The

Dragonflyer Summer 2015 Edition

2015 Dragonfly Parade Winners

Children:

Zack Wiggins with Grandma Jocelyn

Vehicles:

1st Carmen - WWII Tank Jim/Toby DeBock

2nd Sprint Car Racing Terry Mako

Organizations:

1st Wabamun School Fundraising Association

2nd LEAPS and Boys and Girls Club of Edmonton

3rd Wabamun & District Lions’ Club

Business:

1st Social Brew

2nd Wabamun Home Hardware

3rd Wabamun Lakeside Liquor

Horses:

1st Stacey Whalen

Miscellaneous:

1st Flower Fairies Have Fun in the Sun

Cheryl Gauthier

Antique Cars:

1st 1959 Chevrolet Apache Brian Jackson

2nd 1955 Buick Fred Newman

3rd 1958 Ford Edsel Bill Wood

Congratulations! We look forward to an even bigger and better parade next year.

The Wabamun & District Lions’ Club would like to thank all of the participants who took part in the 2015 Dragonfly Parade. A special thank you to all of the volunteers who gave their time and effort to help us. All of you are greatly appreciated.

Learn how to Dance with Courtenay’s Dance Company!

I am expanding my dance school to Union Hall in Wabamun. I have been dancing for the past 20 years, I have

been teaching for 7 years. For the past 6 years I have gone to L.A. to take classes from the choreographers from

So You Think You Can Dance to further my dance training. I have taken all my Royal Academy of Dance Ballet

Exams and I have also trained in Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Lyrical and Hip Hop. I am the owner of Courtenay's

Dance Company, it is our 4th year in operation and we are excited to be coming to Wabamun. We hope to see

you in the fall at our registration night, September 9 at Union Hall from 4 - 7pm. For class info, please feel free to

call 780-963-5972 or email me at courtenaysdancecompany@gmail.com .

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Parent Workshop

10am at Library

Summer Reading

Club 10am

meet at Library

Summer Reading

Club 10am meet

at Water front Park

Summer Reading

Club 12:30pm meet

at Jubilee Hall

Village Council

Meeting 6:30pm

Civic Centre

CIB Judgment Day

Lions Bingo Jubilee Hall

Lions Bingo Jubilee Hall

Lions Bingo Jubilee Hall

Lions Bingo Jubilee Hall

The Dragonflyer welcomes submissions for community events, non-profit profiles and local news. Businesses may submit profiles that

provide a history of their involvement within the community and the activities they support.

All submissions should be in by the 20th of the month. Late submissions may be included dependant on time and space requirements.

Send your submission to news.wabamun@gmail.com. The paper is available at various locations around the Village and on the Village

website. If you wish to receive the Dragonflyer by email, send us a note with your email address and we’ll add you to the list. All sub-

missions will be subject to editing . The Dragonflyer is produced by volunteers with logistical support from the Village of Wabamun.

Garbage Pick Up

Garbage &

Recycling Pick Up

Garbage Pick Up

Garbage &

Recycling Pick Up

Organics Pick Up

Organics Pick Up

Organics Pick Up

Organics Pick Up

Organics Pick Up

The Village of Wabamun Public Library Board is looking for new members. The library board serves to manage,

regulate, organize, promote and maintain comprehensive and efficient library service in the Village of Wabamun.

If you are interested in serving on this board, please drop off a brief resume and any related experience to the

Village of Wabamun office at 5217 – 52 Street, or Fax: 780-892-2669 or

Email: admin@wabamun.ca – Title – Library Board Vacancy

The Wabamun FCSS is looking to add 2 members to our Board of Directors. We receive both provincial and

municipal funding. Some of the programs we hope to provide are family, youth, senior, and community

development programs. Be a part of the future visions of Wabamun! If you are interested in serving on this

board, please drop off a brief resume and any related experience to the Village of Wabamun office at 5217 – 52

Street, or Fax: 780-892-2669 or

Email: admin@wabamun.ca – Title – FCSS Board Vacancy

Wabamun & District Lions’ Club

50/50 Draw

June 24, 2015

Congratulations to

Joe Park, Spruce Grove

For his win of $2,546.00

Wabamun & District Lions’ Club thanks everyone who supported this project.

Summer at the Library

BE SEEN READING

Submit your favourite picture of someone “Reading in

Wabamun” and enter your name in a draw to win cool

prizes. Submit pictures by email to:

bettyl@wabamunlibrary.ca or in person at the front

desk in the library before August 21, 2015.

