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Mundare News Volume 1, Issue 5 Happy Mother’s Council Meetings: May 6 and 20 Day, Mum’s (thanks Town Stuff to Darlene for the Recycle yard: summer cartoon)! The Town needs your feedback hours - 8 a.m. to noon - May on Seconday Suites: see page 6 10 (second Saturday). Also in May: Town of Lamont’s E-waste and Household Mayor’s Corner Charlie Gargus Toxic Roundup - May 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Well, it looks like once Lamont County, Starting soon, we will post a Lamont Fire Department again we have made it Mundare Curling Club, schedule at the Town Office NOTE: The Town does NOT through another winter (no Mundare Seniors and on the website of handle blue bag recycling. If more snow, we hope?) and Centre, Recreation landscaping opportunities your blue bag wasn’t picked are heading into spring and Centre and our for the upcoming week; you up, please call the company summer with lots to look Municipal Public Library. can let Susan at the Town direct at 780-417-2282 or by forward to … the Town Your contributions are Office know if you are e-mail [email protected] hopes you were able to use much appreciated! interested in getting the garage sale and May 5 involved - or just show up! Landfill summer hours (10 Town clean-up to help get We all know how a.m.-6 p.m.) in effect as of in the spirit of the new, important volunteers are And if flowers aren’t your May 1. For info on warmer season! to so many activities in thing, don’t despair: CleanFARMS pesticide and our community - and consider the other fertilizer container I am pleased to report that there are lots of upcoming events at which recycling program, check a record number (136) of opportunities to get extra hands will no doubt be the landfill web site - volunteers and friends involved in over the greatly appreciated: stmichaellandfill.ca. were treated to a delicious weeks and months to meal and evening of come: one organization June 13 - Farmers Day Flushing of hydrants will be celebration at the MRC on that serves Mundare and Supper put on by our happening the second week Wednesday, April 19 at the relies on volunteers to Parks Society of May: signs will be posted. 10th Annual Volunteer make it run is the June 14 - Ride for Dad, Appreciation event. Lamont County Food the national fundraiser for Garbage Reminder: bags Bank. If you’d like to get Prostate Cancer can weigh no more than 25 On behalf of Town Council involved with helping kg (55 lbs.) and branches July 1 - Canada Day and Irene Talaga, our there, contact FCSS at must be bundled and no August 13-17 - Agri Daze representative on FCSS, 780-895-7751. more than 4 feet long. we would like to thank Our dedicated August 22 - FCSS for organizing the Welcome to our Public Communities in Bloom Commemoration of the event and the following for Works summer students, members, who work so Internment of Canadian their very generous Justin Serbyniuk and Kyle hard to make our Town Ukrainians in WWI. donations of door prizes for Bosvik, who started with us beautiful, could also use Town Council and staff are the evening: Yoo & Yoo on May 1 and Dotty-Anne your help - from planting looking forward to summer: Enterprises (Esso), Melton, our Ukraina Park to watering and we hope to see many of you Stawnichy’s Meat Attendant who will start the maintenance of our at all the events planned Processing, Mundare week of May 12 . Make sure inviting arrays of flowers over the hot and sunny Bakery, Mundare Servus to say hi if you see them at and plants throughout season! Credit Union, ATCO, work! the Town. All the best, Charlie Deadline for next newsletter: May 26 Volume 1, Issue 5 Mundare News Page 2 What’s Happening in Town ... MIH Auxiliary: Annual Strawberry Tea Mundare Movers are off and running! Margaret and Debby for your help. - Thursday, May 29 from 11a.m -1:30 Anybody is welcome to join us: we are Big thanks also to Frank, Ray and p.m. at the Seniors Centre. a supportive group that has running Don for tree removal work they did experience to share. You can run the Mundare Seniors—at Seniors Drop In at the MRC and to Randell and distance that is Centre: Bingo every Tuesday—7:00 Darvonda Nurseries for their help comfortable for you! p.m. Doors open at 6:00 in getting our season underway! Vegreville Minor Soccer Approx. 5 km - and As there are many clean-up and Association Soccer Fields Project we have FUN! planting projects that need to be raffle: Tickets at U-Craft-It or call Contact Morgana at done in the weeks ahead, all help Michele 780-764-2255. 