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Vol. 12 Issue 7

Celebrating 12 years!!!

December 2021

Shop Local This Holiday Season

Local Holiday shopping is returning to life this year, making it easier than ever to shop local and in-person after a year of online retailing. Local holiday makers markets are giving small businesses a much needed boost for the Holidays. For many small business owners the last few years have been tough due to the pandemic which is why it’s even more important now to support our local makers.

The next market will be held right here in Ste. Anne (put on by Farm Dog) at Club Jovial, 157 Central Ave on December 4th from 10 am to 6

pm. Admission is free. Please bring a tin or toy donation. Farm Dog will be cooking up some hand pies, hotdogs, farm dogs and more. There will be live performances by Lindsay Fialka, Wes and the Relatables, Austin Winchell, Ste. Anne Collegiate, and a live DJ. Makers and bakers will include Apothecandy, Bear Repair, Brenda Pistun, Brokenhead Grove, Donna’s Joyful Baskets, Hollyhock Roasters, Kafei Expresso Bar, Loved Creations,

Natalie’s Macrame, Nikkiknacks, Prairie Pampas by Melissa, Purple Lily Creations, Rascal & Rebelle, Shelf Expression, Toadally Tim Photography, Wild Wood Dreations, and Whish Candles. For more details and vendor spotlights you can go to Farm Dog’s Facebook page.

Also, your last chance for your local Christmas haul will take place on December 18 from 11 am - 3 pm in Richer at the Young at Hearts Hall

located at 22 Dawson Rd. It will host makers, bakers and specialty retail along with a 50/50 draw, door prize and hot lunch.

Both holidays markets will be following provincial public health orders.

Masks will be mandatory, vendors and guests must have proof of full vaccination.

Little Funk Library Hi Everyone...

Happy Holidays to all!

I find December is such a busy month but it also brings so much joy, magic and wonder.

Our Little Library will be wrapping up a few books or book sets with a sneak peek description; we plan to share them in our library and with others in the area. I hope you get a chance to grab one.

If you are in need of some books to keep you busy over the cold days to come or if you need a book for under your Holiday tree, visit us or get in contact with me for a bigger selection. We are always happy to share.

May your time be spent with great company (even if that’s found in a book?).

Wishing you all the best over the Holidays and into the New Year!!

Rhonda Funk-Steward The Little Funk Library #100068

Upcoming Events...

December 1 – January 7 April and Ken Boer will be doing their annual Christmas light display and collecting donations for Earthdog Terrier Rescue of Manitoba (Food, dishes, collars, blankets, etc.). The display is open to the public and located at 46065 Hwy 302, 2km north of Hwy #1 in Richer.

December 4 Merry and Bright Christmas Market will take place at Club Jovial, 157 Central Ave from 10 am to 6 pm. Admission is free. Please bring a tin or toy donation. Masks will be mandatory and vendors and guests must have proof of vaccine.

December 6 Christmas Hamper Registrations must be submitted in writing. Forms can be placed in the dropbox at the front of the food bank, Accueil Kateri Centre at 132 Centrale or bring to Burnell’s Food Plus in Richer by Monday December 6.

December 18 Christmas Hampers are to be picked up on Saturday, December 18 at 132 Centrale Avenue, Ste. Anne between 10 am and 12 noon.

December 18 Last Chance for Your Christmas Haul will take place from 11 am - 3 pm in Richer at the Young at Hearts Hall located at 22 Dawson Rd. It will host makers, bakers and specialty retail along with a 50/50 draw, door prize and hot lunch. $2 admission. Masks will be mandatory and vendors and guests must have proof of vaccine.

Christmas Hampers If you live in the Town of Ste. Anne or the Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne and you wish to register for a Christmas Hamper, please fill out a registration form.

Registered clients of Accueil Kateri food bank do not need to submit this form, they are automatically registered.

This registration form is available at: *Town of Ste. Anne Office * Ste-Anne Roman Catholic Church Office, * Burnell’s Food Plus in Richer * or print from website www.accueilkatericentre.ca Registrations must be submitted in writing by December 6, 2021.

