Issue No. 319 FREE newsletter to all Duggan residents Compliments of the July/August Duggan Community League 2007 Duggan Details www.duggancommunity.ab.ca

Pooling Resources and Pulling Together.

One of the major problems with a volunteer along her block to inform everyone of some policies/procedures/resources, I’ve tried to share organization is the sheer amount of work it suspicious activity taking place along the street. the vision of where this all could lead, it’s up to entails. The funny thing is, in my exerience The effort, while a good start, unfortunately them to give just a little bit more of themselves probably 90% of the time is spent reinventing won’t have much effect unless we are willing to to benefit the whole. The DCL will act asa the wheel. pool our resources and start pulling together. central repository for ANY useful information (of course we could use some help to organize it Case in point…we have a very active soccer All this effort has wonderful short term effects, if it comes in). council which puts on an unbeatable tournament unfortunately I, like a majority of residents here, every year. To do this, they have to call volunteers, are probably planning on being here for the long A community league is about bringing people train people, arrange sponsors, purchase supplies haul. And over the long haul, I find that few together, for sharing, for empowering our and equipment, and a whole list of other things. people are willing to keep up the solitary work community. We’ve got all the infrastructure In a few weeks, baseball will be hosting their involved to keep up their success. It’s a tiring, here, just waiting for you…it’s yours for the championship tournament and they will have to and often unacknowledged job, maybe even taking…All we need is you, and the knowledge call volunteers, train people, arrange sponsors, unappreciated. you hold. purchase supplies and equipment, and a whole list of other things…Playschool every year has to If you’re a soccer parent, ask yourself where the Again I point out, we are just doing it to call volunteers, train people, arrange fundraising, soccer tournament would be without Attinaw ourselves…YOUR inaction is making the job purchase supplies and equipment, and a whole and the few other dedicated volunteers? Are you more difficult than it needs to be. list of other things…see a pattern forming? willing to step into his shoes? Would you even know where to start? The playschool director is Will you let the fruit rot on the vine? The grapes Chances are, these groups would even target often faced with this challenge… are sweet, not sour. the same people in some cases. The problem is, everyone is busy and no one wants to take the There are complaints about crime in the area, time for one more meeting (this one between some small local efforts, yet no one comes groups) to share and DOCUMENT ideas and forward to organize the community. There is resources. Imagine how much time we could save power in a group, properly harnessed it can with a pooled knowledge of over 2500 residents? become irresistible, we’re seen it with the Chances are, you’ve all done something, or know growth of the soccer tournament. Imagine how someone or ARE someone that could save the much more powerful they’d become if they had rest of us hundreds of hours of work…imagine your knowledge and experience….imagine how what we could do with that extra time. powerful your group could become if YOU had theirs? On a more personal level, I was contacted by a neighbour who actually went door to door, all I’ve asked the groups to document their Community

