim«n. ithiiii imi ii i ■iim^ nyiWrk f I! BRIAN & VICKI MILLER ? •'-•'•'•V- V.'.V.Y. son tile birth of tlieir Trevor Land bonion January 1, i ie wei^lecI Sffbs 2ozs CONGRATULATIONS To bis brother, Brandon Noonan & Marina Vanriatta Maty-Kay Miller \\\v J3pn \421- 1st Street West HIGH RIVER, Alta. 652-4844 (24 Hour Hotline) Showtime: Please Check Individual Listings ADMISSION: ADULT $5.50 YOUTH $4.50 CHILD & SENIOR $3.00 MATINEES: YOUTH & ADULT $3.50 CHILD $2.00 Fine Movie Entertainment Since 1927 Proprietors: Guy & Linda Erickson 652-3282 JANUARY 1994 s M T w T F s 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THURS-FRI-SAT-SUN DEC 30-31-JAN 1-2 7:30 pm & SAT-SUN MATINEE JAN 1 -2 2:00 pm JAMAICAN BOBSLEDDERS? A Comedy Inspired by the First Jamaican Bobsled Team © TNi W»H DH*«y Cooley Cerw-at 97 f/jn THURS*FRhSAT*SUN JAN 6-7-8-9 7:30 pm ANJEUCA HUSTON RAUL JULIA The Family Just Got A Little Stranger. Parental Outdance All May Attend 93 Min THURS*FRi*SAT‘SUN JAN 20-21-22-23 7:30 pm Upscale neighbourhood, Down-home heart JIM VARNEY CLORIS LEACHMAN DABNEY COLEMAN Parental Guidance A'l May Attend MlH THURS'FResat*SUN JAN 13-14-1(5-16 7:30 pm LOOK WHO'S TALKING NOW! JOHN TRAVpLTA KIRSTIE ALLEY Parental Outdance All May Attend 93 Min THURS‘FRl*SAT‘SUN JAN 27-28-2^-30 7:30 pm Parental Guidance • *- All May Attend ^ ^Preferred Species by J. Tom Bateman Life was simple and very basic during the 1940's in rural southern Alberta. Actually, miserable would be a more accurate adjective than basic. However, we were determined to survive from one cold, icy, snowy, windy winter to a hot, dry, windier summer and around we would go. The greatest portion of one of our quarter sections was a marsh. A creek ran through the marsh ensuring its permanency. Many species of wildlife lived in or near our marsh. Wildlife was taken for granted. We had no idea what intrinsic value meant, or cared for that matter. The value of wildlife was measured in terms of subsistence or damage. There were three categories that determined the value of every wild creature. 1. Were they good for food or fur. 2. Could they inflict any damage. 3. Neutral - neither of the above. The first category was by far the most important. Ducks, geese, sharp-tail grouse and Hungarian partridge were the food species while muskrat, weasel, mink, badger and the occasional coyote, were the furbearers. All other wildlife didn't matter. It was neither good nor bad. As I reflect back on those days now, I can still hear the symphony of our marsh in the spring or the call of thousands of tundra swans each fall, as they rested during their journey south. The real value of wildlife has revealed it self to me in many ways over the years. In 1947, however, our need was to survive and wildlife either helped, hindered or stayed out of the way. Sometimes wildlife would move from one category to another. If a mink or weasel stole a chicken or if a coyote was seen loitering around the sheep, they immediately became enemies to be destroyed, if possible. Coyotes were rare in southern Alberta because the Department of Agriculture had favored the farm community with a cure called 10-80 bait. It didn't matter that many species from other categories were impacted, it reduced and almost eliminated coyotes. Farms that produced sheep needed protection from the wily predator. Interestingly enough, domestic dogs were the terror of the sheep herds often destroying or maiming several during a single killing frenzy. My Dad announced that we could no longer kill chicken hawks because he had seen one kill and consume a mouse. Mice of course ate grain so were bad critters. The exception of course would be if he had a chicken in his talons. I never did figure out exactly what a chicken hawk was, or is, but I assumed I would know one when I saw him. In the meantime, another species category was created. Wildlife that wasn't good to eat but helped us anyway by killing bad wildlife. Without our realizing it, our education about wildlife was happening. Several of our neighbors also had marshes on their farms. Again, the Department of Agriculture came to the rescue. They counselled farmers to improve their farms by draining the marshes. They even paid the bills associated with the drainage. Most of our neighbors drained and poisoned and drained some more. It became apparent even to a 10 year old that once the marsh was drained the wildlife left. I assumed they went somewhere else. Now, I realize they probably just died! Our community kept on improving and draining and poisoning. Most of our dogs got poisined only to be replaced to be poisoned. But it was worth it because the Department of Agriculture was improving our farms. Our marsh couldn't be drained so we couldn't improve. It was kind of embarrassing to have the only farm in our community that couldn't be improved. We could hunt coyotes, trap muskrats, mink and weasels, and shoot or catch the odd badger. Skinning and preparing hides for market was confined to the long evenings - continued next page. b" . ji k. . HI . .hi.*' I . l| t I in.iilii i» i 1 o?" .J.^ .*.I '!'■ n I ajc i.i u I ■i-‘t.rooiiM j •r ll'<.I' LMI m:/i i.