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GLENORA COMMUNITY LEAGUE
FALL NEWS 2014
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Highlights in this Issue
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Golden Girls—Girls Soccer
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Glenora Picnic Photo’s (spot your family 
and Friends)
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Arden Theatre Craft Sale
Back to School Lunches
Local Stories by John Ennis—The
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Abundant Communities (What is it?)
Fields, The Hermit Crab, The Yardbird
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Ladies Luncheon (mark your calendar)
Suite
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Home Decorating (new ideas)
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Learn about Pilates
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How Neighbourly are You?
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Back to School Lunch Recipes by grade
6 student, Katie Sorenson
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A Few of my Favorite Things
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Wild Birds
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Alberta Gold Medalists Glenora Golden Girls
Reporter and Soccer Coach Elvin Wegner
It was an amazing soccer season this year for the Glenora Girls U14 soccer team. Growing throughout
the entire year, practicing and developing their skills and team chemistry the Wolverines ended their
year with a fury. First winning the West Edmonton Zone Soccer Gold Medal with an enormous win
over a very quick Callingwood team.
But the real magic was just about to happen. Needing a 5 goal differential in their final game at the Edmonton City Finals the girls scored a final game victory over Terwilliger 6-1.What made that even
more impressive, is the fact the girls had only scored 3 goals in total in the first 3 games.
The 2014 Edmonton City Champions were off to Calgary to play for the Alberta Inter-Cities Gold
Medal. Momentum was now clearly on the young ladies side as they rolled over all the other teams to
claim their first Alberta Tier 5 Community Soccer Gold Medal. Against insurmountable odds the girls
displayed the grace and character of champions the entire run and are a great example of what it
means to be an Ambassador for Glenora Community League Soccer.
A very special thank you to an amazing group of supportive parents and siblings who didn’t miss a beat
supporting their daughters with a level of team spirit unprecedented at all the tournaments.
Well Done Glenora!
Elvin Wegner
u14 Glenora Girls Coach
780-441-1089
Glenora Picnic
2014
A Perfect Day
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Abundant Communities Initiative—
Michelle Hildebrand (Committee Member)
Imagine ... your ideas about the neighbourhood joining with others’ ideas to help make it even better, in the
short and long term.
Discover ... the gifts and talents of your neighbours. Connect with others who enjoy similar things. Together, we
will use our abilities to find ways to improve our neighbourhood , to make it the kind of place we want it to be
now and into the future.
Expect ... a neighbour or two from your block to initiate a casual conversation about your vision for the neighbourhood and the activities, interests and skills you have and are willing to share with the neighbourhood.
The process ... Our abundant communities committee along with a “Connector Coordinator” is seeking to
identify, enlist and organize approximately 50 “Block Connectors". The neighbourhood will be divided into
blocks and the “connector” will visit each household on their block with a conversation guide to discover and
record each community resident’s ideas and dreams for our neighbourhood as well as any talents and abilities
they would like to share.
Linda McFalls, From the Editor’s Desk:
Glenoranews@shaw.ca
As the editor, I would like to engage in conversation about the
shared vision for our community. Is Glenora the kind of community that one can gain friendships and a place where one can count
on others? Do we share our talents, gifts and create opportunity
for safety, recreation and health through community engagement. Can we share our joy and sometimes our struggles with
others in our community? Is this the place where we can find
someone to lean on?
I invite you to consider what type of community you hope to create. Our community paper is one small way that we communicate with each other. I encourage you to
share your stories, your histories about the neighborhood, and noteworthy happenings in the neighbourhood (current or historical). I hope we will also hear from the young and the older and perhaps have
frequent submissions of recipes, artwork and poetry. When we talked at our last community league
meeting we had some folks that had grandparents who grew up the neighborhood, I wonder, how much
it has it changed. I hope you will write in and share some of these stories and pictures so that others can
reminisce along with you
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Home Decorating
by Sandy Gillis,
As the cool air slowly blows in and the leaves begin to change, we all begin to covet the warmer and cozier sides
of life – both in fashion and our decor. To many, the concept of changing up ones decor to reflect the changing
seasons or evolving trends in home decor may seem like a daunting task – and an expensive one as well.