League Memberships MARK YOUR CALENDARS Duggan Details Duggan Community League memberships are Don’t miss these Editor: Michelle Proctor - Ph#: 988-6203 valid for one year - September to August important dates! Distribution: Kate Steidl - Ph#: 438-9258 * $35.00 for a family [email protected] * $20.00 for singles and seniors Comments and suggestions welcome * $10.00 for kidsport (contact the office for details) DUGGAN PLAYSCHOOL Ad Rates(Prices include GST)* $ 3.50/sq inch You must be a member to participate in PARENT INFO & REGISTRATION community programs. Wednesday August 29th - 7:00 pm Published by the Duggan Community League as a service to its residents. For League Memberships or more information DUGGAN COMMUNITY call: Carol Mackechnie - Ph #: 437-3892 FALL PROGRAM REGISTRATION The Duggan Details is published as close to Tues. Sept 11th and Wed. Sept 12th month-end as possible. Submission deadlines Program Registration: 7:00-8:00 pm for 2006/2007 are: The 15th of the month for the Community Hall following months’ publication. Interested in getting your kids involved in P.O. Box 41041 RPO Petrolia, Scouts, Guides, or other community based *Submissions are welcome and encouraged from , AB T6J 6M7 programs? Come and see what’s available community members. Street Address: 3728 - 106 Street right in your own neighborhood. For hall rental information and availability: **Submissions are subject to editorial discretion Phone #: 436-6987 and please visit our website Duggan Community Hall and subject to available space. at: www.duggancommunity.ab.ca 3728 - 106 Street Three Lines Free** Executive Officers Volunteers Phone Community League Members (no corporate ads) President William A. Radvanyi 439-8831 can place a free ad in the Details up to 3 lines of Vice President Roger Plouffe 432-9108 text. Ads must be resubmitted every month, by 2nd Vice President Vacant the deadline, with preference going to new ads. Treasurer Anthony Valverde 434-0768 Kids need parents permission. Secretary Gerald Draganiuk 433-6678 Duggan Details Carriers Required: Director Volunteers Phone The Duggan Community League is looking for Membership Carol Mackechnie 437-3892 additional carriers to deliver the Duggan Details Communications Michelle Proctor 988-6203 Newsletter. You must be 14 years of age or Youth Programs Vacant younger, reliable, and willing to deliver to an Soccer Gary Brander 690-1095 assigned route once per month. Softball/Rink Randy Brezinski 434-2464 Scouts Paul Reid 434-8019 For more info contact: Kate Steidl 438-9258 Neighborhood Watch Vacant Web Master Kevin Harris 465-3452 Social Director Vacant 437-3232

Committee Chair Volunteers Phone Inventory Vacant 435-3245 BECAUSE ENOUGH Financial Review Judy Vetro 430-0937 Bylaw Review Edmund Duggan 476-1788 IS NEVER ENOUGH Policy/Procedure Edmund Duggan 476-1788 Hall Booking Vacant Board Restructure Cliff Huber 461-9854 UNLIMITED Board Transparency Roger Plouffe 432-9108 Board Orientation Katherine Burke 462-9497 TRANSACTIONS Fundraising Vacant Board/Volunteer Vacant Recruitment Membership Paul Reid 434-8019 Facilities Cliff Huber 461-9854

Contacts Volunteers Phone The NEW Unlimited Account 153 Brownies Alison Palmer 436-7658 Ask for more details. Heritage Girl Guides Nathalie Magel 462-3966 Trail at Whitemud Branch Details Distribution Kate Steidl 438-9258 4234 Calgary Trail Square Dancing Carman Dufresne 434-7227 408-7433 Bridge Club Allen Holmberg 436-8195 Singles Dances Ken Scott 437-2849 Casino Cliff Huber 461-9854 Signs John Kerr 438-4432 Custodian Jack Heer 490-0167 Accountant Murray Elliott 438-6928

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Calling all Neighborhood Duggan Skating Tradespeople Block Party Rink & Handymen The City of Edmonton We need Community Services, the your help! The Duggan Community League Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues and CTV are partnering this summer needs your expertise! to promote grass roots community building through BLOCK PARTIES! Volunteers are required for rink Over the summer months there are a number maintenance. of building and infrastructure projects which Organize an awesome evening in your the Duggan Community League needs to neighborhood and the CTV Block Party Crew Duggan boasts one of the few paved rink address in order to maintain our community could be there with cool prizes broadcasting surfaces in the City. Many of you came out hall and surrounding grounds. The projects your special event to the rest of the city. over the winter and enjoyed the rink for include: hockey and family skating. It was said we had If you are interested in spearheading and some of the best ice in the City. Now we are Sealing the concrete in the parking lot, co-ordinating a Duggan Community Block calling on you to give a little back and come the tarmacs and the skating rink Party (support and resources are available) out to help with some rink maintenance so then call the community hall @ 436-6987 you can all enjoy the rink again next year. Expand / Build a storage shed and leave a message. Assistance required includes: Replace the furnaces and heating system If someone steps up to in the hall the plate to plan the event • Re-painting the rink boards then our neighborhood • Sealing the rink pavement Re-painting the skating rink boards will receive some great publicity and who • General light repairs. The members of your Board and Executive knows, you might just are not experts in these fields and we would meet some new friends, If you can spare a few hours of your time like to tap into your knowledge and expertise and have a great time! one afternoon or evening in late June or to ensure that things are done right the first July, please let us know. The date is still time. to be determined and will depend upon the number of vounteers who are willing to help For more information If you have experience and/or expertise, or if and your availability. you are a “wanna be” in the following areas Phone: 436-6987 we need to speak with you: Contact: Lonnie - Ph #: 463-9623

