SEPTEMBER OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Contacts Krystal Meade Events Manager: 403-931-3411 eventsmanager@ millarvilleracetrack.com John Baker Maintenance Manager: 403-519-6295 maintenance@ millarvilleracetrack.com Carmen Ditzler Farmers’ Market Manager: 403-931-2404 marketmanager@ millarvilleracetrack.com Leah Winter Office Assistant: 403-931-3411 office@ millarvilleracetrack.com Stephanie Quackenbush Threepoint Kitchen & Catering Manager: 403-612-6557 threepointkitchen@ millarvilleracetrack.com Box 68 Millarville, AB T0L 1K0 2011 MRAS Events Millarville Farmers’ Market Saturdays June 11 th – October 8 th 2011 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Millarville Christmas Market November 11 th - 13 th , 2011 T T R R A A C C K K W W A A T T C C H H September 2011 Wow! What an August we had around here! The Rodeo started off the month - and we finished with the Fair. Check out all the details inside as well as a sneak peak at what’s coming up in September. Thank you to Rick Charlton for the selection of great pictures for this issue of Track Watch.
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SEPTEMBER OFFICE
HOURS
Monday to Friday
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Contacts
Krystal Meade
Events Manager:
403-931-3411
eventsmanager@
millarvilleracetrack.com
John Baker
Maintenance Manager:
403-519-6295
maintenance@
millarvilleracetrack.com
Carmen Ditzler
Farmers’ Market Manager:
403-931-2404
marketmanager@
millarvilleracetrack.com
Leah Winter
Office Assistant: 403-931-3411
office@ millarvilleracetrack.com
Stephanie Quackenbush
Threepoint Kitchen &
Catering Manager:
403-612-6557
threepointkitchen@
millarvilleracetrack.com
Box 68
Millarville, AB T0L 1K0
2011 MRAS Events
Millarville Farmers’
Market
Saturdays June 11th – October
8th 2011
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Millarville
Christmas Market
November 11th - 13th, 2011
TTRRAACCKK WWAATTCCHH September 2011
Wow! What an August we had around here! The Rodeo started off the month - and we
finished with the Fair. Check out all the details inside as well as a sneak peak at what’s
coming up in September.
Thank you to Rick Charlton for the selection of great pictures for this issue of Track Watch.
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o, here we are at the end of summer and 3 of the
main events were completed under sunny skies.
Lady Luck was on our side again!
The Races have been run, the bulls and horses bucked
out, and the Fair saw thousands of entries and visitors
for another record event! Well done! Once again, the
organization by the committees and the efforts by the
hundreds of volunteers have contributed to a successful
summer season. Thanks to all for your continuing hard
work. To see the smiling faces at each of the events is
the reward for the endless hours spent in meetings. If
there are any folks out there who would like to
volunteer, please call the office at 403-931-3411. New
ideas and new faces are always welcome at the
Racetrack.
The Farmers’ Market is going strong with planning and
organizing underway for the 3-day Christmas Market
Her husband Owen had bought the ticket in hopes of surprising her (successful) and, as you might imagine, getting a call telling you that an eight foot tall, 400 lb rooster was right at your fingertips might have been a little startling. A loud cheer erupted when Mrs. Danforth, after a short "family conference" while Mr. Dakers and the crowd waited, decided to take Reggie, one of three options she could have selected, as her prize . . . . . and Reggie was indeed delivered to their farm soon thereafter.
The fun surrounding the Reggie The Rooster Raffle was emblematic of another terrific Fair year, with crowds comparable to the miracle of 2010 and smiles throughout . . . . . and, we hear, a report of "zero complaints" appears to have been factually true.
The Priddis & Millarville Fair is the only such Fair to be fully funded by its surrounding community, says Donna Kendall, Fair Chairman.
"It is our sponsors who made it possible to make our Fair not only financially viable but also a great contributor to the Society as a whole," she said, noting sponsorship dollars this year were higher than 2010. "Our sponsors funded the best prize pool ever, the overhead costs like signs and judges, the decorations, and the extras. They made it possible to feed and water over 300 volunteers on Friday night
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set up and then again on Saturday. It was the community's belief in the Fair - both through individuals and businesses - that caused this great Fair to happen."
