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Botha casino fundraiser this weekend

What an exciting week this is for all the students and staff, as this Friday will be the last day of the 2014-2015 school year.

What an exciting week this is for all the students and staff, as this Friday will be the last day of the 2014-2015 school year. The staff would like to wish everyone a fantastic summer and they hope to see everyone back in September. Also they can't wait to meet the new students and parents for the next school year.

This Friday starting at 9 a.m., the awards and concert and will be held at the Botha Hall. The staff are hoping to see everyone out to this. They would also like to say a big thank you to all the parents that volunteered their time to help out at different events such as trips, tying skates, etc. wherever a volunteer was needed throughout the school year. Without your help, some or all these activities would be impossible to do, so thank you.

Also Friday afternoon from 12:30 to 2 p.m., all the students will be having a great time at the Stettler swimming pool. What a great way to end a school year.

Tomorrow, Thursday, June 25, come out to the village office for the very important monthly meeting. These start at 7 p.m. and everyone is invited to attend.

Bingo takes place tonight starting at 7:15 p.m. at the seniors' centre, so make sure you come out and try out your luck, who knows you could be the next big winner. Doors open at 6:30.

This coming weekend, June 27 and 28 is the fundraiser for the Botha area at the Red Deer Casino. So a big thank you goes out to all the volunteers who will be helping out for this. Your help is truly appreciated.

This coming Sunday will be the last Old Time Dance until fall, and they would like to see everyone out to this. The theme for this one is Hawaiian, and they would really appreciate it if everyone would bring buns/sandwiches, salads or dessert with you to share at the pooled luncheon. These dances start at 1:30 and go on until 5 p.m., so come on out and dance to the music from the "Country Fiddle Band". You will not want to miss out. The club would like to take the time to say they hope everyone has a great summer and they will announce later when the Fall Dances will be starting up. They are hoping to see everyone this coming Sunday for a great time, so please don't miss out. If you would like to find out more over the summer months, please call Doug Haustein at 403-742- 3994 or John Blonski at 403-574-2194. See you Sunday.

A special gentleman in our Botha area, will be celebrating a special day June 30. Mr. Cody Morris will be celebrating his birthday. So happy birthday Cody, hope you have a fantastic one.

Starting last Sunday, June 21 until June 27, some special young men are at a National Junior High Final Rodeo in Des Monica, Iowa. They were qualified as riders at the NAFR. Way to go guys. There were three qualified from the Botha area, Randon Ross, Jace  and JC Thorsteinson . Also qualified were cowboys from Stettler, Gasby, Halkirk and Big Valley. Congratulations, guys. Good luck to all these young man and have fun everyone.