Construction, Carpentry, Concrete, Drywall, Electrical, Excavating, Flooring, Framing, Gasfitting, Masonry, Plumbing, Edmonton Public Schools Roofing, Welding, etc.... Ten-Year Facilities Plan (2008 - 2017) If you can offer advice, supervise a project or want to get your hands dirty and come out to help for the benefit of your community; Did you know that Rideau Park School is one of the schools listed for a Sustainability Review under years 4 to 10 of the Edmonton Public Schools Ten-Year Facilities Plan? What does this mean? A review will be conducted to determine facility strategies. Possible outcomes include: • School / program closure or adjusting grade configuration by moving grades in or out of a school • Program Change - redesignating attendance or alternative program boundaries or adjustment of enrollment limits Please call us at: 436-6987 • Status Quo For more information visit: www.epsb.ca

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The families of the 130th Duggan Scouting group This will be my final article for the 2006-2007 You do not have to be an outdoors person to get have held our 2007 Family Camp in Long Island scouting year. I hope you have enjoyed reading involved. We have a role for everyone no matter Lake Provincial Park. We returned for a fun filled about the adventures of the 130th Duggan how much time you can give or what you know. weekend to Camp Mackinicholea. The weather Scouting Group. We have had a busy fun filled was tremendous -- not too hot and not too cold. year of activities. If you missed our program this The group is lead by the executive members Camp Mac is situated on a beautiful peninsula year, we start up again in September. – Group Commissioner, Assistant Group with a sandy beach and wonderful mixture of commissioner, Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar, trees and forest creatures. It is a perfect place for This marks my 2nd year as group commissioner Section Leaders (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts) the whole family to enjoy. and I will be turning over the leadership of our and committee members at large. Committee group to a new person for the fall. We are a members include a web master, a communications volunteer organization and each year depends on person, a fundraising coordinator (bottle drive the support of the community for leaders, parent and popcorn sales) and in Duggan our own Akela helpers, our funding and our meeting halls. I Emeritus. For more information please look at encourage each of you to think about how you our web site (http://www.dugganscouting.ca) can help to keep alive this 100 year old Canadian and other scouting sites (http://nlc.scouts.ca). If dream that has existed in Duggan since 1969. you have questions or are interested in joining

130 Duggan Scouting Group please contact one I would like to encourage parents to consider of the leaders listed below: Scouting as an activity for your youth. Scouting offers co-ed programs for youth from age 5 to 26! Beavers (5 to 7): We had a laidback time with pickup games of However it is not only a fun and exciting activity Melanie Woods 474-5493 volleyball, catch, frizz bee, and soccer. We for youth but an amazing opportunity parents Cubs (8 to 10): offered archery, canoeing, fishing, hiking, a too. These programs are a wonderful opportunity Roger Plouffe 432-9108 morning for “shore study” and the “hug-a-tree” for you to spend quality time with your children. Scouts (11 to 14/15): wilderness program to teach youth what to do Help teach them or learn with them. Karen Schneider 485-1145 if they get lost in the woods. We enjoyed our formal and informal campfires which as usual, were led by the scouts. Using the traditional “one” match and no “accelerants”, the scouts lit all the campfires and made sure that they were all safely maintained and extinguished. Around our campfires each night, we had “mug up” - our traditional hot chocolate and some tasty treats as well. We introduced a number of families to our own special version of “octopi” – hot dogs on a stick cut in a way that they fan out over the fire to resemble an octopus.

