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Saturday Night Fever Irmgard Alt, 79, and Siegfried Gallasch, 87 Senior Citizens Reenact Classic Movie Scenes For Nursing Home Calendar Continued... Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 American musical drama film directed by John Badham. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a working-class young man who spends his weekends dancing and drinking at a local Brooklyn discothèque; Karen Gorney as Stephanie Mangano, his dance partner and eventual confidante; and Donna Pescow as Annette, Tony’s former dance partner and would-be girlfriend. In 2010, Saturday Night Fever was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. See Pagesubmit 18 for 6emails Thingsto You Didn’t Know About the movie “Saturday Night Fever” ! Please pvra20@yahoo.ca
OCTOBER 2017 IN THIS ISSUE: PVRA News.................................................................. 4 President’s Message / Words from the Editor .............. 5 Mixed Golf / Ladies Golf .............................................. 6 PVRA General Meeting / Hospital Donation ................ 7 Chili Fest Photos ....................................................8 & 9 Poems by M.C. Fair... .................................................. 10 Birthdays & Occasions................................................. 11 Word Search ................................................,.............. 12 Experience Croatia and the Adriatic Coast ................. 13 Health Pages ....................................................... 14 & 15 Paradise Singles .......................................................... 16 Social Committee ........................................................ 17 Movie Trivia - Saturday Night Fever ............................ 18 Paradise Squares / Volunteer Drivers / Professionals ... 20 Funny Bone / Julian’s Joke / Wood Carving ............... 21 Thanksgiving Dinner ................................................... 23 Breakfast out of the Village / Bannock Bake ............... 25 Ste Anne Hospital Fundraiser / Patio Construction ..... 27 Crossword Puzzle ..................................................... 29 Sudoku ....................................................................... 30 Card Results ............................................................... 31 Walking Trail Clean Up Party ...................................... 32 Walking Trails Map ...................................................... 33 Welcome to New Residents / Notices ..................34 & 35 Photo / Puzzle Answers .............................................. 37 PV Christian Fellowship Church ................................. 38 Newsletter Team ........................................................ 39 Calendar ..................................................................... 40
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THE PARADISE VILLAGE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS. IF YOU WISH A PRINTED COPY PLEASE ENSURE YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS CURRENT.
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PVRA MEMBERSHIPS AND ANY CHANGES TO YOUR INFORMATION CAN BE COMPLETED BY CONTACTING: Joanne Kehler 32 Sunset Drive 204-422-6248 joken95@mymts.net Thanks so much!
2016-2018 Executive Members President: Ludwik Jarco 1st Vice-President: Barry Davenport 2nd Vice-President: Gord Macpherson Secretary: Joanne Kehler (Interim) Membership: Joanne Kehler Editorial: Debbie Kokil Kitchen: Linda Fulmore (2017-19) Treasurer: Cheryl Porte Social: Linda Fulmore House: Jack Steinhoff (2017-19)
2017 PVRA Phonebook Additions, Changes & Corrections Please inform Joanne Kehler, Membership Committee Chair, when you make a change to your phone number or personal information so that records could be updated. Membership then contacts me, the editor, and I post it into the newsletter. Please transfer it to the lined part of your Phone List when you see one and keep yourselves updated too. Thank you! New Residents: Frank Koltalo
Rene & Doris Pelletier
204-229-3873
204-422-9468
3 Sunset Dr., R5H 1H6 I am in need of your support Paradise Village Members. If any of you become aware of new neighbours or new residents to our Village could you please contact me either by telephone 204-422-6248 or email joken95@mymts.net. Thank you in advance, Joanne Kehler, PVRA Membership Committee Chair
28 Sunset Dr., R5H 1H5
Pat & Hazel Werner
Kelly & Gwen Simpson
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204-430-4682 / 430-6691
19 Nature Dr., R5H 1H2
28 Paradise Dr., R5H 1H2
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President’s Message Let’s start off by recapping the wonderful September we have left behind. The residents of Paradise Village enjoyed another fantastic “Happy Hour” hosted by Vida Bowyer at her home on Nature Drive. As usual, the turnout was spectacular and a good time was had by all. Chili Fest was the most successful event ever. The decorating was outstanding. The food and snacks were superb. The entertainment kept us all “on our toes” and up on the dance floor. Many thanks go out to Linda Fulmore,
