This cache has been set out to celebrate the Milestones or Madness that geocachers in the Edmonton Area experienced in 2024 and were

celebrated at the 9th Milestones and Madness Event at year-end 2024

...YES you read that right, 2024.  The 2025 milestones will be published after the end of this year. These highlight the accomplishments of the "locals" according to Project-GC, cacherstats.ca, and the emails they send me.

Caches by the Thousands

What milestone(s) did you hit this year (noted here in 1000s only as noted on CacherStats)?

• Lady_Viper hit 46,000 to 53,000 - WOW!
• billyrobson hit 35,000 to 36,000 - WOW!
• Iamgrateful hit 34,000 to 37,000 - WOW!
• hiking granny hit 26,000 to 29,000 – WOW!
• Ninja Fairies hit 27,000 - WOW!
• MikeFitz hit 22,000 and 23,000
• Licwid hit 22,000 and 23,000 
• scavengermonkeys hit 20,000
• Kiwibirdman hit 19,000
• bsbhelm hit 18,000
• teamshande hit 16,000 to 18,000
• chipchic hit 14,000
• Gimli*/GeoJoce hit 13,000
• GeoGuider hit 12,000
• UBC Geograd hit 12,000
• The Fearsome Four hit 10,000
• j0ckser hit 9,000
• geo-schmidts hit 8,000
• Ka 'anapali Spirit hit 8,000
• excitedtoexplore hit 7,000 and 8,000
• GirlGuide163 hit 7,000
• Bubba da darter hit 6,000
• ScooterRichard hit 6,000
• Hip2Hip hit 6,000
• MidnightCougar hit 6,000
• JWM56 hit 6,000
• CraneFamily4 hit 5,000
• BioSector hit 5,000
• JREnarson hit 5,000
• OneLostButton hit 4,000
• i*C*e hit 3,000
• GovZot hit 2,000
• signal42 hit 2,000
• EagleshamFam hit 2,000
• What milestone (in thousands) did you hit? Let me know so I can include it here.

Cache Finds in a Day 

What was your best day in 2024? If you hit over 100, please let me know.

• Lady_Viper's best day was 435 finds on August 24, 2024 in Nebraska, closely followed by 400 finds on February 1, 2024.
• The Quad Squad did over 100 on September 2, 2024 doing The Fallen this year. Way to go!

Filled Calendars

• excited2explore filled her WIGO and mystery calendars
• MidnightCougar filed his WIGO calendar in 2024

Streaks

​Are you on a streak? If you are, let me know and I'll add you to the list.

• scavengermonkeys' streak is over fourteen years now (started 06/30/2010)
• bsbhelm's streak is over twelve  years now (started 06/27/2012)
• Iamgrateful's streak is over nine years now (started 3/12/2015)
• scavengermonkeys has a fourteen year streak of hiding one per month
• exited2explore will finish her year-long streak two days after this event

FTF Standings (locals in the top 30 as at Dec. 28th) 

• SigShark has a 193-month streak of at least one FTF per month (2nd in Canada). 
• NinjaFairies has a 156-month streak of at least one FTF per month (6th in Canada).
• NinjaFairies has 3,008 FTFs – 1st in Alberta, 8th in Canada
• Licwid has 2,866 FTFs – 2nd in Alberta, 9th in Canada
• cailoupot has 1,504 FTFs – 4th in Alberta, 22nd in Canada
• billyrobson has 1,148 FTFs – 6th in Alberta, 30th in Canada
• Lady_Viper has 892 FTFs – 7th in Alberta, 46th in Canada
• TeamSigShark&Janski has 770 FTFs – 8th in Alberta
• scavengermonkeys has 668 FTFs – 11th in Alberta
• GeoGuider has 462 FTFs – 18th in Alberta
• Iamgrateful has 450 FTFs – 21st in Alberta
• willowZilla has 425 FTFs – 22nd in Alberta
• antoncache has 400 FTFs – 23rd in Alberta
• kiwibirdman has 336 FTFs – 25th in Alberta
• fuzeebear has 280 FTFs – 29th in Alberta

Event Standings (locals in the top 30 as at Dec. 28th)