Some would say that camping is not the right term to describe the luxurious conditions at Cam Mac. We had cabins for each family with Helping your child to leave their mark electric lighting, indoor plumbing, a shower and Enrich your child's early learning experience with stories, even a laundry. For the purists, we had space songs, crafts, visitors, eld trips and free play. for more traditional scouting accommodations but we only had room for one full size RV. We 3 year old ($ 75 /month): Tues/Thurs 8:45 - 11:00 a.m. ate our sumptuous meals in the cook house, a 4 year old ($100 /month): Mon/Wed/Fri 8:45 - 11:15 a.m. spacious building with a modern kitchen, a huge grill and a walk-in fridge. In our defense, Government Subsidy Available for eligible families you must remember that we invited the whole Option to opt-out of fundrasising family, siblings (young and old), aunts and No Parent Duty Days! uncles even grandparents! There was something for everyone. PARENT INFORMATION / REGISTRATION NIGHT Wednesday August 29th - 7:00 PM Duggan Community Hall - 3728 - 106 Street

Contact Shawn - Ph#: 438-9440 Education Rideau Park School St. Augustine School 10605 - 42nd Avenue, Edmonton AB 3808 - 106 Street, Edmonton, AB 437-0010 435-4949

What a wonderful month of warm weather to Greg Poon advanced to the Semi-final of the Happy New Year! finish off our school year. June is traditionally a Journal Games Elementary Boys’ 200 metre very busy month, both academically because of Individual Event. Congratulations, Greg. Although it seems that June was just yesterday, grade 3 and 6 testing and completion of various the staff and students of St. Augustine School are units of study, and end-of-the-year fieldtrips; as Florian Schellenberg advanced to the Final of the looking forward to the start of a New Year. The well, we have our farewell to grade sixes! We Elementary Boys’ 200 metre Individual event on New Year always brings with it the excitement will miss these super role-models and wish them Saturday evening, March 17, 2007. He placed of renewing and building new relationships with all the best as they head to junior high! second overall with a very fast time of 29:45. friends and colleagues. We welcome this fall, our new Principal, Mrs. Sheron Jonzon to our As always, we can count on our fantastic Members of the Girls’ A Team are: Nadia school. volunteers to provide leadership in so many Datagni, Brittney Lees-Toro, Meagan McGill, areas. Special thanks to all of you for your Eden Giese, Amanda Jelley, Micaela Strelau, The school office will reopen for new partnership this year. It has been invaluable, and Nina Christianson, Jayden Wickman, Cassandra registrations on Monday, August 20th, 2007 from so appreciated! Grenke, Sabina Hanke, Marina Hoeppner and 9:00 to 3:00 p.m. Please call the school for more Vanesa Beka. information. It is, with sadness but also with excitement for them, that we are say a fond farewell to two very Members of the Boys’ A Team are: Jared School Schedule for September 2007 special Rideau Park teachers. Dianne Gillespie, Keehn, Evan Renz, Erik Klassen, Evan Chell, grade 2-3, and Astrid Prytuluk, kindergarten, are Joshua Mueller, Mark Klassen, River Giese, First Day of School: Tuesday, September 4th at both retiring. They have hugely impacted many, David Wentland, Florian Schellenberg, Jake 8:40 to 3:25 p.m. (Tuesday to Friday) Regular many Rideau Park students over the years and Peake, Matthew Crane and Greg Poon. Thursday Half Days begins on Thursday, will be missed! We wish them well! September 13th (dismissal at 11:55 a.m.) Runners on the Girls’ B and Boys’ B teams ran Plans for next year are well underway, and the very fast races at the Journal Games Preliminary Kindergarten: Small group days – September 4th excitement for another school year is already Competition Event on February 21, 2007. to 7th. Regular classes for kindergarten start on building. Our PAC has some exciting ideas Monday, September 10th. for next year and will be ready to put them into Members of the Girls’ B Team are: Vanesa action in September! Please consider joining us Beka, Brianna Schmidt, Marina Hoeppner, St. Augustine School continues to provide an then! Cailan Sullivan, Sabina Hanke, Cassandra excellent program for children including our Grenke, Sydney Doering, Marley Falk, Heidi many religious themes and celebrations, fun Rideau Park is an amazing school with two Peake, Courtney Gerke and Morgan Reive. days, charity events, and partnership with Queen excellent programmes – English and German Alexandra Lodge. Our teacher and school bilingual, a super staff and some terrific ways to Members of the Boys’ B Team are: Nicholas