Ilene Goschke, Carmel Maynard and the decorating committee as well as the many volunteers that make all of our events so memorable. The Paradise Village Management hosted a wonderful “Gala Extravaganza” in support of the Ste. Anne Hospital, which drew locals from Ste. Anne, Steinbach, and surrounding areas. The winner of the playhouse, as we understand, was from Richer. All proceeds were presented to the Ste. Anne Hospital, along with monies raised by your PVRA and the generous support of its members. We also saw work being done by Management and
Owners of Paradise Village on the “Patio” just adjacent to the workshop and BBQ area. I am certain it will be well used in the future and will be a terrific asset to everyone in the Village. We will be experiencing a busy October with Thanksgiving festivities planned as well as Halloween. Please keep your eyes and ears open for the dates, etc. which will be posted at your mail box locations. The good news continues with the residents banding together and planning numerous social functions at their own residences, keeping the continued positive
attitude within our Village. Keep checking the Bulletin Boards at your mail boxes for dates and locations of future events. Remember, “All Village Residents” are always welcome. Finally, a reminder that our General Meeting will be held at the Recreation Centre on October 11, 2017 (Wednesday) at 7:00 pm. An update to our last meeting will be provided and hopefully the turnout for this meeting will be as good as our last one in July. Ludwik Jarco “Proudly” President of PVRA
Words from the Editor Well, what a summer 2017 turned out to be. At first it seemed like it would never stop raining and warm up, but boy when it did it was awesome. Together with the great weather came all of the wonderful events and get-togethers as well. The best part about summer too was the wonderful camaraderie of the PVRA and residents. The meeting in July showed a common concern and a want to continue having an association where it supports the residents here in Paradise Village. Unfortunately some residents did not agree and have chosen
to cancel memberships along the way. That is a shame. The fear of personal attack for seeking legal advice, regarding our tenancy rights, overwhelmed some and I understand that. I for one feel that action is required when things are not right. This is our home and the Recreation Centre is our common room. We deserve to be treated fairly and respectfully and receive what has been promised to us in our lease agreements. Despite the ups and downs, the residents here in Paradise Village have banded together to go forward and enjoy the lives we came here to live. The many Happy Hours, the Corn
roast/Pork on a bun, Pansy Fall Supper, and Chili Fest (Thank you Mr. Al Deshauer for your commitment to getting us back into the Recreation Centre) has made this summer a summer to remember. I know that we as residents have become closer and more caring for each other and that our time together has just begun. The future looks brighter. Speaking of the Chili Fest, I have never attended a more organized or entertaining event since my Mom and I moved here in 2013. The feeling of the residents was absolute joy and friendship. The Recreation Centre was appropriately decorated with a Western Theme
and most everyone joined in by dressing up. The Chili and fixin’s was very good as was the entertainment, 2 local gentlemen from Ste. Anne. I would love to see them back again; we just need more dance floor. Congratulations to Marv Zubrin and his team of artists for all the wonderful displays and paintings. To all the volunteers who created the decorations hats off to you as well! If this is any indication of what the PVRA can accomplish, look out folks, we are all in for a wonderful and fulfilling ride. Debbie Kokil, Editor
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Paradise Village Mixed Golf The windup tournament & banquet were held on September 21st, the last day of summer. The weather was ideal for the 28 people (7 teams) that signed up to golf. There were 36 that attended the dinner. All participating golfers received a prize. Golf will continue Thursday evenings weather permitting. Check next March’s PVRA newsletter for date, place & time of the 2018 Mixed Golf Sign-up. An e-mail will be sent to those currently active. Have a warm winter! Barry Knox
Team results: 1st - Brian Fulmore, Steve Kereluk, Barry Knox, Linda Laberge
2nd - Ray McAdam, Harold Burnell, Dian Fulford, Bill Holowec Winner of: Putting Contest – Mike Johner Water Hole – Linda Laberge Closest to Pin (Male) – Ragnar Erlendson Closest to Pin (Female) – No winner Within Circle – Lucy Michaud
3rd – Pat Stanger, Ragnar Erlendson, Margret Erlendson, Kerry Fulford A big thank you to: - Larry Trush for all the excellent photographs - Karen Bennett for an extraordinary dinner - Terry Pachal for prize donations & assistance
Paradise Ladies Golf Windup What a great day we, the Paradise Ladies Monday Golf League, enjoyed on September 18th at Oakwood Golf Club winding up our golf season. We couldn’t have asked for better weather. Our game of the day was a scramble, which was won by Marg Erlendson, Margaret Rougeau, Cam Miron and Joy Morrison. Joy Morrison organized a putting contest, which was won, second year in a row, by Margaret Rougeau. We enjoyed a luncheon afterwards at the Clubhouse. Thank you to the kitchen staff at Oakwood which made our lunch special and the Pro Shop for their generous donation of prizes. Please remember that we are always encouraging new ladies to join our little group. We wish you all a healthy and fun filled winter and look forward to next year at Oakwood.
