Vita Dancers Conclude Another Season By Marianne Curtis On May 22, the Susydka Ukrainian Dancers from Vita celebrated the conclusion of their 31st season with a dance recital and dinner. Over thirty dancers were on hand to perform as the group celebrated another successful year of dance in the community. Club President Larissa Bodz says that the recital was a huge success. “The event was awesome,” stated Bodz. “The dancers worked extremely hard and it showed in their performance.” Now the club is off to Teulon to partake in the Veselka Dance Competition with over a thousand other dancers and has been invited to perform at Folklorama. “Our dancers are ranked highly and represent our community with pose and grace,” added Bodz. The Club continues On May 22, the Susydka Ukrainian Dancers from Vita took to the stage for their 31st annual spring recital.
Mayors and Reeves Say Census Counts
to dance out of Vita with practices once a week at the Ukrainian National Home of Vita. “We promote the Ukrainian Culture, physical wellness, participation, team spirit, a love of performance, and with belonging to a dance club, all are included - no one sits on the bench,” stated Bodz. “Our dance season begins in the fall and ends with a recital in the spring but the dancers love to perform and continue performing throughout the summer.” The 2011/12 dance season will start in September and the club is already planning their annual fundraising events” Halloween Dance – October 29, 2011 and Malanka Ukrainian New Years Supper and Dance – January 14, 2012 featuring “Kalyna”.
Left to right: Mayor Chris Goertzen, Reeve Claude Lussier, Reeve Art Bergman, Reeve Stan Toews encourage residents to fill out their census forms.
By Marianne Curtis Those that have yet to fill out their census forms will have an still have an opportunity to participate when enumerators start knocking on doors in June to collect the information. During May, Canadians were encouraged to fill out the 2011 census forms either on paper or online. Those that did not respond will still have a chance in June and local officials are encouraging everyone to be counted. The City of Steinbach and the municipalities of La Broquerie, Ste. Anne and Hanover strongly encourage all households that have
yet to participate in this year’s census to do so because it determines the amount of provincial and federal funding that communities will receive. “With everyone’s participation we will maximize our federal and provincial support and ensure the creation and continuance of firstrate programs and projects in our communities,” stated Steinbach Mayor Chris Goertzen. The census includes every person living in Canada as well as Canadians who are abroad. When completing a questionnaire, respondents provide important information that is used to make
decisions for neighborhoods, communities, provinces and the country. Hanover reeve Stan Toews echoed Goertzen. “The 2011 Census is important to our communities in order to identify the future needs of residents,” said Toews. “It is a source of revenue other than property taxes and everyone should participate.” La Broquerie reeve Claude Lussier noted that in areas like ours the census is very important because our area has seen significant growth over the past few years.
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