• GeoGuider has attended 702 events – highest in Alberta, 2nd in Canada
• j0ckser has attended 588 events – 3rd in Alberta, 7th in Canada
• billyrobson has attended 412 events – 9th in Alberta
• WillowZilla has attended 410 events – 10th in Alberta
• Lady Viper has attended 371 events – 13th in Alberta
• CanadaRsmy has attended 361 events – 15th in Alberta
• Iamgrateful has attended 359 events – 16th in Alberta
• protonspinner has attended 339 events – 19th in Alberta
• cailloupot has attended 338 events – 20th in Alberta
• Ifollowher has attended 314 events – 26th in Alberta
• boombear has attended 294 events – 29th in Alberta
• Licwid has attended 285 events – 30th in Alberta

Congratulations to CARW2024 Winners

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

1. Most Welcoming – hip2hip for welcoming us to their nuptials location for the puzzle solving event as well as taking Oreoing on his first CARW
2. Learning Enthusiastically Ambitious Player – Oreoing for all his enthusiasm
3. Leaping to the Rescue – SWP + Meanie09, Team WillowZilla + GovZot – For the rescue of MidnightCougar and JREnarson
4. Furthest from Centrepoint – Frogger Streak 29 (GCAKY62)
5. Closest to Centrepoint – I can make your feet LEAP (GCAM0CG)
6. Most prolonged FTF – BSBHelm + kiwibirdman (Ministik series)
7. Most Delayed – JREnarson for being 2-3 hours stuck after AMA call before WillowZilla/GovZot rescue
8. Punniest cache title – Bubba's BLEAPING Non-Logic Logic Puzzle (GCAJRMB)
9. Community Award: Better Together – What the BLEAP? (GCAJ9VT) – The more friends you bring to this cache, the easier time you will have of it.

VOTING CATEGORIES

1. Biggest Cache – SheWolfPack Wolf Den #2 GCAKJRF
2. Most Family Friendly – Leap Frog Series GCAKY5M
3. Favourite Series – Leap Frog Series GCAKY5M
4. Greatest Stealth – Court One (Redux) GCAHZW3
5. Most Embracing of Winter Spirit – SheWolfPack Series GCAKJRF
6. Easiest Find – Leap Frog Series GCAKY5M
7. Longest Hike – Quad Squad LEAP series GCA6B5H
8. Greatest Effort – Leap Frog Series GCAKY5M
9. Hardest to Get to – Frogger Streak 09 (mid-evil) GCAKWQF
10. Most Likely Not to be Muggled – Virtual Reward 4.0 – Spirit of Stanley GCAJJ5H

TROPHIES

1. Best Park and Grabs – Leap Frog Series GCAKY5M
2. Best Use of Theme – Leap Frog Series GCAKY5M
3. Most Fun to Find – SheWolfPack Wolf Den #2 GCAKJRF
4. Best Overall – SheWolfPack Wolf Den #2 GCAKJRF

Thanks to Those Who Put out a Series

Thanks to all these people who put out a series this year. Share what series you put out so I can add it to this list.

• AlbertaBounds added to his “AB Heritage” series
• CEOofDustyNachos put out the “Klondike” series
• ChickaDD added to the “Boot Hill” series
• excited2explore put out her “Heritage Valley”, "Stormwater WIGO Series" and “The NERV of EG*/G” series
• FINE_DIT put out the “Bilby” and “On My Way to Grandmother’s House” series
• GeoGuider put out her “Leap Frog” and added to “RWIGO” series
• excited2explore, Gimli*/GeoJoce put out their “EG*/G” series
• Gotta_CatchThemAll put out his “Stringy Tree” series
• Grousenest put out their “Grouse Nest” series
• Hip2Hip put out their “Don’t” series
• HotShotHauler put out the “HotShotHauler” series
• Iamgrateful added to her “Daily Dose of Happiness” series
• Ninja Fairies added to his “RWIGO” series
• Oreoing put out his “Another Power Trail to Sherwood Park”, “Culvert”, “Geo-Art”, “Jigidi”, “Mini-Birdhouse”, “Much More Multi”, “Practice for 300”, and “Water Bottle” series
• Pattycat added to her “(SC)” Series
• Quad Squad put out their “LEAP” and “Leaping Lizards” series
• red squirrel put out the “H.G.P.” series
• Scavengermonkeys put out his “Island Hopping” and added to his “Backwards Bison” series
• SheWolfPack put out their “Leap into the Woods” series
• Teamshande put out their “Cache…” and “Multi Mania” series
• TeamSigShark&Janski put out their “Frogger Series” and “TCS Learning to Geocache” Series
• TheFearsomeFour put out her “Paris 2024” and ”Paris 2024 Para” series
• UpbeatSurfer put out the “Bison Tube” series

