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TRACK WATCH July 2018
UPCOMING AT THE TRACK
SAVE THE DATE
July 1st, 2018 Canada Day Races
Millarville Derby VIP
July 20-22, 2018 Millarville Heritage Rodeo
MILLARVILLE RACING &
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Office Hours
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturdays
8:00 am to 2:00 pm
403-931-3411 / 403-931-2404 Box 68, Millarville, AB
T0L 1K0 www.millarvilleracetrack.com
From the MRAS President….. Greetings from the Track!
A warm welcome from the Millarville Racing and Agriculture Society!
With summer well in sight, we are gearing up for a great July 1st event
with the 113th running of the Millarville Races along with celebrating
the 151th anniversary of Canada. Races begin at 12 noon, gates open
at 10am. A part of this celebration is the 3rd annual Millarville Derby
VIP experience. See the website for further details. Thank you to
Anna DePoli and her team for leading this event.
We had a successful opening of our 2018 Farmers’ Market with the
Half Marathon bringing in well over 800 runners to the site. We
continue to see success for this event and continue to look for events
that enhance the experience of the Farmers’ Market. Thank you to
Rick Charlton for leading this event! Well done.
Thank you to Nancy Seaman and the volunteers for a successful golf
tournament. It was a great day for the event and great prizes were
shared by many.
Event planning for the Millarville Heritage Rodeo is well underway.
The 22nd rodeo will include a sanctioned FCA event and a family
Cabaret featuring the country band The Backroad Traveler Band.
On the staffing front, we welcome Karla Lawson as our bookkeeper and
our summer students helping with maintenance and front reception.
On the arena rebuild, the board approved Ironwood Building Corp. as
the design builder for the new arena. First step is for Ironwood Building
Corp., under contract, to design the arena for submission to the MD of
Foothills. Subject to funding and other customary conditions with
building permitting and similar items, we hope to have shovels in the
ground in August 2018. To that end, we have launched our $1,000
giving campaign and encourage all members to contribute to the
rebuild.
More details on the rebuild and campaign are included in this issue of
Track Watch. Remember we are building for the future!
Should you have any questions, please drop me a message at
Sincerely,
Brent Foster
MRAS President
2018 BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Brent Foster [email protected]
President
Ralph Onciul [email protected]
Vice President
Nancy Seaman [email protected]
Treasurer
Michelle Parry [email protected]
Secretary
Malcolm Sills [email protected]
Past President
Colina J Clark [email protected]
Blaine Clark
Kelly Hamzic [email protected]
Roy Mathis
John McGruther [email protected]
Bill Niles [email protected]
Brad Robson
Katrin Wittke [email protected]
111th Priddis & Millarville Fair Country Trails & Barnyard Tails - August 18 &19, 2018 Do you have your copy of the fair book yet? Hard copies are available in the MRAS office and at select locations in the MD. You can also access the book from the fair page on the MRAS website. If you have any questions or can’t find the book, contact us at [email protected] and we’ll get you fixed up. The online entry system is up and running! Log into Showorks and pick the classes you want to enter. Paper entry forms can be found in the back of the fair book. Drop off, scan and email or mail in your entries by the deadline of August 3, 2018. We have TWO NEW ways to reward our exhibitors this year:
• Early Bird Entry Draw – submit and pay for your entries by August 1 and your name will be entered into a draw for a $100 cash prize.
• Premier Exhibitor Award – points-based system for determining the exhibitor with the highest point count in each bench department – Arts & Handicrafts, Fibre Arts, Field Crops, Flowers, Home Cooking & Baking, Vegetables & Fruit and Woodworking. Winners of first, second and third place in each class will be awarded 3, 2 or 1 point respectively. In the event of a tie, the exhibitor with the most first place wins will be given the award. Winners in both Adult and Junior departments will receive a certificate and $25.
Tickets for the annual Fair raffle are selling quickly. There is one grand prize this year and it’s a good one – a hand crafted 2-seater rail porch rocker (made by our own Don Arkes), a $300 meat package from Red Deer Lake Meats, portable propane BBQ and utensil set from Rona Black Diamond. Tickets are $5 each. This is a fundraiser for the Fair and Rowan House Emergency Shelter. Watch for our booth at each Farmers’ Market and throughout Fair weekend. The draw will be made on Sunday August 19. We are looking for more volunteers for shifts from August 16 to 22 for a variety of tasks. If you want to be part of the fun, please contact Gail Dziuba at: [email protected] . She will match you up with a shift that fits with your interests, skills and availability. The only reason we can charge so little at the gate is because of tremendous community financial support. If you would like to help out, our donation form is on the MRAS website. The Fair book lists all donors on record in early April. We are truly grateful for all donations and will have complete donor lists posted in prominent locations around the racetrack on Fair weekend.
