June 19th Father`s Day

May
Father’s
Day
2016
June 19th
Ryan & Kaitlyn would first like to Thank Carol, Bernice & Tammie for all their work in planning and
hosting our wedding shower on April 30th. We would also like to Thank the community for their thoughtful
gifts and to all those who attended and gave gifts. We greatly appreciate everything......
Thank You!!
I would like to thank all the ‘volunteer mobile meal drivers’ who helped to deliver meals.
Greatly Appreciated !!
........Sherry Lawrence (Kaitlyn’s Mom)
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Ninety year olds from across the
Province were invited to join with the
Manitoba Lt. Governor,
Honourable Janice Filmon &
Gary Filmon to celebrate
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s
90th Birthday.
L to R:
The Queen’s 90th birthday was
April 21, and therefore on that day two
Hamiota ninety-year olds:
Marlene Smith, Tom Sedgwick, Jack Boyd & Margaret Boyd
Tom Sedgwick and Jack Boyd
(Jack will turn 90 in October of this year) and their guests of daughter Marlene Sedgwick-Smith and
Margaret Boyd travelled to Government House in Winnipeg to celebrate together.
A very grand and formal sit-down tea was most enjoyable.
The Honourable Janice Filmon spoke warmly of the contributions of our Manitoba 90 year olds.
We had the opportunity to speak with the Honourable Janice Filmon and her husband Gary Filmon.
We were all treated like royalty that afternoon.
Volunteer Appreciation !!!
This space is reserved for organizations who rely on volunteers.
Here’s an opportunity to recognize a person’s extraordinary efforts.
Submit your details, with a picture of the volunteer. Let us know what was done to merit this recognition.
E-mail text and jpeg pic to leader@hamiota.com by the 10th of the month.
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May 2016
The Hamiota Drama Club (HDC)
would like to thank the following for making
our performance of the
“ Unnecessary Farce “
LtoR: Tony Scott, HDC President; Jackie Johnston, Hamiota Archery Club;
Melissa Mitchell, HCI French Travel Club; Jennifer Sims, Hamiota Kids Club;
Neil Mathison, HDC VP
a huge success:
TJ’s Convenience Store; S.H. Dayton Ltd;
Hamiota Feedlot; Henderson Plumbing and
Heating; Andrew Agencies; Vanguard
Credit Union; Terry Lee.
With their support, the Drama Club turned
over $1,000 to each of the groups in picture.
A BIG THANK YOU to these groups who provided on each night; appetizers, snacks, beverages, and clean-up!
A special
to those who attended!!
We truly appreciate all of your positive feedback and encouragement to do it all again next year.
The winner of the “Loch Ness Lotto” was Linda Wilkinson of Shoal Lake.
The Hamiota Drama Club is always looking for help! If you would like to come on board, whether on stage,
back stage, costume, resource sponsorship, etc. , then please contact Tony Scott, Neil Mathison, or Evie Strachan.
We did have a lot of fun!!!
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Note:
Anyone wishing to rent the Drama Club Stage & Truss System, please contact
Tony Scott (204) 365-7298 or Evie Strachan (204) 764-2354
Golf season is finally here!
Any lady golfers who are looking for a ‘fun-round-of-golf’
are encouraged to head down to the golf course.
Afternoon golf takes place every Tuesday in May at 1pm.
In June, July and August, the time changes to 9:30am.
Evening golf was a big success last year and another four
week session of best ball golf will take place starting Tuesday,
June 21st at 6:30pm. You can enter as a twosome or a single.
All golfers, both beginners and experienced are welcome!
For more information call Penny Dixon or Nancy Strachan.
Weber/Skayman Thank You to everyone who attended my Bridal Shower and for all the
beautiful gifts. A BIG thank you to everyone who donated to the community gift.
Everything is greatly appreciated and will all be put to good use!!
Special Thanks to Tessa Sheane and Janice Kerr for all of their hard work to
make the day a special one! ........................Lynn & Blair
We wish to thank everyone for their expressions of sympathy - prayers, cards, flowers and food at
the time of the loss of our baby grandson, Porter. Your thoughtfulness is appreciated!