Thanks to Those Who Put out an Adventure Lab

There were 14 new Adventure Labs in the 75 km surrounding Edmonton Area (Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Beaumont, Leduc, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, St. Albert, Westlock, Bon Accord, Redwater, Legal and Fort Saskatchewan). Thanks to the following:

• Art Along the Valley Line Southeast by GirlGuide163 January 29, 2024
• Leap Off the Couch and Exercise – CARW2024 by Bubba da darter March 1, 2024
• The Bison LEAP: CARW2024 by i*C*e March 1, 2024
• High Level Bridge Streetcar by hysbyswr March 31, 2024
• EIPS First Nations History Trail!!! by Oreoing April 10, 2024
• Edmonton Downtown Clock Towers by Kiwibirdman May 31, 2024
• Southside Stormwater Ponds by excited2explore June 11, 2024
• Tour of the Blatchford LRT Extension by GirlGuide163 July 15, 2024
• A Special Tribute to Emergency Service Workers!!! by Oreoing July 28, 2024
• Art and History in Calder by iicydiamonds August 4, 2024
• Canada Packers Chimney Stack by Hip2Hip August 5, 2024
• I Scream for Tim… (Episode 1) by teamsoko1 August 12, 2024
• Fabulous Coffee Houses of South Edmonton by Ka’anapali Spirit August 27, 2024
• A Walk Down Sherwood Park Mall!!! by Oreoing November 11, 2024
• Secrets of the LRT by Kiwibirdman December 9, 2024
• Clock towers of Sherwood Park by GirlGuide163 December 28, 2024

Thanks to Those Who Put out Earthcache(s)

• There were 6 new Earthcaches (up from 3 in 2023) were placed in a 75 km radius of Edmonton in 2024 - making it more fun to fill our calendars.  Thanks to:  i*C*e, junglehair, Ka’anapali Spirit, Msbrenders, and Oreoing
• anyone else?

Thanks to Those Who Put out Letterbox(es)

• 11 new Letterboxes (up from 9 in 2023) were placed in a 75 km radius of Edmonton in 2024 - making it more fun to fill our calendars.  Thanks to: BioSector, hiking granny, i*C*e, Ka’anapali Spirit, Oreoing, and teamshande
• anyone else?

Thanks to Those Who Put out Multi(s)

• 51 new Multis (up from 21 in 2023) were placed in a 75 km radius of Edmonton in 2024 - making it more fun to fill our calendars.  Thanks to: BioSector, Cboyben15, dronnord, Gavin5757, hiking granny, Hip2Hip, HotShotHauler, i*C*e, Iamgrateful, Ka’anapali Spirit, Lady_Viper, Oreoing, RittmeyerRugrats, scavengermonkeys, sherwoodparkjets, SiriYeh, and teamshande
• anyone else?

Thanks to Those Who Put out Mysteries/Unknowns

• 95 new Mysteries (up from 81 in 2023) were placed in a 75 km radius of Edmonton in 2024 - making it more fun to fill our calendars.  Thanks to: AlbertaBounds, BatteurUoA03, billy robson, BioSector, Bubba da darter, Coolcat21, CraneFamily4, dronnord, excited2explore, fuzeebear, geo-schmidts, GeoGuider, Hip2Hip, HotShotHauler, i*C*e, Iamgrateful, Ka’anapali Spirit, Lady_Viper, Licwid, MapleKorok, Mike Fitz, mkPerry, Oreoing, RyderMH, scavengermonkeys, ScooterRichard, sherwoodparkjets, SiriYeh, teamshande, TeamSigShark&Janski, TheFearsomeFour, and WillowZilla
• anyone else?

Thanks to Those Who Put out Trad(s)

• 587 new Trads were placed in a 75 km radius of Edmonton in 2024 - making it easier to fill our calendars.  Wow... too many to sort through. Thanks everyone for placing trads for us to find.

Thanks to Those Who Put out Virtual(s)

• 8 new Virtuals were placed in a 75 km radius of Edmonton in 2024 - making it more fun to fill our calendars.  Thanks to: BioSector, geo-schmidts, i*C*e, j0ckser, Kiwibirdman, Pattycat, ScooterRichard, and signal42

Thanks to Those Who Put out WIGO(s)

• 91 new WIGOs (up from 76 in 2023) were placed in a 75 km radius of Edmonton in 2024 - making Edmonton the WIGO capital of the world.:  Thanks to Crafty nana who hid the first one (GC5MY4K) on February 16, 2015 and to Ninja Fairies who made the checkerboard WIGO popular hiding the first one (GC6C3A0) on February 25, 2016, and to these cachers who put out WIGOs in 2024:  Bubba da darter, excited2explore, fuzeebear, geo-schmidts, GeoGuider, gh5674, hiking granny, j0ckser, jJREnarson, Lady_Viper, Licwid, Ninja Fairies, Oreoing, scavengermonkeys, ScooterRichard, teamshande, and TeamSigShark&Janski
• anyone else? 

