January 9, 1985
Kathryn Ann was Sundre’s New Year’s baby. She was born to Sheila and Don Deucher, from Sundre, on January 5 at 10:56 a.m. and was also welcomed by her sister Christina.
January 18, 1995
Square dancers enjoyed an opportunity to practice their moves during the annual New Dancers Jamboree in Sundre on January 15 at the Sundre High School. The event, sponsored and hosted by the Sundre White Water Whirlers, attracted more than 90 participants, including many from throughout central Alberta. A potluck dinner followed the dancing. Les Gwynn, a long-time member of the Whirlers, said organizers were quite pleased with the turnout. “We had expected about eight squares (eight people per square) and we ended up with more than 15 squares,” he said. In 1980, the jamboree experienced its best-ever attendance, with 26 squares participating. The Whirlers were also preparing plans to host the 27th annual Alberta Square and Round Dance Federation convention in September, an event that was expected to bring out anywhere between 1,000 and 1,4000 people.
January 18, 2005
Sundre High School students donned their thinking caps to conjure up ideas to help the victims of the previous month’s Dec. 26 tsunami catastrophe in South Asia, which killed 160,000 people, leaving many others wounded and homeless. Students made cash donations of $2 or more in exchange for permission to sport their hats in class that Friday. However, due to low attendance as a result of cold weather, students planned to repeat the fundraiser the following Friday. “We’re one of the more fortunate countries, and we have to do something to help the ones who have nothing,” said Grade 12 student Andy Mikal, who was also the president of the student council. Over at River Valley School, students were also mobilizing efforts to raise funds, with a competition among homerooms to see who could bring in the most. “They have been coming in and saying, ‘I’m putting my allowance I made this weekend in,’ and, ‘I emptied my piggy bank,’” said teacher Di Halladay. Monies raised were being collected for the Red Cross and other relief organizations.
