Richer Could Help Ste. Anne With Kraft Hockeyville Bid
By Dan Guetre
Winning the Kraft Hockeyville title would be like winning the lottery for the iconic but aging community arena in Ste. Anne. The facility has echoed with the sounds of countless kids throughout the years dreaming of being the fastest and the most skilled. Richer and area residents could make a difference by jumping in and supporting their bid.
The Town of Ste. Anne is registered in the Kraft Hockeyville competition seeking to win the grand prize of $250,000 and to host an NHL hockey game. The challenge requires a community to join together and outlast those
that don’t call the Aces their home team. Kraft Hockeyville has two stages in its competition. The first is to stand out with the judges who will choose the top 4 to compete.
February 19 is the final day to register at krafthockeyville.ca (Search for “Town of Ste. Anne”). In the second step, residents need to upload 5 hockey or rink related photos to the Ste. Anne Arena’s rally page and “Like” or react to 15 of the photos uploaded. Lastly share to twitter if you are a member.
The more you can interact when you register, the more “Rally Points” the Town of Ste. Anne receives.
When the Town of Ste. Anne makes the final selection, there will be a public voting period to compete for the $250,000 and an exhibition NHL game hosted in Ste. Anne.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Richer Community Club meeting...
Feb 8, 7:30 pm at the LUD Hall.
The Dawson Trail Museum committee will resume their monthly meeting on February 14th at 7 pm at the LUD Hall. Everyone is welcome.
Dinner and Dance...
Richer Young at Heart Club Dinner and Dance Saturday, Feb 18 with live music. Cost is $25 per person and dinner is at 6 pm. Music till 11 pm. Call Ron @ 431 275 0874 for tickets.
Louis Riel Day Celebration on Monday, Feb 20 from 11-2pm at the Young at Heart Hall. Admission $2 (free for children under 12). $5 Traditional Meal available (free for children under 12). Traditional dance, song, fiddle music and jig. Musician will be Keith and Morgan Ginter, Gilbert Tougas and more!
EnRicher deadline:
Monday, Feb 27 is the deadline for March 2023 submissions for the EnRicher.
February 2023 Volume 25 Issue 8
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Monday Night Bingos & Saturday Chase the Ace DON’T
Municipality Loses Community Advocate and Friend to Many
Many family members, residents and service groups are mourning the tragic loss of Brent Wery, a councilor with the RM of Ste. Anne after he was involved in a fatal accident recently when the car he was driving collided with a train at an uncontrolled crossing between La Broquerie and Marchand on January 8. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Municipality Looking into Feasibility of a Richer Waste Water System
By Dan Guetre
At a recent RM of Ste. Anne council meeting they agreed to move ahead with the LUD of Richer Waste Water Servicing Feasibility Study thanks to a cost sharing agreement with Manitoba Water Services.
“The RM of Ste Anne received a grant for $100,000 to conduct a feasibility study for sewer systems in the LUD of Richer,” explained Brent Wery, the councillor who represents the community. “We are expecting the study to cost well under that amount and the grant should cover all the costs associated with the study. A cost share would have the RM of Ste Anne covering any costs over that grant amount.”
The purpose of this study is to look at alternatives to septic systems, such as a sewer system said Mike McLennan, CAO for the municipality.
“It is recognized that to move forwards into the future with dedicated settlement areas which include dense housing and commercial spaces, a sewer system is a necessity,” elaborated Wery. “The study will answer the question of the costs to develop a sewer system and if those costs are feasible with the current population size along with the risk/benefit of incurring such a cost.”
According to McLennan, the next step will be defined contingent on the results of the study.
Wery, 42 years old, grew up in Richer and was involved with municipal politics, representing his ward and was a captain with the Richer Fire Department. Previously, Wery spent years as an elected LUD of Richer committee member. He served on the Richer Community Club as a director and served a few terms as their president.
The service hosted recently in Steinbach was packed to overflow with hundreds of people attending to pay their respect for a person they all considered a
friend above all.
The various eulogies of Wery’s legacy found a common connection. He was described as a person who balanced his time between his love for his family and friends and his commitment to improving the lives of those living in the area.
One particular mantra Wery said often stuck with those present… “You are not stuck if you get unstuck.” Wery’s legacy will be one of keep trying, and solve whatever is thrown in your path, there is always a solution.
Annual Christmas Display Keeps on Lighting Up Holiday Season
April and Ken Boer’s Annual Christmas Display just north of Richer raised $400 and all of this in support of Earthdog Terrier Rescue. April and Ken would like to thank everyone for their continued support and generousity!
Local Legendary Musician Succumbs to Cancer
By Dan Guetre
There is a family in Richer that is synonymous with music on a national scale. For decades, the Dutiaume family performed at regional festivals and events reminding residents of the local Métis heritage that surrounds the area. It wasn’t long before many members of the family took their talent to the national stage successfully combining the rich Métis culture with country roots music.
Clint Dutiaume, at a young age of 59, passed away from lung cancer recently leaving a family mourning and a community saddened as they cope with the loss of a musical ambassador they called their own.
This past November, Clint along with his brothers, Jim, Keith, and Tom were inducted into the Manitoba Country Music Hall Of Fame.