MEGA/GIGA (Who attended a "big" geocaching event?)

• Lady_Viper attended the S*W*A*G's Yuma Mega #20
• MidnightCougar attended his first MEGA (GCADGT3 Discover L&A County Geocaching Event)
• teamshande went to the Canberra GeoBash Mega in Australia

If you went to a MEGA/GIGA event, let me know.

Milestone Years?

These people hit their 20-year geocaching anniversary since opening their account.

• sabresfan (member since 17 June 2004)
• Bonkerstheclown (member since 14 August 2004)

These people hit their 15-year geocaching anniversary since opening their account.

• Xtremeskier1978 (member since 25 January 2009)
• GypsySoul72 (member since 15 February 2009)
• K 'n 'I (member since 18 April 2009)
• Hip2Hip (member since 27 April 2009)
• twilc33 (member since 28 August 2009)
• jbeck2 (member since 9June 2009)
• Eyestone Saga (member since 12 December 2009)

These people hit their 10-year geocaching anniversary since opening their account.

• signal42 (member since 11 March 2014)
• DazzlinDino (member since 13 May 2014)
• Big Dog 28 (member since 4 June 2014)
• ChristopherRobin1431 (member since 08 June 2014)
• IM_NotLost-Xbz1 (member since 18 July 2014)
• protonspinner (member since 02 August 2014)
• jorura (member since 03 August 2014)
• RibbitLady (member since 16 August 2014)
• ScooterRichard (member since 07 September 2014) 
• geo-schmidts (member since 08 October 2014)
• WillowZilla (member since 19 October 2014)
• Iamgrateful (member since 20 November 2014)
• Ifollowher (member since 13 December 2014)

These people hit their 5-year geocaching anniversary since opening their account.

• KAK2019 (member since 22 June 2019)
• AuraB (member since 29 June 2019)
• Beenicetwice (member since 08 August 2019)
• FINE_DIT (member since 17 September 2019)

Newbies in 2024

• moe99joe (member since 8 January 2024)
• mchiasson01 (member since 28 February 2024)
• 9alexy_9amer (member since 3 March 2024)
• 4Blisses (member since 14 April 2024)
• xxCosmoKenziexx (member since 3 June 2024)
• sillygoober1 (member since 19 June 2024)
• Mojito1944 (member since 29 June 2024)
• kwide780 (member since 10 August 2024)
• tamandaa (member since 1 September 2024)
• nlmacphe (member since 1 September 2024)
• GeoCashins (member since 2 September 2024)
• kennelclub (member since 17 September 2024)
• Bunker_bunny (member since 31 December 2024)

Personal Accomplishments

What about filled calendars (trad, puzzle, hidden day, found day)? filled fizzy grids? who found the APE cache? who finished a geotour? other amazing things you've done? Share in your log and I'll add them here. Whatcha got?

