Pool sharks and novice pool players alike are invited to join the local BCA Pool league for the 2014/15 season.
    Monday, September 15 at 7:45 p.m. is the start up meeting for the pool league at Sandstone Lanes.
    Ralph Veenhuis, League Operator for BCA Pool leagues in Drumheller and Olds area, said the meeting is for all team captains, and anyone else interested in the league is welcome to attend.
    The first games for the BCA Pool League are scheduled Tuesday, September 23.
    The pool is 8-ball format with BCA rules, with teams consisting of four players and up to six spares.
    And Veenhuis said although the league has some highly skilled players, the league is for everybody.
    “The league is not designed to cater just to high end players, even though we have lots of good teams. It’s designed so everybody has a chance to win. Last year, teams in the lower third of the league, two of them won trips to Vegas out of the draw.”
    The prizes are awarded at the league’s year end tournament, which in the past two years has been held up at the Stampede Barn.
    East Coulee, Morrin and Carbon teams are included in the Drumheller league, which last year hosted 26 teams.
    “It’s a night out to have fun, it’s a fairly inexpensive evening to go out and play pool with the league, and you meet lots of new friends, lots of new people,” said Veenhuis.            “And there’s just an amazing amount of prizing at the year end tournament.”
    Veenhuis has been running the league for about eight years now, and said that they had to add two tables last year at Sandstone Lanes to accommodate all the pool teams.
    He wants players to know that the former Vintage pub, which is presently closed, will be re-opening with a new name under the original management to host  pool teams again this year.
    Players pay $15 per game,  which goes to league operations, but the majority of the fees go to the year-end tournament prizes, said Veenhuis.
    For more information on Tuesday’s BCA Pool League, call Ralph Veenhuis at 403-334-0007.

    The Town of Drumheller is again offering different programs for the area’s seniors to enjoy over the September to May season.
    The Badlands Community Facility is the place to go for the Seniors Drop-In Walking Program.
    Drop-in walking began Monday, September 8, and costs a toonie for non-BCF members.
    The drop-in walking runs every Monday at BCF from 9:00 am to 11:00 am.
    Rose Poulson, Senior Services Coordinator for the Town of Drumheller,  said the walking program is relaxed and low key, and offers stretching prior to walking along with key tips for walking and using the track.
    Poulson said she also tries to bring in a guest speaker to share fitness and fitness-related information every couple of months.
    She said the track at BCF is a good place to start for those looking to get back into walking because of all the benefits walking on the track provides, including going at their own pace, the track cushioning, and the absence of tripping hazards.
    A free seniors  drop-in art class is also offered, and it runs the second Tuesday of every month at 2:00 pm
at the BCF .
    Poulson invites seniors to  come out and enjoy themselves and learn something new.
    “We have a wonderful local artist who has volunteered to run the program this year and all the art supplies are provided.”
    It’s a great way to come and meet new people and create wonderful art, said Poulson.
    The exact space at BCF for the art class is to be determined.
    Another free drop-in class for senors is the Computer assistance class in the Drumheller Public Library.
    Seniors can bring in their laptop or iPad for aid with their devices from the volunteer hosting the class.
    A new program being offered this year is the Sit and Be Fit program, which is a program in the BCF’s new fitness on demand system.
    The class will be Wednesdays at the Badlands Community Facility for a toonie, starting September 17.
    There is also a seniors fitness orientation held the first Friday of every month.
    A volunteer provides hints and tips and helps seniors with any questions they may have on using the fitness equipment.
    Regular drop in rates apply for non-members.
Copies of the monthly calendar of events and activities aimed at those who are 55 plus is available at the Drumheller Public Library, or Poulson would be more than happy to e-mail a calendar out to those interested.
    Email Poulson at rpoulson@dinosaurvalley.com or call her at (403)823-1317.