.................Allan & Yolande Ranson
May 2016
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Cornerstone Family Worship Centre (CFWC)
A moment for families with Pastor Orland Usick:
This article is something you can talk about around the supper table...this month:
Jesus is our source for all our peace.
Matthew 11:28-30 Amplified Bible (AMP):
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened [by religious rituals that provide no peace], and I will
give you rest [refreshing your souls with salvation]. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My
disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest [renewal, blessed quiet] for your souls. For My
yoke is easy [to bear] and My burden is light.”
When people struggle and life becomes hard, they tend to look elsewhere for strength instead of the Lord. Life
becomes mundane and purposeless. Dreams die and hope vanishes. The best they hope for is a few minutes of fun
and distraction on the weekend. Many times people turn to religion hoping that this will help. Some have created
their own brand of religion, taking a bit of Christianity, a bit of new age and a little eastern mysticism. In the end
nothing really seems to provide the peace they are looking for. Christ invites us to look to Him and to Him only.
The crucial difference between following Christ and all other religions is that we are offered a relationship with
God, one that Jesus initiated and maintains.
When your faith is in Christ a whole new world of help opens up. You can now rely on God’s power and
strength within you! Psalm 34:19 says, “The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers
him from them all” (NIV). Proverbs 24:16 says, “For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise
again” (NIV). No matter what you’re facing, He can take you through! He gives us the strength by relying on
the power of the Holy Spirit within. There is not a challenge that is too big for God. There is not a problem that
He won’t give you wisdom. “I tell you the truth,” says Jesus, “if you have faith even as small as a mustard seed,
you could say to this mountain, ‘move from here to there’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible”
(Matthew 17:20, NLT). So what is possible?.......................
“Everything is possible for one who believes” (Mark 9:23, NIV)! Why not try Jesus and Jesus only today!
...............................Till next Month…Pastor Orland
Upcoming Events:
Junior Youth- Monday After School. Our year end wind-up is Friday May 20. Meet at the church then we are
heading out to Ruth and Vern’s farm for an evening of great food and outdoor games.
Power Tool Time Boys Club- Thanks to all the volunteers. We had our wind up on Wednesday May 11. See you
next year. Asante African Children’s Choir- Sunday morning June 5 at 10:30 AM Cornerstone Family Worship
Centre. An incredible morning of music and testimonies. This is a world class presentation!
The Man ‘Weakened’ Annual Fishing Trip - Friday & Saturday June 3-4. All guys both young and old are
invited to a couple of days of awesome fishing, great food and friends.
Call the church at 764 0979 for more info or to register.
The Masters Workshop- Discover, Discuss, Decide- Study of God’s Word just before church every Sunday
morning 9:40-10:15 AM. For adults and teens. A time of in-depth study over a great tasting cup of coffee.
Hamiota United Church
Fundraiser for the roof repairs “Raise the Roof Concert” at the Church on June 12 at 2p.m.
Catherine and Ron Anfinson from Cando, North Dakota and guest. Refreshments to follow.
Open collection (tax receipts can be issue for donations received in envelopes -include name and address).
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We are looking for volunteers to help scrape and paint the exterior of the
United Church manse in early June.
Contact Rev. Doug Martindale if interested in helping.
NB: For rental of Chumah Hall please contact Ross or Maureena at 764-2934
....……….Rev. Doug Martindale 764-2349
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May 2016
Hamiota Schools have been busy getting ready for
Bob Gaiser.
Between the two schools we have had 3 student teachers.
the last months of the school year.
Miss Harrison joined Mrs. Dixon’s Grade 3 Class, Mr.
The Kindergarten classroom has been learning about
‘Bucket Filling’ and will take a trip to the Nursery School to Coughlan is paired with PE teacher Mrs. Birch, and Miss
Hawkins is working with Mr. Coulter at HCI.
share their skills.
We have two new teachers at the High School; Mr. Dylan
The Grade Ones sold Marvelous Muffins, which raised
Woodcock
will teach 9-12 English and work as the Guidance
$494 for their partner school in Ghana, Africa.
Counselor
and
Mrs. Cally Brown will teach 9-12 Math.
The Grade Twos attended the Earth Day Carnival and had
Ashley
Jay
was
chosen as Basketball Manitoba’s “A”
fun with recycled materials.