FREE PARENT WORKSHOP

Wednesday, August 5 at 10:00 a.m.

Jubilee Hall

Parents of children 0-6 are invited to attend a literacy

workshop presented by the Public Library.

Childcare will be provided and after the workshop you

and your children will be invited to tour the COW bus.

SUMMER READING CLUB

This year’s theme is PLAY and we look forward to

playing with you this summer.

Wednesday, August 5 we will meet beside the library

at 10:00 a.m. to play games and get ready to read and

play for the rest of the summer

Wednesday, August 12 we will meet at Waterfront Park

at 10:00 a.m. to have more fun in the sun.

Wednesday, August 19 we will meet at Jubilee Hall at

12:30 to Create and Learn with Lego.

All children 5 and over are invited to join us for any or

all of these exciting days of PLAY.

VILLAGE COUNCIL NEWS

Congratulations to Linda Christoffer for her

appointment to the Village Council.

The Village of Wabamun Council’s next meeting

will be August 4, 2015.

The regular Council meetings are the 1st and 3rd

Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in Council

Chambers, except for July & August.

COMMUNITIES IN BLOOM CLUB

Our CIB Club has been busy getting ready for the

national “Judgment Day” CIB Judges will be

touring the village on August 6th. Some of the things

you can do to beautify our village are: garden, tidy

up public spaces around your home, help out your

neighbor, arrange a block party tidy up, etc.

Our “Best Blooming Garden Contest” is back for its

fourth year. Nominate a garden or business you

know or nominate yourself. Nominations should be

submitted to Wabamun Community in Bloom club,

Box 101, Wabamun, AB T0E 2K0 before Monday,

July 13th.

The Club still needs water fairies. If you are

interested in helping water the lovely baskets and

barrels found throughout the village, or for more

information about Wabamun Community in Bloom

Club, please contact Angela Specht at 780-892-

2714.

Find them on Facebook - Wabamun CIB Club

MINECRAFT CAMP

TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2015

WABAMUN JUBILEE HALL

COST $10.00

KIDS 5 YEARS AND OVER

MUST PRE-REGISTER BEFORE JULY 17

REGISTER AT VILLAGE OFFICE

Sponsored by Wabamun & Area FCSS

Wabamun School staff & students would like to thank the many parents and community members who

volunteered with our school this past year and look forward to seeing everyone again in the fall.

The school opens for new K-9 student registrations on August 20th. 780-892-2271

Newly Re-Opened 52nd Street Market

The 52nd St. Marketplace is a new venture in the Village of Wabamun. Located at 5123 52 St, in the heart of the

village, we have 3200 s/ft of space. Part of the space is taken up in business offices and a board room. In these offices

we currently have Countryside Realty occupying 2 spaces, with 2 spaces vacant and available for rent. Anyone can

rent the boardroom which seats 10-12 comfortably around a large table. So convenient to have a food service available

for your meetings in the boardroom too.

On the opposite side of the building we have a coffee bar/kitchen occupied by Jingles Java and is open in the early part

of the day from 8am to 2pm. Along with the coffee bar we have some retail spaces occupied by local artists with their

works on display and for sale on a consignment basis. Sales for the consignment are looked after by staff at the coffee

bar. There is also retail home décor brought in by the market.

We want to be the hot spot to go to downtown, with upbeat atmosphere, nostalgia/vintage décor, and great coffee and

bakery treats. The kitchen is equipped to bake daily, with a small lunch menu. The retail part of the business is on

display each day and then the market opens up to local vendors on Saturdays from 11-2pm. There is space on the

South side of the building for outdoor vendors as well. We are currently seeking garden veggies, plants, artists’ works,

crafters, and other local small business wares. We charge a small fee for a table at the Sat Market and if you wish to

leave your wares at the market we will charge commission on sales we make at the market.

So come on over and check us out, have a coffee and a scone, see what we have to offer. Let us know what your

favorite bakery treat is and we will make it. If you know of any talented artists that are looking for a venue to display

and sell their works please have them come see us. We are also looking for musicians who would like to play for an

hour or two on Saturdays.

We are here for the community and would like to receive feedback from the community on the types of things they

would like to see on display for sale at our market. Let us know how we are doing and what we can do different to

make it work for the community.

52nd St. Marketplace is owned and operated by Joanne Hay and Craig McKinnon, and we have hired two local ladies,

Mary and Janna for the kitchen and we are looking for another part time staff member.