> i : . f!J' Ct1/I'M II Old) .I 1 ll 'I.ll"Qmscheid and Nathan Phillips placed 3rd in the "B" event, coached by Lome Umscheid. BOWLING The Life Long Sport 8 Lanes of Bowling Public Bowling Group Bookings FALL LEAGUES ARE STARTING MID SEPTEMBER SIGN UP NOW as TEAMS COUPLES SINGLES Licensed Lounge Darts Big Screen T.V. 416 Centre Street South High River, Alberta Larry & Vicki Phillips Phone 652-3 155BROWNIE NEWS The pack was busy in December with Christmas preparations. A warm, sunny Wednesday found them singing carols to as many in homes in the village as they could until the “visions of hot chocolate" back at the school got the best of them. The girls enjoyed the singing and hoped all who heard them also enjoyed the songs we all hear for such a short time each year. Christmas cards were made from old Christmas cards donated to the pack and if any of you would like to get your old cards out of the way the girls would be happy to receive them! A Christmas party found the girls pinning Rudolf’s nose on him in some very unusual places! Charades were played and a lovely cake made by Marianne Armstrong soon disappeared. The girls went home with a few little gifts but found themselves back in the meeting room one noonhour to cut Campbell’s soup labels - their last Good Turn before Christmas. There were a lot of labels and you’ll find out in our next Brownie News column just exactly how many there were ! •Until then, Yours in Guiding, Brown Owl, Monica Prices in Russia - U.S. currency Ladies hair cut $1.70 Perm $3.00 Top notch symphony 7C Facial tissues $2.89 small box Monthly city bus/ Metro pass $3.00 Return fare to Russia if purchased there $1200.00 - if purchased in Canada about $4000.00 X J. X J. . Murray McCartney) BA LL.B Barrister Solicitor Notary Public 115 - 2nd Avenue Vulcan, Alberta Phone 485-2039 485-2953 (res) OFFICE FIOURS: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. -12 noon 1 pm - 4:30 pm Evenings and Weekends _____________By appointment Village Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Phone 599-3883 mm Cri\/*? /.V}(rl J (///&{&£> J'UWts MAYOR - Lome Umscheid COUNCILLORS Barry Monner & Ifike hfngley TOWN MAN Bill Brown MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATOR Lynda CyrCOUNCILLOR COMMENTS Happy New Year to all the good people in Division 7. I hope 1994 will be better for us all. 1993 sure was a hard year for most people in the grain business. I have missed the last two issues of the Can Opener so I have a few comments to make that are a bit out dated. I am not on the school board this term as I did not feel that I had the time to give this year. (I was asked to stay on the board but did not let my name stand). There are some very serious decisions to be made and there will be a lot of special meetings to attend. These decisions will affect our young people's lives for a long time. When children's futures are being played with much thought must go into the final decision. What may look okay today may come back to haunt our school board in the future. I feel that cuts in the wrong places are not what we need, only those changes that show a real saving should be made. Also these savings have to be weighed against the way they will affect our young people's lives. Not easy to do. Anyway, I did not see where I could devote the time that it would take to participate in these meetings, and I would feel badly if I had to make some important decisions without being totally informed. I really enjoyed being on our school board, and I hope someday to have the time to serve on it again. In spite of alot of criticism I feel Premier Klein is doing the right thing generally in his cost cutting. Alberta should not have any debt and the sooner we get rid of our present one the better off we all will be. The County of Vulcan has no unsupported debt. It has no debt because over the years, good conscientious people have served as councillors. Our problems would be horrendous if we were paying 20% (?) of our tax revenue to service debt. We are truly fortunate to have had such responsible people serve on our behalf. You cant have something for nothing. It seems to me in the past some Provincial M.P.'s wanted to get elected so bad they would promise anything to anybody. We are now paying for this. There are many Provincial programs that have to be dropped no matter what. There are a lot of short sighted people in this Province who still don't want to give a little now so that we will all benefit a few years down the road. A rich Province like Alberta should never have any debt, the sooner our Premier can eliminate the debt the sooner Albertans will again enjoy the good life we have become accustomed to. As most of you have heard, the county loader was stolea I doubt if it will ever be found. Our insurance will cover about $115,000.00 of the loss. We haven't decided what to do yet so we have rented one for now. In the winter we need it to load sand and salt. We have cut our 1994 road construction down because of budget restraints. We are going to try and keep our crews working as these are mostly local boys and jobs are scarce. Our administration has come up with a balanced budget and I don't feel there will be any tax increase as far as the municipal side is concerned. For example if we end up buying a loader, some other capital purchase will probably be dropped. We will not be running three weed cutters all summer in 1994. Instead, we will have our grader men mow when they can find the time in the fall. Please remember when the grassalong the road gets tall that a cut in the summer and again in the fall costs a lot of money. In some cases, caution will be needed at some intersections but that can't be helped. We must keep our costs down too. We are still hoping that some paving will be done this summer. Also, it appears the Province is going to rebuild Highway 24 north of the comer store. It is likely some of the work will be down this fall. Most of these decisions will be made during the Provincial budget process so we should know by the end of January. I will report more in February. In my opinion the councillors of the county have to represent all the ratepayers not just a few vocal ones. Small groups that seem to want to second guess the Councillors must remember this: They are entitled to their views but I resent it when they publicly represent themselves as a county wide group. I feel the people in Division 7 have given me advice, constructive criticism and ideas that I have found make my job easier. I do not have all the answers and I don't mind suggestions and ideas from people in this Division. When something came