MARCH 2020 DELIVERED MONTHLY TO 4,600 HOUSEHOLDS your NOLANSAGE HILL HILL BRINGING NOLAN HILL AND SAGE HILL RESIDENTS TOGETHER Cambridge Opening Manor June 2020 Introducing Cambridge Manor The Brenda Strafford Foundation’s newest seniors wellness community The Brenda Strafford Foundation was in University District, NW Calgary’s newest urban neighbourhood. proudly awarded ‘Accreditation with Cambridge Manor | University District Exemplary Status’ (Accreditation Canada) 403-536-8675 and ‘Innovator of the Year’ (Alberta [email protected] Continuing Care Association) in 2018. Visit us online at: cambridgemanor.ca | theBSF.ca CONTENTS 5 REAL ESTATE UPDATE 6 GUIDES CANADA: NITANISAK DISTRICT 8 RESIDENT PERSPECTIVES: KISS YOUR INARTICULATENESS GOODBYE! THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE BLARNEY STONE 10 RESIDENT PERSPECTIVES: 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR FURNACE 11 CALGARY WILDLIFE: WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY IS FOR EVERYONE! 15 BUSINESS CLASSIFIEDS 16 CRIME STATISTICS 18 #INSTAGRAMMINGHISTORY: THE PALACE THEATRE 6 8 10 11 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed within any published article, report or submission reflect those of the author and should not be considered to reflect those of Great News Media. The information contained in this newsletter is believed to be accurate but is not warranted to be so. Great News Media does not endorse any person or persons advertising in this newsletter. Publication of any advertisements should not be considered an endorsement of any goods or services. 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June 2019 $499,999 $522,500 Services Restaurants Medical/Dental May 2019 $533,400 $515,000 Bow Valley Credit Union Tim Horton’s Smile Code Dental April 2019 $472,000 $462,500 Happy Nails Papa Murphy’s Care @ Sage Hill Medical Clinic March 2019 $459,900 $440,000 Denim & Smith Barbershops Dragon Boat Vietnamese NW Physio & Massage Co-Op Liquor (Now Open) Leopold’s Tavern February 2019 $509,450 $495,000 Co-Op Gas (Now Open) Bow Tie Pizza 30 Minute HIT Tasty Point Hot Pot To view more detailed information that comprise the above MLS averages please visit nol.mycalgary.com or sgh.mycalgary.com NOLAN HILL • SAGE HILL I M A R C H 2 0 2 0 5 NITANISAK DISTRICT YOUR NOLAN HILL / SAGE HILL ELECTED OFFICIALS (Edgemont, Evanston, Hamptons, Hidden Valley, Hanson Ranch, Kincora, MP Pat Kelly Nolan Hill, Sherwood and Sage Hill) Calgary Rocky Ridge The 170th Sparks, despite being a small unit, have been 202, 400 Crowfoot Crescent NW doing big things! In December we closed out the year by Calgary, Alberta T3G 5H6 participating in a caroling event for a local Seniors Resi- Phone: 403-282-7980 dence. We had a fun Christmas celebration with them, and Fax: 403-282-3587 the girls were all given a Camp Hat for Christmas—great Email: [email protected] for the hat crafts we’ve been working on! We were also very excited to participate in our first ever Cookie Stand! In the new year, we kicked off with activities from the Ex- plore Identities Program Area. The girls have been learn- Councillor Joe Magliocca ing about what it means to have a good friendship. We’ve Ward 2 Office P.O. Box 2100, Station M explored this through creating a unit friendship banner. Calgary, AB, CanadaT2P 2M5 We’ve also looked at what makes each of us unit and what Phone: 403-268-2430 do we love about ourselves. This was expressed with an Af- Fax: 403-268-3823 firmations Board. We shared our friendship and uniqueness Email: [email protected] at Bring a Friend night which was a huge success! Web: www.calgary.ca/ward2 Cookie season will be upon us in March—classic chocolate and vanilla cookies! Yum. Girls will be out at the local stores such as Sage Hill Walmart and Edgemont Superstore as well Honourable Jason Luan (UCP) as selling cookies door to door. Thank you for your support of MLA for Calgary-Foothills these young entrepreneurs. Proceeds from the sale of cook- [email protected] ies go towards their camps, events, sleepovers, etc. And it is a great way for the girls to learn to interact with members of the public in a courteous manner. 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Draw will be made March 6, 2020. 235 SAGE VALLEY COMMON NW NOLAN HILL • SAGE HILL I M A R C H 2 0 2 0 7 RESIDENT PERSPECTIVES aving written about leprechauns last year in March, to see the Queen to appeal his circumstance, but he was I figured it would be a bit redundant to do so again. troubled as he did not believe could persuade her to change But I struggled with coming up with something tied her mind. As he set out, he met an old woman who told him into St. Patrick’s Day that wasn’t too obscure to find material about the stone built into the castle and its ability to grant on, while also not picking something so broad as to write a eloquent speech. In this version of the story, the stone was small novel. In the end, I settled on the Blarney Stone. built in secret part of the castle, and Cormac was able to find it and kiss it successfully.