professional development, through district engage kids in their learning. Please continue to Barr, Zachary Small, River Giese, Cameron initiatives, will focus on Primary Math Skills, encourage new friends and neighbours to come Fenske, Mark Klassen, David Wentland, Brock Primary and Upper Elementary reading skills, in and check us out. Camarta, Matthew Crane and Joshua Gelacio. English as a Second Language instruction, and creative and functional writing. Our school office will open officially on Aug. Our eight outstanding managers set up the 20th. running track, took attendance, monitored the Registration for 2007-2008 School Year! halls and assisted in many different areas. Nicole Have a fun-filled, safe summer! See you in the Plunkie, Gelisa Neumann, Saskia Brumwell, Registrations for St. Augustine Afternoon fall! Alexandra Gusse, Jalisa Climie, Joey Wald, Shi Kindergarten Program and grade one to six are Ge and Chris Chao were a dedicated and loyal being accepted at the school. Students must be Robin Preece, Principal group who worked very hard each day. Thank five (5) years of age on or before March 1st, 2008 you. to be eligible for the Kindergarten program. Noon Hour Bussing available for Duggan Kindergarten Sincere appreciation and thanks are extended to students. Please call the school at 435-4949 or Mrs. Mergel and Mrs. Roth for designing and stop by the school office for more information. preparing the participation certificates for our runners and managers. Mrs. Jonzon – Principal and Journal Games – 2007 Ms. MacKnight – Assistant Principal Warmest thanks is extended to Ms. Preece, Mr. Runners from Rideau Park School competed Sieweke, Ms. Hawkins, Mrs. Winkler, Mrs. very successfully in the Edmonton Journal 29th Craigen and Ms. Puttick who assisted with Annual Indoor Games on Saturday, March 17, practices at school and supported the runners at 2007 at the (Butterdome). the Butterdome. The Girls’ A Team ran an excellent 8X200 metre Quarter-final race with a time of 4:32.70 and Thank you to Mrs. Holzer and Mrs. Gillespie advanced to the Semi-Final. The Boys’ A Team for coaching the teams during the 2007 season. advanced to the Semi-final of the Elementary Your dedication to the teams and all the hours Boys’ 8X200 Metre Relay by running a very fast spent coaching were greatly appreciated by all time of 4:21.40 in the Quarter-final. Micaela the students. We are very grateful to both of Strelau and Amanda Jelley advanced to the you. Thank you to Mr. Holzer for fine tuning Semi-final of the Journal Games Elementary our skills and taking the time to come and work Girls’ 200 Metre Individual Event on March 17, with all of us. 2007. Congratulations to both girls. DCL Sports Duggan Softball Duggan Adult SWZsoftball.com Slo-Pitch FIFA Under-20 World Cup Well this brings us to the end of the season for Duggan Adult Slo-Pitch is now in full swing, but another year. Did we achieve our objectives? there is still time to get in on all the action! June 30th - July 22nd Only the players can answer that question. I guess next years enrollment will tell the tale. Get out of the Dug-Out - Come Play! SOCCERS NEXT GENERATION The Duggan bantam ladies are registered for OF WORLD STARS IN OUR provincials on the July long weekend so there OWN BACKYARD season is not complete quite yet. They do have the game, but will have to bring the best of what Cheer Canada and the world on at they have to be successful there. They were a starting July 2nd. pleasure to watch this year, one game everything would click and they were team to be reckoned 24 nations…1 title…close to 1 BILLION with. The next game you would wonder what viewers glued to their seats when the World happen to the team you just watched 2 days ago. comes to Canada to fight for the right to That’s the game not the players. It is a difficult Soccer’s 2nd Greatest Prize… The Under game that requires a lot of different skills to 20 World Soccer Championship. come together at the same time with every pitch changing your train of thought. I have Saturday Evenings @ 7:30 pm Edmonton will host nine matches (seven mentioned this more than once, it is not a game Community League Members = $ 10.00 match days) at the Commonwealth Stadium. for everyone. Non-Members = $ 25.00 Edmonton will host Team Canada for two of their three preliminary matches. In The other team hosted by your community For more information call Randy total, Edmonton will host five preliminary league was a T-ball team and I know they had a Ph #: 434-2464 round matches, two round of 16 matches, blast honing their skills. Hope to see all of them one quarter final match, and one semi final again next year. match.

