Dawson Trail Dispatch
Celebrating Over 25 Years of Service to Our Communities!
February 2023
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C ommunity E vents Falcon Beach Bingo – Wednesdays at 7: 30 pm, early bird games at 7 pm at the Whiteshell Community Club 20 301 Pr, Falcon Beach. Contact 204-349-2293. Dominion City Cheese Making Workshop – Thursday, February 9, 6 pm at the Roseau Valley School hosted by Woodmore Women’s Institute. Learn about making different types of cheeses from Jim Appleby, an artisan cheese maker. There will also be a tasting session of cheeses made by Jim. Pre-registration requested at meloskydebbie@gmail.com, with a $10 fee to be paid at the door. Grunthal Coffee Connections - All adults ages 55+ are welcome to join us at the New Horizon Centre for a time of visiting, while enjoying coffee, tea and refreshments. Join us and bring your friends. There is no cost. Contact Anita Funk 204371-9134. Ile des Chenes Snowman Festival – Saturday, February 4, 10 am – 6 pm at the TC Energy Centre. Snowshoeing and Tobogganing all day (bring your own toboggan), Canteen, Crib Tournament registration at 11:30 am cost $20/team. Bingo Kids, Carnival games, kids crafts, Cookie decorating, Story Time, bouncer, Pony Rides (cost $5), fireworks 5:45 pm, 50/50 Draw. Yoga - Thursdays at 9 am and Wednesdays at 9:30 am. Gentle yet invigorating yoga for adults 55+. $5 per class. Contact yogaforyoumanitoba@outlook.com to register. Lorette Victoria Lifeline Presentation – Keep on your Own Two Feet on Tuesday, February 7 at the Community Complex. Presented by Tina Plett a quick overview on how a locally serviced help button can help you keep your independence, how to make your home safe, and tips on how to prevent falls. Tache Library - is hosting various events throughout the month of February. On Wednesday, February 8 join us for Family Library Night from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. On Wednesday, February 15, the Book Club will meet from 7 pm to 8:15 pm. Finally, Festival at the Library will be held from 11 am to 11:40 am. Everyone welcome! Mitchell Toast & Coffee – On Tuesdays, drop-in for toast and coffee for $2 and a menu is available with prices according to what you order at the Mitchell and Area Community Centre, 130 Ash St. Contact Jane Penner 204-346-2469, jpenner@ jantre.com. New Bothwell Winter Carnival Cribbage Tournament - Friday, February 3 at 6:45 pm. Cribbage tournament registration starts at 6:45 pm, games start at 7 pm, at the Rec Centre, 50 Park Bay. $20 per team. Cash prizes! Contact chantelle.dueck@ gmail.com. Richer Young at Hearts Club - Saturday, February 18. Hosting their monthly dinner and dance with music by Gemstars. Doors open at 4:30 pm, Dinner at 6 pm and dancing till 11 pm. Call Ron Vincent 431-275-0874 for tickets. Cost $25 each. Richer Recovery AA Group - Meets every Monday from 7:30 - 8:30 pm at LUD Hall. If you would like more information, call Jeff at 204-371-5518 or Albert at 204-380-3058.
