HIgHLANDS • BELLEVUE HigHigHHligligHHtsts M a g a ZI n E SEPTEMBER 2013 ISSuE 10 Photo BARB MARTOWSKI The sun shone brightly on the annual Highlands Pancake Breakfast on July 20, and folks were all smiles as they lined up to get some of the perfectly flipped Jacks from Past President Susan Petrina-Prettie. Big thanks go out to Mandolin Books for its tasty coffee, Remax, Northlands and all the volunteers – and you, for making it such a successful day. In this issue... Parents reject budget cuts and take over Virginia Park Seniors Complex These champs are strutting their stuff a valued program appealed long before it was needed and you can join them See page 12 See Page 20 See Page 32 Now that the city made its decision, it’s A great event where artists and People fought hard and died for this – time to put on the window dressing artisans shine are we too apathetic to appreciate it? See Page 16 See Page 29 See The Final Word on pg 39 HIgHlandS CoMMunITy lEaguE • 6112 113 avE. BEllEvuE CoMMunITy lEaguE • 7308 112 avE. Highlights Magazine September 2013 Advertising Shauna Larkin Highlights Section Index Published quarterly by members of [email protected] the Highlands/Bellevue Presidents’ Message ..................... pages 4 & 5 Arie Jol 780-474-0535 communities in conjunction with Letters to the Editor ..............................page 6 Distribution & contributor Features ................................................. page 7 the Highlands/Bellevue Commu- City/Civic News .................................. page 16 nity Leagues. Debbie Petit Community News ............................... page 19 [email protected] League News........................................page 26 Next deadline: October 18 Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle .......... page 28 Contributing writers Sports .................................................. page 32 Senior Editor & contributor Adam Kneesbent Programs..............................................page 35 Barb Martowski Anita Jenkins League Contacts...................................page 36 [email protected] Elizabeth Johannson Advertising list/Rate card....................page 38 The Final Word....................................page 39 Copyeditor & contributor Grace Kelly Herb Gale Christine Bremner Howard Lawrence [email protected] Printed by Scope Printing Janice Fleming-Weeks 780-474-8928 Business John Tidridge John Tidridge: 780-474-1594 Karin Nelson HigHligHts HA HA [email protected] Rhoda McDonough Rhys Bailey “My mother never gave up on me. I messed Photography up a lot in school so much, they were sending William and Susan Prettie Ruth Carr me home, but my mother would send me right [email protected] Susan Ruttan back.” Ted Smith – Denzel Washington. Production/Design Laura England American actor, film director and film producer [email protected] PAGE 2 • HIGHLANDS BELLEVUE HIGHLIGHTS EDITOR’S MESSAGE ULTRAVIOLET TANNING RELAX. REJUVENATE. TAN. VITAMIN D AWARENESS 97% of Canadians are Vitamin D deficient at some point in the year. www.vitamindsociety.org TANNING...LOOK GOOD. FEEL GREAT! ALL NEW CUSTOMERS FIRST TAN ON US! And receive additional 100 minutes FREE ($45 Savings) to any MINUTE PACKAGE that you buy! 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Here are some things raised some concerns, but little I knew the people who that have crossed my plate as police have assured us that live all around me. your new Highlands president: service to our neighbourhood More good stuff is com- Final work on our High- will not be affected. ing, for sure, but it takes work. lands Park improvements. Our annual pancake My hope is that people will Watching the kids frolic in breakfast on July 20. Board offer to help as their time and the new spray deck repaid our member Barb Martowski took talents permit. If you’re willing Susan Ruttan efforts on this big project. Past- the lead on this one, with her to be on a volunteer list, please keeping in touch and I hope, if president Susan Prettie led the usual skill. contact our volunteer director you haven’t already, that you team on this. Our under-12 boys’ soccer Brett Farquharson at friend the page. New event volunteer@ team won the city champion- The next community event highlandscommunity.ca Summerfest on Ada, our ship this year. It’s a tribute to will be the annual city-wide new summer festival, was a Highlands soccer director Rhys That way, when we’re Community League Day, Sat- wondrous success. The day- Bailey, who has organized a looking for a pancake flipper urday, Sept. 21 – see