up I like to phone several ratepayers and get some feedback. There are some rough times ahead for your County Council and School Board. If people keep back stabbing your local council it will break down the good rapport we now have around the council table. You cannot look down the road to the future if you are looking over your shoulder. I feel there is a fair bit of friction around our council table at the present time, however, there is not yet a problem. When you are getting flack from several directions at once it is hard to keep your cool. Some of the changes we will have to make may be short term and others may be here forever. Things will be different from what we are used to. For 1994 we have a contract with our CUPE local, the contract will not affect our budget adversely as we allowed for the 5% cutback. Your local Council and School Board took a 5% cut last October. So far we are the only ones but we felt we could maintain our present rate of pay for our employees for the 1994 year. Some pay cuts may come this fall. Perhaps in February I will have at least some good news to report to you. These comments are not all gloom and doom but I would rather be more optimistic about our future. Grant Lahd Division 7 jflowers & jTlak A lot of work goes Into the Can Opener, but I think it is reaJiy enjoyed by everyone. We wish all the Can Opener staff a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Larry & Jean Umscheid*1* *1* 'l' •!» «!/ «1« *1/ 4f Si* ^ st» «!/ *1< vL» «1< <1* «X< «!• ^ »i» »i» *1* *\U «kjL» «J> *1< ^ «kL» ^ »j» *y* *j* »j% *J* *j+ *p ^ ^ *p *p MILO COMMUNITY CRIME AWARENESS NIGHT DATE: January 12, 1994 TIME: 7:00-8:00 pm. PLACE: Milo Community Hall An RCMP officer from the Vulcan detachment will give a presentation on what we as a community should do to help the RCMP protect ourselves and our community. EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND Sponsored by Milo Rural Initiatives Committee kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkk kk kkkk k k ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A BIKE \ WALKING PATH for the Milo area, there will be a meeting January 26, 8:30 pm at the Milo Community Hall. This meeting is to see if there is sufficient interest to form a committee to look in to this project further. Some information has been already gathered and will be presented. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BIKE\ WALKING PATH IN THE MILO AREA, PLEASE ATTEND THIS MEETING! ORGANIZED BY MILO RURAL INITIA LIVES COMMITLEE vp j* *1* v* s* s* u« rN ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ w w m ^ m m ^ ^ W ^ ^ ^% Congratulations on pour ntln babp! CONGRATULATIONS to Jim and Ann Thomson on the birth of their daughter, Sarah on November 22, 1993. Also to proud grandparents Joe and Bea Thomson of Calgary. Milo Courtesy Car service Leaving each Thursday 1:00 p.m. to Vulcan Jan. 6.Charlotte Nelson Jan. 13.Betty Lahd Jan. 20.Sonny Vannatta Jan. 27.Dene Peterson Feb. 3.Kathy Vooys Feb. 10.Donna Will Feb. 17.Margaret Umscheid Feb. 24 . Marilyn Nelson Please call the driver of the week for arrangements. Everyone is welcome to use this service. JU U-* J. J. .L J. J. Sincere Sympathy Our sympathy goes out to the following: Mabel and Walter Kowalewski on the passing of Mabel's sister Vera. Kathy and Wade Nelson on the passing of Kathy's grandmother, Joyce House. Sylvia and Bill Brown on the passing of Sylvia's mother. Marilyn and Art Nelson on the passing of Marilyn's aunt Muriel Mitchell of Edmonton. SNAKE VALLEY DROP IN CENTRE About 20 people helped Juanita Crabb celebrate her birthday on December 29. There will be bingo the 10th and 24th of January. Bridge will be held every Monday afternoon, and Whist every Thursday evening, with 500 being played Saturday evenings. CATCH^gyRoBUg^ Our December 16th trip to Chinook Centre went with only 5 passengers, 2 from Milo and 3 from Vulcan. This was not enough to rent the Vulcan Legion Van, which holds 15 passengers. We were fortunate to have Rod Arm­strong drive his own Mini Van. Thank you Rod. This monthly trip to Calgary is a Rural Iniatives Project, and avail­able to anyone who wants to go. THe cost is $20.00 return trip. Eight passengers would pay the cost of Bus rental and driver. Sometimes we have more than 8 and many times less. We try to stay above-board by having a little excess in the kitty from extra passengers, so that we can still go if we have less than 8. Our first trip in the New Year is scheduled for January 20th, the usual 3rd thursday of the month. To book your seat call Carol Henry, 599-2107 or June Beckner, 599-3952. A special Thany You to all our drivers and passengers in 1993. HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BEST WISHES TO ALL IN 1994. ***j If you are interested in the formation of, and actively participating in a GRAIN MARKETING CLUB. Date: Tuesday, January 11, 1994 Time: 7:30 p.m. Ca[il_ Michael Monner 599-3790 Place: To be arranged, depending on the number interested. “ To better equip ourselves to meet the challenges of a de-regulated grain marketing environment." Community School Meeting There will be a meeting on January 6th, 1994 at 7:30pm at the Milo Hall to discuss the future of the Milo Community School. We will be discussing the letter that was sent to the parents on December 21, 1993 by the County of Vulcan School Board. This letter states the County’s evaluation on savings and educational benefits by removing the Grades 8 and 9’s from the Milo School. Everybody is welcome to attend as this will affect everyone in the community. - Your support and attendance would be appreciated. We need additional suggestions and your help to prepare for dealing with this matter. ANNUAL MEETING of the MILO DEVELOPMENT COOP Thursday, January 27 8:00 P.M. at the Restaurant ALL MEMBERS PLEASE ATTENDMILO LIONS CASINO NIGHT Januafy"81h,1 994 at Nile Community Hall 8 o'clock $25.00 per person Midnight Supper included 1st prize-trip to Uegas Proceeds mill go to the Milo Library and School Library and Lions Sight FirstMilo Municipal Library News To celebrate 10 years of having our doors open to the public, Milo Municipal Library hosted a party on December 2. Volunteer efforts have been vital and very much appreciated. Thanking volunteers was an important part of this celebration.