Chase the Ace - every Saturday night at the Richer Hotel. Tickets on sale from 5 pm to 7:45 pm. Organized by the Richer Community Club, see Facebook page for more info. Monday Night Bingos - To raise funds for Stacey Pchajek Memorial Foundation Inc. The foundation provides scholarships, bursaries and prizes to students graduating grades 8 and 12. Limited seats please reserve. Doors Open at 5:30 pm at the Young at Heart Club, 22 Dawson Rd. MGCC License # BI/BO4164. Contact Doreen Pchajek at 422-5243 or doreen@spmf.ca. RM of Stuartburn Services to Seniors - Access Credit Union sponsored Free Shuttle for residents of the RM the first Friday of each month. Call to book a ride and do your banking and shopping locally or book your doctor’s appointment and we will get you to your appointment. Call 204-425-3701. Services to Seniors Steinbach Shuttle - Subsidized cost $15/ person. Minimum of 8 participants required for the trip to take place. Departure from Shady Oaks at 9:30 am. Call 204-425-3701 to book a seat. RM of Tache “Wee Run” Little Ballers Basketball Activity- Saturday February 11, 10 – 11 am, for ages 2.5 to 3.5 years at the Landmark Kinsmen Centre and Saturday, February 25, 10:30 – 11:30 am for ages 3.5 to 5 and 12:30 - 1:30 pm for ages 5 to 8 at the Lorette Collegiate. Cost $5 each. To register contact alison@rmtache.ca. Limited space available. Registration closes February 3. With age appropriate direction an exhilarating 60 minutes for your child to introduce kids to the game of basketball and the fundamentals skills. Sprague Sprague Service to Seniors Seeking Volunteers - Seeking individuals to assist and to provide a few services to seniors within our community such as snow removal, transportation for a fee, volunteers in the congregate Meals Programs as well as home cleaning services to seniors for a fee. A criminal record check is required for cleaning services and transportation. Email lgdseniors@gmail.com with your rates and for information, or call 204-437-2604. St. Adolphe Carnival Weekend – Thursday, February 2 – Sunday, February 5 at the community centre, arena, curling club. Thursday SnowMaze (5-9 pm), Friday Kids dance (pre K – grade 4 6:30 – 8 pm) and grade 5 – 9 (8:30 – 10 pm). Saturday Hawk Day hockey games, Kids Carnival, Dodge ball, Crib Tournament, Adult Social (8 pm – 1 am) dress from your favourite movie $10/person. Sunday, February 5 Family Bingo (4:40 pm), Curling Funspiel (10 am – 3 pm) $10 per team. 80s Retro Theme Open Bonspiel – Starts Saturday, February 18 - 20 at the Curling Club. Men’s, Women’s, Mixed teams welcome. Bar and Kitchen will be open. Blind Calcutta, Prize for best dressed team. Saturday Night Entertainment included. Entry Fee $180/Team (Cash Prizes). Register at curlstadolphe.com, curlstadolphe@gmail.com or 204-792-1404. St. Pierre-Jolys Winter Family Fun Day Fundraiser – Saturday, February 18 at the Rec Centre. Pancake breakfast, skating, kid’s activities, crib tournaments, broomball tournament, bouncy castles. Winter Social at 8 pm featuring the Ricky Smits. To register contact 204-294-8015.
3234 Manitoba Horse Cadets – Thursdays, 6:30 – 9 pm at the Community Hall from September to June. Cost is Free. Meet new friends, fun, adventures, leadership, citizenship, community service, drill band, orienteering, and more. Contact Captain Phil Atkinson 3234Army@cadets.gc.ca or phillip.atkinson@cadets.gc.ca. Website 3234manitobahorse.ca. Ste. Anne Vote Kraft Hockeyville Contest – Show us what the Town of Ste. Anne means to you and your community. Let’s give our arena a chance to score big in the Kraft Hockeyville 2023 Grand Prize to host an NHL hockey game and win a $250,000 for arena upgrades. All three runner ups will receive $25,000 of arena upgrades. Vote now at hockeyville. kraftcanada.ca/#/community/townofsteanne. SACC Mixed Drop-in Curling Night – Saturday, February 11, 7 pm registration, first draw starts at 7:30 pm (2 draws of 4 ends each at the curling club. Experience the game of curling in a friendly, social, and non-competitive atmosphere. No experience needed - we can show you how to play! All you need are a clean pair of shoes. Sign-up as an individual, couple or team (4 players). Teams will be formed as needed. Minimum age for players – 12 years old. $10 per player (cash only). Contact Robert Régnier at robert_regnier@hotmail.com or 204-422-8838. Crib Night – Sunday, February 19, 6:30 pm at Club Jovial. Membership not required. Cost $8 (includes 50/50). For Information Call Denise 204422-5763 Ste Genevieve Community Ski and Snowshoe Event – Monday, February 20, 11 am – 1 pm at Monominto Trails. Bring your own mug or cup. We’ll be serving hot chocolate and water to every participant. St. Patrick’s Social & Dance – Saturday, March 11, 8 pm – 1 am at the Community Centre. Wear your green accessories. There will be a Silent Auction, light lunch and much more. Cost 18 years and over $15 each. Mini Library - Every second Tuesday of each month, Taché library holds a “mini-library” at the Community Centre from 6:30 -7:30 pm. Come check out some books, exchange and request items from the library. Steinbach Assassinating Thomson - presented by Manitoba Theatre Centre on Tuesday, February 28, 7:30 pm at the SRSS Theatre. A one-man play written and performed by Bruce Horak, a well-established theatre and visual artist who lost 90% of his vision after a childhood battle with cancer. The play is named for an unsolved mystery in Canadian art history – the mysterious drowning in 1917 of Group of Seven precursor and iconic painter Tom Thomson. Cost 28 adult, $12 student. Contact Tara Schellenberg 204-346-1077 or tara@steinbacharts.ca. IRAL Winter Fest – Friday – Sunday, March 3 – 5 at 115 PTH 12 North (Co-op Open Lot). Come enjoy the food, music, and dance a little as the entertainment across multiple shows gives you the experience that you’ve been wanting all winter long. Cost Adult $10, Youth $5, Children (6 & under) free. Contact Neville Hamilton 204-381-0581, iralmusicartsfest@gmail.com.