And, of course, Donna offered up thanks to the more than 300 volunteers, many of them Society members and some 26 as life members, who put in thousands of hours of time to give back to their community and its traditions.
Hundreds of prized Fair ribbons were awarded among the thousands of bench entries and competitions (rooster crowing, look-a-like dogs and horses) while ample fun was provided in the crowded Kids World area, the petting zoo, the parade, churning out ice cream via Nelly & Shelly. The integration of the Fair with the Millarville Farmers' Market continues to be a masterful stroke and greatly appreciated by visitors to both. Donna invited the public to join the fun by helping come up with ideas for next year's crazy raffle. "We're finding these raffles, like Millie the Massey and then.
Reggie The Rooster, are a lot of fun for the community, attention-grabbing with media and they do help us raise a good deal of money to keep the Fair healthy and vibrant. As you can imagine, after Millie and now Reggie, we'll need raffle ideas that are fairly crazy, off-beat but agriculture-related." If you've got a fun idea for the Fair raffle next year, let the MRAS office know at 403-931-3411.
our-year-old Gabriel Anderson dictated this story verbatim and in one fell swoop to his mother for "Reggie's Long-Journey Home" Essay & Art Contest . . . . Where entries had to answer what Reggie had been doing in between his first Fair in 1907 and the 2011 one that he was returning to.
"Reggie is not a real rooster, except for at Christmas. He was made by someone who makes things from wood . . . a carpenter. Teachers asked him to make Reggie a long time ago for the people. The people wanted to see Reggie.
"Reggie lives in a barn with lots and lots and lots of doors. It is really, really tall. There is even an elevator that has no buttons. It is an automatic elevator. The teachers and the people can use it if they want to see Reggie. He could not leave though because of his paint. The paint comes off in the rain. Reggie will be at the Fair this year because he now has special sticky paint. It will not come off in the rain."
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IItt’’ss BBeeeenn aa GGrreeaatt SSuummmmeerr aatt TThhee MMaarrkkeett!!
he Millarville Farmers’ Market time change has been a success! The change to
staying open until 2:00 pm has eased the traffic pressure at the gate, slowed the
frenzy for vendors from 10-12 and has allowed visitors to relax and stay for lunch,
listen to the music, shop some more… not be in a hurry. Vendors have done well
stepping up to the challenge of having enough stock to last them until the end of
market. Be sure to thank your favourite vendors for being here. It’s a huge
commitment to be here on Saturdays and be ready to go week after week. Thank you
for your support of the market week after week.
The weather has been beautiful this summer apart from the torrential downpour on
opening day and all things fall are coming! Peaches and plums are in full swing from the fruit trucks, with apples and
pears soon to come. Have you tried lemon lime apples- they have a short early fall season and are super crunchy, juicy
– slightly tangy and something I look forward to
every year. Pickling cucumbers, corn, potatoes,
carrots, squash are all coming to their peak. It’s the
season for pickling, freezing, canning, making pies
and being a squirrel for winter. Ask your favourite
meat vendors about ordering a freezer pack for fall.
Plan to make our last Farmers’ Market for the
season, on Oct 8, part of your Thanksgiving tradition.
Pick up your turkey and everything for Thanksgiving
he Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area is seeking proposals from persons
interested in conducting an exclusive winter/spring grazing program on lands
managed by the Conservation Area.
The Conservation Area's Board of Directors (the "Cross Board") supervises the management
of 4,800 acres of rolling foothills land donated by Ann and Sandy Cross. In addition to its
mandate of protecting natural habitat for native species, the area offers conservation education programs that foster awareness,
appreciation and action.
Recently, the Cross Board received a report on the physical development and stewardship of the lands comprising the Conservation
Area. The Cross Board is currently seeking proposals from persons interested in conducting a grazing program on the Conservation
Area. The grazing program will assist the Cross Board in managing weed control and reducing risk of wildfire, as well as facilitate the
improved health of the grasslands.
The design of the program, including the area to be grazed, herd size, the portion of the year when grazing occurs, term, capital
investment for building repair and fencing (both new and by way of repairs) should be in the proposal. A draft copy of the contract,
which will be revised to reflect the terms and conditions in the awarded proposal, is available by contacting the Ann & Sandy Cross
Conservation Area and the final contract will include the terms and conditions contained in the Proposal submitted by the successful
proponent.