• Axolotl62 hit 600 finds this year and had his best year yet
• BioSector finished his 3rd fizzy loop, hit 5,000, found his new furthest East and new furthest South caches, published a virtual, as well as helping to host CARW2024 LEAP (CO's note - It was a FANTASTIC weekend!)
• Eaglesham Fam hit 2000 finds as noted above, but they also found the Oldest in AB, obtained a new state souvenir (Alaska), achieved a 10-icon day, found an FTF, found a new furthest North cache and a new furthest West cache, and had their best year yet.
• excited2explore finished Newfoundland (the last of the Canadian provinces); got 2 FTFs in Newfoundland, cached in 5 new countries (Norway, England, Scotland, Germany, Russia); attended her first international event and hosted international events in Oslo, Manchester, and Edinburgh (2 more than she's hosted here); Canadian Challenge cache; the NERV of EG*/G series with Gimli*; Wherigo Stormwater series, and Southside Stormwater Ponds Adventure Lab and mystery bonus; hit 7,000 while caching with AuraB and 8,000 while caching with Gimli*; completed her WIGO and mystery calendar year on October 18, while in London, England; AND finally, at the time of this event, we will be 2 days away from completing a calendar year streak. NOW this is a milestone she did not think she would achieve - Congratulations on ABSOLUTELY AMAZING milestones.
• GeoGuider hit 12,000 finds, has 462 FTFs (18th in Alberta), 700 geocaching events, and attended over 100 geocaching events (not counting CITOs, etc.) in 2024 and filled 100 calendar dates. She finished her micro calendar. She filled 11-per day calendar challenge. GeoGuider hosted her first international event in Bermuda and found the oldest one there (new souvenir). Favorite challenges were: 11/day, 9 difficulties in 9 consecutive days, 9 terrains in 9 consecutive days, 6 icon types in Bermuda. Favorite caches were: Admiral's Tunnel Bermuda, Admiral's Cave Bermuda, Fantasy & Crystal Caves Bermuda, St. George's on the 7th - oldest in Bermuda). New furthest South cache. Won all kinds of prizes in CARW LEAP with Leap Frog series with trads and a mystery. She completed her 6th 360^o from home.
• geo-schmidts hit 8,000 finds, had an FTF, a 10-year geocaching anniversary, found the APE cache, hid CARW LEAP caches and won major prizes (no surprise there!), and hid a mystery and a virtual
• Gimli*/GeoJoce hit 13,000 finds, hid a trad, hid the EG*/G series with excited2explore, and found an FTF.
• GovZot hit 2,000 after 16 years of caching. 
• hiking granny hit 26,000-29,000 finds, attended GeoWoodstock XX, got to NL (and totally unexpectedly met up with excited2explore and cached together including a 5/5). Also while in NL met up with teamshande and caught the ferry to Saint Pierre and Miquelon and cached together then had to endure the fury of the Atlantic as they were engulfed with waves coming over the boat just to get back to NL. Get a load of THIS: She was able to fill a personal challenge she's been working on for the last couple of years: a FIZZY for EACH MONTH of the year and a fizzy for each season. Absolutely incredible! 
• iicydiamonds created an Adventure Lab, a Locationless, and an FTF
• j0ckser hit 9,000 finds, 500 geocaching events, attended over 100 geocaching events (not counting CITOs,etc.) in 2024 and filled over 100 calendar dates on his event calendar. He finished his micro calendar. He filled his 11-per day calendar, 9 difficulties in 9 consecutive days, 9 terrains in 9 consecutive days, 6 icon types in Bermuda challenge. j0ckser attended his first international event, hosted his first international event, both in Bermuda and found the oldest one there (new souvenir). Had a 3-generation of Howard men photo taken - grandpa, son, grandson 1st time ever! New furthest South cache and new furthest East cache. He hid a CARW cache, a virtual, a WIGO, and found several FTFs. He completed his 4th 360^o from home.
• JREnarson hit 5,000 caches (finding over 500 this year - a lighter year than usual).
• Lady_Viper hit 46,000-53,000 finds and marked her 20-year anniversary since finding her first ever find GCFA96 on July 20, 2004, but will appear on next year's anniversary list as her account was opened August 6, 2005. Her madness story includes surviving her very first accident/rollover in Yuma, AZ--and planting a cache in memory of the Jeep GCAKMB8 the very next day. She attended the S*W*A*G's Yuma Mega #20 the next day which was also a bit of madness on her part. The other MEGA she attended was GeoWoodstock XX in May where she hit #50,000 with 7 of her best geocaching friends. In January, she finally filled in her lower 48 State map and in November completed the Canada to Mexico contiguous county challenge. She has 892 FTFs (7th in AB; 46th in Canada). Her best day was 435 finds on Aug 24th in Nebraska, closely followed by 400 finds on Feb 1st. The year 2024 had her highest number of finds in a year with just over 6400 finds, which puts her at the #2 in Alberta and #24 in Canada. Best Year Yet!!!
• Licwid hit 23,000 finds, finished his Adventure Lab calendar, has been working on completing a fizzy per month and has completed January, February, March, August, October and December. He's completed his fizzy 17 times. Licwid hid mystery, trad and WIGO caches.
• Midnight Cougar finished his WIGO calendar in 2024, attended his first MEGA (GCADGT3 Discover L&A County Geocaching Event), got 6 new province souvenirs (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia), found three provinces in one day, hosted events in PEI, NS, and NB, and found FTFs in PEI. He found the oldest cache in Canada. He also slid off the road for the first time while geocaching. He found a new furthest East cache.
• OneLostButton has been really busy this year: 4000th find 11 Jun 2024; 2 new country souvenirs Latvia and Netherlands; 1 New Province souvenir Nova Scotia; found the oldest cache in Canada GCBBA; most countries in a day 1 Dec 2024 with Latvia, Netherlands, and Canada; maximum distance in a day 15,181 km on 01 Dec 2024; new elevation unlocked with 2 below sea level at -1m in Latvia and Netherlands; new best month with 221 finds is November 2024; and 10 icons in a day on 9 March 2024.
• protonspinner and Ifollowher hit 6,000 and had the "most bags of red licorice and cheezies consumed while caching" (CO's note: I resemble that remark!).
• scavengermonkeys hit 20,000 finds, has new furthest North and new furthest West caches, has 668 FTFs (11th in Alberta), hid Ministik caches and all kinds of others, added to his challenge cache series, Backwards Bison series and has greater than a 14-year streak.
• signal42 had a banner year by finding his 2000th cache, celebrating his 10th anniversary, an FTF, hid a virtual, and having the most states in a day=6 (Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Mississippi).
• SiriYeh found her first webcam cache, the oldest cache in Alberta, and has a new State souvenir. She also hid a mystery, trad, and a multi.
• teamshande had an amazing year: hit 16,000-18,000 finds, completed their calendar to a darker green at 26X; 31X fizzy; visited their final province (NL); added eight new States (now 28); two countries (Australia for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, St. Pierre/Miquelon); GeoTour (completing 30 gadget caches); found the only cache with the cactus attribute (Ice Age Vista); visited the Detroit Lake Trolls for the partnership attribute; and completed all kinds of challenges. They hid caches including the Multi-Mania series.
• The Fearsome Four finished her puzzle calendar this year on her birthday (CO's Note: What a great birthday present to yourself!) She found an FTF and 100 caches in a day with the QuadSquad. She also finished her micro calendar. She found the oldest in Saskatchewan, the oldest in Jamaica and its souvenir, filled her fizzy grid for the 4th time, and found her lowest elevation (-5 m). She hid a mystery, trad, CARW2024 caches (LEAP and Leaping Lizard series), Paris2024 series, and ParaParis2024 series. She finished her 4X fizzy, and had her best year yet.
• Topo66 found a new province souvenir and found the oldest cache in Canada earning her the furthest east cache. Best Year Yet!~
• Viajero Perdido collected country souvenirs:  Ireland (#20), UK (#21), France (#22)...found Europe's Oldest in Ireland, got  smiley on LV's Travel Bingo (but still has finds to make to get a full card BINGO), and added one more country to events-attended... that is, Wales and London, both UK (that is, of course, counting only those hosted by locals, for a grand total of 5. He hid caches in Ministik. (CO's Note: Sounds like a spectacular year to me!)
• WillowZilla, besides the other milestones listed above, held his 100th cumulative event (events+CITO+CCE).