The registration forms for the Christmas hampers can be placed in the dropbox at the front of the food bank, Accueil Kateri Centre at 132 Centrale or bring to Burnell’s Food Plus in Richer by Monday December 6.

The Christmas Hampers are to be picked up on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 132 Centrale Avenue, Ste. Anne between 10 am and 12 noon.

Food bank clients are to pick up their hamper on Saturday, December 18, between 1 and 3 pm.

If you are able to contribute to the Christmas Hampers donations are always accepted. Because of the food bank’s purchasing power, monetary donations go a long way.

Information on donating can be found on the website. Thank you for your support.

Sudoku is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. In this CHRISTMAS sudoku, the objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with the letters so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 subgrids that compose the grid contain all of the letters from the word CHRISTMAS. The puzzle setter provides a partially completed grid which, for a well-posed puzzle, has a single solution.

Comprehending Grief Christmas Morning Scones Ingredients 2 1/2 cups (315g) all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface and kneading 2 tbsp (for savory) or 4 tbsp (for sweet) granulated sugar 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp (for savory) or 1/2 tsp (for sweet) salt ½ cup (114g) cold unsalted butter, cubed 2\3 cup (167ml) cold buttermilk, plus more for brushing top of scones 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla (for sweet only) Optional 1–2 cups add-ins (I used 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, 1/2 blueberries and 1/2 cup dried cranberries for this sweet scone version) Instructions In a large bowl, toss together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Work in the butter with a pastry cutter or fork until it resembles

coarse meal with a few larger pieces remaining. Mix in any add-ins at this step if using.

In a measuring cup, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, and vanilla (if making sweet scones).

Pour the wet ingredients over the dry mixture. Gently stir with a rubber spatula until JUST combined and all appears to be moistened.

Scrape the dough onto a floured work surface. With floured hands, gently and quickly knead the dough into a ball (sprinkle more flour if needed as you’re kneading). It doesn’t have to be smooth. Rough and shaggy is good.

Pat out into a 5”circle if making plain scones, or 6”circle if you have incorporated any add-ins.

Cut into 8 wedges and place 2” apart onto a parchment paper or silicone mat lined baking sheet.

Chill uncovered in the fridge for 20 minutes while you preheat your oven to 400F. Brush the tops of the scones with more buttermilk and bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Whether considered change or death, when we stop and consider the effects of grief on our lives, it calls for insight. Comprehending the stages of grief can facilitate healing after personal loss. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (July 8, 1926 – August 24, 2004) a Swiss-American psychiatrist, author of the globally best-selling book: On Death and Dying (1969), and pioneer in neardeath studies is world renowned for her theory of the five stages of grief, also known as the “KüblerRoss model”. Denial aids you to cope and survive the grief event. It aids in pacing your feelings of grief.

Instead of becoming completely overwhelmed, we deny it, do not accept it, and stagger its full impact on us, allowing time to process and start recovery. Anger, another necessary stage of grief. Researchers and mental health professionals agree that these feelings are normal and encouraged. It’s important to truly feel the anger as a strength to bind you back to reality. Bargaining is attempting to believe you can avoid the pain of grief through negotiation of sorts, with guilt being the common wing man of bargaining. This is when you endure the endless “what if” statements that could have theoretically changed

an outcome. Depression is a period most commonly correlated instantly with grief – as a “present” sentiment. It represents the emptiness we feel when we are living in reality and realize the person or situation is gone or over. In acceptance, your emotions begin to stabilize. It is a time of adjustment, readjustment and new reality, balancing good and bad as you start to enter back into some likeness of life. Grief does not happen sequentially, but erratically; testing boundaries and limits until we come to terms with how the absence carves out a new world. If you or a loved one is having a hard time coping with a grief event, seek treatment from a health professional, mental health provider or please, call you doctor for support.

Written by Elizebeth Kischook, End of Life Doula www.yoursinlifeanddeath.ca