________________________________ The evening featured a short program on the library's history and focused as well on the changes coming in the future. Sandy Henry read his poem " Blood Read", written especially for this event. Melissa Robertson was presented with a pin as a thank you for her volunteer efforts in running a children's program. Door prize winners of free memberships were Ellen Watt and Travis Deitz. Melissa Robertson won a Chinook Arch glass and June Beckner and Jordan Henry won Chinook Arch pins. The evening finished off with a lunch and plenty of visiting and exploring the library’s books and computer. The library was actually formed by a resolution of Milo Village Council in 1981, and many volunteers devoted a great deal of time in obtaining materials and organizing them for lending. June Beckner was the first librarian. Donna Will took over as librarian in 1985. Barb Godkin assumed this position in 1990. Mf7o United Chur eh Vi omen Six people attended our December meeting which was opened by the reading of the U.C.W. purpose. The minutes and treasurers report was read and adopted. We recieved a letter from our foster child. There will be a Presbyterial meeting in Strathmore on February i6 and we have been asked to supply muffins for afternoon coffee. There will be no meeting in January. Janetta moved and seconded by Marilyn Posein we make our annual donations. There will be a Community Christmas Eve service at the school auditorium. Helen closed the meeting with “What is Christmas" and the Lord’s Prayer. Janetta served a lovely lunch to end our afternoon of fellowship. Gfjoose To Live Rather than hate.Choose to love Rather than cry.Choose to laugh Rather than destroy.Choose to create Rather than quit.Choose to persevere Rather than gossip.Choose to praise Rather than wound.Choose to heal Rather than steal.Choose to give Rather than procratinate.Choose to act Rather than rot.Choose to grow Rather than curse.Choose to pray Rather than die.CHOOSE TO LIVEIBlood Read I course through the bodies of everyone Heedless of color or creed. I am Independent of financial stature, I belong to the rich and those in need. Not as plentiful in the very young, I still continue to flow, And as people become more mature, My quantity will continue to grow. Outside the body, I’m often read, And I can be worn thin. I can be passed from person to person, Or generated from within. I am a carrier of many things, Both simple and complicated. I often come from within the heart, And I may be underrated. I can easily be contaminated, And this is hard to cure. People will be much better off, If I remain relatively pure. Containers of me are often stored, For those who have a need. They can obtain a fresh outlook And from dependence, they can be freed. You may think that I am blood, And that is part of my role, l/'riAtA/loHna io a/'tt tolK / u>hat I am ix ivvviv/Uijv ioj uci vucui y miiui ■ uni) The blood of the mind and soul. The forms that I appear in, Are as diverse as my sources. I can be obtained from life’s experiences Or simply taking courses. A library provides an easy way To explore my endless wealth. To obtain one of the key ingredients For improving our mental health. y»s hsi! ths people that have organized And done a job so fine, In order to ensure that our town Has its own little gold mine. V\e-*V'3 E L. W. The December meeting of the E.L.W. was held at Lois Deitz's with 6 members, Pastor Lew & Dorothy pres­ent . Pastor Lew led the Bible Study "Glory to God in the Highest", followed by Grace Gift Meditation read by Dorothy. Minutes were read and approved. Harriet gave the Treasurer's re­port. Marilyn read an invitation to Global Missions event 1994 in Saskatoon July 14 - 17. Our Christmas party was well attended, over 80 signed the guest book. A special Thank You to all who who came out and braved the thick fog,which had cleared by home time. Christmas hampers for our local guys were made up Dec. 19th. Donations were sent to the Seminary and The Bethany Home. Marilyn will send a card to "The Haabs", our missionary family in New Guinea. June adjourned the meeting and Lois served a lovely lunch. FARM FRESH EGGS FOR SALE $1.25 per dozen MONICA MONNER 599-3790 will deliver in MILO^SfllED iW MILO STUDEWTH PAGES OF CHRISTMAS By Janet Sukut Another successful Christmas production has been put on by Milo Community School students and staff. It centred around two characters, Steve Urkel and Laura Winslow (played by Kale McMorris and Lacey Holoboff).They are in a library looking at books like The Flintstones, Sesame Street, and The Beverly Hillbillies. As Steve and Laura read the books, the characters appear on the stage and do a little skit or a dance. Of course, most of the skits had to do with Christmas. The play was again written by the Jr. High as an assignment. After the class had written outlines of plays in small groups, the papers were handed in and the L.A. teacher, Linda Booth, scanned them and put parts of each outline together. The play ended up being approximately 1 hour long. There were some main characters, some groups, and some pairs of characters. The Flinstone crew consisted of Wilma, Fred, Betty, Barney, Pebbles, Dino, and BamBam. They did a little skit about bone decorating a rock. Then came the Sesame Street characters. There were the favorites Big Bird, Oscar, Cookie Monster, Ernie, and Bert. They put together a little scene about the starving people in "Tin Can Alley". After those, were