The Pincher Creek Pioneer Farmers' Market begins on June 7!!
11:00am to 2:00pm
See www.pioneermarket.org for updates

Kootenai Brown sends a hearty welcome to our summer students for 2013.

Mica Pura, Garritt Uttley and Catherine DeCock will be working here for the summer. Stuart Russell is returning this year as well.

Come visit us and chat with our new workers!

PRAIRIE GRASS TO MOUNTAIN PASS

IS FINISHED!!

 

The celebration will be at Pioneer Place

1037 Bev McLachlin Drive in Pincher Creek

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 7:00pm

 

Book signing, auction, wine & cheese, entertainment.

A lovely evening to pick up your copy of the

long-awaited history book.

 

Southern Alberta Chorus will be performing throughout the evening along with auctions of the first book and refreshments will be served.

 

SPRING

Pioneer Pond

Its in!

Philip Fandrick from Shac Environmental Products Inc. was at Kootenai Brown today to treat Pioneer Pond with their amazing product Ponder. Ponder assists in the breakdown of organic matter by stimulating the various resident microbial communities present in water bodies. What this means is that Ponder cleans up the pond, rids it of organic sediment which causes extra algae growth.
Over the past 3 years the pond has had an algae problem. When we spoke to Philip he assured us that Ponder would fix it up and return it to its former glory! Ponder is completely safe for all plants, bugs, fish and any other critters that call the pond home.


Philip getting Ponder ready for application.




Shac Environmental Products Inc. has donated this product to the Village! What a great and generous gift! If you would like to see what Ponder does, please come to Kootenai Brown and check out Pioneer Pond! Or go to their website: www.shac.ca Brochures for Ponder and their product Shactivate Septic Digester are available at Pioneer Place.

Pioneer Pond in 2009 - lovely and will be again.

GARAGE SALE!!

Giant Garage Sale

1058 BEV MCLACHLIN DRIVE

 

Hosted by: The Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village Foundation

 

JUNE 1, 2013 from 8:00am to 2:00pm.

ONE DAY ONLY!

 

Items for sale include: working ceramic kiln and accessories, working furnace with duct work, 2 microwave ovens, 2 easy chairs and assorted furniture.

 

So many household items they are too numerous to mention!!

 

All proceeds in support of Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village.

SUPERTRAIN!

Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village, attended the Supertrain Trade Show in Calgary on April

Books on sale now!

20th and 21st.  Selling like hotcakes were copies of our publication "The History That Almost Wasn't: Chronicles of Pincher Creek's Ill-Fated Railway History" which chronicles a half forgotten chapter from our frontier past.  The Supertrain Show was well attended by more than 12,000 railway and history enthusiasts and facilitated lots of publicity for its vendors such as the Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village.  People interested in the vibrant railway and pioneer heritage of the Pincher Creek area will be well rewarded by a visit to the Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village.  Please come and visit us soon!

www.supertrain.ca for more information about the Supertrain weekend!

FAS GAS PLUS Pincher Creek to Sponsor 2013 Garden Tour!



Karl Morrey, Senior Territory Manager and Tracy Glen,
General Manager of Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village

The 2013 Community & Garden Bus Tour has a sponsor this year! Fas Gas Plus and Parkland Fuel Corporation have agreed to sponsor this year's tour. The tour is on July 20 this year and is a full day of gardening wisdom, ideas and beauty. Tickets are on sale now and are selling fast. Contact Tracy at 403-627-3684 or tglen.kbpv@gmail.com.

Your $30 ticket includes a full day of gardening fun, a catered lunch and tons of door prizes!

First Student Canada is donating a bus for the day.

Get your tickets today!

 www.fasgas.ca for more information on Fas Gas Plus!

CNP LIfestyle Show and more!......

Kootenai Brown had a wonderful weekend in Coleman with the other Alberta Southwest Partners at the CNP Lifestyle Show. Alberta Southwest Regional Alliance, the Bloomin' Inn, Heritage Acres Farm Museum, Village of Glenwood, the Town of Cardston and the CNP Museum all had a wonderful set up and made many new friends.

The winner of the Kootenai Brown Garden Tour ticket is Frances Jahn! She will be enjoying a lovely day touring with the all of us on the bus tour on July 20, 2013.

The tickets are on sale now for the garden tour. Contact Tracy at tglen.kbpv@gmail.com for tickets or information. $30 includes beautiful gardens, lunch, guest speaker and awesome door prizes! Book now as space is limited.



A beautiful setting from the 2011 Community & Garden Bus Tour

This group will be attending the Fort Macleod Community Trade show on April 19 & 20, 2013 in the Fort Macleod arena. Come and visit our booth to enter another draw! Show times are Friday 1:00pm to 9:00pm and Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Kootenai Brown will also have a table at the Women's Wellness Fair at St. Michael's school on Saturday, April 20. Come and visit and book your wedding, reunion or meeting at Kootenai Brown. Tents and everything else you need is available. Talk to Tracy about renting any part or all of our facility for your special event!

This is another beautiful garden from the 2011 Garden Tour

Kootenai Brown has a Whippet!

1929 Willy’s Knight Whippet

 This particular car was purchased new by the Grandfather of the present owner in 1929.

Sadly this beautiful car was mostly buried in the Red Deer River flood approximately 20 years ago. It was then cleaned up and returned to Lethbridge to the original owners’ family. It was restored shortly after to its present condition.

It is completely road worthy and will be toured around Pincher Creek occasionally and will be in the Pincher Creek Parade in August 2013.

It is not confirmed, but it is thought to be the only one of its type in Canada due to the fact that has a six cylinder flat-head engine. Other known Whippets have only four cylinder flat-head engines. These cars were only built for three years in north America: 1927, 1928, & 1929.

Come on visit the Pioneer Village and see the Whippet in the Transportation Exhibit.