Rodeo season is in full swing around the province. Carstairs's Beef & Barley Days is quickly approaching and this year the theme is a salute to STARS.
They ask that you wear red in support of this extremely important and valuable service. Did you know that Carstairs & District Lions Club helped raise the seed money for STARS in Alberta?
I'll be getting more details about how all this transpired, but when the Lions club here started to do fundraising for it, well other clubs around the province came on board as well. Donors started contributing directly and bada-bing, bada-boom, STARS got off the ground (pun intended).
Summer is an excellent time for many different kinds of activities. The Carstairs library puts on several entertaining events over the summer and one of them is the Summer Reading Program.
From July 9 to Aug. 16 there are games, crafts, books, guest speakers, and just all around fun! Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. is reserved for six to eight year olds, and nine to 12 year olds get in on the action on Thursdays. What a great way to enjoy summer and reduce the learning loss.
And if you weren't yet aware, our esteemed librarian Joanne retires June 30 after many years of service to this community. A new librarian will be joining the staff in July, so I hope we can all make it out to the library to welcome this individual to Carstairs.
Wildlife is a part of our life out in the country and we have to learn to co-exist with these amazing creatures. Deborah Smith recently encountered a bat taking refuge near her home. She suspects that a predator had disturbed its sleep but it has moved onto greener pastures.
There's an adorable little fox family out by the arena, we see deer and moose often, and so I thought it would be a good idea to reach out to the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC).
According to Katrina Jansen, the best thing to do when encountering wildlife is to keep our distance. Seemingly kind actions, such as feeding or petting wild animals, can have serious consequences for both them and the humans in contact with them. The best thing to do to keep everyone safe is to contact AIWC before attempting to help any wild animal. Their number is (403) 946-2361.
