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TRACK WATCH March 2018
UPCOMING AT THE TRACK
MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
MARCH 17th, 2018
St. Patrick’s Day Dance!!
June 15th, 2018
5th Annual MRAS GOLF Tournament
Contact the office to register!!
June 16th, 2018 Millarville Farmers’ Market Millarville Half Marathon
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From the MRAS President… Greetings from the Track. Even though it
does not seem spring is close at hand, planning for the upcoming
season is well underway. Your event committees have been busy
meeting regularly and the communication between the groups,
volunteers, board and staff is going well. Keep up the communication
and good work!
As an update on the various Board matters at MRAS; listed below are
some of the key focus points for the Board:
• The Facility and Equipment Life Cycle Committee met to consider
current projects as well as longer-term projects, taking into
consideration funding opportunities;
• Water treatment plant capacity upgrade is at the planning stage;
• Staff and a member of our Board attended the Alberta Association of
Ag Societies (AAAS) conference –
great interaction with the other AG societies;
• Review of administrative operations policy and procedures; and
• Coordination of sponsorship opportunities
We are pleased to announce that after discussions with the MD of
Foothills, council has approved partnering with MRAS to improve the
internal road at the Track. Details on how the road will be improved
will come at a later date. This is a longer-term solution which saves
on equipment and manpower costs. Thank you to Division 3
councilor Jason Parker for assisting MRAS with this capital
improvement.
Looking forward to catching up with you at the Track. As always, if
you have any questions please drop me a note at:
Brent Foster
MRAS President
You can also reach out to the Track Staff with any questions, concerns, or ideas. We are here for you, this is your community and a little piece of your country “home”: Karen – Office Receptionist – [email protected] Sarah – Bookkeeper – [email protected] Nick – Maintenance – [email protected] Melonie – Market Mgr – [email protected] Lisa – Executive Director – [email protected]
2018 BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Brent Foster [email protected]
President
Ralph Onciul [email protected]
Vice President
Nancy Seaman [email protected]
Treasurer
Michelle Parry [email protected]
Secretary
Malcolm Sills [email protected]
Past President
Colina J Clark [email protected]
Blaine Clark
Kelly Hamzic [email protected]
Roy Mathis
John McGruther [email protected]
Sandy MacKenzie
Bill Niles [email protected]
Brad Robson
2018 Millarville CHUCKWAGON & CHARIOT RACES
Only 7 months to go!!!! The Millarville Chuckwagon and Chariot Race (MCCR) committee can hardly wait for this event to start September 7th - 9th 2018.
BIG NEWS!!! The MCCR Committee and the Alberta Professional Chuckwagon & Chariot Association (APCCA) have agreed that the Millarville Race Track be the hosting facility for the 2018 APPCA FINALS!!!
If you are interested in sponsoring this awesome event, please visit the MRAS web page, EVENTS, Millarville Chuckwagon & Chariots and check out the sponsorship package. If you would like further information regarding sponsorship you can send a message to [email protected] or the MRAS office.
For any updates or news please check out the MRAS web page, MRAS track watch and Millarville Chuckwagon & Chariots Facebook page.
ATTENTION: We are looking for help in various areas of the Event. If you are interested in volunteering, please send an e-mail to: [email protected]
Thank you
Chair - Shane Darling Co-Chair – Andrew Cook
Remembering Millarville 1945
Submitted by Ev Prestie, Historical Committee
In the 1940's Millarville was one of many boomtowns in the area, part of the Turner Valley Oil Boom. This community was comprised of a few businesses and homes. Men working on the oil rigs and their families lived in portable homes (skid shacks) near to where the Millarville Community School now stands.
1. MD Office building – this was originally the office building for MD of Stockland (before it was included in the MD of Foothills). Mr. R.H. King was councillor. In 1945 the building was vacant, and Mrs. Grace Chalmers taught Sunday school there.
2. R.H. (Dick) & Margaret King, and kids Jean, Betty, Bill & Mary 3. Jack and Jessie Martin, Billy and Sheila. Jack had a two-dog team and hauled water on a
sleigh or wagon with a 45-gallon drum from the community well. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Mitchell, Dolores, Shirley, and Linda. Now this property belongs to
Paul Rishaug. 5. Drilling Contractor’s yard and office. Al was the owner/manager and their home was
5A Al’s wife Helen Grainger, Dawn, Eddie and 2 more 6. Chuck and Edith Cowan and 2 children 7. Millarville General Store & Post Office owned by Jappy and Martha Douglas, Joan, and
brother. There was also a butcher shop in the store. Approximately in 1949-50, Calgary Power came into the area, so the store purchased deep freezes and sold ice cream treats and popsicles. In June 1950, there was a huge snow storm which knocked out the power lines. So Jappy stood out in front of the store and handed out free ice cream treats as they would melt otherwise.