However, you needn't worry because there are many creative, and inexpensive ways that you can inject a little
bit of autumn into your space. The easiest way to go about doing this is thinking about the different types of
accessories that you have in your space. Consider all of your potential surfaces and display areas, and think
about what your personal style is. Your taste should always come into play when picking decorative items for
your home, and there is a wide array of autumn decor pieces to fit every individual look.
Starting with your base, which would be your soft surfaces (occasional chairs, sectionals) start to add and embellish with throw pillows and blankets. Embrace the warm reds and yellows of fallen leaves, or opt for a monochromatic grey and taupe that reflects the cool grey
skies. Colour, pattern, and texture are all ways you
can completely alter the look and feel of your space.
When it comes time to change up for a new season,
or when you grow tired of your current combination, you simply switch up your accents rather than
the large and costly furniture pieces.
Now consider your hard surfaces starting with tables where most people have a coffee table in front
of the sofa and two or three accent or side tables.
These are great places to incorporate small vases
filled with wood chips, metal accents and decorative
glass objects that will amp up the look of your
space. Another easy change would be to switch up
your lampshades on your existing fixtures to change
the mood of the light, and also to change up the
colour and texture. A pure white shade is very crisp
and clean, whereas a natural linen shade is warm
and soft – choose the look that reflects the updates
you are bringing into the space, and you have the
option of switching colour or texture or both.
Shelves are great places to display precious and
decorative objects alike. Consider working with vignettes when you put together a shelf display. Stack a few
books as a base, place a small vase on top of those books with some twigs, and surround with small plates,
trays, and other decorative accessories to create little moments on each shelf.
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Home Decorating—continued
By considering how objects work together,
and how they are placed you are able to
replicate that magazine-perfect look that is
so sought after. Changing up these vignettes
and creating new combinations are ways of
reinventing your space with little investment and a healthy dose of creativity.
Wall space is often one of the most underutilized spaces in any given space. Frames
can be mixed and matched, and they are
relatively inexpensive for a high impact
look. It is as easy as grabbing your camera
and going out to capture photos of the season that appeal to you and printing them off
on your home printer. Get creative and enjoy being out and capturing something that
you want to display in your home. As soon
as the seasons, and your tastes change, you
pull down your frames, remove your photos, replace with new ones and BAM – instant style change for your walls!
Reinventing your space for a changing season isn't all in the look, but also in our other
senses. The way that a room smells can take
us from crisp, clean, and coastal all the way
to warm, sultry, and romantic. Candles are
an excellent accent for their scent, visual
appeal, and calming flame. There is nothing
quite like lighting a beautiful candle on a
cold day and dimming the lights to enjoy the
flicker of the flame while you sip a hot drink
and curl up with a good book. The scent can
transport you to a warm, sweet oasis or a
cool pine forest depending on what suits
your taste. Considering scent and ambience
is the best way to tie together all of the
changes that you've made to bring the
space into another season.
For inspiration on home decorating ideas
and fresh seasonal accents, visit Lyndale Accents in Crestwood Centre at 9676-142
Glenora Ladies Luncheon
Sunday November 30th
11 am – 1 pm
Fashion Show & Lunch
For Inquiries contact:
Sue McCoy: suemccoy@telus.net
Proceeds to support the Brain Centre Campaign
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Pilates - Try it! - by Glenora resident
Sheila Ferguson
What is Pilates? Pilates is an exercise class that
will work on core strength, flexibility. Pilates exercises teach you how to control your core by integrating your trunk, pelvis and shoulder girdle.
