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In conjunction with Elnora FCSS and Neighbourhood Place For further information regarding upcoming events, or to send in submissions to the Elnora Advance Newsletter, please call Helena-Elnora FCSS at 773-3920 or email elnorafcss@platinum.ca Read the Elnora Advance Online at Elnora Neighbourhood Place Click here to visit Elnora Neighbourhood Place Website or contact April at 773-3171 or fax to 773-3173
ELNORA EVENTS - 2010PLEASE NOTE: Karen Pennock is now taking bookings for the Elnora Community Hall and the Ag Building. Please call her at (403) 773-3556. Lunch is served Monday’s at the Elnora Curling Rink while the Senior’s are curling then. Friday night take-out pizza at the Elnora Café - Call 773-3666 to order. The Elnora Car Wash is open for business! Elnora FCSS is offering a Babysitting Course, so call Helena at 773-3920 if you are interested. Must be 12 or older to take it. Senior's Curl on Mondays. Call Hazel at 773-3130 if you’d like to be a spare or to curl. Regular Mixed Curling runs from Monday to Thursday evenings. Call 773-3683; 773-3551 or 755-1605 for more info. Membership fees - $45.00. You can also register on line at elnoracurlingclub.com. CURLING BONSPIELS AT ELNORAMixed - February 17th - 20th Seniors - March 3rd - 6th Contact Rob Barratt at 773-3180; Rob Aellen at 773-3531; or Gina Armstrong at 773-3753. Mondays - Fun afternoon playing shuffle board and Crokinole starting at 1 p.m. The Elnora Rec & Culture Board has skiing at the Canyon Ski Hill in Red Deer. Skiing dates are February 13th, 19th & 27th; March 5th & 13th. Friday’s it’s from 5 - 9 p.m. and on Saturdays it’s from 1 - 5 p.m. . Call Karen at 773-3556. February 8th - Adult Trivia Challenge 4:30 - 8 p.m. February 10th - Parent Council Meeting at 7;30 p.m. February 14th - Valentine’s Day - Enjoy your special day! February 14th - Pine Lake - Scotty’s Family Resort 2nd Annual Ice Fishing Derby from 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Pancake Breakfast from 7:30 - 10:30 a.m. Contact Sharon at (403) 886-4429 for more info. February 15th - Family Day February 22nd - Shop ‘til you drop day in Red Deer - call Fran at 773-2122 February 26th - 28th - All Niter at the Elnora Curling Rink. Call Bryce Pennock at 773-2292 to enter your team. March 15th - Elnora FCSS/NP Board Meeting March 25th - Flower & Bench Show Committee Meeting. Call Ellen at 773-2127 for more info. More volunteers - any age - would be welcomed. May 17th - Elnora FCSS/NP Board Meeting June 20th - Father’s Day - and a Pancake Breakfast to be held on the Elnora Museum grounds. Call Pat at 773-3937, Brenda at 773-2141 or Freda at 773-3629 for more info. June 21st - Annual General Meeting of the Elnora FCSS/NP Board July 17th, 2010 - The Annual Golf for Cancer. Call Jim/Chick at 773-3191 to register your team. August 6th & 7th -Tthe Elnora Brahma Rama August 8th - The Rumsey STARS Annual trail ride and Lynches September 20th - Elnora FCSS/NP Board Meeting November 15th - Elnora FCSS/NP Board Meeting OTHER EVENTS HAPPENING IN ELNORA ON A REGULAR BASIS - Elnora Drop-In Centre activities: Monday afternoons - Suffle Board & Crokinole at 1 p.m.Monday night - Cribbage at 7:00 p.m. Drop-In Meetings the 1st Tuesday monthly at 10 a.m. Museum Meeting the 2nd Tuesday monthly at 10 a.m. Tuesdays - Whist at 1:30 p.m. Open to everyone. If you don’t know how to play, come anyways and learn. It’s fun! Wednesday afternoons - Carpet Bowling - at the Elnora Drop-In Centre at 2:00 p.m. Call mary Logan at 773-3133 for more info. Wednesday night - Boomtown Trail Cowboy Church 7 p.m. on the second and last Wednesdays of each month at the Elnora Drop-in Centre. Call 749-2047 or 749-3186 for more info. Thursday afternoons - Euchre at people’s homes. Call Fran at 773-2122 for more info. Even if you don’t know how to play, come on out and learn. Open to everyone! Thursdays - Rural Boys and Girls Clubs meet at the Elnora Drop-In Centre from 3:30 - 8:30 p.m. Fridays - S.E.E.D.S. - An Early Literacy Program at the Elnora School Library for infants and up to age 6. Singing, snacks, books and crafts! - from 9 - 10 a.m. First Friday - Potluck at noon followed by Jam Session. Third Friday - Jan Session - call 773-2265 for more info Sundays - Community Sunday School & Adult Bible Study at 11:00 a.m. at the Elnora Drop-In Centre. --------------------------------------------------- Monthly Meetings: First Tuesday - Drop-In Meetings the at 10 a.m. March 9th - The next meeting of the Elnora & District Museum. They will be meeting the Second Tuesday every other month at 10 a.m. It’s time for work bees setting up displays, recording, etc., so volunteers are needed for this. Also please bring any items you want to have in the Museum. They are hoping to open the Museum in the SpringCall. Pat at 773-3937, Freda at 773-3629 or Brenda at 773-2141 to volunteer for more info. Second Tuesday - Village Council at 7 p.m. Every other second Tuesday - Museum at 10 a.m. (See above) First Wednesday - Legion at 7:30 p.m. Fourth Wednesday - Ag Society at 7:30 p.m. First Thursday - Elks at 8 