8. McFarlane Lumber Yard owned by Ken Jorgensen. 8B his home 9. Nate and Eileen Beebe, Vern, Mona, Margie 10. Colonel and Phyllis Gunderson, Nita, Alberta 11. Jack and Maude Robertson, Margaret (Mrs. Bob Lockhead), Bonita 12. Lampman’s Shoe Repair & Leather Shop - Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lampman, Grace,
Leslie, Alice. When getting his first horse, Bob Backs took his shoes to Mr. Lampman to have heels put on them, so he would have cowboy boots. 12 A their home. In addition to his shop, Gordon also worked on the rigs.
13. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mullen, Don, Shirley. He worked on the rigs as well as Millarville Motors.
14. Mr. and Mrs. Sewell, George, Elizabeth (Sis), Lorne 15. Mr. (Judd)and Mrs. Judson, Beth, Margaret, Mary, Donna, Finley 16. Millarville Motors, which started in 1945, was located between the store and where the
school is now. Hans Backs also had a fuel truck and delivered fuel to the rigs etc. At this time, there were no school buses except from the Home Camp. This was a townsite for Home Oil employees. Hans made a metal frame for the pick-up truck, covered it with canvas, made benches, and whoever was free at the garage would drive the Millarville children to school. In good weather we walked home. At that time, it was called Sheep Creek School, not Millarville School and was located 2 miles west of the hamlet.
17. Hans and Merle Backs, Eveline, Bob, Phyllis, Gwen. There were 3 Bobs in Grade One, so they drew names: Bob, Bobby, and Robert. Bob Backs was then Robert. 18. Orville and Mrs. Cunningham’s house had previously been Gallop’s Store 19. Community Well- the well was hand dug by Hugh Rawlinson, Hugh Wilford, and Johnny Pegler. It was about 8 feet deep, the plank cribbing was about 42 inches square with a top frame, a pulley, and a bucket. Everyone in the community got their water there. As kids, we would go with our little red wagon and 2 five gallon pails and haul water, especially on wash day. 20. Dorothy McLeod, George, Esther, Joy, and Wesley 21. Ted and Joy Rawlinson, Harry, Hugh, and Audrey. The Rawlinsons owned the land at Millarville and charged $7 each month for each lot. The houses did not have permanent foundations so were easily moved from one place to another for work. They had hand dug cellars for cool storage as well as coal/wood. Some of the houses had a “dumb waiter” which was a cupboard on a pulley to transport milk, eggs,
butter etc. from the kitchen to the cellar. 22. Bert and Grace Chalmers, Ruth, Jean, Robert, Jim, Hugh 23. Mr. and Mrs. Bird & Arlene who rode her horse to school in good weather 24. Mr. and Mrs. McNary, Verna and Joy 25. McKay Place, Angus in the original house, Bob and Janet in the new house 26. Sheep Creek School – Every June, a year end picnic was held at Jackson’s along Sheep Creek, which is now Three Point Creek. These picnics were great fun with ball games, three-leg races, and potato races, etc. Everyone came and brought food for pot luck and visited.
SQUARE BUTTE COMMUNITY INVITES
THE MRAS COMMUNITY
TO THE
SQUARE BUTTE'S 80'S RETRO DANCE.
Tease the big hair. find some shoulder pads, dress like Madonna, find Jackson's symbolic white glove. Those were the years of E.T.,
the Blues Brothers, Indiana Jones and that Jamaican Bobsled Team in the Calgary Olympics.
Square Butte provides the D.J. dance music, you provide the memories.
Plus, some of our local talent will be getting up to play some 80's
as well! So, make it a night out in your own community hall.
Saturday, March 10 doors open at 7:30pm.
Prizes awarded for best 80's costume and best 80's performer costume.
Midnight lunch provided. $25/ person. 18 to 80 years!
RSVP REQUIRED – TO GET ON THE GUEST LIST contact Karen at
[email protected] or visit www.squarebuttehall.com
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2018 Millarville Heritage Rodeo
Well it’s hard to believe that we are only 5 months away from the 22nd Millarville Heritage Rodeo which will be July 20th – 22nd 2018. The committee has been working hard over the past few months and the pieces are falling into place for the MRAS to have a fantastic and entertaining Millarville Heritage Rodeo event weekend.
If you are interested in sponsoring this awesome event, please visit the MRAS web page, EVENTS, Millarville Heritage Rodeo and check out the sponsorship package. If you would like further information regarding sponsorship you can send a message to [email protected] or the MRAS office.
For any updates or news please check out the MRAS web page, MRAS track watch and Millarville Heritage Rodeo Facebook page.
ATTENTION: We are still looking for volunteers for various jobs. If you are interested in volunteering, please send an e-mail to: [email protected] Thank you
Chair - Shane Darling Co-Chair - Evan Pugh
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Happy birthday to all the March babies! Whether a boisterous
and vibrant Aries (March 21-April 19) or an easygoing and
friendly Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20), you’re sure to have a
wonderful month welcoming in a new spring.
Here are some other great facts for anyone born this month!