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Chili Fest 2017 a Huge Success! Chili Fest was a huge success and almost 200 people attended! We’ll let the pictures speak for themselves...
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The Chili and fixin’s was very good as was the entertainment!
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Poems by M.C. Fair
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CELEBRATIONS!
October Birthdays 2 Willie Pryor 3 Ray Belisle 3 Carla Perzel 4 Raymond Fiola 4 Hubert Gronenschild 5 Julian DeGrave 5 Wendy Montizambert 6 David Baldwin 7 Warren Cahill 7 Ian Lee 7 Gerry Kiyan 10 Eugenia Komish
12 Jeannie Gatien 16 Tom Fleming 16 Susan Vanderwerf 19 Peter Lupky 22 Carol Bowes 22 Meredith Nicol 24 Cindy Johnston 26 Connie Delyea 28 Sandy Corbett 28 Denis Michaud 29 Joan Macpherson 31 Doug Vanderweyde
Please contact Doreen Leys 204-422-8273 or Shirlee Christensen 204-422-9501 to let us know about any birthday mistakes, anniversaries, illnesses or loss of a loved one. We apologize if you have been forgotten... it probably was because we were unaware. Sincerely Doreen and Shirlee
October Milestone Birthdays 5 – Julian DeGrave 16 – Susan Vanderwerf 31 – Doug Vanderweyde
Thinking of you... Jean Mushrow Joyce Meilleur Ken Watt
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EXPERIENCE CROATIA AND THE ADRIATIC COAST Spring is right around the corner and with it comes an ideal time for a European vacation. If you are thinking it is time to break away and do something new and exciting then Europe is the place for you. Today I would like to talk to you about Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe is a region that encompasses many different cultures, ethnicities, languages, and histories. It’s important to note that the countries broadly classified as being a part of Eastern Europe have one thing in common: they were all behind the Iron Curtain before its fall. This helps us define a region whose development has been very different from that of Western Europe. Fortunately for you, Eastern Europe is full of things to see and do - including visiting museums, churches, and castles, taking nature walks, or historical tours. UNESCO World Heritage sites have been marked as special cultural and historical interest in Eastern Europe. Croatia has recently been branded as the fashionable new escape for the rich and famous with it’s crystal turquoise waters, sun drenched Adriatic coast and vast national parks. But the Roman ruins, medieval towns, fishermen and quiet alcoves offer a paradise that represents much more than a passing fad. A wonderful way to experience Europe is by Escorted tour. Why an escorted group tour? They are very repu-
table and a great way to see a lot in a short time. These tours offer a wealth of history and information in a stress-free vacation. Throw away your guide book and let the tour guide do all the planning for hotels, tours, meals etc. Your guide will also be your entertainer, interpreter and history professor, literally a walking encyclo-pedia. The best part is making new friends with your fellow group travellers. As you all know by my advertising in your PVRA newspaper, I am also a travel advisor. I escort group tours several times a year to different locations. I am currently offering to escort a group tour to Croatia and the beautiful Adriatic coast in April. If any of you would like to know more about this trip of a lifetime please contact me at the number below. This particular tour has an early booking bonus that will expire first week of October. These group tours include your airfare, hotel, tours, many meals and all stress-free! I would love to hear from you or answer any questions you may have about this exiting destination! Shirley Noel, CTC Certified Travel Counsellor Travel Professionals International Ph: 204-422-8326 Email: snoel@tpi.ca
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FOOT CARE SERVICES OFFERED INÂ PARADISE VILLAGE! Seine River Services for Seniors
Lynda Seewald, a Certified (Diabetic) Foot Care Nurse is ready to come to your home if you are in need of this service. Offered every 2 months. For more information please contact the Resource Coordinator, Juliette Rowan @ 204-4245285 to register and become a client.
