A note from Rutherford School Parent Councill:

"Rutherford Parent Council is hosting a Bottle Drive in support of Rutherford School (Bonnie Doon's elementary school) on Tuesday, September 1, from 10am – 3pm. 

Please drop off your donations to the auxiliary parking lot, outside the gym.  If you prefer weekend or evening drop off, please drop off to 8540-84 Ave prior to Tuesday at noon. 
 
We are also collecting food donations so that we can continue to make hampers for families at the school who are experiencing food insecurity.  With the Rutherfridge fruit program not running this quarter, we are especially interested in donations that families can use for packed lunches and for school snacks, as well as breakfast and dinner foods.  Some ideas include: granola bars, apple sauce, boxes of cereal, oatmeal, soup, pasta, beans etc. 
 
Finally, we are collecting masks to help ensure equitable access to masks amongst students.  If you have spare reusable masks, please consider dropping them off in our collection box for other students to utilise.
 
Thank you so much for your support!  If you have any questions, please email rutherfordparentcouncil@gmail.com 
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Rutherford Parent Council"

Join Bonnie Doon Corner Market on Sunday August 30th from 1 to 3pm for Bonnie Doon Back to School Bicycle Safety Day.
Bonnie Doon bike enthusiast, Peter Codizal, is organizing a Bonnie Doon Back to School Bicycle Safety Day, in collaboration with Bonnie Doon Corner Market, the Alberta Cycling Coalition, Outspokin Bike Works, and Tamarack Coffee Roasters.
Meet at the Bonnie Doon Corner Market parking area (9104 88 Ave.)
• for a lesson about bike safety
• help registering your bike serial number
• enjoying a free cup of Tamarack Roasters Coffee
• entering a draw for a bicycle accessory package.
Please practice physical distancing during this event.
Note this is intended for children from the Bonnie Doon neighbourhood and children that attend school in this area, due to class size.🚴‍♀️

On Aug. 6 during a Bonnie Doon’s 'Men’s Shed’’ Bike Tour, seven of our neighbours told about several important people and places that made Bonnie Doon what it is today.  We heard the stories of growing up in Bonnie Doon, two surviving and cherished heritage homes, the Papaschase First Nation, the Molstad, Donald and Connors families, the Campus St. Jean and the Dawson Huts for returning WW11 veterans along with of the interesting history of the strange misalignment of 91 street at the ‘Bulgogi’ corner due to the River Lot system of our early land surveyors.
 
Counting the presenters we were more than 25 altogether spanning ages from 1 to the 70’s.
 
The Bonnie Doon’s Men’s Shed wishes to thank those who joined us on this historical bike trip and all those of our community who put up with our traffic delays on the roads and especially to those who made this trip into Bonnie Doon’s history possible: David Borgstrom, Jim Clifford, Dolores Carriere, Laura and Derek Lemmens, Mark Gordon, Margaret Russell, Jeremy Shepherd, Herb Taylor and John Taylor.

We are creating a new Little Free Library and would appreciate your Help.

The box has its own storied past. Over 100 years ago the library began as a cupboard in an RCMP dormitory near Wabamun Lake. Last month, Bonnie Dooner John Taylor re-purposed the cupboard for its next chapter as a library box, adding a roof, back and door using salvaged scrap wood.

We are looking for volunteers to complete these tasks:

• Someone to create a name plate to be fixed to the front
  
• Someone to dig a post hole, plant a 4x4 post that we provide, and cement it in place at its new setting in East Bonnie Doon
  
• Someone to fix the library box to the post after letting the post harden in place a few days.
  

Contact Mark at abundant@bonniedoon.ca if you want to help create this library.

After it's in place, we'll invite all Bonnie Dooners to celebrate our new Little Free Library Box.

Here is our box, awaiting it's new life:

Join us on August 6 for A Bonnie Doon Community Bike Tour for adults and children, organized by Bonnie Doon Men's Shed Group.  If there is rain then we’ll reschedule to Aug 13, one week later.

Highlighting historical landmarks and interesting stories about those who lived here before us and ending with a light refreshment.
 
The Tour will begin at 7 pm at the Community League Building and last about 60-90 minutes.
 
Some of the stops will be:

• Growing up in BD in the ’50’s
• Nob Hill and the Molstad Manson
• William Connors  and his ‘road'
• Duggan’s Boundary Corner History and the 'Honey Wagons'
• Campus St. Jean and Les Soeurs de Ste-Croix
• Dawson Huts / story about George Donald and Elizabeth Brass in the 1880’s

Hello / Aaniin / Tansi!