Special thanks go out to the people who made things happen this year: Duggan Volunteer

Ken Koropeski requires some recognition in Opportunities this sport. If I am not mistaken this would be his The Duggan Community League 10th consecutive year as coach. My hat goes off. currently has the following volunteer Dean Seeger did a great job with the Bantam positions available: ladies. Karl Noriff had fun with the T-ball team and hope to see him again next year. 2’nd Vice President Director of Youth Programs Decisions were made at the pre-season meeting Neighborhood Watch by: Social Director Angela Shultz Reserved individual game tickets are $10, Hall Bookings Coordinator Sharon Johnson (treasurer) $15 and $20, plus taxes and service charges. Fundraising Coordinator Sybille Mikaelsen Individual tickets for the Semi final are $30, Board / Volunteer Recruitment Cliff Huber (secretary) plus taxes and service charges. Basketball Coordinator Ken Koropeski and myself. Ball Hockey Coordinator To purchase tickets, visit www.FIFA.com Indoor Soccer Coordinator If you would like voice your opinion (which is or call toll-free 1-866-662-3452 always appreciated) the next meeting will be If you would like to get involved call us posted in this paper. at: 436-6987 and leave a message. Don’t miss out on all the action ! Until next year, Just keep swinging swinging swinging

Randy Recreation

Upcoming Events!!! Duggan Senior’s FREE Swimming DINOSAURS ALIVE ! Did you know that all Duggan Com- IN IMAX: Invitational Bridge munity League members can swim for Running until Sept 30, 2007 Club FREE every Saturday from 4-6 pm TELUS World of Science at Confederation Pool. We also have a Open 11:30 am FREE Swim over at the William Lutsky EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL STREET YMCA (1975-111 Street) on Sundays PERFORMERS FESTIVAL Play starts 12:30 pm from 5-7 p.m. July 6-15th - Sir Winston Churchill Square Cost: By donation Tuesday Contract Wednesday Contract Thursday Duplicate July 19 - 28th - Sir Winston Churchill Square Cost: Free Entrance. Tickets are $.75 each for food and beverages. Items range from one to five tickets.

CAPITAL EX PARADE Thursday July 19 - Duggan Community Hall A great way to get out together as a family Time: 10 a.m. 3728 - 106 Street and enjoy some fun and healthy physical Youth 17 years and younger will be provided Open all year - drop in activity. free transit when accompanied by a paid adult Phone - Allen 436-8195 fair on the Capital EX Parade Day, July 19 from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

CAPITAL EX FESTIVAL July 19 - 28th - Northlands Park

GRAND PRIX OF EDMONTON July 20 - 22nd - Municipal Airport Pass $50 Pit Pass $25 Website: www.grandprixedmonton.com

