Feb. 24th - Gun Club

Going over safety procedures.




Check out our targets!

Bye bye, soap!


A bar of soap is a lot harder than your leg, for instance,
and see the damage that a bullet can do to the soap.

Reviewing how to stay safe around guns.
What do you do if your friend pulls out a gun to show you?
Quietly make up an excuse, get away, and call for help.

Ice Fishing on February 10th

The ice fishing event on Saturday added to another success by the JFW. Thank-you to Ron and Leo Storrier who were the Event Coordinators. Great job, guys!

Everyone met at the hall and then travelled to Spring Lake without a problem. Once there, we all got geared up, and went down to the lake. For those us (me) who are out of shape the trudge was arduous. :) Once we got down there, the dads who brought the augers set to work at making us some fishing holes. The kids got the their poles ready, baited up and then got fishin'. Unfortunately, there were no fish to be caught, but everyone still had fun. The children enjoyed peering down the holes and running around in the snow. It was cold, but with the sun shining the weather seemed great.

After a couple of hours, we all made the walk back to the shelter for lunch. Hot dogs and hot chocolate were on the menu and were gobbled down by the hungry fishers. There was some fun conversation to be had as well. Soon enough, though, the cold started to set into everyone. Because of the lack of fish action, everyone decided to call it a day around 1:00 pm.

Baiting up. Mmmm - maggots.
Handing out fishing rods.


I can see the bottom!

Tent time.
Here fishy fishy fishy!
Huff huff back to the shelter.

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Winter Camp on Jan 27th and 28th

The winter camp held on January 27th and 28th was a wonderful success. Everyone had a great time and learned a lot.

Saturday's activities were were run by Pam from Parkland Conservation. She was so energetic and kept the children (and adults) busy all day. We started off building a Quinzy and while that settled, we tried out the snow shoes. They even had a crazy game of tag. After lunch, the children were split into two groups taking turns between learning about animal tracks and building bird houses. Thanks to Leader Dean for bringing the materials for the bird houses. Afterwards, we went back outside on the snow shoes in search for animal tracks. This trek was a long one and took up much of the afternoon. The children were excited in their quest for the best tracks. Next, we came back inside for some games and supper. Pam had a identification game for us all to play. She laid out several wildlife/plant artifacts for us all to try and identify. The children also went outside to dig out the Quinzy. On Sunday we had breakfast, packed, and cleaned-up. The children had great fun bringing down the Quinzy, but not before we snapped a picture with them all in front.

Thank-you to the organizers and the parents who helped make the event a success.

Patting down the Quinzy.

On the snow shoes.

Pam taking a spill during tag! Pam teaching the children about animal tracks.
Bird house building. On the look-out for tracks.
Digging out the Quinzy.

Relaxing with popcorn and a movie before bed.

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Granola Bar Recipe

This delicious granola bar recipe was provided by Leo Storrier. She brought them as a snack to this weekend’s winter camp. Thanks Leo!

Granola Bars

Ingredients:
3 cups rolled oats (not instant)
1 cup Flaked Alomond
1 cup coconut *
1 cup raisons
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips **
11 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
¼ cup butter or hard margarine – melted

1. Turn oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease baking sheet (rectangular bar pan for ex.) - I prefer to use parchment paper.
3. Combine ingredients in bowl and mix well.
4. Press down into baking sheet – about 1 cm thick. You can use wax paper to press down since it’s sticky.
5. Bake on centre rack for about 25 – 30 minutes until golden.
6. Remove, cool for 15 minutes. Cut into desired sized bars or squares before cool. I prefer mine in smaller squares because they have serious energy!

*Can replace with sunflower seeds.
**Could try cranberries, too.

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Long Lake Weekend

At the end of October, 2006, the JFW went on a weekend long camp out to Long Lake, Alberta. Despite the cool and wet weather there was a great turn out, and we had a lot of fun.

The mess hall was a warm retreat. This is where we had all of the meals, and during down time the children played games.

The cabins were cozy when the stove was lit, but cool when it went out. It contributed to the adventure, however, and the children were excited to sleep in them.

There was a class on map & compass by the Pathfinder Leader, Adrian.

Another leader, Audra (who has taken her certification course), took everyone out canoing.

It was a wonderful weekend.

Thank-you to all who worked so hard at organizing everything.