Steinbach Arts Council Fundraising Gala Online Auction Open

Celebrating over four decades of arts and culture in the community, the Steinbach Arts Council is excited to announce its upcoming Fundraising Gala on May 5. The in-person event will be held at the Friedensfeld Community Hall and promises to be a night filled with new and unique experiences and all the fun of past events, including a jewellery raffle, auction, and cocktail bar.

Featured artists at in this year’s Fine Art auction include Leslie Paulet, Shireen Douma, Dennis Fast, Kevin Friesen, Kayla Hiebert, and Melanie Penner. Guests can look forward to live painting by artist, Melanie Penner, showcasing furniture generously donated by Steinbach’s Dufresne Furniture & Appliance.

Winners of this custom painted furniture piece, other fine art and jewellery raffle will be announced during the event.

This year, the auction will feature unique items and experiences, such as a tour with Minister Kelvin Goertzen of the Vaughan Street Jail and the Manitoba legislature, local artwork, inhome dining experiences, golf packages, and custom portraits among others.

Place your bids online until May 5 at steinbacharts.ca.

David Klassen, Executive Direc- tor at the Steinbach Arts Centre, expressed his excitement for the upcoming event.

“This event will blend celebration and fundraising into one special evening,” said Klassen. “It’s all about community and providing opportunities so arts and culture can be accessible to anyone. That’s why we’ll also be offering special opportunities to contribute to our Creative Kids’ bursary fund.”

In addition to the auctions, guests will take in live entertainment, featuring Luminous String Quartet’s upbeat renditions of popular hits, while guests enjoy curated wines, a photo booth, and hors d’oeuvres.

Celebrating Over 25 Years of Service to Our Communities! Dawson Trail Dispatch May 2023

C ommunity E v E nts

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.

Friedensfeld

Steinbach Arts Council Annual Fundraising Gala – Friday, May 5 at the Community Hall. Take part in all your favourites like the online auction, Fine Art Auction, Jewellery raffle, and enjoy an evening of entertainment, fine dining, and exquisite wine. Tickets available at steinbacharts.ca. Celebrate over 4 decades of arts and culture in our community by reserving your table today. Individual Ticket: $125, Table of 8: $925.

Grunthal

Community Paint Night – Thursday, May 11, at 6:30 – 8:30 pm, New Horizon Centre. Enjoy a fun evening out and build community spirit by joining our paint night. Sign up now, spaces limited to 20 people. Cost $40. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

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

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.

La Broquerie

Drop-in Community Bike Repair Workshop – Tuesdays, 6 – 9 pm at La Bikequerie Inc, 36016 PR 210, and (the old Southeast Vet Clinic) Come; learn how to fix your bike. Bring a friend! We also have used bikes for sale. Contact Jacinthe Wiebe, 204-346-1515 or labikequerie@gmail.com.

Farmers’ Market –From June 20 until September 26. Weekly market Tuesdays 3 -7 pm and monthly market, last Sunday, 11 am -3 pm. We invite vendors to apply through our online form available at facebook.com/labroqueriefarmersmarket. Deadline for submission is Saturday, April 15, or until spots are filled. Location is the La Broquerie Hotel parking lot.

Landmark

Fire Station’s Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser - Saturday, June 3, from 8 – 11 am at the Fire Station (150 Main St.). Come and view the fire station, trucks, equipment, and meet the local fire fighters. The second Hope’s Cradle in Canada will also be open for viewing. Bring the whole family to this community event which will include a silent auction and kids’ activities.

Lorette

Family Library Night – Wednesday, May 10 from 6 pm7:30 pm at the Tache Library.

Tache Book Club – Thursday, May 18 from 7 pm - 8:15 pm at the Tache Library. Everyone welcome.

Tache Library Colouring Draw - Monday, May 29 at the Tache Library Everyone welcome!

Fitness Classes for Active Older Adults- Every Tuesday at 10 am, until mid-June at the Les Club Bles D’or. Strengthening using body weight, bands and free weights. Sign up $9 to mid-June or $10 drop-in. Contact Laurie, laurie@rmtache. ca or Tobi Ann 204-801-3133.

Family Fun Days – Friday, June 2 – Sunday, June 4 at the community complex. Early Bird tickets on sale now until May 12. Cost $10.

Marchand/Sandilands

Eastman ATV Ride for Mom- Saturday June 3. Family event registration 9 – 11 am. Ride starts at 9 am. Starting point Suicide Hill. Includes lunch and chance to win a Door Prize.

Rain or Shine. Limited to 600 Machines. Register online cost $50 per machine, each additional rider $10. Day of event registration costs $60 per machine and $10 per additional rider. In support of CancerCare Manitoba Foundation with breast cancer research.

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.