Winter in the Village – Until March 8, bring your friends and family to Mennonite Heritage Village for skating, snowshoeing, kick sledding, and so much more! Be enchanted by the village light show, skate along Main Street or on the ice rink. Explore the grounds via snowshoe or sled. End off the night with some complimentary hot chocolate. Warming hut will be open for visitors. Sunday and Monday closed, Tuesday – Thursday 9 am – 5 pm, Friday and Saturday 12 – 8 pm. Admission Adult/$6 and Senior (65+) $5, Student (13-22) $5, Child (6-13) $3, 5 & Under free. Steinbach & Area Garden Club – Monday, February 13, 7 – 9 pm at the Mennonite Heritage Village, Hwy 12. Speaker “The Coleus King” Igor Kaptan Master Gardener and Coleus Expert will do a presentation on the topic “Everything You Wanted to Know About Coleus - A Treasure for Your Shade Garden” Cuttings from his Coleus plants that he grows in his house as Door Prizes. Seed and propagated plant exchange will be happening as well.. Annual Membership- Individual $20; Family $30. Contact sagcnewsletter@gmail.com. Ukrainian Settlement Support Donation Drop Off – Tuesdays, February 7 and March 7 from 5 - 8 pm at Southland Church. Specific areas of need for donation: furniture, mattresses and box springs, bedding, clothing for men, women and children of all ages, coats and jackets (all seasons), shoes/ boots, other household items for Ukrainian families. Drop-off at marked storage units in the parking lot; use west entrance, closest to Bush Farm Road. If you have to donate outside of the defined dates/times, please ensure to clearly label “Ukraine” on the items and they will be designated for the Ukraine relief initiative. Astronomy & Group Walks – Fourth Tuesday of the month until March, 8 – 9:40 pm with Chris Desrochers. Meet at the L.A. Barkman Park Gazebo. Walk along Bush Farm Tail, around Abe’s Hill, and observe sights of the night sky, using telescopes at the conclusion of the walk. Dress for the weather and for walking, bring binoculars and questions. February 28 (sights visible: Mars, Jupiter, Venus, & Half Moon) and March 28 (sights visible: Mars, Venus, & Crescent Moon).To register, email smclean@jakeepplibrary. com or mredekopp@jakeepplibrary.com. If the sky is unclear and weather is too poor, the hosts will make the decision to cancel 1-2 hours before the event and will send out an email to participants to let them know.
Al-Anon - Monday 7:30 pm Steinbach Cultural Arts Centre back door, downstairs. For information call Lloyd 204-3264365. Creative Writers Club - Second Wednesday every month at 7 pm at the Jake Epp Library, 255 Elmdale St. This is not a class but rather a writing share group where we hope to foster and encourage our participants’ love of writing. Feel free to bring 5 pages of writing (single sided, double spaced) to share with the group. Our evening will begin with an ice breaker and then move into share time. Coffee and tea will be served. Contact Madison Redekopp email mredekopp@ jakeepplibrary.com. Steinbach Professional Development Toastmasters Club – On Thursdays at 9:46 am, Eastman Education Centre, 385 Loewen Blvd. How can a person get the message across well, keep meeting participants engaged, and fully use the capabilities of videoconferencing platforms? What works? What doesn’t? What is the etiquette expected? Join us in person or by zoom on 12 pm every Wednesday. All guests are welcome! Contact Mark Hiebert 204-371-5197, email mhiebert@barkmanconcrete.com. Knit-Wits Fibre Craft Club- First Tuesdays of the month at 6 – 8 pm, Jake Epp Library, 255 Elmdale St. Do you enjoy knitting, crocheting, cross stitching and other types of fibre crafting? Join other adults for an informal knitting, crochet, etc. circle. All skill levels welcome. Please bring your own project/supplies. Craft Night - Wednesdays at 7 pm, Jake Epp Library, 255 Elmdale St. Ages 16 years and up join us for a free event, with coffee and crafting. Our craft for the evening will be a beaded spring wreath. There is limited space available. To sign up, email mredekopp@jakeepplibrary.com. Book Club - Meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 7 - 8:30 pm Jake Epp Library, 255 Elmdale St. Books are available at the circ desk as well as on our Libby App (free with your library card). Please sign up by email mredekopp@jakeepplibrary.com. Limited space available. Steinbach & Area Lions Club - Meets second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 6:30 pm, South East Helping Hands. Contact 204-326-2313.
