What's happening in February

Okay,  I 'm going to sneak in a couple of January events as well

January
Sat. 28     Art Attack (Free family activity)     11am-4pm     Three Hills Community Center

February  
Sat.  4     Reboth Silent Auction & Dinner                 5:30            Bethel Evangelical  Missionary Church

Tues. 14  Ghostpine Ladies'Valentines Day Tea         2-4pm       Three Hills Community Center

Mon. 20  Family Day Free Swim                              2:30-5pm   Three Hills Aquatic Center

Mon. 20  Family Day Free Skate                              1-3pm        Three Hills Centennial Place (Arena)

Centennial Baby

Drum roll please......

the Centennial Baby is Nazlynn Marie Toews,

born at 4:08 pm, January 2, 2012 at the Three Hills Health Care Centre.

 

100 gifts were donated by various businesses,

 organizations and individuals and presented to the lucky little girl.

 

Her parents are Kaitlyn Boekema and Matthew Toews of Linden. Big brother is Xzander Jay Toews.

Terry Diack (Centennial Chairperson), Tim Shearlaw (Mayor of Three Hills)

 and Sharon Lee ( member of the Centennial Commitee)

 were on hand to present the gifts to the family

Message from the Chair #2

Well,
things are starting to shape up.
It's ironic that NOW, that it is officially 2012,
our committee is starting to pull the rabbits out of the hat.

You may have noticed that there is now a "Calendar" on this blog
and that events are being added to it fairly often.

I am still on the hunt for some confirmed dates,
so if you are involved in any events that should be listed please, please contact me.

Our timetable for the July Weekend Celebration is also coming together nicely.
Our aim is to have events to entertain "all" age groups.

I suppose the good thing about this cold (scratch that) FREEZING Alberta weather
is that it gives me time to do some research,
Did you know that we have four celebrities that were raised in Three Hills
Willie de Wit-- won the Heavyweight silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Actress Erica Durance, known for her role as Lois Lane on the hit WB Network TV show Smallville
Phil Callaway, Best-selling author and humorist was born in and still resides in Three Hills.
Singer Paul Janz who had a string of popular hits in Canada between 1985–1993
(I must confess that thanks to the power of Google and Wikipedia I was able to access this information without leaving the comfort of my easy chair)

Hmmmm,
wonder if they want to come for our Centennial Celebration.

#1--Centennial Tree Burn & Winter Celebration

Our first offical event

Three Hills Centennial Christmas Tree Burn and Winter Celebration

DATE: Saturday,January 14, 2012

TIME: 6:00 PM

PLACE: Three Hills Ball Diamonds - south of the hospital

COST:  No charge!

The Town of Three Hills and the Chamber of Commerce is hosting a winter celebration
 and the entire Three Hills Community is invited to join in!

We’ll have plenty to do and see:
 giant bonfire & Christmas tree burn, hot dogs and hot chocolate
 (hot chocolate compliments of IGA).
 A spectacular fireworks display will begin around 6:45 PM.

Town staff will be collecting Christmas trees on Friday January 6^th & 13^th.
 Please place your tree in the front yard to be picked up.

Break up the January blahs - bring your whole family & have some fun!

I wonder how many "hundreds" of people will join us??

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And

we have our "Centennial" Baby

Pictures and more details to follow later this month

Message from the Chair

100 Years of Yesterday

One hundred years ago, our town was just a village,

 just a speck on the prairie landscape.

 I wondered what our town was like, back then.

 Back in 1912, when the railroad came to town?
So I took a little trip, all the way down to the  Old Firehall. 

 And here, I found  the Kneehill Model Railroad Association--re-creating a bit of Three Hills’ history.  Every Thursday nite, this dedicated group  meets at the Old Firehall to work on the construction of a model of our town as it was in 1912,  the year the railroad came to town.

When finished, their model railroad will depict a portion of our town as it was in 1912.

They plan to have up to eight different trains run on the track,

showcasing how trains have changed over time,

as well as photos and information on how the train has benefited our community.  

The railway was a huge benefit to our community in the early years.  

I remember when the passenger train stopped in Three Hills,

and how, twice a year,

 that train would bring my Baba ( Ukrainian grandmother) from northern Alberta to visit us.

I am sure many of you have memories of the old passenger train.

Memories of family and friend that rode it.


This is an awesome Centennial project.  And the location is perfect. 

 When their project is complete,

 all they will have to do, is open up the big doors on the firehall, and you can step back in time.

This group is not lacking in enthusiasm, although they are a  short on funds.

  If you would like to help this group please send your donation to:

Kneehill Model Railroad Association, Box 803, Three Hills, AB, T0M 2A0

  If your group is planning a Centennial project, please let me know.