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Good Communication Between Patients and Practitioners Essential in Health Care From obtaining the patient’s medical history to conveying a treatment plan, the health care provider’s relationship with their patient is built on effective communication. In these clinic visits, both verbal and nonverbal forms of communication constitute this essential feature of medical care. A lot of the communication in these visits is typically information-sharing about diagnosis and therapy options. BUT, many visits are patients searching for a psychosocial healing connection or therapeutic relationship. For example, a patient with broken relationships with family, friends, coworkers, or the community in general, will often struggle when describing his illness and symptoms for the first time. That patient’s contact with his/her provider is often a first step toward reconnection. You can see just how important
it is for the provider to listen to patient concerns, provide comfort and healing, and build the relationship in general. Good communication and this healing aspect also form the basis for quality health care. Research into the degree of true care used by providers in patient-provider communication has been shown to improve patient outcomes. One study reported that the quality of communication in the clinic visit had a positive influence on patient outcomes in 76% of patients. Patient results influenced by good communication include emotional health, resolving of symptoms, function, pain control; and other things such blood pressure level or blood sugar levels. Effective and caring communication is so important. For example, patient anxiety was reduced in patients whose providers encouraged questions and also encouraged them to share in the
decision-making process. These good communication skills have been associated with better adherence to therapy, better understanding of treatment risks and happier patients! There is definitely high value in effective communication in disease prevention, health maintenance, and qualityof-life. There is proof that effective direct human communication and support improves quality of medical care. This will help to have better chronic disease control, less emergency department visits and increased patient satisfaction! Good
communication in medical care cannot be forgotten!! For information about Nurse Practitioners as unique medical providers in our health care system, call 1-877-510-1729 or email dispatch@nponwheels.com for details. If you would like a presentation done in your community, notify us and we will be happy to come speak to you about what we do.
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Paradise Village Singles September Barry Knox’s home was the venue for our September Potluck. Fourteen people attended and enjoyed another delicious meal; included of course, was the monthly birthday celebration and we honoured Gisela Harms. She seemed pleased with the tasty cake and shared it with all. Carol reminded us of the Oakbank Dinner Theatre to be held in January. Tickets are available in early October and are in The next gathering will great demand so please be at the home of: decide ASAP! LARRY MENEC 18 Village Drive Thank you, Barry for 204-422-5712 your hospitality. Monday, October 2nd 5.00 pm Submitted by All singles welcome! Joy Morrison
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Social Committee Thank you to everyone who came together and made the Chili Fest the success it turned out to be. Having a team with so many ideas, abilities and talents sure makes the job of the Social Committee Chair very easy. You guys are great! Social Committee Meetings are posted on Facebook. All residents are welcomed. Watch for info on the Halloween Bash! at the end of October. Posters, tickets to follow, watch Facebook.
Social Committee Meeting Oct 18th at 1pm at Loraine Trudeau’s, 5 Harmony Lane. Paradise Village Members and Non-members welcomed. See you there.
