Christmas Passes For Another Year

As the Twelfth Night, signalling the end of the Christmas Season fast approaches, I look back on some of the many acts of kindness which really define our village. Here are just a few;

• The Snow Angels who voluntarily shovel snow from the walks of seniors and shut-ins.
• The Beiseker Fire Department who volunteer to do their annual Candy Cane Run each Christmas Eve.
• The Emergency Response Team and the Beiseker Fire Department, who have had to open up our Community Centre to stranded motorists at least twice in the past month!
• The volunteer drivers who drive our seniors to medical appointments in Airdrie or Calgary.
• The anonymous good Samaritans who have helped several motorists who were stuck in the snow storm, a couple of weeks ago.
• The Beiseker Volunteer Medical First Response Team who have saved so many already in their short existence!
• Those who volunteer to help seniors fill in their income tax forms each year.
• The volunteer coaches and managers who give up so much of their time to supporting our young people in team sports.
• Those who support our Food Bank here in Beiseker.
• Those who volunteer to help in village clean-up and recycling projects.
• Those who volunteer to make community events such as our Country Fair a huge success.
• Those who volunteer to mow the acres of grass out at the airport.

These are but a few generous acts of kindness found in our village.  Merry Christmas!

Quiet Halloween

We had one of the quietest Halloweens ever here on my street.  Less than 50 kids came to our door last night.  It may have been the weather and the fact that it was a school night which kept the little ghosts and zombies away.

It was also quiet in the village as far as vandalism is concerned.  I have yet to hear of any severe acts of vandalism around Beiseker.

Updates;

• Work on the Bassano Station appears to have ground to a halt again.  I'm not sure what's happening there.  Stay tuned.
• Garbage woes have pretty much dissappeared.  I forgot to mention last week that hazardous waste is still not to go in those green garbage bags heading for Drumheller, but you knew that already. 
• Remembrance Day is coming November 11.  If you attending the ceremonies in Acme, get there early.  Seating is always at a premium.
• I've heard that Beiseker Councillor Fred Walters will be presented with the Queen Elizabeth 60th Anniversary medal for his work in our community.  More on this later.
• Christmas is coming and Beiseker's Food Bank will be needing supplies.