Taber February 2010
February 2010, Science Happens Here took place in Taber, Alberta!
Highlights
Check out these local careers that use science to get the job done.
From local business and farming, to advanced technology and research. A career in science can happen for you!
Science of Floristy
Science of Potato Production
Science of Wind Farming
More careers and the science behind them:
Hairdresser
Tattoo Artist
Lasik Eye Surgeon
Sour Gas plant operator
FUN CONTESTS
SCHOOL - SHOW US YOUR SCIENCE CONTEST. School teams selected a myth, hypothesis, or theory, and determine if it is fact of fiction!
Congratulations go out to:
Milk River Elementary School - 2nd place
Dr. Hamman School - 3rd place
COMMUNITY - SCIENCE SCAVENGER HUNT. Local businesses and facilities showcased the science behind their work and technology through fun 'did you know' questions each week in the newspaper. The first five folks who found the science fact and answered correctly, won tickets to the see the MythBusters!
THE MYTHBUSTERS, Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci came to town!
PROGRAM SPONSORS
Presented By
Community Partners
Believer
$5,000
Government of Alberta Employment and Immigration
Friend
$2,500
Alberta Canola Producers Commission
Potato Growers of Alberta
Media
Contributors
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Station
Bezooyen Contracting Inc.
Community Futures Chinook
Country Blooms Garden Centre
CTV News
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division
Horizon School Division
Just B Koz Signs & Printing Taber
Lethbridge College
LethbridgeLink.com
Neufeld Petroleum and Propane Ltd. Taber
Pat's Flower Shop
Ms Birthe Perry
Rod Leland Photo
Taber Aquafun Centre
Taber & District Chamber of Commerce
Taber Public Library
Taber Safeway
Taber Tidbits
W.R. Myers High School