Tim the Tool Man Taylor and A1 Borlin (Tim's assistant) who did a little salute to the County of Vulcan Maintenance Crew. That led up to the Headliners. They acted out major events that have happened in the past year. Under the narration of “Darrel Janz" (Channel 5 News), they acted out everything from the Eskimos and the Grey Cup, to the Compressed School Week, to the Royal couple splitting up! Other skits included The Beverly Hillbillies, with Minnie Pearl, Jethro, Ellie Mae, Billy the Kid, Granny Clampett, and Jed, the French singers, Candlewalkers, a French Girl, who said some lines, a manger scene, put on by the Kindergarten, and an Alabama Lead Singer, who led the rest of the students in the song "Santa Claus, I Still Believe in You", which was the grand finale. This is the fifth play written by the Jr. High. They will hopefully be doing one next year for the community. They truly look forward to performing, as it is "the school's Christmas gift to the community."Principal’s Message K. Forestell As the calendar year draws to a close, it gives us the opportunity to reflect on our accomplishments and successes and to make plans for improvements in the new year. It is with small steps and small successes we can continue our growth as teachers, staff, parents, and students. The new year will bring many challenges as we attempt to restructure our method of delivering education with the implementation of the four-day week. As with any change there will be a period of adjustment and everyone involved will need to be understanding and patient as we experience growing pains! The five month calendar with all the school activities planned to date will be sent home in the first week of the New Year. Parents will have the opportunity to register their children for swimming lessons and ski trips early in January. The January 18th Parent/Teacher meeting will be an opportunity to discuss the expanded role of parents in the school, as financial cutbacks start to impinge on programs. In order to maintain the quality of education we have come to expect and to continue to give our students the best opportunities to have success in a changing world, the role of parents in education is becoming much more critical. Compounding our change strain will be some renovation activity in the school as some classrooms are retro-fitted with new lighting and suspended ceilings are installed. We might even see Tim and A1 on the premises! The public meeting scheduled in Milo to discuss the Notice of Motion regarding removing the grade eight and nine programs from the school is scheduled forThursday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. This is your opportunity to participate in an interesting evening of discussion and information exchange. Please plan to attend and let other community members know about this meeting. The Milo Staff would like to thank the parents, students, and community for helping us to have a great start to our school year. We're looking forward to working with you in 1994! Happy New Year!Milo Junior High Scoop We’re in!!!!! The Milo Community School has been accepted as one of the 300 schools from across Canada (one of 30 from Alberta) to take part in the pilot project “SchooINet”. With the use of computer and modem, the students (and later on, I hope the community at large) will have access to a resource that will be simply ‘second to none’. SchooINet will provide students with - direct access to 350 scientists, engineers and advisors from around the world; 42 libraries from around the world; international databases; news information direct from the Globe and Mail (Southam News); career entry selection guide; electronic hookup to MP’s in Ottawa; correspondence with other students from around the world and other items which should bring a whole new meaning to the term education. What is SchooINet? (taken from information package) “SchooINet is a cooperative federal/provincial/territorial and industry initiative announced by the Prime Minister in August 1993. The Government of Canada has committed $1.6 million to the project beginning in 1994-95. Canada’s full-service telephone companies have invested $100,000 in the venture through the Stentor Alliance. Apple Canada Inc., Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc. The Globe and Mail and Southam News have also made significant contributions to the start-up of SchooINet. The objective of SchooINet is to enhance educational opportunities and achievements in elementary and secondary schools across Canada by electronically linking them and by making national and international education resources available to Canadian teachers and students.” With the ‘compressed’ school week coming the first of February, I can see the opportunity for the Milo students to access this resource on Fridays when the school is opened. On December 21, 1993 the junior high students took part in a Xmas party in the latter half of the afternoon. Pete Beckner volunteered the use of his 4X4 and trailer which took us out to Lake McGregor. At the lake the students went skating and played a little hockey. Mr. Lambert prepared a fire for us that provided us with warmth and a means to cook hot dogs. Brenda McMorris looked after the food and a good time was had by all. Thank you’s go out to Pete Beckner, Brenda McMorris, Mr. Lambert, Ron Marks and Ralph Auestad. Following the hayride, 21 students stayed in after school to take part in a ‘social’. Volleyball was played by all and the games were fun and competitive. Volleyball was followed by a little floor hockey and a movie. Thank you to Brenda McMorris for, again, looking after the food and dishes. The Milo Community School junior high curling team repeated as county champions again this year. They played Vulcan in the final and came out victorious. Congratulations to the following students for representing us so well: Jason Tiegen, Nathan Phillips, Jennifer Bartsch, Erin Monner, Tammy Bushell, Dennis Wong and Josh Umscheid. Look for the ‘Scoop’ next month!!Update on Recycling Trailer We have just received information that if we have a separate bin for milk jugs only, they will pay $100.00/tonne. Therefore we now have two bins for plastics. One is for plastics with the #1, #2, and #4 only. Ex.