Player of the Year and Brody Smith was recognized as a
The Grade Threes now using an “Accent” environment
graduating player on the Yellow Head Chiefs and won the
to make their classroom more student-centered and less
Scholastic Player of the Year award. Joelle Little spent time
distracting.
The Grade Fours Celebration of Learning was a success. in Corpus Christi, TX training for sprint kayaking with the
Manitoba Kayaking Team.
The Grade Fives conducted science experiments and
On April 20th, HCI hosted the South Half Division
studied European colonization in Social Studies and learning
Badminton Playoffs with many Hamiota athletes advancing
more about the Northwest Passage.
to provincials. Many Middle Years students also took part in
Students at HES also took part in Jump Rope for Heart
which raised over $6000 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation. badminton and showed great improvement throughout their
season!
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The Middle Years Co-ed Soccer, Varsity Girls Softball
At the Collegiate, a new Student Council took over after and Varsity Boys Fastball have started their seasons.
Spring Break. We had a spirit week with days like “What not
Three Grade Six students took part in the Career Trek
to Wear Wednesday”.
Program for 12 weeks from November to March. They spent
A group of students from Grades six to twelve travelled to many Saturdays participating in hands on career development
Winnipeg to attend the opera “Of Mice and Men”.
experiences.
HCI will be hosting a 5K Color Walk/Run in support of
The Grade Eight Social Studies class had a celebration of
‘A Port in the Storm’ on Sunday, June 12. (call 842-2803 for Ancient Greece culture. They researched dress, food, history
more information).
& activities and had lots of fun with the learning experience!
On Friday, May 20th, there will be a fundraising bake sale
Upcoming Dates:
and barbeque in the Vanguard Credit Union Parking Lot.
May 20th: A Port in the Storm - BBQ & Bake Sale
The drama production “Back to the 80’s” wrapped up in
June 12th: A Port in the Storm - Fundraiser
April. A great job was done by all cast and crew!
June 16th: Annual Sports Banquet
All Grade 11 students took part in a two-day Red Cross
First Aid Course taught by Mrs. Birch, Lindsay Rubeniuk and June 27th: Middle Years & 9-11 Year End Presentations 1pm
June 28th: Graduation Ceremonies 7:30pm
Congratulations Sid Lewis
On April 6th Vince Hiebert, President of the Manitoba Weed
Supervisors’ Association (MWSA) presented to Sid Lewis a
Certificate of Honorary Membership
“For service and dedication to the MWSA, Midwest Weed
District, the municipalities and
the towns within the district”.
Well Done Sid !!
Sid qualifies as a
lifetime honorary member in
accordance with the
requirements of the
Manitoba Weed Supervisor’s
May 2016
At the Arts Centre
Thanks to everyone for their great support
of the Art Council's garage sale, and for those
who attended the really enjoyable Matt Zimmerman concert
that evening.
We had a nice-sized crowd attend for some great
Canadian music - about half original and then a great mix of
"Great Big Sea", Gordon Lightfoot, Murray McLachlan, and
others. Great spread of food provided by the board and just an
all-round enjoyable evening - thanks for being there!
Coming up we have the MWAC's annual general meeting
which is more a celebration of another successful year ......
anyone is welcome to attend! It is being held Monday,
May 16 at the Oak River Inn. Happy hour 5:30-6:30, supper
for $15 at 6:30 p.m. followed by performances by some of
our graduating musicians. Jaimie Rose, Randy Kirk, Bailey
Wilson and Brian Johnson have been performing for the
Arts Council for four or five years now and it’s a pleasure to
see what accomplished musicians they've all become.........
we will miss them, but hope they'll still come back to visit
after graduation!
If anyone is interested in attending, please phone
Carol Forsyth at Oak River (566-2303) so she can let the Inn
know supper numbers.
Also coming up is the annual Hamiota Mid-West Art Club
annual show and tea on June 4, from 2-4 p.m. at the Heritage
Arts Centre. This year's theme "The Sky's the Limit" is from a
workshop some members attended by Gerry Oliver. There
will be a feature wall of 'sky' paintings as well as all the work
they've completed this past year, so hope you can make it.
Their display will remain as the exhibition for the month of
June in the Gallery.