In Pilates the quality of movement is valued over
the quantity of repetitions. The exercises train
several muscle groups at once in smooth continuous movements. Many of the exercises are performed in reclining or sitting positions and most
are low impact. Pilates improves muscle elasticity and joint mobility by elongating and strengthening your muscles. Pilates will teach you about
proper breathing, correct spinal and pelvic alignment. In a Pilates class you will condition your
whole body, including your feet and ankles. In
Pilates your entire musculature is evenly balanced allowing you to perform daily activities and
sports with greater ease. You can retrain your
body to move in safer, more efficient patterns of
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Glenora Community League
Autumn Happenings'’
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Preschool
Indoor Playground
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Young Life
Children's birthday parties
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Adult functions
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Meeting space
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Youth Basketball
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Youth Soccer
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Wado Kai
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Yoga
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Fencing
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Tai Chi
Contact: Pam Wojcicki for Hall Rentals
pwojcicki@shaw.ca 780-451-3013
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How Neighbourly are you?
Submitted by Mark Nicoll, Glenora Community League Board Member
Before you approach neighbours about the leaves they don't rake, their scented dryer sheets, second-hand
smoke wafting into your bedroom window or the car abandoned in their yard, ask yourself these questions:
Are you coming from a place of judgment?
Are you prepared for the outcome? Are you prepared to change? (They might say something you don't want to
hear.)
Is this issue important enough to risk the relation and potentially create conflict?
Five things to consider before your next neighbourly encounter:
Establish a relationship first
Recognize their intention
Deal with the person (not the behavior)
Is there anything I can do?
Maybe it's not worth talking about
For example, I have a dog named Kitty. She poops. And on
occasion I've been preoccupied in the dog park and missed
the big event. This often leads to someone yelling "Hey! Your
dog just $#*! over there! Pay attention!" Except for one time
when someone calmly said, "Do you need a bag?"
To me, the "how can I help?" attitude made all the difference.
Now I try to incorporate it into all my neighbourly encounters, because nobody needs to be $#*! on about $#*!.
How have you successfully dealt with neighbourly dilemmas?
Sincerely,
Lindsay Coulter, a fellow Queen of Green
Reprinted from the David Suzuki Foundation website at - www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/queen-of-green/2014/08/
Glenora Indoor Playground
Glenora Indoor Playground invites all parents and care givers of preschoolers (0-5 years) to join
us at the Glenora Community Hall for play time. For the kids we have toys and seasonal parties. For the adults we have coffee, conversation and an opportunity to meet your neighbours.
We are open Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00 am to 11:00 am starting mid September
and runs until early June. The cost is $60 per family. A current Community League membership
is also required (from any community league in the city). Invite your friends and get ready to
make some new ones!
If you have any questions, please email glenoraip@yahoo.ca. We look forward to seeing you
there!
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Arden Theater Craft Sale
Woodcroft Community League
Woodcroft Community League is proud to
present The Ardent Sparrow Craft Sale on
Sunday, November 16 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. in the Woodcroft Community Hall located at 13915 115 Ave NW.
Crafters, Designers and Artists are invited
to apply and purchase a table for $30 to sell
their creations.
For questions or to apply please contact
Amy Roy Gratton at amy.roy@shaw.ca or
780-492-0498 before 4 p.m. or text 780974-6959 after 7 p.m. If you would like to
volunteer in order to have first peak at
items, please contact Amy. Application and
payment deadline is
Monday, September 30.
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Back to School Lunches
By Katie Sorensen
I could hardly wait to get back to school to
see all my friends and teachers but the one
thing I was dreading about going back to
school was having to make school lunches.
Making my lunch is the worst part about
my morning so I try to make it the night
before. Some of my favorite things to eat
for lunch are sandwiches, salad, wraps and
soup. A quick yummy lunch I like to make
all by myself is ham sliders. They are so delicious you can eat them hot or cold. See the recipe below for this
tasty little treat.
Another thing that we do at our house is when we make cookies- half of the cookies go in the cookie jar and
the other half we wrap. We put 2 cookies together in saran wrap and store them in the freezer. This makes it
easy to quickly grab a package of cookies from the freezer and throw them in my lunch kit. It also keeps the
cookies tasting fresh for the whole week.