- a ketchup bottle is a #5 and therefore is not acceptable. The other plastics bin is for Milk Jugs Only. Please flatten them so we can store more of them,as they are so bulky. We now have just one bin of mixed paper, instead of the two, because we do not get paid for it, and we will get paid for the milk jugs. All 3 of our bins are for newspaper and magazines together instead of having one just newspaper alone, because GPS Recycling in Lethbridge want them to be together. Recycled newsprint requires a certain amount of the glossy paper from magazines to keep it together in processing. Everyone is doing a good job in sorting and recycling, however we still have the problem of cardboard boxes not being flattened. Please remember to flatten them as they are so bulky. Every week during one noon hour, we have a student from each grade going down and sorting goods in the trailer, and we find very little that we cannot recycle and have to put in the garbage cans. Our last load saw us make $20.70, which we were very pleased with, however we now will have to pay more for transporting the goods to Lethbridge, so we are hoping that the milk jugs will help us combat this increase. After talking to Lethbridge, they informed me that we are Number 1 as far as participation and the amount we recycle for the population that we have !! They now have 11 trailers in Southern Alberta, and there are more towns all the time interested in acquiring them. So Milo and area--Remember that we all need to do our part for the environment -- Keep up the good work!! The kids enjoy doing this service for the community. Everyone is amazed how much waste there is and they think this is a very worthwhile cause. If anyone has any questions, please call me at school 599-3817 or at home 599- 3771. Till next time. Joanne Monner r > YOtfTH EXCHANGE PROG If anyone is interested in being a host family for the Lions Youth Exchange Program for the summer of 1994, please call Bill Sharp at 485-6468S^omond oping On November 27, the Hays roping club hosted the annual Roping Awards Night. The Lomond club presented the following awards 1st place header - Jarrett Holland of Lomond recieved a buckle. 2nd place header - Lonnie Thorson of Hays recieved a head stall. 3rd place header - Nell Deltz of MHo recieved a head stall. 1st place heeler - Justin HeHand of Lomond recieved a buckle. 2nd place heeler - Alvin Winch of Milo recieved a head stall. 3rd place heeler - Woody Burke of Taber recieved a head stall. The high point winners for practice night In Lomond was won by Neil Deltz of Milo and Justin Helland of Lomond. They both recieved buckles. Don't miss our GIGANTIC SEMI-ANNUAL IFASHION CLEARANCE! SAVINGS UP TO 50% an<1 more NEW SPRING FASHIONS will beirin to arrive O in January NEW STYLES NEW FABRICS; LATEST COLORS --- FASHIONS AT REALISTIC IWCES --- SHOPPE The Milo Christmas Eve Service The Milo Christmas Eve Service was a complete success. There were 149 people in attendance at the Community School, and everyone seemed to enjoyed the Christmas message that was delivered by Pastor Lew Booth, "If I Had Not Come". I especially enjoyed the singing of Silent Night as the entire room was bathed only In the lights of our candles. It was wonderful to just stand there and listen to the power of aU those voices united. A special thanks goes out to Rod, Wade. Blair, Art, Blahne, Tim and Tom, who helped to move the chairs back and forth between the hall and school, and to Marilyn, Monty, Janet and Kathy who read scriptures and to Alice for sharing her gift of music with us. And I especially want to thank everyone who came and participated and made this a truly Merry Milo Christmas. Wishing you all the best In the coming New Year, and may God Bless. Don Holmes L.M. Milo United ChurchMERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL December 6, 1993 Dear Friends and Family, As my first term here in Russia draws to a close, I am beginning to anticipate my visit home. God willing, I will arrive in Calgary December 20th and return to Moscow February 17, 1994. I am grateful to the Lord for His bountiful grace and mercy as He has met me in so many ways these past months. I am grateful, too, for your prayer support which was obvious to me many times and for the financial support which seemed to arrive just when I had extra expenses; To New Life Christian Fellowship who, by their sacrificial giving, provided the regular monthly support I needed, and of course, their prayers and personal support; To family who sacrificed by graciously accepting my decision to live so far away; and last but not least to ORA International who provided challenges galore and travel opportunities which extended many possibilities to experience the broader work of the mission. (And also for their patience galore with my cultural blunders, Inability to communicate and adjustments to new work and surroundings.) It is exactly one year ago that I came to Moscow to "check things out" and 10 months since I arrived back for my "long-term" beginnings. What a year I What a God! What a life! There is so much more than words can tell, so please let' me summarize on the next couple of pages the work and the experiences that have been packed into these past months. In many ways it is difficult to leave Moscow, the work and the people, even if only for two months. But that doesn't take away the joy of coming home. It is only 2 weeks and I will be hugging real live, flesh and blood Canadians. And. I will be able to understand EVERY word that is