It's -4 Celcius and clear sky outside. A pretty chilly night in March. Maybe, a slideshow of Sauble sunset will warm you up?

We only has a relatively cheap digital camera, but some of the pictures it has taken are amazing, considering it does not contain any special features. However, we cannot tell you how the colors of some of the pictures turned out to be so amazing.

First day of March Break, our boys dig that hole in the yard. It was deep enough to cover them way over their shoulders when they put their heads in it. This winter might have come late, but we certainly cannot complain that we did not get enough snow. Wonder if there will be any more snow day after March Break?

Long preceeding Sauble Sandfest, the baby contest is in its 31st year. Since 1996, Amabel-Sauble Child Care Centre has been the organiser of the event. This year, the centre also ran the face painting booth.

Despite that the morning temperature barely reached 2 digits, anxious parents from near and far arrived early at the beach for the opportunity to show off their prescious babies. Out of a total of 33 participants, judges Jay Kirkland, Debby Arnold and Rachelle Barker selected 3 lovable baby boys and 3 lovable baby girls, who then competed for the titles of Sandfest King and Queen. The awards went to Jackson Perusini and Lyndsay Williams respectively.

The joint effort of volunteers and sponsors have made this year's Sandfest Baby Contest a success and painted wonderful colors on many faces.
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The Annual General Meeting of Amabel-Sauble Child Care Centre was held on May 26, 2004. On behalf of the Centre, I would like to thank all parents and and community members who attended the meeting. Special thanks is extended to volunteers who served as board members in the term of 2003/2004. Resignations from 3 last year's members have been received and accepted. Barb Whittle, Joan Colley and Leanne West will be sadly missed. However, we wish them all the best in their future commitments in other volunteering projects.

As of the beginning of the term 2004/2005, we have 12 board members. They are:

Marri Lynn Aiken
Roberta Brignell
Lorrie Byers
Bodie Cousins
Susan Cousins
Kelly Galan
Tara Hall
Jessika Husak
May Ip
Karen Quan
Dawn-Lee McKenzie
Suzanne Stauffer
Helen Stewardson

Thank you, members from last year, for your return. Big welcome to new members for joining us. I am confident that this combination of parents and community members will generate a lot of good energy and ideas.

Executive members for the term 2004/2005 are:

May Ip as President
Bodie Cousins as Vice President
Karen Quan as Treasurer
Kelly Galan as Secretary

Several committees have been set up under the Board to look after different aspects relating to the operation of the Centre. They are: Building (Lorri Byers), Fundraising (Susan Cousins), Finance (Karen Quan), Personnel (Dawn-Lee McKenzie), Programme (Marri Lynn Aiken), Nominating (Kelly Galan), Board Manual (Roberta Brignell)

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Driving Linton to work today, I noticed how much snow had melted and we could almost see green pastures. Gary said that a cardinal flew right over his head when he was dumping veggie ends into our composter this morning.

Spring is here, and things are coming alive. This includes SBP. Returning from a 2-week break - one week down in Toronto during March break, one week to catch up with house work etc. after the holiday - I noticed that our membership has increased in size. A warm welcome to those who have joined out membership in the past 2 weeks.

Hang in there, winter is almost over. This week, the weather is warm enough for taking long walks. Something is missing though. After having to look at snow for 2 months, our eyes are yearning for something soothing, something green.

If you travel frequently on Sauble Falls Parkway between Sauble Beach and Oliphant, you may have noticed that around the bend just past TNT Market, there are always a couple of cars parked at the bottom of the snow hill on the east(?) side. Snowboarders are there perfecting their skills. It is not likely that these athletes will come flying down the gentle slop and landing on the highway. However, be prepared for the distraction.

A big welcome to those who have subscribed to this online community the past week. We can't wait to read about your SBP experience.

For those of you who are frequent visitors, becoming members is easy and free. Membership does not come with any obligation to contribute, but it gives you the privilege of posting comments.

If you have attempted to post comments recently and was unsucessful, you would probably be glad to know that the problem has been fixed. The chat box is also repaired. I am usually there between 8:30 and 9:30pm EST.

Our tech. team only consists of Gary Murphy, who is also the founder of this site and advocate of using internet to bring people together. Sometimes, problems won't be discovered until our members send in bug reports. Please feel free to let us know when something on this site is not working.

This sign appeared at the busy intersection in Hepworth this afternoon. It may have something to do with the local politicians' recent heated debate on sewage management. However, it is curious that instead of no sewer, the sign says no pipeline. Can somebody fill me in here?

Looks like there maybe an interesting story revealing.