Niverville

Manitoba Makers Market - Saturday, May 13, 10 am to 3 pm at the Heritage Centre, entrance 100C Heritage Trail.

Admission- monetary donation. An Exclusive show for handmade items. Contact Chelsea Gauthier 204-388-500, events@heritagecentre.ca.

Piney

Mother’s Day Tea & Southeast Farmer’s Market – Saturday, May 13, 11 am – 3”30 pm at the community Centre. Farmer’s Market, 50/50 draw, free will offering for lunch, games and door prizes. Proceeds donated to Area Food Bank.

ATV Mud Run & Giant Garage Sale –Saturday, June 10.

Admission to grounds $2, kids 12 and under free. Beer gardens, hot food and camping. Contact for Mud Run registration from 9 – 11 am, Wally Gushulak 431-205-1248.

Racing starts at noon. Contact for Garage Sale registration Nancy Brown Wally 204-408-0874. $20 per station. Bring your own tables. Set up at 9 am and sale at 10 am.

Richer

Mother’s Day Tea at the Museum – Saturday, May 13, 11 am – 3 pm. Limited seating, get your tickets early. Assorted mini-sandwiches, dainties, coffee and tea. Have a memory photo taken with floppy hats in a vintage setting, music and all mothers receive a special keepsake and entered to win a door prize. Cost $12 adults, $8 youth ages 6-12, and free for children under $5. Contact Anita museedawsontrailmuseum.gmail.com.

Richer High School Rodeo- Saturday and Sunday May 13 and 14. Dawson Trail Park opens 9 am daily. Featuring senior and junior high school competitors from across the Province and beyond. Free admission for spectators. Food truck on site. Everyone welcome.

Ste. Anne Lions Club - Coffee, Dessert, Entertainment Evening – Friday, May 5 at the Young at Hearts Club. Featuring Daylin James as Elvis/Tom Jones, silent auction, 50/50. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets $20 available at AJ Fiola Insurance, Pam’s Hair Boutique, Ste. Anne Variety or from any Lions member.

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 Opent 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 - 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.

South Junction

Meet Your Neighbours Coffee Group- Mondays, at 1 pm, Pine Grove Senior Club, Highway 12 and Prevost St. and Thursdays at 1 pm at the Evergreens Senior Club at the Hall by railroad tracks.

Southeast Farmer’s Market - Indoor Market Days at the Pine Grove Seniors:

Saturday May 13 – Mother’s Day Market – 10 am -2 pm Saturday, June 10 – 10 am - 2 pm

Southeast Farmer’s Market - Summer Outdoor Market held every Friday starting Friday, July 7 - Friday, September 1 form 3 to 8 pm at the Pine Grove Seniors.

Sprague East Borderland Community Housing AGM – Monday, May 15 at 7 pm, at the community hall. All are welcome.

Annual Picnic – Sprague & District Historical Museum Sunday June 11 at 2 pm. Join us and don’t forget to bring your camera. Admission is free, donations accepted. Bring your own lawn chair.

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 Community Garage Sale – Friday, May 27 – Saturday, May 28, 9 am – 5 pm.

GP Tournament – Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 Register today, spaces are limited so secure your spot. Contact Korriewatt@gmail.com or 204 981 4471.

Residents Weekend – Friday, June 2 with Live band “Doghouse”. Tickets will be going on sale over the next couple of weeks. More information to come on activities.

St. Malo

Kids in the Kitchen - Dessert Decorating Edition – On Tuesdays, May 2 – May 23, 6 - 7:30 pm at Epic Smile. For ages 8-14. Cost $65. Bake and decorate cookies, cupcakes, and cakes with Martha!

St. Pierre-Jolys

Train your Dog Life Skills Level 1 – 5 week session, Wednesdays from May 1- 31, 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Learn eye contact, sit, down and stand and stay, leave it, impulse control. Cost $135 at the Community Hall. Please email info@ratriverrecreation.com with your dogs name, age, and breed. All dogs are required to be friendly with people and dogs in a group class. This is a basic life skills training class and not ideal for a reactive training class from dog to human.

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.

Community Gardens – Available for Spring. 10 x 20 plots west of the Village of St. Pierre-Jolys. Cost $50 per plot for the season. Contact info@ratriverrecreation.com

Ste. Anne

Bake Sale – May 13, 11 am – 3 pm at St. Alphonse Hall behind the Sainte-Anne-des-Chênes church. Bake Sale and try your luck at the money/gift cards/lottery tree at $2 per ticket or $3 for 5 tickets. If unable to attend, get your tickets $2 each or 3 for 5$ contact Suzanne at 204-392-5031.

Ste Genevieve Library Night – Every second Tuesday each month, May 3 and May 17 from 6 - 7:30 pm. A “mini-library” at the Community Centre. Come check out some books, exchange and request items from the library.