Crescent Point has been living and operating in the Southern Alberta area since 2015 when we acquired Legacy Oil + Gas. Since then, we have been heavily involved in these communities. We sponsor your very own Millarville Racing and Agricultural Society along with local food banks, libraries and recreation centers. Some of our upcoming community events include:
- Turner Valley Community Appreciation BBQ on May 31st
- Presenting Sponsor for Turner Valley Discovery Day on June 2nd
- Open Swim at Dr. Lander Memorial Swimming Pool on July 2nd
We encourage community members to join us for these fulfilled family events!
MILLARVILLE COMMUNITY LIBRARY
SUMMER HOURS
WEDNESDAYS
IN JULY AND AUGUST
10:30 AM – 7:30 PM
Regular hours will resume on
Tuesday, September 4th
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Encourage your children to keep reading over the summer by signing them up for
the Summer Reading Program at your local library. Here at Millarville we will be
running our program “Follow your Passion” on a drop-in basis, every Wednesday
from 10:30 am – 7:30 pm. The program is open to children from preschool to
grade 6 and there will be activities and crafts and of course lots of books to read!
There is also an online Teen Summer Library Experience for children between the
ages of 8-17. There will be two age categories: 8-12 and 13-17 and each will
have one winner who will receive a grand prize.
To participate in the 2018 Teen Summer Library Experience head to
teensbookingit.com. You must be between the ages of 8-17.
Submissions for each challenge can be made to the Summer Program
coordinator by e-mailing to [email protected] or at your local library.
Each challenge completed earns you points towards the grand prize. Be sure to
read the
information for each challenge carefully as some challenges earn you points AND
individual prizes!
Grand Prizes:
Ages 8-12: Sphero SPRK: App Enabled Ball
Ages 13-17: Nintendo Switch + 2 games
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Hello everyone: The tarp sale is completed, and the committee is happy
to say that it was a success!!!! We sold over 14 tarps and had 11 C&C
event drivers attend. Not bad for a first-time event like this at the MRAS
facility. The committee would also like to inform anyone interested in a
tarp that there are a few still available and can be purchased through
the MRAS. If you are interested, please call the MRAS office at 403-931-
3411 and they will be able to assist you.
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Majorville Early 1940’s Home Camp ? Sheep Creek School ? Kew
Evansville Bullville ? ? ?
Submitted by Ev Prestie & Lorretta Stabler Historical Committee
Many small communities sprung up because of the discovery of oil & gas in the Turner Valley area at this time. Some can be located by caragana bushes and rhubarb in the old town sites. Some of these communities had a store, coffee shop etc. Majorville, Bullville, Home Oil Camp and Evansville, and Kew (which was a ranching centre) were in the Millarville area. Some of the others were: Naptha, Mercury, Hartell and Longview and Royalties. Longview and Royalties were called Little New York and Little Chicago. Longview is still there, and Royalties was just on top of the hill north of Longview.
Majorville was located a few kilometres west of the hamlet of Millarville, where the first Sheep Creek School was.
Majorville Area Map Legend
1. Sheep Creek School building had 2 rooms, a library and a basement for Grades 4 – 12. It has since 1950-51 been
moved to Millarville hamlet, now known as Millarville Community School. The front 2 rooms were part of the original
school.
1A. Sheep Creek School was a one roomed school for Grades 1-3. It has since been moved to the Ballyhamage school
site which is now the Leighton Centre. The year the schools were moved, students went to school at the Home Oil Camp
Recreation Building.
2. There were two small two roomed houses called teacherages for the teacher’s residences.
3. Home Oil Tank Farm
4. Mr. and Mrs. Wheaton, Roxanne
5. Skating Rink – the men on night shift at the Tank Farm kept the rink shovelled and flooded for the kids. It was always
appreciated.
6. Tank Farm
7. John and Madge Schick, Dianne
8. Bullville - Potter, Hazen, Hagen, Posegate, Beebe, and others
9. Peats – Seth & Georgie, Mrs. Peat & Ed
10. Jackson Ranch – Bill & Esther, Fern, Ann, Murray, & Bob
11. Mr. & Mrs. Matheson, Brian & Elaine
11A. Mr. & Mrs. Poffenroth, Geraldine & Robert
12. Bill & Dorothy Bowie, Darlene & Marcia
12A. Metz- Leonard & Donna
13. The old Rancher’s Hall – A community place for everything from Christmas Concerts to dances. Now it is in Heritage
Park
14. Fisher Ranch – Joe, Jane, Jody & Peter
15. Mr. & Mrs. Sloan, Bob & Muriel
16. F. Hodgekin Ranch, Fred & Yvonne, now the home of Sandy and Judy MacKenzie
17. Ed & Marion Swiffen
18. Mr. & Mrs. Red Young, Lorna & Carol
19. Home Oil Warehouse – it’s still there
20. Mr. & Mrs. Jim Frazer, Doreen & Kay, now the home of Judy Friesen, Justin & Jolene & family
21. Mr. & Mrs. Joe Raymond – One day Mom (Merle Backs) said to my four-year-
old brother Bob, “Eat your porridge or you’re not going to get big like Uncle Joe.
