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June 2018 (Pdf 16Mb) bratin ele g RiverbendRaggTimes Next Deadline C Friday, August 17 Ragg_Times of Community Delivery: Sept 3 SUMMER 2018 | VOL. 35, NO. 7 A PUBLICATION OF THE RIVERBEND COMMUNITY LEAGUE TRAC Community Run/Walk A Neighbourhood Tradition By: Karin Shott unday morning of May 27 was a beautiful day for the 13th Annual TCRC, Sangea Academy-African Drumming Band, Roberts- TRAC Community Run/Walk! McClure Insurance, Booster Juice-Riverbend Square, RBC-Magrath, S This run has become a neighbourhood tradition and wouldn’t Secret Sweets, Forest of Jewels, Fountain Tire-Riverbend Square, be possible without all of our wonderful volunteers! First off, the 2018 Remedy Café, Marble Slab Creamery-Windermere, Whitemud TRAC Community Run Committee; Mike Boychuk, Sherri Jaillet-Martinez, Hills Homeowners’ Association (WHHA), Kinder Morgan, City Nicole Olivier, Karin Shott, Sue Trigg and Jessica Zapata. We also had of Edmonton, ATB-Rabbit Hill Rd., Allstate Insurance– Calgary some wonderful students from the neighbouring high schools who helped Trail, and Pet Planet–Riverbend Square. throughout the morning along the course and a large contingent of dedicated We had incredible door prize items from: community volunteers who helped with signage, registration, set up, course Infinite Fitness (included active wear and personal training sessions), marshalling etc. Special thanks to Shannen Shott and Christina Basler for The Running Room, Riverbend Hairstyling, Staples-Windermere, City of their help putting together the race packages and Ryan Henderson for Edmonton, Home Depot-Windermere, Maxim Hair & Body – Riverbend leading the runners. Square, Vines Wine Merchants, selection of toys from Mastermind Toys- A big thank you goes to the Running Room for all their expertise and Windermere, Cabela’s–Windermere, jacket from Roberts-McClure Insurance, support, and to our fabulous emcee for the event, Jessica Zapata from Staples gift card and much more! Infinite Fitness! Another big thank you to Mother Margaret Mary Catholic Post nutrition was provided by: Panago (Pizza), Save-on-Foods School for the use of the school and grounds for the morning. The A&W (watermelon & oranges), Safeway (granola bars), Secret Sweets (cookies) Root Bear was a big hit at the event as well as the Remax Jumpy Castle and Matt & Ashley’s No Frills (waters), Marble Slab (Ice Cream) and Cobbs new this year, an obstacle course! Bakery (assorted scones and muffins). As well there were many businesses Special thanks to all of our incredible sponsors: who donated items for the fantastic race packages for the participants and • Platinum: Running Room, TRAC, Remax, Infinite Fitness, Panago volunteers which included lip chaps from Brookview Dental and Miller Pizza, and A&W. Thomson, pens from RBC, a free personal training session from Infinite • Gold: Water Station Sponsors: Security Insurance Brokers, Fitness and coupons from Panago Pizza, Marble Slab, Booster Juice, Pet Brookview Dental Clinic, Alan Gee & Associates & Heritage Value, Cabela’s, MC College, and the City of Edmonton! We would also like Lawyers Office-Windermere. Also SW Magnetic Signs and Pet to recognize Shott Customs for the graphic work, Peter’s Print House for the Value–Magrath. posters and Creative Giant for the T-shirts. • Silver: Riverbend Community League and The Ragg-Times, Miller Thanks to our member community leagues of Brookview, Greater Thomson and Simply Supper. Windermere, Hodgson, Oak Hills, Ogilvie Ridge, Riverbend, Terwillegar and The Ridge for their continued support. • Bronze: Fun Team Alberta, MC College, priMED Medical Products, Brookview Community Homeowners’ Association (BCAL), Servus Race results can be found at www.resultscanada.com/results.php. Credit Union, and COBS Bread- Riverbend Square. We hope everyone enjoyed their morning and we look forward to seeing • Copper: Currents Veterinary Centre-Windermere, Second Cup- everyone next year! Photos contributed by Molly Houle and Gary Trigg. CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF COMMUNITY EDITOR Final Work Recommences at Brookside Park Sherri Henderson Bike Bumps, Grass, Fixing Defects, and Green Shack [email protected] By: Vanessa Kovacs ADVERTISING ow that the snow is gone and the warm shortly. The area surrounding this equipment is Elizabeth Emslie weather is back, work has recommenced currently fenced off. [email protected] N on the final touches at Brookside The playground officially opened in November 780-437-7108 Park. Crews are completing the bike bumps, 2017 and was enjoyed all winter by neighborhood www.riverbendonline.ca landscaping, and the refinishing of park furniture. kids and students from adjacent Brookside All work is expected to be completed by early School. With the tight timelines last fall, and the July. Once all work passes final inspection, the inevitable change in weather, crews from the City fences will come down and the new park will be of Edmonton