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COMMUNITY EVENTS

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Millet Lions:
Meetings every 1st & 3rd Mon. @ 7:30 pm.

Saturday, March 13
Habitat for Humanity: Help build someone’s dream! Fundraising concert hosted by Thanes Music Shop @ Memorial Centre, 3-6 pm. Tickets & info: 780-352-2406.
Rolly View Red?Cross Bake Sale & BBQ: Burgers, hotdogs, goodies & a raffle. 11 am-1 pm @ Rolly View Hall.
Grace Lutheran Church: Join us for cinnamon buns & coffee. 8:30-10:30 am. Everyone welcome!
Yeoford Community Hall: Silent Auction & Roast Beef Supper. Cocktails 5 pm, Supper 6 pm.
New Sweden Church: Ladies Retreat @ Angus Ridge Hall. Guest Speaker: Rosemary Flaaten. To register/info: 780-352-6372.
Central Community Hall: Annual Roast Beef Supper, 6-8 pm. Advance tickets only. 780-352-3046/9960.
Thorsby United Church: Ham & Bean Supper & Silent Auction. 6 pm @ Thorsby Comm. Hall. Enjoy a great supper & live fiddle music. Info: 780-955-4571.
Red Hat Ladies (Aquatic Queens): Bake Sale, Market Place & much more @ Telford House Senior Centre, Leduc. 10 am-3 pm.
Fletcher Community Assoc: Spring Dance @ Comm. Hall. Live entertainment by Country Friends. Dance 8 pm. Info: 780-352-6365/3495.
Covenant Christian School: Annual Family Marketplace & Auction in Leduc. Starts @ 10 am. Lots of activities, silent auction items to bid on, live auction  @ 1 pm. Info: 780-986-8353.

Monday, March 15
Wet. Horticultural Society: Reg. Meeting, 7 pm @ Wet. library. Guest speaker Ken Campbell, the developer of UltraGrowth.

Tuesday, March 16
Twilighters’ Cribbage: 1:30 pm @ Wet. Seniors’ Centre. Info: 780-352-2332.
Wet. Genealogical Society: Regular Meeting, 7 pm @ City of  Wet. Archives. Info: 780-352-0069.
Millet Harvest Fair Organizational Meeting: 8 pm @ Millet Agriplex. Everyone welcome! Info: 780-387-4244.
Immanuel Anglican Church: Annual Lenten Lunches. Theme: Luke’s one-hi-wonders, stories unique to his gospel. This week:  Zacchaeus.  Rev. Ruth Lumax (First United). 12-1 pm.

Wednesday, March 17
Wetaskiwin Legion #86: Invites you to join us in St. Patrick’s Day frivolity! Irish stew, darts, Celtic music starts at 5 pm. Info: 780-352-2662.
Alder Flats Ag Society: Regular Meeting, 7 pm @ Community Centre. 780-388-3318.
Wet. Synergy Meeting: 4-6 pm @ Angus Ridge Hall. Info: Krista Waters @ kwaters@xplornet.com.

Thursday, March 18
Wetaskiwin Word Weavers Writers Group: Hosting authors, the Bairds in W.C.H.S. cafeteria, 6:30-8:30 pm. Bring a potluck snack. Info: 780-387-4172.
Wilton Park Community Jamboree: Every 4th Sat. of month. 7:30 pm. 780-985-2478 or 780-985-3200.
Leduc & District Horticulture Society: Monthly meeting, 7-9 pm @ Leduc Civic Center. 780-387-5156.

Saturday, March 20
St. Patrick’s Irish Stew Social: 6 pm @ Royal Canadian Legion, Leduc. Hosted by St. Paul’s Anglican Church. Proceeds to help bring clean water to Africa. Info: 780-986-3428.
Wetaskiwin Art Club: Basic acrylic painting workshop w/ local artist Tyler Thompson. 10 am-4 pm @ Arts & Craft Centre. Info: 780-352-3592.

Tuesday, March 23
East/West Millet Rural Fire Dept. Society: Annual Meeting, 8 pm @ Millet Fire Hall.
Burnt Wood ‘06’ Metis Local: Special meeting, 7:30 pm in basement of Moose Lodge in Wet. Anyone interested in joining the Metis Cadets Corps please attend. Info: 780-361-6019 or 780-312-7443.

Friday, March 26
Daffodil Day: In Thorsby, Warburg & Breton in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Info: 780-848-2716.
Supper & Old Time Dance: 6:30 pm @ Falun Comm. Hall. Ticket cut off 19th. 780-352-7408 country sales, 352-3073 town.
Ham & Turkey Bingo: 7-10 pm @ Rosebrier Comm. School gym. Doors open @ 6:30. Info: 780-352-3168/2739.
Homebased Business Fair: 5-9 pm @ Millet School gym.

Ongoing Events...
Millet & District Minor Ball 2010 Registration: Millet School, Mar. 15 & 17, 5-8 pm; Millet Fish & Game Hall, Mar. 31, 7-8:30 pm. Bring AB Healthcard, cheque book & calendar/schedule. Info: 780-362-1357 or www.milletminorball.com.
Alder Flats Ag Society: Mixed Curling Bonspiel, Mar. 9-14. Funspiel, Mar. 19 & 20. Info: 780-388-3894 or www.alderflats.ca.
Three Dimensional (Brazilian) Embroidery: Come have fun & learn the art! Tues. & Thurs.’s, 1-3 pm. Info: 780-352-0188 or 780-387-7476.
Wet. Public Library: Winter Storytime & Crafts. Ages 3 1/2-5. Till Mar. 30. Mother Goose Time. Ages 6 mons.-4 yrs. w/caregiver. 10:15-11 am. Till Mar. 31. To register: 780-361-4446.
Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Program: Rhyming Tots. Free drop-in program for preschool & caregivers. Tues. 780-352-7257. 
Millet Little PIPS: Every Mon. & Thurs., 9:30-11:30 am. Millet Community Hall. 780-387-4525.
Millet Legion: Meetings every 2nd & 4th Wed. evenings.
Millet Legion Crib: Fridays @ 7:30 pm.
Millet & District Seniors Pot Luck Lunch & Games: Last Wed. of month, noon @ Legion. 780-387-4216.
Millet & District Seniors Floor Curling & Coffee:  Mon.’s, 1 pm. Community Hall. 780-387-3596.
Millet & District Seniors Afternoon Crib: 2nd Tues. of month @ Legion, 1 pm. 780-387-4631.
Millet & District Historical Society Mtgs: Last Mon. of month. @ 1 pm. 780-387-5558.
Millet Community Food Bank: Wed. & Fri. 10 am-2 pm. Call in advance for food hampers or donations. 780-387-0227.