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Saturday Night Fever “Saturday Night Fever” turns 40 this year, and you know what? You should be dancin’, yeah! When it premiered in 1977, the movie was an instant sensation, propelling John Travolta from “Welcome Back, Kotter” star to international celebrity. It also gave the Bee Gees a new lease on life as a disco band, and transformed how movies could use music to tell a story. But while we may remember the iconic white suit Travolta’s Tony Manero wore, or the flashing lights of the disco floor at Brooklyn’s 2001 Odyssey Club, or tunes like “How Deep Is Your Love,” there’s much more to “Saturday Night Fever” than a bunch of dance sequences and images of Tony strutting down the sidewalk. Here are six things you might not have known about the film — which deserves a fresh twirl on the floor! 1. John Travolta was so popular it was almost impossible to film on location. The first day of shooting was a near riot, as 15,000 people turned out on the streets to try and get a glimpse at Travolta. “One time John and I were in the makeup trailer, and it started rocking,” Donna Pescow, who played Tony’s former dance partner and hopeful girlfriend, told TODAY.
“People were shaking the trailer to make him come out to do autographs.” Director John Badham came up with a clever idea: send out a decoy car rigged up with cameras as if Travolta was inside and lure away the crowds before sending out the real one. “That worked for about 1 millionth of a second,” he told TODAY. “Finally, we realized: if we’re going to be on the streets, we have to wake up literally at dawn and get the shots. If we could be out by 9 a.m. we were in great shape.” 2. The movie was inspired by a New York magazine article called “Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night.” The article by Nik Cohn, which was published on June 7, 1976, noted that Manhattan was still “firmly rooted in the sixties” and all the cool kids were in the boroughs, dancing their nights away. The original article, which focuses on a Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, dancer named Vincent, is still a terrific read and can be found here. 3. It was only director Badham’s second feature film. Badham had “just finished ruining my career” by refusing to direct Diana Ross (who was 30 years old then) as Dorothy in “The Wiz” when he got a look at the script for what would become “Saturday Night
Fever.” “I grew up in Alabama and had never been to Brooklyn in my life, but these characters spoke to me,” he said. “Two hours after I got the script I’d read it and was running around the house yelling, I was so glad to get to do this.” 4. Neither Badham nor Pescow knew much about disco. “I didn’t even know what disco was,” Pescow recalled. “I was very into Carole King and Stevie Wonder.” Badham, meanwhile, largely saw his way in through the dancing. “When I started looking at disco really closely, I thought, ‘They’re doing the fox trot!’ We could take any kind of dance move, from tango to salsa to waltz and do it to disco music, which is what we did. You just work it to the beat of the music.” 5. Fans aside, shooting in Brooklyn was not without peril. One day when the crew arrived to shoot at 2001 Odyssey early in the morning, they noticed there’d been a bit of a disco inferno: A fire had singed the front doors. “At first we thought there was some homeless guy trying to get warm here,” recalled Badham. But then “a long-finned Cadillac rolled up and some very large men came out.” They found the production manager and, as Badham
reports, said, “We hear you boys had a little barbecue last night. We’re here to help you out with that and make sure it doesn’t happen again.” The “helpers” asked for $3,500 to take care of matters, and Badham happily paid. “If they’d said $10,000, we’d have screamed our head off,” he admitted. 6. Audiences may have come for the dancing, but they stayed for the story. One reason “Saturday Night Fever” remains so memorable is that it goes deeper than disco: It’s really a dark coming-of-age story about a young man who starts to see the bigger picture of his life, and learns how to actually have a female friend. (Revolutionary!) “Early on the critics were like, ‘it’s kind of vulgar,’ but it sold out the houses, every day,” said Badham. “I was told that when Barry Diller, who ran (distributor) Paramount at the time, got the opening weekend grosses he yelled at the poor guy who reported them, saying there were ‘too many zeros’ here.” In the end, the film would gross $94 million in the U.S., or $358 million adjusted for 2017. The soundtrack sold more than 15 million albums and was at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for 18 weeks. Guess that $3,500 was money well spent!