Ham Sliders.
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
12 cocktail buns
1 ¼ cup Margarine
1 ¼ cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 ½ cups flour
½ cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 ½ cup chocolate chips
12 pieces of deli ham
12 slices of mozza cheese (or whatever kind you like)
¼- ½ cup melted butter
1Tbsp of mustard
½ tsp of Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp poppy seeds
2-3 tbsp brown sugar
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Cut buns in half and put the bottom half of the buns
in a 9X13 pan. Place ham and cheese on each bun
and place top of bun on top.
Melt butter in microwave and add the rest of the ingredients and stir together. Pour this sauce over top
of the buns and Bake for 25 minutes.
Directions: Add first 3 ingredients mix together, add
eggs and vanilla-mix, add next 5 ingredients and mix.
Bake 350 degrees F for 10 minutes
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A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS—
submitted by Jim Ferguson
Julie Andrews shifted the words to her famous musical
number, “A Few of my Favorite Things”, when she sang
it at her 79th Birthday Party at the Manhattan Radio Musical Hall.
If you sing the lyrics of this version, it is particularly funny !
Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Cadillac's and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad
Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they
bring,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinning',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinning',
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favorite things.
When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad
Experience Yoga-size
Millions of people use Yoga as part of their physical, mental
and spiritual regime, reaping the benefits of a practice that
has survived for more than 5,000 years. Yoga has several
scientifically proven health benefits as well as perceived
health benefits that can't be easily measured through science.
1. Helps reduce Stress—Yoga helps reduce stress because
breathing slows while in physical postures or "asanas". The
intense focus Yoga requires also takes the mind off stressors.
2 Helps manage pain—Yoga has a positive impact on people who suffer chronic pain because its holistic approach to
health and helps people make positive changes in their
lives.
3. Improves quality of life—Done properly Yoga increases
flexibility, mobility and strength. You work at your own level.
4. Aids lung function— Yogic breathing involves the diaphragm, which moves downward during breathing and
massages the entire abdomen. This improves digestion
and blood circulation.
5 Relaxation techniques—Yoga practice involves meditative techniques which affect the mind, body and emotions.
These techniques calm the nervous system. Once learned
can be done daily on your own..
YOGASIZE is 30 minutes of exercise (cardio and strengthening) plus 60 minutes of Hatha, Kundalini and Japanese
Okida Yoga. Glenora Community Hall 6:30 to 8:00 pm.
Wednesday, September 3 -December 17, 2014 - 8
week intervals, drop ins welcome
Certified Fitness instructor since 1981 - Certified Yoga
Instructor since 1986
For more information contact Marlene Marvin at
780-455-190
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Free Shuttle Service during the 129 St Bridge Closure
By Peggi Ferguson-Pell, Glenora Community member
Special thanks to Peggi for sharing information regarding the free ETS service It runs every half hour from the front of the museum on a loop going up 129th/Connaught, then up Stony Plain Road
(almost to Oliver Square) and then cuts across and comes down 102 to MEC, before turning right onto 124th and heading back to the museum. I've used it a lot recently both during the day to shop in the High Street area, as well as taking
it to go to dinner at Original Joe's and elsewhere on that side of the ravine.
I've found it to be very convenient - once I had it in my head that it was there to be used by people in the neighborhood.
The most important thing for people to have handy is the phone number for the shuttle - 780-909-9354 -because if
they know you will be waiting for them along the route - they will pick you up along the route. And they appreciate
being called - for example when you are waiting at the stop on 124th by MEC and will tell you how long they will be
before they will be there to pick you up and take you back to the museum.
With the cooler weather coming along (sigh) I think a lot of people will want to use this handy and free daily service in
the coming months - it sure beats trying to drive and park on the other side at the moment!
“The Fields” , Chapter one
Glenora resident and writer John Ennis
I was born in Edmonton, and raised in Edmonton, and I still live in Edmonton. I had a very good childhood growing up
in Edmonton, and I lived in a very nice community – a great neighbourhood. I mean, it could sometimes be a hard
neighbourhood, we didn’t live in a bubble, but it was a great neighbourhood to grow up in.