Assassinating Thomson Play - Tuesday, February 28 at 7:30 pm, SRSS Theatre presented by Manitoba Theatre Centre. A one-man play written and performed by Bruce Horak, a well-established theatre and visual artist who lost 90% of his vision after a childhood battle with cancer. The play is named for an unsolved mystery in Canadian art history – the mysterious drowning in 1917 of Group of Seven precursor and iconic painter Tom Thomson in an Ontario Lake. Cost $28/adult and $12/student. Contact 204-346-1077, tara@steinbacharts.ca.
Tolstoi Snowshoe Tour in the Tall-grass Prairie - Saturday, February 11 am to 12 pm (weather depending). The tour starts from the Agassiz Interpretive Trail, 7km west of Vita on highway 201. All are invited to partake in a free snowshoe tour focusing on how tall-grass prairie species survive such harsh winters and looking for signs of wildlife. Snowshoes are provided, all you need to bring are winter boots and weather appropriate clothing. Contact Norm at sarcommunityliaison@gmail.com to register or for more information.
Chase the Ace Fundraiser - Steinbach and Area Animal Rescue – On Mondays at Smitty’s Restaurant. Come out and try to win cash. The jackpot goes up weekly until the Ace is drawn!
Vita Jarvis Picklyck Rec Hockey Tournament – starting Friday, February 17, to Sunday, February 19 at the Arena. Admission $5/day or $12/weekend. To register contact Steven Watts 204-905-1416 or Dane Zarazun 204-754-7543.
Royal Canadian Legion Steinbach Branch - Meets first Tuesday of the month via Zoom at 7:30 pm; Ladies Auxiliary meets first Monday of each month, 7:30 pm. Steinbach Legion, 227 Main St – Unit 5. Email steinbach190rcl@ outlook.com.
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Leave a Legacy of Honour Have you ever thought of leaving a legacy? That’s something of value that you leave behind to be a help and benefit to those who follow behind you in life. But what if our legacy that we leave is not helpful but harmful? It is still a legacy and we will be remembered for good or for evil. There are those in our community that we generally look to for a good example to follow. Pastors, parents, and leaders in our community should set a high
standard for their lives for others to emulate. I remember a Canadian Prime Minister saying as he retired that he wanted to leave a legacy so he would be remembered for the good he had accomplished while in office. Every one of us is leaving a legacy whether we realize it or not. The things we say and do are leaving an impression on others. In the Bible, the first King of Israel was Saul. He started out well but at the end of his life he said this about
himself “I have played the fool and have erred exceedingly.” He was humiliated as he died in battle, and he is remembered today as a bad king. On the other hand, the Apostle Paul started out persecuting the church, but changed his ways when he met Jesus Christ on the road to Damascus. His life took a 180° turn, and he lived the rest of his life for God. At the end of his life, he said this about himself “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”
So, you have two men with very different legacies. What kind of legacy are you creating? Paul found that with God’s help, he could be successful and fulfil God’s plan for his life. If you have met Jesus Christ in your life and let Him guide and direct you, He will help you leave a good legacy for others to follow. God is willing to help us. He is just waiting for us to call upon Him, trust in Him and follow His leading in our lives. The legacy you leave depends very much on how much you
let God lead in your life today. God bless you as you let God help you build your legacy for good and for His honour and glory!