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PARADISE SQUARES We had a good turnout for our Start Up dance on September 12th, almost four squares in attendance. We have number of new dancers and also not so new dancers that have returned after a few years. Our first special dance night will be our Black & Orange Dance on October 31st. Paradise Squares Executive 2017-18: President Co-Chairs: Joy Morrison & Larry Trush Past President Co-Chair: Laura Duncan Secretary: Yvonne Marks Treasurer / Association Reps: Del & Yvonne Marks Goodwill: Martha Werry Historian: VACANT Publicity: Larry Trush
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Volunteer Drivers DRIVERS WHO WILL USE EITHER THEIR OWN OR THE RESIDENT’S VEHICLE: Ragnar Erlendson 204-422-5844 Syd Henderson 204-422-6290 Herb Inch 204-422-5849 Doreen Leys 204-422-8273 Leo Langlois 204-422-9496 DRIVERS WHO PREFER TO USE THEIR OWN VEHICLE: Al Wastle 204-422-5275 John Sluis 204-422-4111 (Summer Only) Bob & Hazel Hicks 204-422-5790
RESIDENTS LIST PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS Residents who wish to provide other residents with professional business support. Contact the newsletter email pvra20@yahoo.ca to pass along your information if you want to be on this list. Thank you. Jo-Ann Lee Provincial Marriage Commissioner 40 Harmony Lane 204-990-2624 Wayne Pierce Commissioner for Oaths Free to Paradise Residents 204-422-9116 Randy Eros, Ward 6 Councillor RM of Ste. Anne 204-371-2959
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THE FUNNY BONE Men! After 10 years, the wife starts to think their kid looks kind of strange. So she decides to do a DNA test. She finds out that the kid is actually from completely different parents. Wife: “Honey, I have something very serious to tell you.” Husband: “What’s up?” Wife: “According to the DNA test results, this is not our kid.” Husband: “Well you don’t remember, do you?? When we were leaving the hospital, we noticed that our baby had pooped. You said please go change the baby and I’ll wait for you here. So I went inside left the dirty one there and got a clean one.” Moral: Never give a man a job that doesn’t belong to him.
Always help others!
Julian’s Joke of the month
SENIOR TEXTING CODES…Now that we oldies can text, here are some helpful texting ideas. Young This morning, around 7:00 people have their acronyms and now we have ours. AM, I went for my stroll around the Marina. TOP 10 SENIOR TEXTING CODES: I noticed a man shouting ATD – AT THE DOCTOR’S “Allah be praised!” and BFF – BEST FRIEND’S FUNERAL “Death to all Infidels!”, BTW – BRING THE WHEELCHAIR when suddenly he tripped BYOT – BRING YOUR OWN TEETH and fell into the water. DWI – DRIVING WHILE INCONTINENT He was struggling to stay FWIW – FORGOT WHERE I WAS afloat because of all the FYI – FOUND YOUR INSULIN explosives he was carry- LOL – LIVING ON LIPITOR ing. If he didn’t get help ROFL…CGU – ROLLING ON THE FLOOR he would surely drown! LAUGHING…CAN’T GET UP Being a responsible citi- TOT – TEXTING ON TOILET zen, and abiding by the law WWNO – WALKER WHEELS of the land that requires NEED OIL you help those in distress, GGLKI – GOTTA GO, I contacted the Police, the LAXATIVE KICKING IN Coast Guard, Homeland Security and even the Fire Department! It is now 11:00 AM, the terrorist has drowned, and none of the authorities have responded. I’m starting to think I just wasted four stamps.
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WALKING TRAILS CLEAN UP PARTY 12 people came out today and made the job of cleaning the trails that much easier. More hands make less work. These walking trails are a great way to get in your exercise and enjoy nature. Thanks to everyone who came out to help. Frank Leys
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Welcome New Residents to Paradise Village New Residents - Welcome to Paradise Village! Hubert & Ruth Gronenschild 41 Nature Drive, R5H 1J7 204-694-5471 Hubert & Ruth had purchased their place back in October 2016, but did not completely move in from Winnipeg, until this August 2017. Employment: Hubert was a “Milk Man” and delivered milk for over 36 years. He worked for Coop Dairies and Dairyland. He retired from there in 2001 and started working for Henry Schein Dentistry delivering (teeth) to dental labs. Hubert just recently retired in August, 2017. Ruth worked at Eaton’s from 1981 to 1997. She then worked for First Canada Students as a Bus Aid Monitor working with special needs adults. Ruth has also run a lunch program at the Garden Grove Elementary School. She also just retired this August, 2017. Hobbies & Interests: Hubert loves to watch Hockey, Football, and pretty much any sports. Ruth is an avid reader and likes to knit. She loves to spend her time cooking and baking and doing activities with her grandchildren.