Do come down if you’re in Edmonton for EFCL's COVID-safe outdoor powwow with ample space for social distancing and masks + hand sanitizer available.

Smokin Buffalo Singers (Cree) will be drumming and will MC this event, so Chi Miigwetch to them!

Also, some sort of light snack and coffee/tea will be provided to dancers and elders and community members while supplies last (individually packaged according to Alberta Health Services requirements).

ALL dancers with regalia will be allowed in, of course, and there is a separate large green area inside the rink just for the dancers.

When: Thursday, July 30, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where: Bonnie Doon Park, 9240 93 Street
Cost: Free!

What to bring

• your own lawn chair
• blanket to sit on
• bug spray
• sunscreen
• mask if you have one

It's a work in progress but here's what we've heard so far:

• Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre's pool reopens (with COVID-appropriate adjustments) July 20, 2020
• Here is the schedule of aquatic programs for children & adults (register here)
  
• Here is the drop-in schedule (including Community Swims)...
• ... except there's no more "dropping in"; you must book a time before you arrive (online July 13)
  
• General info and closure notifications for the centre

The Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) received a grant from Canadian Heritage in August 2019 to fund Tipi Teachings for Edmonton Community Leagues! This grant will also allow capacity building within the leadership of the EFCL to become familiar with Indigenous protocol, practice, and culture.

The first two Tipi Teachings days were held July 6 & 16. ALL EVENTS HELD OUTDOORS (and in the tipi).

Note: the July 23 session is postponed to July 27, owing to the weather.

July 27, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Children's cultural games
Come join us for some children's games based on indigenous teachings. some special prizes to be won include a medicine bag, smudge kit, and more! Come have fun and make friends. There will be different game stations set up with 8-10 players per game to encourage social distancing. **prizes for kiddos available**

• Simon says in Ojibwe
• pin the teaching on the medicine wheel
• four traditional medicines scavenger hunt

July 30 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Powwow and Powwow Food
Elder Phillip and Rayna are looking to arrange a powwow for the final event at your League. It will include powwow dancing, drummers, singers, and some powwow favorites by an indigenous caterer.

AANIIN HELLO / WELCOME
Tipi Teachings is designed to reconnect First Nations people in urban communities back to the valuable teachings, culture and knowledge systems that were lost in residential schools in a good way. Tipi Teachings supports living a good life and being aware of one's identity as a First Nations person by making cultural programs available in Edmonton communities. Come participate in story-telling, make your own medicine wheel, learn teachings of the tipi and engage in sharing circles and learn more about the history of colonialism and how community programs can help reconcile some of Canada's difficult history. Also, these events help support non-indigenous community members building better relations with Indigenous community members and learning more about their role as neighbors and how to be good neighbors.

PLEASE NOTE:
**Catered individually packed "powwow" specialty foods will be served by an indigenous caterer at some events.
**A family-friendly event for all ages. Bring your mom. Bring your kohkom too. We are doing everything COVID friendly!

COVID PRECAUTIONS & PROCEDURES:
1. Hand Sanitizer Stations - these are available at this event. Please use them frequently.
2. Masks - please request a mask upon arrival. We have a certain amount we can distribute. **Preference will be given to elderly and young families so please bring your own mask to ensure you are protected.
3. Seating - this is an outdoor event. Bring your own lawn chair or picnic blanket for you and your family.
4. Supplies - if you have your own markers and materials to supplement these activities bring them along. Some supplies will be provided but due to sanitization, it will be sanitized between uses and this takes time so to ensure ease of access bring materials such as markers and pens and a hard surface to write on for medicine wheels activity, etc.
5. Food - all food will be individually packed and prepared professionally by catering services to ensure safety for all, please sanitize hands frequently at these events to ensure your safety as much as possible
6. Social distancing - all persons will sit 2 meters apart from people outside their family or cohort (another family or families that only interacts with your family)

MIIGWETCH & REMEMBER TO CREATE A KIND & RESPECTFUL ATMOSPHERE WHILE AT THIS EVENT.

On Friday around 10am, the staff from Rutherford School will be holding an end of year drive-by parade through the greater Bonnie Doon area, to enable the students to see their teachers for the first time in over three months. Everyone is welcome to come out and wave! If you're driving in the neighbourhood at that time, try to let the line of cars stay together.

The image below shows the parade route. Below that see the 2020 Rutherford Staff perform "Count On Me" by Bruno Mars, as a parting gift to the students, put together by Rutherford’s music teacher (and Bonnie Doon resident) Carmen So. Carmen says "Most of my co-workers are self-proclaimed "non-singers" (I beg to differ!!). However, they stepped up with open hearts and demonstrated incredible vulnerability and commitment."