There were a lot of kids my age to play with – and when I think about it, a pretty diverse group of kids, all coming
from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We played a lot of sports like road hockey, tin can alley (which is like
cricket, but played with a tennis ball and tomato juice cans used as wickets), tennis on public courts, scrub and touch
football.
In fact, we had a grassy little park at the end of my street that we called “the fields,” where there was always a game
of something going on until neighbourhood kids were called home by their parents when the street lights started to
flicker on. Word always got around quickly that we were to meet a “the fields” at one o’clock for a five-on-five rematch. It was always a rematch.
When I was about ten, after playing a marathon ‘rematch’ of touch football at “the fields,” and after all of the other
kids left, my friend George and I were laying on the grass, facing the sky, after a mass release of endorphins. I said to
him, as we looked at the puffy clouds that were starting to pile up like a range of mountains, “George, right now we
are laying in the best place in the whole world.”
George responded, “what do you mean, Blondie. What makes you say it is the best place in the whole world?”
“Well, think about it. Canada is the best country in the world, right?”
“Right”
“And Alberta is the best province in Canada with its growing economy, the mountains, and sunny blue skies. Look
how everyone is moving here from Ontario.”
“Right”
“And Edmonton is the best city in Alberta, with our river valley, and we are the capital, right?”
“Right” (In those days, Calgary was often referred to as Cowtown, and all they had was the Calgary Stampede, which
we thought was kind of lame, and which I have recently learned, many Calgarians are kind of embarrassed about –
and after all, we had Klondike Days – now that was something of which to be proud).
Then I said, “And within Edmonton, we live in the best neighbourhood with all of the other kids to play with, the tennis courts, the playground, the swimming pool, the library, the gardens to raid, and Henry’s Meat and Grocery has
the best treats.”
“Yes”
“And within our neighbourhood, where is the best place to hang out?”
George said, “the fields!”
“That’s right. And we are lying in ‘the fields’. So, we are lying in the best place in the whole world.”
“You’re right, Blondie. We are lying in the best spot in the whole world.”
“The Hermit Crab” , Chapter Two,
John Ennis, Glenora resident and writer
Quality of life is something that you experience, and our community is trying to define, communicate, and improve
the Edmonton experience. And our support of local independent business supports our quality of life, and improving
the Edmonton experience. The concept of supporting local businesses is rooted to the idea of strong community
attachment. Here is what I mean.
One evening, in the middle of August, my wife Margo and I took our golden retriever to the off leash park. It was a
beautiful summer evening, and quite warm, and we worked up a bit of a thirst. Our parks definitely create unique
experiences for Edmontonians.
On the way home, we decided to stop for a drink. We stopped at a local establishment, one that we had not noticed
before. It was located in the middle of an inviting neighbourhood as you wind out of the river valley. It had a stunning view of the valley.
The owner was also an artist. She was working on a new piece, and had some of her completed works on display.
There was music playing, I am sure from a playlist that she had created, and not generic music that was just piped in.
It wasn’t necessarily my kind of music, but it added to the atmosphere.
She also had a sign that noted a percentage of the proceeds from our purchase will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society that day.
The drinks were made fresh and delicious. And while we sipped on them, we asked her how her business was going.
It is nice to be able to access the owner of the business, and engage in conversation with her. That is part of the
community connection.
She was very open with us. She was excited to say how well the business was going, and she shared that an important milestone had been reached. Enthusiastically, she said that she had earned enough profit to reach one of
her personal dreams. She was happy to say that she finally had enough money to purchase a ‘hermit crab.’
That’s right, this was a lemonade stand operated by an eight year old, in front of her family home. She had a local
supplier, and had good local financing. She had some innovative ideas about the business. She had a good homemade product, and provided excellent customer service. She definitely created a great experience for us; a unique
experience. And she had her own business related goals for her life in Edmonton.