“Clint Dutiaume was a multiple award winning world class fiddler, guitarist, and singer who absolutely lit up each and every stage that he stepped on to,” wrote the Manitoba Country Music Association in a statement shortly after they heard the news. “He was an amazing musician,
teacher, mentor, son, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.”
“He was a bright light in the music community and will be missed terribly,” they added.
The Southern Chiefs’ Organization defined Clint as an influential Métis fiddle player who made an incredible impact in the music community and reminded his family and friends of the numerous people Clint inspired.
Clint was a nine-time winner the Manitoba Instrumentalist of the Year Award. He also won C.A.M.A. For Best Fiddle Album (Canadian Aboriginal Music Award) and was nominated for top producer.
He leaves behind his mother, two children, two grandchildren and 10 siblings.
Crib News
Richer Crib club met Tuesday January 3rd for our first tournament of 2023 and we had quite a turnout! Twenty-five players competed for the win, sev-
eral new players included. Art Bergmann took first place while first-time player Garrett Bergen won second place. Another firsttime player, Laurel Hager came in third and Jim McKerchar won the dimes for fourth place. Ida Chenier got the Booby prize and Carol Marleau won the 50/50.
On Tuesday January 17th Garrett Bergen won the evening while Dianne Decosse took second place. Helene Sabot from Winning came in third, and Ray Burnell took the dimes for fourth place. Rick Betts got the booby prize and Gayle Carriere won the 50/50. Congratulations to all our winners!
Play starts at 7 sharp, $5 entry fee, cash prizes, no partner needed and snacks are always free. New players are always welcome so come out and try your luck!
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RM of Ste. Anne Shows Interest in Provincial Daycare Program
By Dan Guetre
Following an initial demand with exceeded expectations, the Manitoba government is proceeding with soliciting proposals to develop up to an additional eight daycare facilities in communities throughout the province to be identified by the spring.
The concept, supported by the Province, is to build these daycares off-site in modular sections, move them to the communities and assemble them. The rational for all the stakeholders in the project is cost savings, and managing quality. It has been called a “Daycare in a box” by some of the communities who
have already been approved for a building.
The RM of Ste. Anne has added their name to the list by sending in a request of interest to be included in the program.
“Yes, a letter of interest was submitted to the province as part of this project,” confirmed RM of Ste. Anne CAO Mike McLennan.
He also confirmed that, “There has been conversation with the Richer Day Care”, the municipality’s only licensed daycare within their borders.
The municipality is aware of other municipalities who have signed an agreement to secure a daycare, but will look at whether or not reaching out to them about their success only after the process takes shape and the RM of Ste. Anne is chosen.
“While the RM has heard of other municipalities interested in the program, there is still a selection component to the program, and hence projects are not guaranteed,” explained McLennan.
“Once approval announcements have been made, further discussion with other municipalities and/or centers about their development process will occur.”
McLennan could not say where the daycare would be located
within the municipality as council is just starting to look at some of the potential logistics.
“There are a couple of areas being considered [but] location has not yet been determined,” he said.
From The Pastor’s Desk...
Intentionality
By Pastor Ben Funk
You may ask, what is intentionality? Dictionary.com defines intentionality as an attitude of purposefulness, with a commitment to deliberate action. A commitment to deliberate action is to will deliberately, have a purpose, be minded. Intentionality embraces the concept of laser focus. It is meaning to do something. It is a mindset that refuses to be distracted from any stated objective.
We would like to think of ourselves as being intentional in many ways, we are, especially when it is for our personal benefit. But even with our intentionality, we see cracks in our concentration that result in us being distracted from achieving our objective or intended goal. For example, to visit your parents once a week and call them twice a week, only to find ourselves drifting away from the principles that must be followed if we expect to see it a reality in our daily lives. Our walk with Christ, as important and as precious as it should be, is often threatened because of our lack of intentionality.
In our lives we are served with a smorgasbord of choices that undermine the intentionality to achieve our objectives. In our society we are being flooded with enticements that are alluring to our senses and, if we are not careful, they will usher us away from our objectives. Despite our noble efforts, we will become frustrated because of surrendering so easily to the business of life. Even though there will be failures, we are still perfectly positioned to be intentional and to be awarded positively if we remain focused. Intentionality is about the choices that we make that are coupled with the relentless resolve to not be swayed as we go through each day. You see, God has blessed us with a free will, which means that we can decide what we choose to do or not do.
Jesus models intentionality as He shares with His disciples His objective. Jesus states the following objective of intentionality: For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of Him that sent Me. What He is doing is He provides the parameters for His intentions. With the tremendous task assigned to His hands in the form of our redemption, Jesus never allowed Himself to be deterred from the Father’s will. In the wilderness temptation, He was confronted with compelling choices that catered to the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. But the tantalizing temptations were no match for the Lord’s intentionality that was buttressed by the Word of God. Self was subjugated to the Father’s will as He was in all points tempted just like all of us. Throughout the remainder of His time on earth, Jesus remained intentional, ultimately dying at Calvary to free us from Satan’s snare.
May I encourage all of us to be intentional in staying the course to the good intentions that we have made for life. May I suggest you involve Jesus in your life’s journey.
You can watch Richer Fellowship Church Sunday mornings live on YouTube at 10:30am or live at 50 Southeast Drive Richer Manitoba. God is our light – Pastor Ben.