Steinbach

MHV Spring Gala- Friday, May 12, doors open to our newest exhibit at 5:30 pm fooled by dinner at 6 pm, at the Mennonite Heritage Centre. Cost $75/ticket. You will be treated to a lovely dinner and live entertainment while supporting the preservation and restoration of our Printery.

Steinbach & Area Garden Club – Monday, May 13 Planting Pansies for Mom at the Mennonite Heritage Village, Hwy 12. Celebrate Manitoba Day and plant a pansy pot for you Mother! All ages welcomed. Annual memberships - Individual $20; Family $30. Contact sagcnewsletter@gmail.com.

Manitoba Day Celebration – Saturday, May 13, 9 am – 5 pm at the Mennonite Heritage Village, Hwy 12. Free-admission. Flag ceremony, birthday cake, a new exhibit, horse-drawn wagon rides, new exhibit - The Russlaender, Planting Pansies for Mom, and children’s activities in the Auditorium, Ox Cart stories, and free birthday cake for everyone.

Art Show and Sale – Saturday, May 13 at Clearspring Centre Mall from 10 am - 4 pm. Your chance to see local artists at work and to buy their paintings.

Steinbach & Area Garden Club Shopping Night – Tuesday, May 23, 4 – 9 pm a shopping night at Sunshine Greenhouse. Come and enjoy your membership privileges and get a discount at this exclusive evening for our garden club members. SAGC Membership has to be purchased prior to April 30 for discount applying only to plants. Annual memberships - Individual $20; Family $30. Contact sagcnewsletter@gmail. com.

Chase the Ace Fundraiser - Steinbach and Area Animal Rescue – On Mondays at Smitty’s Restaurant. Tickets on sale 6 – 8 pm, draw at 8:15 pm. 2 tickets for $5.Come out and try to win cash. The jackpot goes up weekly until the Ace is drawn! Winning ticket receives 10% of ticket sales or 50% of sales if Ace is drawn.

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.

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 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.

Tolstoi

Battle at the Border Provincial Strongman Qualifier – Saturday, May 27, 12 pm at Elsie’s Hotel. Registration Entry Fee $60. To register contact Devin Penner, devin@trainiggroundsym.ca or Tyler Sigurdson, tylersigurdson204@gmail.com.

Vassar

Vassar and Area Minor Baseball – Register at vassarbaseball@hotmail.com. There is a level for everyone from ages 4 - 18! It is very important that players register by this date to confirm the number of players and teams we have. 9U18U Players/Coaches/Managers will have to register through RAMP once teams are confirmed.

Vita Piney Regional Chamber of Commerce (PRCC) Monthly Meeting – May 11 at 7 pm at the RM council chambers or attend over Zoom. Guest speaker Connie Gamble CPA “The Money Side of Business”.

Kindergarten Orientation and Registration Day – Monday, May 8, 9:45 – 11 am at the Schevchenko School. Prior to May 8, complete the registration package on-line or by paper by contacting school office before attending. Meet and greet for parents and fun activity stations for students. Please bring only children registering for Kindergarten. Stop by the office before or after to complete additional forms, bring birth certificate and health card so that we can take copy.

Community Library Night – Thursday, May 4, 4 pm at the Shevchenko School. All community residents are invited to sign up for a library card and check out books from 4 -6:30 pm. Books can be returned anytime during the day or at the school front office.

Highway 201 Garage Sale- Saturday, June 3, 9 am – 3 pm. To register contact RM office 204-425-3218 or inquiries@ rmofstuartburn.com my May 22.

West Hawk Lake Manitoba Wildfire Community Preparedness Day – Saturday, May 6, starting at 10 am at the Nite hawk Café parking lot. Featuring Smokey Bear Scavenge Hunt, Vegetation Management Demo 1 and 2, Story Time with Smokey Bear, Value Protection Demo, and Campfire Safety Presentation.

Woodridge

Senior Day Conference – Wednesday, May 10 starting at 9:30 am at the Hall. Lunch served at 12 pm. Activities include art therapy, Thamadoula and Wills. To register contact Kim 204437-2604, lgdseniors@gmail.com.

Car Show on the Ridge a Woodridge Firefighters Association Fundraiser – Saturday May 27, (rain date Sunday, May 28) 11 am – 4 pm. Public admission free, car registration $5 includes a souvenir dash plaque and opens at 9:30 am, at the M. A. Querel Community Park. Trophies, tail gate swap meet (bring your own table), BBQ, beer garden, music blow the engine 50/50 draw, silent auction and 50/50 draw. Fundraising net proceeds go towards thermal imager for the fire department and capital project for the community club.

Zhoda

Cinco de Mayo – May 6, 8 pm – 1 am at the community Hall. Celebrate with music, food and drinks. Taco bar included in ticket. Cost $15.

Please email events to editor@dawsontrail.ca