and SG Landscaping were required fully opened for use. to delay a portion of the finishing landscaping TABLE OF CONTENTS The bike bumps portion of the park is taking work, and the completion of the bike bumps, shape now that much of the sod and crush have until this spring. One happy and unintended been laid, in addition to the installation of the consequence of the late fall construction was a SECTION PAGE wood bridge features. Sod has also been laid beautiful leaf pattern which resulted on one of Riverbend News 1-24 in the areas, where needed, surrounding the the concrete pads. The leaf-patterned concrete The Ridge Community League 11 playground area. The staging area used during fits quite nicely with the park’s natural aesthetic. Riverbend Community League 18 the build process will be seeded and reclaimed, as The City of Edmonton Green Shack program Community League Directory 23 well as the land along the rink, heading towards Brookview Community League 24 will also, once again, be running all summer out the bike bumps. This area will be fenced off so of Brookside Park. Green Shack begins on July 3 the seeding has time to take hold. and will run Monday through Friday from 10:00 Park visitors may have noticed a broken bucket am – 1:30 pm. The Flying Eagle program will be THANK YOU - RAGG spinner in the playground. The parts needed to on site in Brookside from July 4-6. Green Shack DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS! repair this defective equipment are expected to is a free, daily drop-in program for children aged Thanks to the following volunteers who arrive any day and the spinner will be repaired 6 to 12 (see pg.7 for more information). helped deliver our last issue to businesses, schools, and retirement residences. Lita Bablitz Adnan Black Jim Bradshaw Art in Our Park 2018 - Mark Your Calendars! Daryl Matter, Jihan Marjan September 15 at James Ramsey Park Christy Middleton Karin Shott By: Sue Trigg Sabine Sintenis Shelly and Leanne Stevens he 9th annual ART IN OUR PARK is on: Mary Wagner Helma Voth Joan Wood T Saturday, September 15 12:00 - 5:00 pm We’re always looking for volunteers to help us deliver copies of The Ragg-Times to schools, James Ramsey Park (15130 43 Ave NW) businesses, and retirement homes. If you can deliver The Ragg-Times seven times a year, we’d ART IN OUR PARK is a family friendly, free arts festival featuring live music and dance on two love to hear from you! stages, an Art Market, the Emerging Artists Zone, and over twenty interactive elements. Your gift of time and service would be greatly appreciated. Bring the whole family! Listen to award winning music, browse the art market, enjoy local food vendors, be creative and try your hand…or feet at one of our awesome interactive experiences. Please call 780-437-7108 or email info@ riverbendonline.ca for more details. We have incredible community engagement with over 5000 participants, volunteers, artists, musicians and presenters in attendance. Mark your calendar now; you won’t want to miss this awesome celebration of community, diversity and the arts! For more information visit our website www:artinourpark.ca or go to YEGARTinOurPark on Facebook. The opinions expressed in this publication may not necessarily be those of the publisher. No part of this publication may be reprinted without the written permission of the publisher. ** Ads Printed as Submitted ** The Glass Monkey is a comfortable, casual, family friendly restaurant located in the Lendrum Shopping Mall, just minutes from Riverbend and Terwillegar. Locally owned and operated, we are open daily from 3:30pm until 10:00pm. Closed Tuesday. We look forward to seeing you soon! Rob Filipchuk Owner 780.760.2228 www.theglassmonkey.ca 5842-111 Street 2 Summer 2018 LIVE LOCAL, GET INVOLVED, STAY INVOLVED Save the Date for Simply Supper’s 5th Annual Lemonade Stand Day Sunday, August 26, 2018 By: Kathy House s summer holidays are fast approaching, we hope you will mark and surrounding areas a special date on your calendar with a giant yellow circle! Simply for the past four years, Supper Helps is once again hoping to paint the town yellow with the raising over $215,000 Ath 5 Annual Lemonade Stand Day. The concept is simple: gather your family, for local charities. friends or neighbours together and host a lemonade stand on Sunday, August Lemonade Stand Day 26, 2018. This year’s event is in partnership with the Stollery Children’s is all about community Hospital Foundation and funds raised will be directed to the renovation of building and kids “The Beach” at the Stollery Children’s Hospital. helping kids and we We are looking for young budding philanthropists in Edmonton to join want you to be part of past junior lemon squeezers and host a stand and be part of our lemon it! movement! Simply Supper takes care of all the details supplying lemonade, Registration opens cups and a kit full of decorations to attract customers to your stand.
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