And I could not help think that we have a responsibility to make an effort to support this local entrepreneur, and to
ensure a healthy local business environment for her future, and ultimately ensure that we have a long-term, sustainable run on pet hermit crabs.
“The Yardbird Suite”,
Chapter Three
John Ennis, writer and Glenora resident
One of my favourite routines is to play squash with a couple of my friends early Saturday mornings. In reality,
the best part of this routine is going for Café Americanos at Café Rista afterwards. We usually have a couple,
and by the time we leave, our table is full of Café Rista mugs and the table looks like what you would find in a
pub after a night of heavy drinking. Our friendships have really grown from the conversations that we have had
over the years.
On a Saturday morning last winter, I spoke to my friends with a lot of passion about my recently developed philosophies about supporting our local independent businesses and entrepreneurs. I would like to look closely at
what actions are needed in our communities to transform our local independent businesses into being the cornerstones of an economically resilient and livable community. My friends have also become very excited about
the possibilities of supporting ‘local.’
My friend Brian said, “John, it is so good that you have been using your own business experience to look into
the benefits of supporting local businesses. It is nice to see you working on something that you really believe in.
And we believe in that noble cause as well.”
“I have an idea,” he said. “Let’s get together with our wives next Saturday, and spend a whole day experiencing
‘local.’ We can plan something for breakfast, and just keep going from there.”
So, that’s exactly what we did. And what a great day it was!
We started the day by having breakfast at the Urban Diner in my neighbourhood – it has one of the best breakfast and brunch menus in the city. Then we went to the Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market, a very vibrant place to
hang out on a Saturday. We bought some locally sourced and seasonal food products that we would use to
make dinner at my house later. I love to cook. Mostly, I love to eat.
In the afternoon, we went cross country skiing at the “Blackfoot Ski Trails” just east of the city. A cow and a bull
moose charged up the trail a little bit too close to us, and we scrambled for our lives. Then later, a pack of coyotes scrambled for their lives, as we passed through the picturesque valley.
Afterwards, we went for hot chocolates at Vi’s for Pies in the heart of our neighbourhood. We did a little bit
more shopping for local food, and then over to my house for dinner. Our dinner consisted of antipasti from the
Italian Centre with cheeses from Paddy’s Cheese. Tenderloin beef from Ben’s Meats and Deli (yes, usually local
shops have names like Ben’s), roasted vegetables that we got at the farmer’s markets, and an assortment of
breads, buns and local chutney purchased from Bon Ton Bakery. There is no local wine in Edmonton, but we
had a good selection of local brews from Sherbrooke Liquor. We made sure to save room for the delectable
cookies that “make you smile” from Cookie Love.
And my friend George leaned over to me, and said, “Blondie, do you remember when we were kids, and we were laying in
“the fields” looking at the clouds and saying that we were laying in the best spot in the whole world?”
“Yes George. I do remember that.”
Wild Birds….
Q: Why do some of the birds look so scruffy?
Many birds molt during this time of year. Found a feather or two in
your yard? It's most likely an old one being replaced. Feathers are responsible for more than just a bird’s ability to fly; they provide weather protection, making a bird virtually waterproof, as well as insulation
for cold weather, especially during winter. However, feathers wear
out and need to be replaced. This process is called molting.
Typically, birds molt feathers in regular patterns or on specific parts of their bodies, and it may take
weeks or months for birds to complete the molting cycle. They shed their flight feathers symmetrically,
the first one or two on each wing at the same time, then the next one or two and so on, so they can molt
wing feathers without affecting their ability to fly. Body feathers may be shed in tracts or sections.
Sometimes Blue Jays will molt head feathers in groups and look “bald.” Most of our backyard bird visitors molt from July to September. They are looking for high-quality foods to help them grow their feathers.
