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July 2014
Awesome Family Fun Night
The Children of the Universe Day Care Center held a family fun night and BBQ in the park on June 12th. The evening was very entertaining for all who attended. Attendees enjoyed train rides, bubbles, food, a silent auction, face painting and musicians. The fundraiser was a success. L Lots of families came out to take part including the Ste. Anne Auxiliary who came out to cook the hot dogs. The Ste. Anne Police showed up with flashing lights and informed the children they needed their assistance in finding a “bad guy” who was on the loose. The children found him hiding on the other side of the park... chased him down and held him on the ground until the police caught up so the kids could place him in handcuffs. The children walked the “criminal” back to the police car and put him inside. They were all very proud to have helped in the staged arrest.
Despite the rain, the Ste. Anne Canada Day event was well attended! Everyone enjoyed the day listening to music, dancing, watching the Wild Dog Show, Pow Wow Dancers. The wet conditions did not deter the soggy children who were running around taking part in the festive atmosphere.
2nd Annual Community Garage Sale Ste. Anne was host to its Second annual community garage sale on June 21st. The town was filled with garage sales on almost every street and there was no lack of bargain hunters as Ste. Anne was one busy little town. Organizer Melanie Gamache started the idea last year when she noticed other towns had a community sale except for Ste. Anne. She took some time to put it all together creating posters, maps and distributing them throughout Ste. Anne and neighboring communities to attract people to come and shop. “It doesn’t cost anything to get your sale put on the map, just send an email or give me a call and that’s it! I hope next year the community is more aware of the event and we get even more sales on the map and more people shopping,” said Gamache. During the community event a BBQ fundraiser was held organized by Cathleen Roy. The funds raised were given to the Ste. Anne Knights of Columbus (KOC). She invited families from the surrounding area to set up in her yard to make this a must-stop during the day. She organized a playground, face painting and henna tattoos on site - you could have a bite to eat and shop while your kids were entertained. “I can’t believe what a success the fundraiser turned out to be again this year. We ended up raising $350 to go to the KOC. Everything was donated for this event and I would like to thank everyone who donated hotdogs, buns, drinks and condiments. I also want to thank everyone who came out for some lunch to support this. We hope next year is even better,” said Roy.
Upcoming Events July 5th 9am. - 3pm. Garage Sale, Face Painting, Henna Tattoos, Balloon Animals, Epicure Selections products for sale all located at 60 seine road in Ste. Anne for more info call Mel at 204-447-7478 August 8th, 9th and 10th Richer Rough Stock Rodeo Friday night: Bullnanza, Social, Firefighters Burn House Display, Trading Post and more Saturday: Pancake Breakfast, Parade, Fun Zone, Trading Post, Rodeo, Concert and more Sunday: Petting Zoo, Fun Zone, Trading Post, Rodeo, Mutton Busting and more For full event guide visit www.richerrodeo.ca August 30th 10am. – 5pm. Family Kite Festival Come spend the day with your family flying a kite, getting your face painted, enjoying lunch and music. Event will take place in the soccer park beside the fire hall on the old # 12 HWY. / Traverse rd. Kites, hot dogs, drinks and face painting are all only $1.00 each Hosted by the Ste. Anne Lions Club for more information call Lion Rick at 204-380-9698 Labor Day weekend rail Days Dawson TTrail Festival Highlights include: Kids’ Zone with games, activities, inflatables, Baseball Tournament, Gold themed Parade with special guest Jocelyne Larocque, Old Dawson Classic Car Show, Petting Zoo, Live entertainment, featuring showband “Harlequin”, Fireworks and much more. For more information or if you would like to offer your services as a volunteer, please contact Celeste Plouffe, Festival Coordinator at cel.plouffe@mymts.net.
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A Little Laugh... An 80-year old man walks into the doctor’s office for his regular check-up. The doctor says to him, “Ahh, Ted, how are you feeling?” “Great,” says the old man. “I have an 18-year old wife, and she’s pregnant with my child.” The doctor gives a concerned look and says, “Ted, let me tell you a story. See, I have this hunter friend and one early morning, he goes out hunting, but is in such a hurry that he grabs his umbrella instead of his gun. So, as he is hunting, he spots a lion. He aims at the lion with his umbrella and shoots at it. Bam! The lion falls dead to the ground.” “What?!” cries the old man. “Why? that’s impossible! Someone else must have shot the lion.” “Exactly!” says the doctor.
Congratulations to the Stacey Pchajek Memorial Foundation Award Winners
The Stacey Pchajek Memorial Foundation (SPMF) gave out their annual high school awards to some lucky Ste. Anne Collegiate grade 12 Students this past June. Award winners for 2014 are: Jessica Jaman, Shania JoyalJelley, Manvela Enns, RJ Couture-Wiens, Alexandra Broesky and Nathan Phommarath. Each of the winners received an $800 scholarship made possible by the fundraising at SPMF Monday Night Bingo in Richer. Congratulations to all of the winners and the best to all of you in your future endeavors. The SPMF also gave out an award to Grade 8 student at Ste. Anne Elementary and this year it went to Juliane Hartwich.
Resurfacing Scheduled for This Summer The Town will be repairing and resurfacing the Lafrenière Bridge on Smith Drive. The work is scheduled for early July and has an expected completion time of one week. Please be advised that the bridge will be closed to all vehicular traffic during the course of this project. Also The following streets will be resurfaced over the summer Youville Street, de L’Église Street, La Vérendrye Street from Centrale to Perreault Street The Town of Ste. Anne would like your cooperation at the time of the resurfacing to improve the timeline and the efficiency of the project by not parking on the street whenever possible.
Calling All Artists The Ste. Anne Cultural Committee would like to invite artists of all kinds to their weekly open houses at 112 Centrale Avenue on Tuesdays from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and Wednesdays from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. These gatherings are to bring artists together to work on and discuss their craft and there is no cost to attend. For more information, please contact Diane at (204) 422-9599 or email cccsa@mymts.net.