• March’s flower is the daffodil, which represents hope
• The birthstone of March is the aquamarine, which symbolizes courage and bravery
• March comes from the name of the Roman god of war, Mars
• Spring officially begins in March! It starts anywhere from March 19 to March 21 every year
• Celebrity Birthdays this month include Jon Bon Jovi (3/2), Jessica Biel (3/3), Chuck Norris (3/10), Albert Einstein (3/14), Adam Levine (3/18), William Shatner (3/22), Reese Witherspoon (3/22), Lady Gaga (3/28), and Celine Dion (3/30).
• Monthly observances include American Red Cross Month, Fire Prevention Month, Women’s History Month, and National Reading Month
Here’s to hoping that this month also brings you a little luck
o’ the Irish as we celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, along with your
very special March birthday!
JOINS US FOR AN EVENING CELEBRATION ON
ST. PATRICKS DAY HERE AT THE TRACK
March 17, 2018
6:00 P.M.
Millarville Racetrack Hall
$10 per Adult ~ $5 per Child 12 and under
*Come help us celebrate the LUCK OF THE IRISH!
*Cash Bar, food for purchase, music, green beer, raffles and a few surprises!
To purchase tickets contact the MRAS Office at: 403.931.3411
By March 10, 2017
PRIZES FOR THE BEST IRISH HAT!!!
Fun Facts about St. Patrick’s Day……
• St. Patrick’s Day is an annual feast day celebrating the patron saint the day is named after.
• St. Patrick’s Day is the national holiday of Ireland and is usually celebrated on March 17.
• St. Patrick’s Day has become a popular holiday in the United States. People wear green and eat corned beef and cabbage.
• It is believed St. Patrick, a Roman-Britain-born Christian missionary, was born in the late fourth century and is credited with bringing Christianity to the Irish people.
• It is also believed St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. However, post-glacial Ireland never actually had snakes. Many believe that the term “snakes” referred to the serpent symbolism of the Druids of that time and place. Today, there are no snakes to be found!
• Most people, whether they are Irish or not, wear green on this day. One of the Irish traditions is to pinch anyone who is not wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day.
• Irish immigrants began observing the holiday in Boston in 1737 and the first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in New York City in 1766.
• Corned beef and cabbage are traditional foods eaten on this holiday.
• The shamrock, pot-of-gold and leprechauns are also associated with St. Patrick’s Day. The shamrock was worn as a badge on the lapel. Three is Ireland’s magic number and the three petals that make up the shamrock are supposed to bring good luck. The three leaves also represent the Trinity in the Christian religion.
• The leprechaun is a small Irish fairy. He is dressed like a shoemaker, with pointed shoes and hat. He also wears a leather apron. Leprechauns are supposed to be unfriendly little men who lives alone in the forest, spending all their time making shoes and guarding their treasures. If someone catches a leprechaun, he will be forced to tell where he hides all his pots of gold. However, the leprechaun must be watched at all times. If his captor looks away, the leprechaun will vanish along with his treasure.
• St. Patrick’s Day has become a holiday all around the world and for one day out of the year anyone can be Irish and join in the celebration.
Baking the Toll House Cookie Recipe
Cooking Level: Easy
• Prep: 15 min • Cooking: 9 min • Cooling time: 15 min cooling • Yields: 60
Ingredients
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened • 3/4 cup granulated sugar • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 2 large eggs • 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
RUTH GRAVES WAKEFIELD
THE WOMAN WHO INVENTED THE FIRST
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE WAS BORN IN 1905
LIKE THE MRAS!!!
Ruth Graves Wakefield (June 17, 1903 – January 10, 1977) was an American chef, best known as the inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate
chip cookie, which she created c. 1938. She was also a graduate and educator, a business owner, a chef, and an author.
Wakefield grew up in Easton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Oliver Ames High School in 1920. Wakefield was educated at Framingham State Normal
School Department of Household Arts in 1924. There, she worked as a dietitian and lectured about foods. In 1928, she and her husband Kenneth Donald
Wakefield (1897–1997) had a son, Kenneth Donald Wakefield Jr. In 1930, she and her husband bought a tourist lodge (the Toll House Inn) in the town of
Whitman, Massachusetts in Plymouth County. Located about halfway between Boston and New Bedford, it was a place where passengers had historically
paid a toll, changed horses and ate home-cooked meals. When the Wakefield’s opened their business, they named the establishment the Toll House Inn.
Ruth cooked and served all the food and soon gained local fame for her lobster dinners and desserts. The restaurant had many visitors, including
Massachusetts' Senator John F. Kennedy. Her chocolate chip cookies soon became very popular. She invented chocolate chip cookies around 1938.
She added chopped up bits from a Nestlé semi-sweet chocolate bar into a cookie. It is often incorrectly reported that the cookie was an accident, and that
Wakefield expected the chocolate chunks to melt making chocolate cookies. Wakefield stated that she deliberately invented the cookie. She said, "We had
been serving a thin butterscotch nut cookie with ice cream. Everybody seemed to love it, but I was trying to give them something different. So, I came up
with Toll House cookie."
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