Madness

• Check the rollover story under Lady_Viper above under Personal Accomplishments... and so endeth the jeep.
• Check Midnight Cougar for his slide off the road while geocaching... but his car faired better than Lady_Viper's above.
• JREnarson got stuck doing the SheWolfPack series for CARW2024.

Fond Farewell

...to our dear friend Sharlene Ellen Munday – Mrs. Z of ZeiraZeira – 10 October 1971 to 22 February 2024

We have a lot of fun playing this game... and we get to know many special people along the way.  How sad to have lost one of our own. We bid a sad farewell to Sharlene Munday who was born in Prince Edward Island and passed away on February 22nd of this year in Whitecourt after a valiant fight against cancer leaving her husband Brian, 3 children and 5 siblings.  "Her unwavering passion for her family and for life itself was truly inspiring. Sharlene's strength and courage served as a beacon of peace, comfort, and support to all who knew her." I taught Sharlene how to geocache at a Guiders' skills event. Like everything else she did, she put her heart and soul into her new hobby. She had a smile a mile wide; she was kind and considerate, and had a way of lighting up the room with her laughter. She had the most positive attitude and showed others how to deal with life's tribulations. Her warm kindness and smile made her a cherished friend to many. Our thoughts and prayers go to Brian (Mr. Z) and his familly. Be strong, my friend, and know that you have the love and support of many people around you. 

Congratulations

• Congratulations to... everyone!
• This is a crazy game we play...  Come celebrate your milestone this year! Or just come and enjoy some virtual camaraderie... we're all pretty good at that!

This is a crazy game we play!