spoken. And. I will be able to drive myself where I want to go. And. most of all I can "play" with my grandchildren and talk for endless hours with my kids and frlends. I look forward to visiting with a good number of you. But lest I get too carried away with enjoying myself, I must also remember that I have some work to do. I will be speaking at some churches in the area. If you would like to know dates and times, feel free to contact me at 932-2642 - Mark's place in Cochrane will be "home base". In His wonderful grace 'and in anticipation of seeing you,COUNTRY CARPET CARE Specializing in: Carpets, Upholstery, and Drapery RVs, Autos,. Windows and Exterior Home Cleaning WE CLEAN DRAPERY RIGHT IN YOUR HOME! Ross and Shirley Zuehlke Box 566, Vulcan, Alberta TOE 2B0 Phone 485-6359 NOTICE OF =• -V i-t- PUBLIC MEET'NGv PLACE: MILO SCHOOL GYMNASIUMa ,5:3 ^ - ' ' DATE:' : THURSDAY, JANUARY 20,19945:5 TIME: ,. 7:30 P.M. v"; 5;. 5 ‘ %•; .• ;.v; >•'*<" This meeting is scheduled, by the Board of “Education of the County of Vulcan No. 2 in accordance with Procedures 6 & 7 of Policy FL. ■ vV -rA; A majority of the Trustees of the Board of-Education of the. County of Vulcan will be present to meet with persons from the Milo attendance area for the purpose of discussing: ' : a) The possible closure-of the Grade 8 and 9 programs at the Milo School b) The implications of such possible action(s) for the students, for the community and for the school system. c) Possible implementation plans. d) Possible alternatives. FURTHER EDUCATION COUNCIL BARB GODKIN BOX 158 MILO TOL 1L0 599-2213 LIVING WILLS, ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY The medical - legal issues dealing with consent to act when a person can no longer make decisions for themselves. Living wills give the family and caregivers direction of when to discontinue extraordinary life-support. Enduring Power of Attorney (verses Defendant Adult Applications) give limited periodic power of trustee. INSTRUCTOR: Werner Hoerger DATE: January 19 TIME: 7:00-9:30 pm PLACE: Snake Valley Drop-In FEE: $5.00 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: January 13.Rich Grain Fields Of Milo Develop From Open Range Link with Days of Cowboys and Big Round- Up — Was Noted Cattle District When Gleichen Was Busy Livestock Shipping Point — Ranchers Turned to Farming When Quality of Land Proved—Produced 1,000,000 Bushels of Wheat in 1927. Milo lies about halfway between Suffield and Calgary on the Medicine Hat-Lomond-Aldersyde line of the C.P.R., and is one of the busiest, most progressive points on this branch.—-As -the crow flies it is 90' miles southeast of Cal­gary, 28 miles northeast of Vulcan and 22 miles straight south of Cluny, in what is known as the Snake Valley. It enjoys regular train service and is also served daily each way to Calgary by the Sunshine Bus operated by George McMorris. The village centres a fine wheat* MANY SCHOOLS DOT and mixed farming district which VVIDE DISTRICT has shown marvellous development. TwQ churches_the United and and production since the *home- i the Baptist-minister to the spirit- steaders broke soil. In 1927, forjua] welfare of the people. Educa- example this area produced more j provjded in the two-room than 1,01)0,000 bushels of wheat. In ■ u F the village are seven elevators to handle the gfain product of the rich lands that not so long ago were the domain of the buffalo and red­skins, and iater of the pioneer ranchers with their vast herds and wide ranges. A little hamlet was already start­ed when the railway steel arrived at this point. As the new townsite was plotted a few miles southwest of the hamlet, the latter moved, bag and baggage and houses as well, and the beginning of the present Milo was made. Previous to the coming of the first homesteaders in 1905, the sur­rounding land was ranching coun­try. The ranchers leased great tracts of land and herded their cat­tle on the open range. Those were the days of the cowboys and the big round-ups. Cattle would be dipped, branded and sorted on the Circle Ranch west of Queenstown. Glei­chen and Bassano were then the shipping points. Names of prominent early ranch­ers called to mind are those of O. H. O'Tott, J. J. Bartsch, W. Hill. Douglas Hardwick, "Shorty" Hard­wick and W. Brown. The Brown family came here from Scotland in 1889 and their ranch house became the centre of community life and hospitality. Mr. and Mrs. Brown used to entertain the waddies in good old-fashioned style and Slick- up Lake, southeast of Milo, received its name from the fact that here the boys were wont to stop and “slick-up” for the parties. public and high school of which H. Allergoth is principal. Some 50 pupils are in attendance. The school's business affairs are care­fully handled by the school board, of which N. M. St. Peter is chair­man and C. D. Sutton secretary. The whole district is dotted with schools of the very best type. It has been the custom to hold each year a School Fair at which the pupils of the different schools compete in sports, work of the year, physical drill, songs and speeches. Other excellent services provided at Milo are the 24-hour telephone service in charge of E. Beechman and the postoffice presided over by C. W. Watt The duties of deputy- sheriff and the issuing of various licences are handled by W. Bruce Marsden. It is worthy of note that the Milo branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia, managed by H. B. Wilson is now the only bank on the line between Arrowwood and Medicine Hat, so serves a long stretch of country and adds materially to the business im­portance of Milo. Another factor contributing to the same end is the fact that this town is the business seat of the M.D. of Marquis, with office in charge of secretary J. K. McLean. Visitors to town find comfortable modern accommodation in the Hilo hotel, built by F. Sutton In 1925, and now operated by