Shelley Morvik

Volunteer Since: October 1987

Shelley Morvik is a retired high school teacher. She enjoys substitute teaching which allows her to stay somewhat connected to one of her passions, education. Shelley is passionate about her life on the ranch, raising quality beef cattle, and doing yard work. She really enjoys both her vegetable gardens and her flower beds. The best times for Shelley are the ones spent enjoying time with my family. She loves the history and beauty of the land that is part of her family ranch, Riversbend Farm. The Frenchmen River curls around the flats where Shelley lives and winters her cattle. The NWMP Trail marker that sits at the corner of our lane is a reminder of Canadian history post English and French contact, while the tipi rings topping the hills just above that marker preserve the history of the First Peoples of our land.

Shelley joined the EAC when she was the “new ELA teacher” in town. She believed that by taking part in this community group she could continue her own education and in so doing benefit her students. This certainly turned out to be the case. She also knew that this group ran a program that brought the arts to children in the community and she saw great value in that. Today, Shelley continues with her work on the arts council because she has seen the positive impact the EAC has had on our amazing community.

The Wallace Stegner House plays such an important role for the community. It brings new people and new ideas to our town. So many of the residents of the house have given so much back to our town. The residents volunteer to host art events, they often give workshops in the school, they make lifelong friends in our community and they help to put Eastend on the map.