At the 18th annual Leadership Awards dinner last week Marg Cox was honoured as the Rotary Integrity Award winner.
She was chosen for her volunteer leadership and huge community support on a variety of causes and events. The event which was sponsored by Rotary, the Town of Okotoks and the Western Wheel, also presented Leaders of Tomorrow Awards to three students and a special Heart of Okotoks Award to a group of volunteers.
Watch next week’s Wheel for a feature on the award recipients. Congratulations to all those who were nominated.
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Alright, it is the first of May and snow or no snow it is time to clean up the Sheep River. This Saturday at 9 a.m. the job will begin. In Okotoks meet at Lions Campground to help out. In Turner Valley and Black Diamond the volunteers will get together at 9 a.m. at the Oilfields Arena. It is supposed to be a beautiful day so let’s all get out and help clean our beautiful river banks.
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Also this Saturday it is Comic Book Day at the Okotoks Public Library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come down to the Library dressed as your favourite comic book character and create your own comic strip to receive a free comic book.
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The Western Wheel Parade of Garage Sales is May 18th. To be included come on in and pay your $20 and receive a couple signs for your sale and you will be on the map. Deadline for inclusion is May 8 as it will be featured in the May 15 paper. People love a garage sale plus it is fun to clean out some prize jems that you haven’t used in years.
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When winter dumped on April 17 the Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artists show at the High River United Church was cancelled. Fortunately, the program has been rescheduled for May 8 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the church or online at highrivergiftofmusic.com.
Thank you Lord for never letting me get involved in Provincial politics. Things like the wildcat strike by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees would put me over the edge. It is so negative and brings bad blood to the surface that takes months and sometimes years to repair. I am sure in the beginning a couple employees had a legitimate complaint and because it was not dealt with properly it has turned into a war of words and now neither side can back down. Number one it should have been dealt with in the first place but an illegal walkout was not the answer either. Why can’t we find a way to bring in a third party soon as the two sides cannot agree and get it resolved. At this point no one will really win. It is now time for the Province to stand up and make the fines for the illegal walkout stick. Please don’t just sweep them under the table in the end and move on. Unions need to know that when they go against the courts they will be fined just like others who break the law. Also any union member who disobeys the back to work order should be fined and their pay deducted while not at work. If not this option just keeps getting replayed.
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