you there. long event in Martel Park on huge soccer program, and to or a membership table staffer You can reach me at Ada Boulevard was mellow, the coaches and the kids. or a nail hammerer, we can president@ friendly, with people relaxing Conversations send a shout-out to people on highlandscommunity.ca under the shade trees as they Across Highlands this our list. munched on kebabs and lis- summer, conversations have You may have noticed tened to five local bands. Many been going on around the that I’ve started posting short thanks to board members Dan Abundant Community proj- community updates on the Reitveld and Geoff Lilge for ect, headed by former board HIGHLIGHTS facebook page; organizing this great event – member Howard Lawrence. the page is a great vehicle for PAGE 4 • HIGHLANDS BELLEVUE HIGHLIGHTS BELLEVUE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Great rewards for being a Bellevue member By JANICE FLEMING once again to capacity for the Movie Night WEEKS second year! On Friday, Sept. 20, Summer has been busy We had our sign up on Au- Bellevue will be having this year with events happen- gust 28 for Ballroom Dancing, an outdoor family movie ing in Bellevue community. pottery classes or the Bellevue night in our parking lot in On July 1st, we hosted a table Children’s Program. Registra- partnership with Edmonton at Canada Day in Borden Park tion went very well, but there’s Northlands. to join the celebrations. always room for more. We ask that you bring We gave out watermelon Community League Day – a lawn chair and come and apples along with infor- Sept 7 early. We will be selling mation on our programs and We are having our annual hotdogs, popcorn, refresh- Janice Fleming Weeks upcoming events. There was Community League Day on ments and will have some Cost is $25 for a family, a fantastic turnout that day of Saturday, Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. – door prizes. The movie will $15 for two adults, $10 for a families. 3 p.m. at Bellevue Hall. start at 7:30 p.m. single adult and $5 for seniors. On July 10, DECSA This year, we are com- Community Swim & Memberships also give hosted its annual pancake bining a trade show (busi- Membership Benefits you discounts at our commu- breakfast for the community nesses, schools, groups hosting Make sure you use our nity league programs, and the at their school location – 71 information tables) with a car unique salt water pool at East- University of Alberta Technol- Street and 115 Avenue. They show and shine with several glen Pool with your commu- ogy Training Centre is offering always serve an excellent car clubs. nity league membership. 25% discount on all public breakfast of pancakes with We are also having a The free swim takes place courses to Bellevue Commu- strawberries, whipped cream, petting zoo for the kids, sell- Sundays from noon to 2 p.m. nity League Members; their eggs and sausage. ing memberships and Rick Memberships can be pur- website - www.ttc.ualberta.ca Happy to help McAdie will be cooking the chased from Grace Kelly, our You can always reach me Beth Roehler, DECSA’s delicious hamburgers that he is membership director or any at [email protected] community liaison needed the so good at! member of our board. support of Bellevue to access We will have lots of door a grant for this event. We were prizes, so make sure you fill more than happy to support out an entry form. New this DECSA in this endeavour. year will be a display of some Bellevue took part in the of our past presidents from Front Yards in Bloom nomina- Bellevue Community. tions this year. LeeAnn Wright This is part of the Heritage and I nominated 17 front yards Local project for which we in Bellevue. It was great to see received a grant from the City so many residents participating of Edmonton Heritage Council. with such a variety of styles! Our artist, Robbin Martin, The Bellevue Daycamp has made portraits of the previ- ran August 6 to 9 for 3-6 year ous historical board members olds. Rumble in the Jungle of Bellevue community. A was a daycamp put on by the biography of each will accom- City of Edmonton. It was filled pany the picture. SEPTEMBER 2013 • PAGE 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Controversy continues – time to move on Dear Editor; On the other hand, as Barb and I (a freelance writer) and oth- I have lived in this neighborhood for over 20 years, and com- ers who work in journalism, PR and advertising well know, bad mend those who put together HIGHLIGHTS, as I enjoy receiving news does sell newspapers.