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PUBLISHED BY MIND’S DESIGN STUDIO SINCE 2015 CALL 403-203-9152 FOR ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES WWW.MINDSDESIGN.CA APRIL | 2015 YOUR ONLY OFFICIAL COMMUNITY Join NEWSLETTER FOR ROCKY RIDGE & Mountain Us! ROYAL OAK PHOTO BY LOCAL Views See page 13 to find out how your picture can be featured on the cover PHOTOGRAPHER Tara Little of “Mountain Views”. More pics on page 23! CIRCULATION | 7500 HOMES AND BUSINESSES ROCKY RIDGE & ROYAL OAK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WELCOME TO YOUR NEW OFFICIAL COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER PHONE: 403-771-8979 WWW.RRROCA.ORG Pg. 2 April 2015 Thank you for supporting your community association and your local businesses! RRROCA MESSAGE President’s Message Your Official Community Newsletter We have had a busy month, welcoming new members to the board and learning how to work with each other in a new 14-person board! That number doesn’t include all the wonderful Lead volunteers we have working with us. We are truly a large group now. Thank you to all those people who have thrown their name in the ring and to those who continue to do so. Many hands make light work! It also helps us to expand the services we can offer. If you have anything you have a passion for or something you want to see happen in the community please email us and let us know. We are always open to new ideas. We still need someone to take on the Transportation Director role. As gravel truck season is about to start again, it would be great to get that position filled. Also, think about the President role. I know it seems like a big role, but it is lots of fun and with so many people helping it is no longer as time consuming as it once was. We also have a safety committee that needs some volunteers, people who have a background with first aid or who are interested in helping at events in safety roles. Email us at [email protected]. I hope you enjoyed our Random Acts of Kindness month. At the time of publishing it MountainViews wasn’t over so next month in the newsletter you will see a selection of postings. Thank TABLE OF CONTENTS: you all for participating. I know no one likes to brag but what a great thing to talk about; PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE P3 neighbors helping neighbors in small ways! IMPORTANT NUMBERS P4 Speaking of which, it’s coming up to block party season. Have you thought of hosting RRROCA CONTACTS P5 one? Every year I say I will do one for my block, but somehow I never seem to find CROWFOOT LIBRARY P6 the time to do it... let’s make a pact together to host a block party! Write to me at SPORTS AND EVENTS P8 [email protected] to remind me to do one and tell me about yours! I want to see PREVENT IT - WORKSHOP P10 some pictures posted on our Facebook page and maybe an article submitted to the VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT P11 newsletter about it. We have block party kits available to anyone to use. They have MEMBERSHIP FORM P12 lots of games, balls and equipment in them and will make your party super-easy. To book READER RECIPES P13 a kit or for some help with your party please email me. FAMILY IDEAS FOR APRIL P14 & 20 ~ Pam Nichol LADIES’ GROUP P18 & 19 “There are no passengers on spaceship earth. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ROMA P19 BOOK REVIEWS P20 We are all crew.” ~ Marshall McLuhan LETTER WRITING - ARTICLE P21 SENIOR’S CORNER P22 ROCKY RIDGE RANCH P24 & 25 CIVIC CHAT P27 CLASSIFIED ADS P30 Don’t forget - Earth Day is April 22nd, 2015 Visit earthday.org/2015 Pg. 3 April 2015 l The OFFICIAL community newsletter for Rocky Ridge and Royal Oak Your Official Newsletter MOUNTAIN VIEWS - EDITORIAL POLICY the official newsletter of the Rocky Important Ridge Royal Oak Community Association All content appears at the discretion of the Board as well as Numbers Mind’s Design Publishing. All copy may be edited due to space as ALL EMERGENCY CALLS 911 well as grammar and usage. 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Calgary Humane Society 403.205.4455 Calgary Parking Authority 403.537.7100 Calgary Senior’s Resource 403.266.6200 Call Before You Dig 1.800.242.3447 City of Calgary 211 and 311 CONCRETE CUTTING FOR City of Calgary - Parks & Rec. 403.268.3888 Elder Abuse Resource Line (65+) 403.705.3250 % BASEMENT WINDOWS Crowfoot Library 403.260.2600 10OFF AND DOORWAYS Kerby Centre for the 55 plus 403.705.3246 Cut, Supplied & Installed City Hall 403.268.2111 Mention this ad at the time of City Hall - Mayor’s Office 403.268.5622 your booking & receive 10% off. Some conditions may apply. Road Conditions – Calgary 1.877.262.4997 Crowfoot YMCA 403.547.6576 403-689-8959 [email protected] Weather Information 403.299.7878 ASAP CONCRETE CUTTING & CORING Need a bigger window? Pg. 4 April 2015 Thank you for supporting your community association and your local businesses! RRROCA CONTACTS Names and Emails Your Official Community Newsletter MOUNTAIN VIEWS, the official Rocky Ridge Royal Oak Community Association newsletter for both Rocky Ridge Phone: 403-771-8979 E-mail: [email protected] and Royal Oak, is published 11 times a year by Mind’s Design Address: PO Box 91009, RPO Royal Oak Calgary, Alberta, T3G 5W6 Studio and is delivered to the all Website: www.rrroca.org residents and local buisnesses by RRROCA Board of Directors President Pam Nichol................................................................................................................ [email protected] Vice President Ali Oonwala ..........................................................................................................................vp@rrroca.org Treasurer Paul Watson ...............................................................................................................treasurer@rrroca.org Secretary Loretta Kao ................................................................................................................secretary@rrroca.org Directors Director of Communications Jenelle Wohlberg ............................................................................................ [email protected] Director of Events Lorraine Reed-Loewen .................................................................................................. [email protected] Director of Membership Nicole Savoire ...................................................................................................... [email protected] Director of Parks Kristy-Lynn Brosowski .....................................................................................................parks@rrroca.org Director of Planning/Development Dave Spencer .............................................................................................................. [email protected] Director of Sports Tessa Sakamoto ...............................................................................................................sports@rrroca.org Director of Social Media Fatima khawaja ......................................................................................................socialmedia@rrroca.org Director of Sponsorship Karen Abbott ........................................................................................................ [email protected] Director of Volunteers Frances Kalu .............................................................................................................. [email protected] Director of Schools VACANT .......................................................................................................................schools@rrroca.org Director of Transportation VACANT ............................................................................................................transportation@rrroca.org