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS The Live Experience ! July 25 - 28th - Rexall Place, Website: www.dinosaurlive.com Barnswallow Corner Edmonton Public Tickets = $ 35- $ 70 - www.ticketmaster.ca Farm Library EDMONTON HERITAGE FESTIVAL Whitemud Crossing Branch Events August 4 - 6, - Hawrelak Park A Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) *Admission is free, but please bring along Teen Summer Reading Club a non-perishable food item to donate to the We Offer: July 1st to August 30th - Ages 13-17 years Edmonton Food Bank You sign up, you read 3 books in a row, you Fresh, local, naturally cross it off on a Tic-Tac-Toe board. Return LIPIZZANER STALLIONS grown vegetables it to the library and you’re entered to win a August 11th - Rexall Place fantastic prize. Call Karna @ 496-8339 for Cost: $25.00 - $45.00 + s. charges Weekly delivery more information. Website: www.ticketmaster.ca 30 Minute country drive Family Storytime EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FRINGE to farm (from South Thursdays, July 5 - Aug. 16th @ 10:30 am THEATRE FESTIVAL Edmonton) Drop-in - Free tickets available 15 minutes August 16 - 26, - before the program. Participation limit = 20 Here’s How... EDMONTON DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL • Pay a one-time, seasonal fee of $ 375.00 Hogwarts Grad Party August 17 - 19th, - Louise McKinney Park • Amount of vegetables is based on family of Saturday July 21st @ 2:00 pm - Ages 7-13 4 people J.K Rowling’s 7th and last book in the DUGGAN PLAYSCHOOL PARENT • Commit to 2 days to work in the garden. Harry Potter series - Harry Potter and the INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION • Pick-up your vegetables once a week Deathly Hallows - is being released. Come NIGHT (In Lansdowne). and celeberate the graduation of Harry, Ron, Wednesday August 29th - 7:00 pm and Hermione. Duggan Community Hall - 3728 - 106 Street Philosophy Cafe DCL FALL PROGRAM REGISTRATION Sunday July 29th @ 2:00 pm (Adults) Tues. Sept 11th and Wed. Sept 12th Drop in. - Topic: The Problem with Hell Doors: 6:30 pm /Registration: 7:00-8:00 pm Contact: Presenter: Joel Buenting Duggan Community Hall - 3728 - 106 Street Margot - Phone #: 387 3588 Summer Fun The Green Shack is Back !

The Duggan Community League will once again host the Green Shack Playground Progam this summer. The Green Shack playground program is a FREE drop-in program for children 6 - 12 years of age. Join the exciting games, crafts, Duggan Community music, drama and special events. League Hall The leader, wearing a blue Community Services 3728 – 106 Street T-shirt and name tag, ensures children play safely. Basketball and Playground staff have a security clearance and Street hockey, are trained in First Aid. Most importantly, our Right in your community! leaders are certified specialists in fun! Parents Get your friends together for some of the hottest basketball and street hockey this are responsible for their children and must be summer, then come on out to the tournaments! For more details check the web: available in the event of an emergency. www.edmonton.ca/youth

Dates: Special Events Looking for something different this summer? Fridays Join us at our special events, admission is Dates: July 6, 13, 20 FREE. Some of our offerings this summer are: August 3 & 10 Time: 1:30 – 3:00 pm x Late night Youth Swim x Skateboard Competitions x Pool Party Wednesdays x City Wide Street Hockey Tournament Dates: August 1 & 8 x City Wide 3 on 3 Basketball Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm Tournament

For More Information Age: 11-16 years Phone: 944-7421 Web: www.edmonton.ca/youth E-mail: [email protected]

The Green Shack is open from: Tuesday July 3rd - Friday August 24th

Monday to Thursday: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Fridays: 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Camps for Champs Sponsored by Southgate Alliance Church

SUMMER IS HERE! What are your kids doing?

Does your child enjoy being active? Building friendships? Playing or experiencing sports? Then Camps for Champs is the camp for you!

With the end of the school year fast approaching thoughts of summer plans start filling many heads; this marks the start of summer camp registration. This year we are providing full day camps where children can experience a wide variety of sports and other fun summer activities, from 9am to 3:30pm.

This summer marks our 15th season and we are offering five camps to choose from;

Sizzling Summer Sports Sampler (A) July 9 – 13 Sizzling Summer Sports Sampler with a Soccer Focus (A) July 16 – 20 Sizzling Summer Sports Sampler (B) July 30 – Aug 03 Sizzling Summer Sports Sampler with a Soccer Focus (B) Aug 13 - 17

For a registration form or more information contact: Southgate Alliance Church at 438-1713 or by email at [email protected]