The Midwest
If you missed the
Ukrainian dancing of
Zachary and Rheanna
Melnyk of Rossburn at the
'Fiddle Faddle' concert at the
Art Centre.....
Don't Worry.
We're hoping to get them
back for the fair concert at
the rink in July!
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The current exhibition is a bright-coloured mix of people,
places and still life subjects by self-taught artist Agueda
Montenegro. Agueda and her family moved to the area from
Mexico 10 years ago and you can catch the Mexican vibe in
the vivid colours and interesting approaches in the exhibition.
Many of them are for sale and five have actually sold already
although they will remain on display until the end of May, so
that tells you something about the appeal of this emerging
artist!
Our last booked concert from an 'away' performer for this
year will be by Jay Aymar, on June 21, so mark your
calendars. Jay was here last year and put on an absolutely
great show. He is also a published author and has a number of
CD's to his credit. It is not often we get an opportunity to
host someone you'd expect to see in larger venues, so we
really appreciate Jay's generous philosophy that makes him
willing to share his talent with small (but charming!) venues
like the Heritage Arts Centre. Hope you'll take advantage of
this opportunity and call the Arts Centre for tickets!
Believe it or not, it is nearly time for tea! The Heritage
Art Centre's weekly Thursday teas will be starting Thursday,
June 9 from 2-4 p.m. and will be running right through until
the end of September with the exception of fair day. It's a
great summer fundraiser for the Art Council which helps
provide for the youth classes, programs and concerts we run
the rest of the year, so please continue with your generous
support again this year. And, for five dollars, you get your
choice of tea and a lovely dessert or fruit cup, a pleasant
atmosphere, beautiful art displays to look at and a great place
to bring company or meet with friends.
We look forward to seeing you all again!
School of Dance held their year-end recital on April 17th.
The dancers performed twenty-two dances to a full house at the Hamiota
Collegiate Institute. Dale Davison was the MC for the afternoon and did an
outstanding job!
This year’s dance recital was bitter sweet as we said good bye and good luck to
our two dance instructors. Miss Kelsey Keilback has been an instructor with the
program for eight years and is graduating from the Brandon University with her
Bachelor of Physical Education. Also, after two years Miss Niki Nelson has decided
to continue her Bachelor of Management at the University of Lethbridge next year.
We would like to introduce Miss Brooke Webber as the dance instructor for the
2016/2017 dance season. Miss Brooke currently teaches at Steppin’ Time Dance
Studio in Brandon, MB and will be available to teach our dancers Tuesday’s and
Thursday’s. Miss Brooke brings with her 16 years of dancing experience and five
years of teaching experience.
She is very excited to start working with our dancers in September!
The schedule for the 2016/2017 dance season is currently under construction.
A general meeting will be held in June (date and time to be determined), with
registration for the 2016/2017 season in late August/early September.
Anyone with question regarding the Midwest School of Dance can contact
Sherri Robinson at (204) 764-0644 or sherri_r@hotmail.com.
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May 2016
April has been a busy month again and the
nice weather is a real blessing. Our thoughts and
prayers go out to those folks affected by the
forest fires.
Our Grade 3 Buddies were back for visits
again and since it was Earth Day themed, the
seniors and the students made bird feeders from
recycled toilet paper rolls and then we hung
them on the trees. The students also asked the
seniors about how they recycled in their student
days. As we know the seniors are experts at
reusing and recycling and that is second nature
to them. It was a fun morning and enjoyed by
all. One more at both buildings and then we bid
our students farewell for another school year.
Another hot lunch was held at the Elementary
School and our wonderful volunteers this month
were Tammy Campbell, Faye Bridge, Diane
Johns, Ev Allan and Wendy Bell. Thank you
very much for giving up your time for this
event. One last one to go here at the end of May
and that will wrap up the hot lunches for this
school year.
The Hamiota Seniors Council held our
fundraising pie auction on Wednesday May 11th
and we wish to thank everyone who donated
time, baking, attending our event, reminder
phone calls, picking up donations, working at
the auction and without your help it could not
have been a success and who doesn’t love pie!
