The 2017 AC Conference was held as usual at the Goldeye Center in Nordegg, it was attended by 150 participants, clubs from many areas around Alberta and a club from Saskatchewan.
This year 17 Challenger graduates were in attendance at the conference out of the 19 graduating this year. Sessions held included, soap stone and wood carving with Don and Linda Shantz, felting with Barbara Llewellyn, Connie and Ingo sharing their fabulous skills, Merry Brotherston doing Trees of Life, Cuban medicine bags and beaded animals, Tawyna doing outdoor cooking and t-shirt bags, slack lining with Cassie and Mike, Leona Boiselle doing silhouette t-shirts, paracord bracelets with Elizabeth, Matt C, Daniel and Emily, Cody Howitt doing paracord monkey fists.
On Saturday evening we were treated to a talk by Garry Nelson about his experiences as a warden in this teens, and got to watch a great video of him, his brother and fellow wardens doing an obstacle course they did every day at 6 am. Kirsten W put together a wonderful slide show in memory of Larry Nelson which brought tears to our eyes, he is missed by all.
The dance was excellent but the D.J was not the same calibre as our regular D.J in past years who had a real talent for knowing the music the wardens liked.
The theme this year was Disney and all that it owns the wardens came up with some inventive costumes. Randy, Kirsten, Cassie and Mike looked fabulous as characters from Alice in Wonderland!!
Submitted by Ashlee Pollard