Bob replied, “Gee Mom. Mrs. Raymond sure must eat a lot of porridge because she sure has a fat little tummy
on her.” Mom chuckled as she knew that Mrs. Raymond was expecting a baby any day.
22. Mr. & Mrs. John Barker
23. Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Thomson
24. Mr. & Mrs. Marrand & family
25. Mr. & Mrs. Jake Severnce, Lorraine
26. Dan & Ella Hume
27. Hans & Merle Backs, Eveline, Bob, Phylis (Gwen wasn’t born yet)
28. Vern & Velva Mowat, Darlene, Myrna & Carol. The Mowat’s and maybe others had piped
raw gas into their home, garage, and out-house. Can you imagine sitting in a warm out-
house at -30F? Such luxury!!
29. Mr. & Mrs. Bert Young, Loretta, - NO, not the movie star
30. Mr. & Mrs. Ozzie Lister (Veryl Laycraft’s parents and Ron Laycraft’s grandparents)
31. Mr. & Mrs. Ben Mitchell, Lorne
32. Home Oil Tank Farm
33. Waugh’s General Store & Coffee Shop – a cute story about the store.
One day there was a jar with a sign on it “For the Blind”. A short time later, the jar wasn’t
there. Merle Backs with change in her hand said, “Where’s the jar?”
Jean or Josphine said, “Oh, please don’t tell anyone. We needed a blind for that big
window because it was so hot in here. So, as soon as we had enough change, we took the
jar down.”
34. Sisters Jean & Josephine Waugh’s home
35. Gordon & Helen Larrat, Wally, Kathy, Wayne, & Robert. Now it is the home of Don &
Linda Peryk.
36. Mr. & Mrs. Ken Bird, Sylvia. Now is home of Al & Kelly MacKay, Alissa & Aaron. Alissa
operates MacKay Performance Horses.
37. An old original log house was on the property. Later the property was owned by Dave
Roberts & daughter Bev Stephens, called Hidden Valley Ranch.
I cannot express enough on how excited the committee is to be a part of this event and continue to bring a little heritage,
fun and excitement once again to the MRAS facility. The enthusiasm we are hearing around the communities, other
rodeos and the Millarville Heritage Rodeo Facebook page is amazing, I encourage everyone to have look, comment, share
and like.
Friday – FCA/CRA rodeo starts at 5:30pm / 6pm followed by entertainment in the Beer Gardens.
Saturday – If slack is required, this will start at 8am with the main performance beginning at 2:30pm / 3pm. The Farmers’
Market will be open at 9am to 2pm, The “kids can be cowboys” saloon will be up and running once again along with a
few additional activities. Local attractions are just being finalized and will be on display including the “Man Van”,
Canadian Reserves, MRAS historical displays, Chinook Dancers, Family Friendly Beer Gardens and more.
Sunday - FCA/CRA rodeo starts at 2:30pm / 3pm followed by entertainment in the Beer Gardens.
Volunteers – if you are interested in volunteering, please either contact the MRAS office at 403-931-3411 or e-mail at
There are still SPONSORSHIP opportunities available both big and small so please contribute to help support and keep
this community, family orientated, and cultural event alive. If you know of someone interested, please contact the MRAS
office (403-931-3411) or visit the event page under the MRAS at www.millarvilleracetrack.com.
For any additional information, please check out the MRAS web page at www.millarvilleracetrack.com/events
Thank you Shane Darling - Chair
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RECEIVE A TAX RECEIPT YOUR DONATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED AS FOLLOWS:
• Donations $100 or more qualify
• Cheques should be made out to the MD of Foothills #31
• Donation information attached to the cheque and included in the attachment to the MD the purpose of the donation – Millarville Racing and Agricultural Society
• Donation cheques should be directed to the MD Office: Administrative Office
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309 MacLeod Trail
Box 5605
High River, AB T1V 1M7
Donor information and donor address either on the cheque or attached information to the cheque, tax receipts will
be sent to this location.
A weekly delivery of donations that are received in the MRAS office will be delivered to the MD office in High River.
You have several ways to donate if you do not want a tax receipt or are donating under $100:
• E-transfer to [email protected]
• Credit Card – Call the office (403.931.3411) to make a credit card donation
• Cheque to the MRAS office at Box 68, Millarville, AB TOL 1KO
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