p.m. Second Thursday - Royal Purple at 7:30 p.m. -------------------------------------------- Village of Elnora website - www.villageofelnora.comElnora Community Hall and Elnora Ag Centre bookings - call Karen Pennock at 773-3556. Churches - Sundays - Anglican at 11:15 a.m.; United at 11:30 a.m. Boomtown Sunday School for kids at 10 a.m. & adult at 11:00 a.m. at Elnora Drop-In Centre. Elnora Neighbourhood Place - call April at 773-3171 Elnora FCSS - call Helena Smith at 773-3920 Elnora 4-H Beef Club - call Helena Smith at 773-2249 Curling Club - please call Rob Barratt at 773-3180 to register for the upcoming curling season. Quilting - Call Joan Roberts at 773-3658 for more info. Ladies Volleyball Wednesday nights at the school gym. Elnora Play School is on Wednesdays from 9:15 - 11:30 a.m. in the Elnora United Church basement - let by Charmaine May from Trochu. For more info call Terrina at 391-0244. Parents & Tots Playgroup Wednesdays mornings at 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Anglican Church basement. Call Tatiana Gregory at 773-2126 for more info. Mondays from 10 - 10:34 a.m. (Except March 1st) is GYM TIME at the Elnora School. Call 773-2326 for more info. Elnora Library (phone 773-3966) - Monday & Wednesday - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday & Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Website: http://elnoralibrary.prl.ab.ca. E-mail - elnoralibrary@libs.prl.ab.ca.Elnora Community Bus - contact Betty Cheshire to book at 773-2374. For Shop-‘til you Drop - usually the 4th Monday of the month - call Fran at 773-2122. Well Baby Clinic in Elnora is the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at the Elnora Community Health Centre.
RECREATION FACILITIES Local recreation facilities include a community hall, curling rink, skating rink, baseball diamonds, walking trail, seniors' drop-in center, Legion Hall & Lounge, nine hole golf course and a fully serviced campground (with water, sewer, power, showers, and recreation area). Elnora is an amazingly active community with many groups and organizations to become involved with for all age groups. Please see the Recreation and Community Clubs contact information listed below. Municipal support services includes Handi Van Service and Home Care nursing, Senior's Drop-in Center and Family Support services through F.C.S.S.
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Elnora is located southeast 45 minutes from Red Deer, 2 hours southeast from Edmonton and 1.5 hours northeast from Calgary.
CAMPING, SIGHTS AND DAY USE AREAS
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· School- K to 9, then students are bussed to Delburne · Playground at School (includes Basketball and Volleyball courts) · Soccer Field · County baseball diamond · 2 municipal baseball diamonds · Undeveloped green space between CN tracks and 1st Avenue · Anglican Church (no minister at present) · United Church (Preschool facility in basement, Al-Anon meetings) · Legion · Community Van · Elnora Community Health Centre · Doctor's Clinic (Leased for Commercial business at present) · Senior's Manors · Pioneer Club building (Drop-In Centre) |
· Urquart's Park (west of Drop-In) · Fire Hall & Volunteer Fire Dept. (20+ firefighters) · Community Hall · Ag Building (Curling Rink, Canskate Program) · Campground- serviced sites · Playground at Campground · Walking Trail · Outdoor skating rink · Staging area for Annual Brahma- Rama · Approximately 7 acres of undeveloped recreation area · Municipal Reserve in Henry Heights · Public Utility Lot (where Welcome sign is) · Central Park (between Senior's Manor and Main Street |
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Elnora is part of the
Chinook's Edge Regional Division #5, headquarters in Innisfail.
Educational services include Elnora School, which provides
education for grades K to 9. Senior high school students are bussed
to Delburne Centralized School (1-12). There is also a playschool
program.
Red Deer College and Olds Agricultural College are within commuting distance from Elnora. Red Deer College offers a wide variety of certificate, diploma and university transfer courses, while Olds College specializes in agriculture.
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St. Mary's Health Care Center in Trochu has doctors on staff five
days per week. Full Hospital facilities are available in Red Deer
and Three Hills.
Elnora's former 10 bed Prototypical Hospital building is currently being utililzed as Elnora Community Health Centre. This building is housing many health services for residents or Elnora and area, such as: Home Care, Public Health Nurse, Physiotherapy and Lab Services.
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Elnora has a 24 member volunteer fire force with 2 pumper trucks, a
rescue bus and a 4-bay fire hall. We are serviced by the Three Hills
detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and our ambulance
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Webmaster Jean Rowland rowland@rowlandstoneworks.com 403 773-2330
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