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Ellis Bird Farm is Now Closed for the Season
A very busy Closing Day
The happy winner Winner: Joyce Ing of Carstairs
The happy winner of Joyce Youle's beautiful wolf cross stitch was Joyce Ing of Carstairs. Her friend, Linda Neumiller, was on hand when Joyce's name was called. She kindly delivered the prize to Joyce.
A big thank you to Joyce Youle of Regina for her donation of this beautiful piece! Between our two raffles this summer, we generated a total of $1,678.00. We will have other raffle details posted soon. End of season approaches
The Purple Martins left early this year - most had left Ellis Bird Farm by the 13th of August (we usually count on at least a few being around until the 20th). It is time to clean out the old nesting material, disinfect the nest cavities with a shot of bleach water, and nest seed for next year with chopped straw. This messy job is being tackled by (from left to right) Ron Biel, Shalynn Westervelt and Meagan Gabert.
Ellis Bird Farm honours Gary Krigbaum of Iowa
Ellis Bird Farm was honoured by the recent visit of Gary and Pam Krigbaum of Iowa. It is Mr Krigbaum who we can thank for Ellis Bird Farm!
After it was determined that the Ellis farm was the ideal location for a petrochemical site, Union Carbide Canada tried unsuccessfully to deal with Charlie and Winnie. Finally, the Union Carbide CEO sent Mr Krigbaum, Manager of General Services, out from Toronoto to talk to them. It was Mr Krigbaum's promise to Charlie and Winnie that the company would "look after their bluebirds" that sealed the deal. Mr Krigbaum then met in secret with a well respected local realtor, Glen Buchwald, to obtain the options to the land. The goal was to secure the property without affecting local land prices. Mr Krigbaum has never been back to the site after sealing the deal with Charlie and Winnie, so it was a very memorable day to have him visit and reconnect with some of the other people who were instrumental in establishing Ellis BIrd Farm and getting it off to a strong start. Glen Buchwald remained a strong supporter of Ellis Bird Farm until his passing. His wife, Beverly, continues to support us. We were very pleased that Gary and Beverly had a chance to meet again and enjoy a short visit.
Adobe Lightroom Course at Ellis Bird Farm – October 29 & 30, 2016
This course will give extensive training in the use of Adobe Lightroom, which is the most popular photo-editing program in use today. Your presenter will be Leo de Groot, currently President of the Central Alberta Photographic Society. You will learn how to: Import your photos into the program’s Library module which can handle 200,000 images or more
Lightroom also has Map, Book, Slideshow, Print and Web modules which we will touch on if there is time. The schedule for the course will be: Saturday, October 29 9:00-11:00 Library Module Part 1 11:00-12:00 Question and Answer session 1:00-3:00 Library Module Part 2 3:00-4:00 Question and Answer session Sunday, October 30 9:00-11:00 Develop Module Part 1 11:00-12:00 Question and Answer session 1:00-3:00 Develop Module Part 2 3:00-4:00 Question and Answer session Cost $100 (half price for Central Alberta Photographic Society Members) Register and pay here. 
BACKYARD BIRD FEEDING: An Alberta Guide
Ellis Bird Farm’s newest publication is available in our new online bookstore here. When purchasing from our online bookstore, Myrna will be happy to "sign" this new book for you. The proceeds from the sale of this book support the conservation, education and research programs of Ellis Bird Farm. Media/ Press Kit for this book
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Next ProgramAdobe Lightroom Course
Adobe Lightroom Course at Ellis Bird Farm – October 29 & 30, 2016
Cost $100 (half price for Central Alberta Photographic Society Members) Register and pay here. Myrna Pearman
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