CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF RICHER NEWS!
Volume 20 Issue 6
November 2017
Spooktacular Time!
The Young at Hearts Club was crawling with creatures and characters again for the annual Halloween events on October 28. The afternoon started off with the a FREE kid’s party put on by the Richer Community Club complete with music, games, costume judging, treat bags and a canteen. The popcorn this year was a big hit! This year was the biggest turnout yet. In the evening, the adults were able to have their fun to dress up and dance at social hosted by the Richer Community Club and the Richer Fire Fighters. Music for the social was provided by DJ Kurtis James - Big Show Productions, haze and music videos to add to the entertainment. who provided a great light show, continued on next page...
Paving Project Goes to Hearing The RM of Ste. Anne is holding a public hearing on November 8 to discuss a proposed borrowing bylaw for $300,000 to pay for paving recently completed above the $200,000 they currently had raised towards the project. While a recent letter from the RM of Ste. Anne to residents of Richer talks of a tax increase, according to LUD committee members, it is just a technicality. The LUD plans to utilize money in their current budget to pay for the project over a multiple year period. The borrowing bylaw is necessary for them to allocate $50,000 of their existing annual budget to make payments over seven years. While the project is complete, ratepayers still have an opportunity to voice their support or concerns to the $300,000 borrowing bylaw by sending in letters of objection/support or attending the public hearing on November 8 at 11 am in the RM of Ste. Anne council chambers.
Halloween in Richer... Continued from front page The events could not have been made possible without all the generous donations and volunteers. Thank you to the social prize donators: Burnells Food Plus, Richer Husky, Lagimodière Restaurant, Tibeauville Restaurant, and Timberline Restaurant. Thank you to Walmart Steinbach for donating prizes for the kid’s party. As well a big thank you to the numerous people who donated candy for the goody bags for the kids’ party - 87 bags were handed out!
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The Ste. Genevieve 4-H Club recently held an equine/rider day at the Richer Dawson Trail Park. Equine leader, Alyssa Kibsey put the youth through some drills. The club has 27 members this year with 15 in the equine group. They plan to ride in the arena again in two weeks weather per- Karla, Jessica, Rose and Anna with their horses Stretch, Felicity, Tricky, and Sierra go through the drills directed by Alyssa Kibsey. mitting from 10 am – 1 pm.
WE HAVE ANOTHER WINNER!! The Richer Community Club was proud to present Bill Eyre with the Jackpot of $3,772.50 as he was successful in picking the Ace of Spades from a deck with 50 cards still in it! The RCC Chase the Ace continues every Saturday at the Richer Inn with a starting Jackpot minimum of $1,000! Tickets are $1 each and are sold from 5:30 pm to 7:45 pm only. Draw is at 8:15 pm. To date, the RCC Chase the Ace has given back over $25,000 in Jackpot and consolation prizes!
LOCAL RESTAURANT GIVES BACK The Richer Community Club would like to extend a big thank you to Ti-Beauville Restaurant for the generous donation of $500 to go towards the Richer Dawson Trail Park playground improvements. Ti-Beauville donated the money with $2 for every medium or large pizza they sold from December 2016 to April 2017.
Archers Celebrate Season Wind-up The Mockingjay Archers Pole Archery Club of Richer held their 2017 season wind-up on Saturday, October 14 at club president Myriam Dyck’s acreage. The club celebrated with a potluck supper and desserts, followed by plaques to acknowledge all the season winners. Later on, they enjoyed some laughs around the bonfire. Father and son, Robert and Wade Law, cleaned up the top honors winning the trophies in all the senior and junior categories! Junior Archer Wade Law with his “High Point Shooter” plaque.
MEAT PIES FOR SALE
Utility Trailer Stolen
Fundraiser for Seine River Services for Seniors ½ pork and ½ beef $12 for a 9” pie or $6.00 for a 6” pie Deadline to order is November 18th, 2017 To order please contact: Juliette Rowan at 204-424-5285
Between the dates of September 29 and October 1, a Marathon Utility Trailer was stolen off of Highway #1, just east of Richer. If you have any information in regards to the above you are asked to contact the Steinbach RCMP Detachment at 204-326-4452 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or manitobacrimestoppers.com or text “TIPMAN” plus your message to Crimes (274637).
Crib News
Richer Crib Club met for its usual biweekly tournament on October 3 with a pretty good crowd, and lots of cookies! Winners for the evening were, in first place, Regina Konge, with Tracy Bell taking second place honors and George Dmitruk and Wally Adair tied for third. Don Dmitruk took the booby prize while Roger Andre won the 50/50. Winners for Oct. 17 were Wally Adair and Tracy Bell, who tied for first place, Laura West, who won second place and Norm Burnell who came in third. Norm also won the 50/50 draw while Dave Haraldson took the booby prize. Congratulations everyone! Our next tournament, originally scheduled for October 31, will take place on Wednesday, November 1 to allow members to do whatever they need to do for Halloween. There will be pizza, so you are advised to get there by 6:30 to make sure you get some! Tournaments will return to their regular dates every second Tuesday starting Nov. 14.