Q: What kind of foods do molting birds need? The main building blocks to grow new feathers are proteins and fats. Young birds and older molting birds seek high-protein foods to grow their feathers as
they are made up of more than 90% protein. Birds also need foods with fat. This supplies energy to grow
feathers and provide proper colouration to feathers to best attract a mate. If they lack these proper nutrients, it could be a difficult winter and a lonely spring! You can help molting birds and more readily attract them with foods high in protein and fat like Bark Butter Bits, Bark Butter, peanuts, tree nuts, and
sunflower chips.
Q: What is the best place to put my bird feeder?
Locate your feeder near tree branches or other perches so they can land prior to going on the feeder.
Watch the birds as they flit around your yard, and you will notice that each species of bird has a different
pattern of movement and favourite perching spots or types of tree cover that they prefer. Lilac bushes,
cedar hedges, and spruce trees are good for them to roost in. To help prevent birds from striking windows, place your feeder either within 1 metre of a window, or at least 3 metres from your house. If the
feeder is close to the window, the birds are flying slowly enough that it is unlikely they will injure themselves if they fly into the glass. If cats visit your yard, keep feeders away from fences or places from
which cats can pounce. A pole to hang your feeder near tree perches but away from cat friendly launching pads is a good solution, and makes it easy for you to fill your feeder. If you have no trees, a pole system with a few metal branches for the birds to land on gives them a safe place from which to inspect the
feeders. Put the feeder where you can easily see it from your house so you can enjoy the birds!
By Dave Cleary of Wild Birds Unlimited on the corner of 122 St and 107 Ave, on Edmonton’s
northside.www.wbu.com/edmonton or call them at 587-521-2473.
Glenora Community League
Board
Rink Manager: Vacant
Secretary—Vacant
Co -Membership - Vacant
Rink Manager – Vacant
Diane Thomas – President, dianethomas@shaw.ca,
780-452-6452
Mark Nicoll - Vice-President, marktnicoll@gmail.com,
780-488-3486
Michael Paull - Co-Treasurer, michael@micol.ca,
780-452-0490
Pam Wojcicki - Secretary & Hall Rentals, pwojcicki@shaw.ca,
780-451-3013
New Sports Coordinator!
My name is Alex Game and I’m the new sports
Coordinator for Glenora. If you have questions
about the sports programs or have ideas for new
ones to run for our kids please feel free to e-mail at
alex.game@ualberta.ca.
Glenora currently has kids participating in soccer,
basketball and mini-sports throughout the year.
Each of these activities has volunteers who help
organize the teams, coaches, and gear. First of all,
thank-you for all those volunteers who have helped
out so far this year. A Big thanks to Heyam Tarrabain and Julie Sorensen, and Michelle Hildebrand
for all their work behind the scenes making another
season of soccer and mini sports a great success.
If you are interested in Basketball or would like to
volunteer and coach there is still time to register.
Contact Dan Huang (ddhuang@shaw.ca).
Ken Marshall - Buildings & Grounds, tokfm@telus.net
780-455-9703
Dennis Coulthard – Civics, dennis.coulthard@telusplanet.net,
780-454-5841
Karan Jalota - Co-Membership, karan@jalota.com, 7
80-705-9796
Linda McFalls - Co-Communications, Newsletter, Glenoranews@shaw.ca, 780-451-3075
Bobbi Faith-Schmidt Co-Communication , Newsletter, bobnden@shaw.ca, 780-235-8782
Dan Ferguson - Co-Communications, Digital, danferguson@yahoo.ca, 780-641-6858
One of the other activities is the outdoor skating
rink. On the board we are looking for new ways to
create more outdoor winter activities around the
rink this year. One would be to increase the use of
the rink but also to get us all out and more active
during those long months. If you have any ideas
please forward them on to me so we can discuss at
the next meeting. For example, If you have a son or
daughter who’s team would like to book inexpensive ice for practices or scrimmages please contact
me.
That is all for now,
Alex Game – Sports, alex.game@ualberta.ca, 780-916-3849
Sue McCoy - Co-Social, suemccoy@telus.net, 780-758-8755
Michelle Hildebrand - Co-Social, thehildebrands5@gmail.com,
780-454-6051
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