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Vol. 94 No. 17 May 1, 2024 $1.25

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Bucking Broncos and Brave Riders A spectacular Day at the Kananaskis Pro Rodeo

Nicholas L.M. Allen photos

Kananaskis Pro Rodeo took place during last weekend. The arena was packed, the bulls were rank and the music amazing. See more photos on pages 12 and 13.

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happy Mother's Day

Summit Home Hardware One stop shopping for summer NICHOLAS L.M. ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter

Summit Home Hardware Building Centre in Blairmore is having special items arriving as Mother’s Day approaches. “We are planning to have the garden center up and running with Mother Day specials on roses and hanging baskets. All the trees, flowers, lilacs and more will be arriving the week before Mother’s Day,” said co-owner Cathy Painter.

Not only flowers are available for purchase, with the store staying stocked up on cooking needs as well. “The M&M freezers are filled with great treats for Mom that are easy on Dad’s,” said Painter. With plenty of outdoor items on sale as as well, they encourage shoppers to visit and check out the perfect deal ahead of Mother’s Day. “We have a huge BBQ sale on right now, so it’s a great time to upgrade your grill, and new patio furniture might be the right idea for that special Mommy,” said Painter Mother’s Day is May 12 and is a celebration honouring the mother of the family as well as motherhood and maternal bonds.

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Spring Break Flower Farm Blooms ahead of Mother’s Day NICHOLAS L.M. ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter As Mother’s Day approaches, the SpringBreak Flower Farm’s new owner, James Middleton, and manager, Shirlene Gietz, share their excitement for the blossoming season and what awaits visitors. Middleton, embarking on his inaugural year as proprietor with wife Manna, reflects on the seamless transition to taking over the business. “I absolutely love what’s here. I fell in love with it as soon as I walked into the place,” said Middleton, “The only goal is to keep going with what’s already happening here.” Gietz, who has been with the farm since 2015, noted the farm’s evolution as remarkably smooth, attributing its success to teamwork and a shared vision. As spring begins, Middleton and Gietz invite residents of Crowsnest Pass to

embrace the rejuvenating spirit the season has to offer and explore the treasures SpringBreak has in store. Among the highlights, Middleton unveils plans for a series of promotions, including a collaboration with Lost Things Distillery on Mother’s Day, featuring signature cocktails. A food truck will also be onsite for Mother’s Day. Additionally, the day will have activities like custom pot painting. “We are looking to add a few things to get people excited. Even though it’s under new ownership it’s relatively the same and we want to try to keep the things everyone seems to love and try to maintain that,” added Middleton. The farm traditionally offers baskets at 20 per cent off on Mother’s Day. Reflecting on the dedication of their staff, Middleton emphasized the infectious joy that permeates SpringBreak, a sentiment echoed by Gietz. “Our staff has worked really hard to maintain everything up to high standards,” said Gietz, “We hope people check it out and get excited.” Middleton also mentioned the plants are flourishing ahead of schedule as SpringBreak Flower Farm prepares for Mother’s Day and their team eagerly await the arrival of visitors.

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happy Mother's Day

History of Mother’s Day History.com

Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.” Once a major tradition in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, this celebration fell on the fourth Sunday in Lent and was originally seen as a time when the faithful would return to their “mother church”—the main church in the vicinity of their home—for a special service. Over time the Mothering Sunday tradition shifted into a more secular holiday, and children would present their mothers with flowers and other tokens of appreciation. This custom eventually faded in popularity before merging with the American Mother’s Day in the 1930s and 1940s.

The origins of Mother’s Day as celebrated in the United States date back to the 19th century. In the years before the Civil War, Ann Reeves Jarvis of West Virginia helped start “Mothers’ Day Work Clubs” to teach local women how to properly care for their children. These clubs later became a unifying force in a region of the country still divided over the Civil War. In 1868 Jarvis organized “Mothers’ Friendship Day,” at which mothers gathered with former Union and Confederate soldiers to promote reconciliation. Another precursor to Mother’s Day came from the abolitionist and suffragette Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 Howe wrote the “Mother’s Day Proclamation,” a call to action that asked mothers to unite in promoting world peace. In 1873 Howe campaigned for a “Mother’s Peace Day” to be celebrated every June 2.

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Other early Mother’s Day pioneers include Juliet Calhoun Blakely, a temperance activist who inspired a local Mother’s Day in Albion, Michigan, in the 1870s. The duo of Mary Towles Sasseen and Frank Hering, meanwhile, both worked to organize a Mothers’ Day in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some have even called

Hering “the father of Mothers’ Day.” The official Mother’s Day holiday arose in the 1900s as a result of the efforts of Anna Jarvis, daughter of Ann Reeves Jarvis. Following her mother’s 1905 death, Anna Jarvis conceived of Mother’s Day as a way of honoring the sacrifices mothers made for their children. After gaining financial backing from a Philadelphia department store owner named John Wanamaker, in May 1908 she organized the first official Mother’s Day celebration at a Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia. That same day also saw thousands of people attend a Mother’s Day event at one of Wanamaker’s retail stores in Philadelphia. Following the success of her first Mother’s Day, Jarvis—who remained unmarried and childless her whole life—resolved to see her holiday added to the national calendar. Arguing that American holidays were biased toward male achievements, she started a massive letter writing campaign to newspapers and prominent politicians urging the adoption of a special day honoring motherhood. By 1912 many states, towns and churches had adopted Mother’s Day as an annual holiday, and Jarvis had established the Mother’s Day International Association to help promote her cause. Her persistence paid off in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure officially establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

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