C. D. Sutton. Milo town and district folks are not oblivious to the benefit of sport3 j and pastimes. The principal forms of sport enjoyed are tennis, hockey and skating, badminton and ball games. HOMESTEADS REPLACE EARLY WIDE RANCHES Then the homesteading began. Many* landscekcrs came from the neighboring and distant points, filed on claims and put up small dwel­lings. Gradually, too, the ranchers turned to farming so that in course of time there remained, and is still operated, only one big cattle ranch. This is the Hardwick ranch, com­prising 50,000 acres, leased by Doug­las Hardwick, and pasturing some 2,000 cattle. It lies a mile east of town. The cattle are shipped at Pageant, six miles from Milo. Milo was named for Milo Munroe, on whose homestead the first post office was established In 1910. The mail was brought by stage from Cluny. Shortly afterwards the first store was opened near the post office by J. J. Aagard, who then became postmaster. These advan­tages were appreciated by the set­tlers, as previously they had to go to Cluny, Gleichen or Bassano for mail and provisions. The march of events brought change and development to Milo. More and more people came in, but nothing accelerated progress so much as the coming of the iron horse in the summer of 1924, when the new townsite was laid out on land owned by Ole Olson, to which tho residents and business of the original Milo promptly moved over, as already mentioned. And didn't the new town grow! Today Milo has an up-to-date sta­tion and section house, seven ele­vators, two general stores, two hardwares. Sunshine Bus service to Calgary, butcher shop, lumber yard, bank, billiard hall and barber shop, drug and stationery store, harness shop, insurance agencies, three im­plement agencies, three oil ware­houses, blacksmith, transport ser­vice, laundry, picture show, and Oddfellows’ hall. This hall, a roomy and well-fur­nished building, makes a fine com­munity centre where dances, social gatherings and public meetings are held. The Oddfellows and Re- bekahs are the only fraternal bod­ies with lodges here. A half-mile west of town is Lake McGregor, an artificial lake used as a reservoir. It is 22 miles long and around two miles wide. The water is taken from the Bow river at Carseland, stored here and thence carried through a ditch to Vauxhall. The lake affords good pike fishing which is carried on commercially during winter, with Calgary as the chief market. On the west shore of the lake near its north end is the Municipal park of 90 acres, as yet only par­tially developed. Baseball and foot­ball fields have been laid out, a (ralf-mile race track built, a 9-hole golf course laid out and boat houses constructed. It is a splendid place for summer outings and picnics. PrOfYV C \.pc ftUSst X /rpav ^ , f / / ~r~ ' | * ** f# nowers M Furies To* Room FForoJ Design Gifts JoweFfory LATEST IN Wet>t>Ifi5 1nVltAtlOH5 & Accessories b%i TRANK CANADA SUNSET INTERNATIONAL ART CRAFTS ♦NATIONS ♦GLASSES + GARTERS ♦REPLY CARDS THANKYOU CARDS C-omc in St l<x>k through the books Wct>t>m5 flowers PLAN EARLY FCSLYOUR STRING CR. SUMMER WEDDING 320 Centre Street Vulcan, AB ToL 2B0 Dorothy Heaty 485-2746 VULCAN UNTY OLLISION Phone 485-6079 Fax 485-6040 The Collision Repair Specialists that service the entire County ot Vulcan and beyond, with friendly & courtious service that enhance a total of 48 years experience in the Automotive repair Industry. continuous training taken on 1-Car Airbags Pp«nt k'nrwIoHnQ i Uic ii i \« iv/i»lvyviyve ABS Brakes Air Conditioning Work backed by a "3" year written Paint Warrantee backtXt by BAS.F. of Canada WE SELL THE 'BIG TEE DECKS' AN ALTERNATIVE FOR RUSTY OR DAMAGED TRUCK BOXES. COME IN AND SEE ONE ON DISPLAY. SOLID GOLD REFINISH GUARANTEE COURTESY & RENTAL VEHICLES AVAILABLE TCWING AVAILABLE t€t)ankpou! We would like to say a special thankyou to our friends that visited, sent cards and gave us rides to see our doctors. To our family that helped round up and ship our calves, Mike and Ryan for helping us fence, plus many other trips and phone calls while we were laid up with "ankle and leg" injures. Charlie & Edna Shield Milo Community School Student's Union would like to express a very sincere "Thank You!" to all parents and community members who donated jso generously to­ward our White Elephant Sale. As a result of your generosity, we were able to gain $102.50 to use for our activities and expenses; and a lot of younger "kids" were able to complete their Christmas shopping with no hassle! Thanks,again, for your thought­fulness and generosity, and for just being you! Thanks to everyone who offered help and support while Brett made his hospital trips prior to Christmas. It's great to live in such a "caring" and "thoughtful" commun i ty. Rocky & JoAnne Wilson I would like to express my sincere thanks to the boys on this year's Milo Junior High volleyball team. Like in the previous years, I get a lot of satisfaction from coaching those individuals who play on the team. To receive a gift makes the effort even that much more meaning­ful and rewarding. Thank you Leigh Vooys for picking out a really super gift. Rocky Wilson We would like to thank everyone who "dropped in" Dec. 4. We really enjoyed the visit and hope you will all come back and finish the refreshments you left behind. Also, a big thank you to the organizers. We honestly did not know we were expecting company although we be­came suspicious that day. You were great at keeping a secret. Thanks again. Keith, Donna, Evan & Gina THANK YOU for all the cards, flowers and expressions of sympathy on the passing of Sylvia's mother. - Sylvia and Bill Brown ell ®tshes Get Well wishes go out to the following: Dale Beagle in hospital with the flu. Rick Adel recovering at home from a stroke. Baby Brittany Orlita (Brenda (Heather) & Len) following heart surgery. 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