780-603-0700. is welcome. There will be a From Communities in Bloom: a huge Are you interested in renaming ‘weather permitting list’ at the town thank you goes out to Jodie, Margaret, Mundare School? Construction of office, at the beginning of each Charlotte, Nadia, Cathy, Debby and the new school is to be completed this week: if you are able to come out Charlie for the clean-up work at summer, and Elk Island Public and help, that would be great. Quentin Warawa Memorial Park. This Schools wants input on whether you Hopefully we will continue to have was long overdue and is not yet support renaming the school. Please good weather! complete - but we sure made a good take a moment to complete the online Just a thought: maybe survey on EIPS or Mundare School start! buy the Mum’s in your web sites (www.eips.ca; The hanging pots for main street were life some flowers from a local nursery to www.mundareschool.ca) - survey will planted up on April 30 and May 1: celebrate Mother’s remain open until May 9. thank you to Cathy, Jodie, Marsha, Day ... Business Buzz: See important Pharmacy Information on pp. 5-6 ATB Mundare Agency has an exciting Our ATB agency has been a Servus Credit Union news … month of May, as we run our Teddies contributing member of the Double up your rewards with for Toonies campaign - raising money Mundare area since 1939, and we MasterCard. Can you use extra for the Stollery Children’s Hospital. plan to continue to serve our clients cash? What are your summer plans? We’ll be selling small Teddies ($15) for many years to come. The Tell us about your dream winter and taking entries ($2) for a draw on a Mundare Agency will be celebrating vacation. If we could save you some large Teddy, with all funds going directly its 75th anniversary in September: money, would be you be interested? to the Stollery. We will have other door we look forward to your joining us prizes - so come in and put your name for our anniversary. Watch for Spring Loan Special - 3.99% Let’s in for the draws and support the more info in the newsletter. talk. Terms and conditions apply. Are Children’s Hospital. you looking for spring renovation Mundare Bakery is a busy place money? Would you like a new ATB is also offering one of the lowest indeed: May-September hours will camper or holiday trailer? Let’s talk: rates for residential mortgages: if you be Monday 12-4; Tues.-Thurs. 9-5; 780-764-8801. are looking for a new mortgage or Fri. 9-6; Sat. 9-5; closed Sunday. thinking about moving your existing one, Mark your calendar: Servus Credit drop into our office and we’ll be glad to Congratulations to Union and Stawnichy’s Meat provide you with the information you are the winner of our Processing will be hosting a looking for. Easter basket - Farmer’s Day breakfast on June 13 Autumn and Randi. - more details to come … ATB Financial Agencies across the Hope you enjoyed! province (132 Agencies) are privately Landscaping Plus: be the envy of your neighbor - let us take care of owned businesses that donate to Pre-order something special for your yard: $30-$35 for Town size lots community organizations: these are Mother’s Day - May 11. We’ll be (Seniors Discount 10%) includes personal donations, not corporate offering chocolate dipped grass cutting, raking, trimming, dollars, as well as the volunteer hours, strawberries and individual fertilizing, outside window cleaning, which are exactly that: no one is getting cheesecakes: Happy Mother’s Day, and more Book now: 780-764-3808 paid! all you super Mom’s! Deadline for next newsletter: May 26 Volume 1, Issue 5 Mundare News Page 3 Clara’s Big Ride - Fire Department Tips minimum of 6” high) do not require a Going the distance for concrete or gravel base. Mental Health - I have seen my first robin, so I am All openings in the fire pit must be Monday, June 2 - officially declaring that Spring has covered with a metal spark arrestor Pysanka Park, arrived. with a maximum hole size of 1/4”. Vegreville from 2-3 p.m. And Stamp out Stigma - Let’s Talk: With the sometimes warm weather, we Fire pits cannot be located in the Vegreville Arena 5-7 p.m. are all getting excited about cleaning front yard. up our yards and getting our flowers Material capable of extinguishing the and gardens: this means raking grass fire must be within 6.5 feet from the Two important Alberta Health and getting rid of all the debris that fire pit.