From The Pastor’s Desk By Pastor Ben a community of believers that participates in Summer has gone, fall is fast leaving us as the general community in creating an environwell, and Harley’s are parked. I am assuming ment of invitation. Here we create an environplans are being made to engage some winter ment that invites people to be transformed project. Possibly some restorative work on vethrough the hearing and doing of the Word of hicles of some kind that has sparked our interest. God. Words impact lives. Let’s join together It is quite alright to have an objective to keep us and have an objective to be part of transformfocused in some form or another. The following ing lives for the Kingdom of God. Scripture passage spells out an objective of an You see, when the first disciples encountered interesting kind. Jesus, they didn’t understand much about his “For as the rain and the snow come down from role in their salvation. Yet, there was someheaven and do not return there but water the thing so astonishing about him they dropped earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving everything to follow him. For the next three seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall years they caught glimpses, often confusing my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall glimpses, of his work. Every time they thought not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish they had Jesus figured out he would further that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the confuse and disappoint them. Why? Because thing for which I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:10-11 ESV) the most important thing was not what they We see here an objective that has particuunderstood, but who they were following. lar interests. You might quickly ask, and what Jesus was not interested in the disciples getting objective is that? Bluntly, the intentionality of that the right answers on the test. objective is simply the transformation of our lives I believe it is Jesus’ desire that we read the and the building up of God’s community. This is scriptures, that we open our eyes to what also particularly true in our community of Richer. God is doing in our world, that we recover Richer Fellowship’s motivation for ministry is bethe childlike ability to ask, “REALLY?” The last ing part of the miracle of “seeing lives change.” thing we need is more information that causes Words that we speak to and about each other us to say, “Oh.” The objective is to encounter impact lives, positively or negatively. The Word of Jesus and be transformed into a new life in God is powerful in its ability to impact lives and Christ with its caring and sharing of life princhange lives. It is our desire at Richer Fellowship ciples with one another. to be an approachable friend in the community Cheers. to impact lives for the better. Our desire is to be Ben Funk is Pastor of the Richer Fellowship Church.
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The Richer Community Club regular meeting is November 8, 7:30 pm at the LUD Community Hall. Remembrance Day Services 2017 – November 11 at 10:30 am at the Ste. Anne Catholic Church, 162 Central Avenue, Ste. Anne. Saturday, November 11 and 25: Recycling Collection. 9:30 am - 12 noon. 1st stop Burnell’s Foods, 2nd Stop Richer Inn, 3rd stop Tibeauville, 4th stop Timberline, with the 5th stop at the Richer Husky where the recyclers will remain until noon. Recycling can also be dropped off in the recycling shed located in the Richer Husky parking lot at your convenience.
Sunday, November 26: Deadline for submissions for the December issue of the EnRicher. Adult & Teen Challenge Concerned Persons Support Group - Join us Thursday evenings at 7 pm, in the Richer Fellowship Church, 50 Southeast Drive. If you have a relationship with someone who has a life-controlling problem, join us for this nine-week Living Free course. Receive encouragement and support in a safe setting, and learn practical ways to best help your loved one. Contact Pastor Ben Funk at 204-3262254 or phone the church at 204-422-5308.
Richer Fireside Youth
The Dawson Trail Museum last meeting of the year Monday, November 13. Everyone welcome to join us at the LUD hall at 1 pm. The Dawson Trail Museum is closed for the winter months. We thank all who visited and supported the museum this year. First Annual Craft and Bake sale fundraiser in support of “Tailored for Success” will be held at the Richer Young At Hearts Community Center on Saturday, December 2 from 10 am to 3 pm Hosted by SouthEast Flower Beds. For more information please contact Sue Fitzgerald at 204-381-0131 or suescraftsales@hotmail.com. Paradise Squares Dance club has begun their new season at the Paradise Village Rec. Hall. Modern Square Dancing is fun and a great social activity. Dancing is Tuesday evenings from 7 – 9:30 pm. We dance until May. Couples and singles are welcome. For further info contact Larry at 204-422-5424 / Joy at 204-422-8080. Every Monday: A.A. Meeting, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at LUD Hall. Open to all. SPMF Monday Night Bingos in Richer. Doors open at 5:30 pm; Earlybirds at 7 pm Followed by Regular Bingo. Check out our Facebook page “SPMF Monday Night Bingo in Richer” & “Like” us. LGA Lic. # 4164. Richer Community Club Chase the Ace every Saturday at the Richer Inn. Tickets only $1 and on sale from 5:30 pm until 7:45 pm. Pot grows every week until won and is over $1,172! Richer Fellowship Church at 50 Southeast Drive service is Sundays at 10:30 am with Pastor Ben Funk. Everyone is welcome.
The Fireside Youth would like to thank Karen Thiessen, principal of Richer School for her generosity in allowing us to use the gymnasium and equipment to run our Community Youth Program. As part of each Youth night, sports such as volleyball and floor hockey helps the Youth focus not only on the game but encourages team spirit. Our lesson focus on the issue of prejudice has brought out the biblical truth Jesus taught that “loving our neighbor as ourselves” starts with the people in our own home. On Oct.27 the Youth had their annual Pizza Night. It was great to see so many parents come out and join us! Next Youth is Friday November 10 at the Richer School gym from 7-9 pm. All Youth ages 12-17 are welcome to join us. There is no cost but parents must register their Youth once for the school year. For more info please contact Michelle at 204-424-5216 or email richerfiresideyouth@gmail.com.