At the annual general meeting of the Sheep Creek Arts Council, our new logo and the web page were introduced after many months of effort and coordination by our vice-president Brenda Thompson.
The photo on the home page of the website, showing the Sheep River in all its splendour, was taken by Michael Hullah, a member of the Diamond Valley Camera Club, and the web design was by High Country Web Design of Okotoks.
Jackie Brassard, SCAC president, and Brenda Thompson collaborated on the design of the new logo which also includes a modernized ram as well as the Sheep River. It is hoped that the web page will allow our members a simple way to keep up to date on the activities of the Sheep Creek Arts Council as well as a means of registering for classes on line. The website address is: www.sheepcreekarts.ca
Some new faces were welcomed on the Sheep Creek Arts Council executive. The treasurer is now Barbara Ducharme and the new secretary is Sheila Virgo. Presentations of Bernie Brown prints were made to the retiring treasurer Linda Schaal and her helper Helen Winthrop, both of whom were thanked for their many hours given to serve the council. Muriel Dais, outgoing secretary, also received a Brown print for which she thanked the members, but she will be continuing as a director of the council.
The arts council wishes to remind students that we provide two $500 scholarships for students who live within the Oilfields High School bus zone and who wish to study some aspect of the arts (music, drama, fine art, journalism, architecture, etc.) at a post secondary institution. Application information is available from guidance counselors in the local schools or by contacting Mrs. Dais at 403-933-4578. Completed applications must be received by the Sheep Creek Arts Council before Sept. 1.
The annual Rhubarb Festival and Quilt Show planning is well under way. Everything rhubarb will be available at the tea, held in the Valley Neighbours’ Club in Turner Valley on June 4 beginning at 1 p.m. The bake sale will begin at 11 a.m. after the Diamond Valley Parade is over. Again this year, Stuart Cannon’s antique truck, driven by his son-in-law Doug Lansdell, will carry the Rhubarb Festival signs in the parade and will lead patrons over to the Sheep Creek Arts Council parking lot on Sunset Boulevard. The quilt show promises to be a colourful feast for the eyes and the tea will feature rhubarb crisp or pie to tempt the tastebuds.