Proposals will be evaluated and selected based upon the following criteria and weighting:
1. The Grazing Plan submitted 25% 2. Experience of the Proponent 25% 3. Proponent’s knowledge of grazing management 25% 4. Compensation offered 25%
Interested persons can receive additional information from, and access to the applicable lands for review/inspection can be arranged through, Reg Rempel by contacting 403-931-3111 or [email protected] Interested persons must submit their proposal by September 15, 2011. The Board of Directors of the Ann & Sandy Cross
Conservation Area reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal and its evaluation and decision shall be final.
Please contact either Reg Rempel or e-mail [email protected] PRIOR to submitting a proposal to receive the full Request
For Proposals with details on the items all proposals must address, including: area to be grazed, seasonality, term, grazing
management, animal management, cattle feeding, hazardous materials, insurance, and assignment.
Further information on the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area can be found at www.crossconservation.org
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Bridal Shower for Lori Wavrecan, bride elect of John Lohnes
7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 15th
At the Anglican Church House on Hwy 549 East
Everyone welcome...........please consider this your invitation!
he 106th running of the Millarville Races is now history and we want to thank everyone who helped make it all come
together. Our volunteers were tireless in their efforts before race day, on race day and afterward. We had to do a fast
tear-down because of the market the next morning, but the job got done.
Again, a big thank-you to all who helped in any capacity.
This is being written before our wrap-up meeting and at this time our financials are not yet complete but it appears we had a
very profitable day. We had a good crowd and even
Mother Nature smiled on us. If anyone is interested
in helping with the 107th races, watch for our notes
in future editions of the Track Watch and come out
to join us. We NEVER turn down extra help!
Duane & Marnie Kelly
403-931-3865
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MMiillllaarrvviillllee RRooddeeoo –– WWhheerree CChhaammppiioonnss GGeett SSttaarrtteedd!! he 15th Annual Millarville Rodeo went off without a hitch this past
August 5th – 7th, with a major showing of rodeo fans, participants,
volunteers, campers and sponsors. The feel of the weekend was all
about the next generation of rodeo champions. The entries in the youth and
junior categories put on a great performance for the crowds, and we all look
forward to seeing these kids grow up to be the next champions in Canadian
Rodeo ranks.
The action packed weekend gave fans an up-close-and-personal experience,
which included some young local competitors getting ready to launch their
rodeo careers. 13-year-old Jillian Ranks of Millarville, took home the coveted
Local Junior Barrel Racing Buckle for her champion run around the barrels
Sunday afternoon. Jillian was followed closely by Payton Kaenel & Meghan
Rawn who came in with close times landing them in the 2nd & 3rd pay holes. In
the FCA Junior Barrels, Kelsey Jo Harbridge walked away in the top hole and is
on track to make the FCA finals this coming October in Red Deer. The Junior
Bull Riding winner Tristan Carlier was awarded a memorial buckle in memory
of the late Jordie Thompson, another local rodeo hero. In Boys Steer Riding
the number one spot was split between Kole Ashbacher & Tyrell Ward who
both scored 74 point rides.
The emphasis on youth being involved in Rodeo is continuing with rodeo
families passing on the tradition to their children through the generations.
Events like Mutton Bustin’ and Wild Pony Racing get kids involved in rodeo at
an early age, and start to foster the camaraderie, sportsmanship, and
willingness to help out one another from an early age. Parents also have the
chance to enroll their young cowboys and gals in programs like Future
Cowboys & Cowgirls, 4H Clubs, and Rodeo Schools.
Millarville, and the rest of the Diamond Valley, is known for raising top quality
rodeo competitors that span all areas of rodeo events. We’re a small piece of
rural Alberta, but we are rich in Rodeo heritage and hope to continue the
tradition of great cowboys and cowgirls for future generations.
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Millarville Community Youth
Pheasant Raise & Release Program Our program is up and running again this
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Millarville Race Track Facility Schedule – September 2011
LEGEND: CAMPSITE FULL FACILITY HALL – UPPER FARMERS MARKET INDOOR ARENA RODEO RING SAND RING QUONSET BASEBALL/SOCCER FIELD PLEASE NOTE: SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO ONGOING CHANGES, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE AT (403) 931 3411 FOR ANY SCHEDULING QUESTIONS
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