I also need to thank the students who helped out
with our event by providing the entertainment
“Clean Slate” and the “Senior Tap Class”, as
well as the students who volunteered their time
to assist with serving, setting up, etc. Ken &
Shirley Hudson of Hudson’s Auction Services
were a valuable asset to our auction and we
thank them for giving of their time.
The Hamiota Chamber of Commerce,
Hamiota Economic Development, Co-op and
Super Thrifty Drugstore are sponsoring a
‘Free Ride on the Handi-van’ for shopping
purposes on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month.
If you live at Park or Lilac Residence, please
call me to book your seat at 204 764-2658.
If you live in the community and want to take
advantage of this service, please call Edwin to
book your seat at 204 764-2003. The bus picks
you up at 1 p.m. and returns you back after
shopping has been completed. A very great
service that we hope will be utilized.
Next trip is May 17th @ 1 p.m.
Book early to avoid disappointment.
It was recently brought to my attention that
there may be some seniors in our community
that do not have an ERIK kit or that theirs may
be outdated and needs to be brought up to
current status. Please know that I have these
kits in my office and they are available to
anyone who wants one. The important aspects
of the ERIK kit are to place it on your fridge so
that if the ambulance arrives they know to look
for it there.
This kit holds your current medication list,
your Manitoba Health Numbers, emergency
contacts, family doctor, as well as your health
care directives if you are unable to speak for
yourself in the event of a medical emergency.
This is great information for us all and not
simply for seniors. If you need an ERIK Kit or
want to update yours, please feel free to contact
me and I would be happy to give you one. They
really speed up the care at the hospital as the
first pieces of the puzzle are already there for
the attendants to work with.
I am also looking at holding another Mature
Drivers Workshop and I am awaiting some
dates from the instructor to set this up. We need
15 participants to attend and it is a very
worthwhile workshop for anyone wishing to
improve their skills or simply to reinforce some
rules and regulations that may have been
forgotten or underused. Please note this
workshop is not an avenue to revoke anyone’s
license, it is a teaching tool. I will have more
information on this at a future date so please
stay posted.
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Until next month........... get out and enjoy
our Manitoba sunshine!
..................Veronica Menzies
May 2016
May:
1-31
Gallery Art by Agueda Montenegro
16
Mid-West Arts Council AGM and concert
20
A Port in the Storm - BBQ & Bake Sale
28
Registration deadline for Soap-Making Workshop
31
Afterschool Art Display and Jazz Performance
June:
4
Annual Art Club Show and Tea
2-4 p.m.
9,16,23,30 Tea at the "Old" Bank Selection of desserts
2-4 p.m.
12
5K Colour Walk for A Port in the Storm
21
Jay Aymar Concert
8 p.m.
25
Soap-Making Workshop (Karen Bell)
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
28
Graduation Ceremonies
7:30 p.m.
7
Heritage Arts Centre
Oak River Inn
Vanguard CU Parking Lot
Mid-West Arts Council
Hamiota Community Hall
Heritage Arts Centre
Heritage Arts Centre
Hamiota Collegiate Institute
Heritage Arts Centre
Heritage Arts Centre
Hamiota Collegiate Institute
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May 2016
Hamiota District Health
Centre Auxiliary
is having their Annual Supper Meeting on
June 15th at 6:30pm in Isabella.
Our guest speaker is
Karen Hill from
Miniota.
She is an educator for
Agriculture in the Classroom and her topic is
about her experiences in Ethiopia with the
Food Grain Bank.
For tickets, phone by June 5th:
Irene Robinson at (204) 764-2100
Everyone is Welcome!!
J&D Restaurant Owners on Vacation
Open June 18th (4:30pm Buffet)
Father’s Day June 19th....Supper Buffet
The Hamiota Municipal Office
Open Monday to Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Open…..12:00PM to 1:00PM.....for your convenience.
Council Meetings are held as follows:
1st Wednesday at 7PM, and 3rd Wednesday at 9AM.
Hamiota Municipal Building
Box 100
75 Maple Avenue
Hamiota Manitoba
Canada
R0M 0T0
Phone:764-3050 Fax:764-3055 e-mail: info@hamiota.com
Website: www.hamiota.com
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Hours
Monday:
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Tues to Thurs 1pm - 8pm
Saturday:
10am - 6pm
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to Eco-Centre and E-Waste
to Depot at the Landfill.
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