Hubert & Ruth have 5 daughters, all living in Manitoba. They have 12 grandchildren, 4 boys and 8 girls ranging from ages 18-38. They also have 11 great grandchildren ages 2-17. Ruth has a brother and sister-in-law, and also a cousin living here in Paradise. Welcome to Paradise and now that you are getting settled in, we hope you enjoy living here. Denis Jobin 25 Sunset Drive, R5H 1H5 204-997-3018 Denis took possession of his new home on February 1, 2017; however, he did not totally move in until July. He was busy renovating and updating his new house, which was right up his ally as this is what Denis does for a living. Employment: Denis is self-employed and has a painting & decorating business, “Jobin Painting & Decorating”. You can see his ad in the monthly newsletter. Hobbies and Interests: Denis likes working out at the gym, and is into fitness, and likes sports. He also rides motorcycle and owns a Kawasaki Vulcan
and goes riding when he has a chance. Denis collects antiques and one of the first things you’ll notice walking into Denis’s home is his collection of antique furniture. He also finds time to make wine. Denis has 2 children living in Winnipeg, one son and one daughter. Welcome to Paradise Village. Frank Koltalo 3 Sunset Drive, R5H 1H6 204-229-3873 I would like to welcome one of our new residents to Paradise Village. Frank moved from Anola, MB on June 1, 2017. Employment: Frank is employed at Westeel in St. Boniface and is a millwright in the maintenance department for the last 12 years. Hobbies and Interests: Frank loves live music, plays guitar, and likes to attend concerts and festivals when he has time. He also belonged to a Classic Rock Band (years ago). Another one of his hobbies is riding motorcycle, a Honda Spirit, and last year drove down to Sturgis to take in the annual motorcycle rally. He did mention that this was something he will
be doing more often, as it was a great time. Frank is an avid sports fan and loves all sports, especially hockey. He has 2 sons, both living in Winnipeg. Rene & Doris Pelletier 28 Sunset Drive, R5H 1H5 204-422-9468 Rene & Doris just recently moved from a rural area called Devlin, Ontario near Fort Frances to Paradise Village. Their move in date was July 15, 2017. Employment: Rene is now retired but worked as a Customs Officer for most of his life, (he still has his rubber gloves!!) His job locations vary from Winnipeg International Airport to Iqaluit formally Frobisher Bay (Baffin Island) where he had the opportunity to meet and greet many celebrities (Clint Eastwood, Robin Williams to name a few) flying their private jets from the USA to London, as this was the first entry into Canada. Because they moved to some remote areas, Doris kept busy working as an office clerk. She was employed in various offices including a doctor’s office and a
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35 Customs office clerk. Hobbies & Interests: Rene is an adventurer and likes learning about other civilizations. They have travelled to places like Greece, Israel, Mexico and many other parts of the world. They are snow-birds and reside in Melaque, Mexico for the winter. He also loves the casino, walking and reading. Doris loves golf and is excited because we have some golf groups here in Paradise, and is looking forward to joining them next spring. She also loves to read, cook and bake. They have 1 daughter living in Winnipeg, and 3 grandchildren, (2 boys and 1 girl). They also have a cousin Paul & Lin Pelletier and long time friends living here in Paradise. To complete their home they also have 2 pet cats Sam & Roy. We hope you enjoy living here in Paradise. Pat & Hazel Werner 19 Nature Drive, R5H 1H2 204-422-6918 Pat & Hazel moved to their new home on July 19, 2017. They moved from Winnipeg, but previously to that they lived in Gilliam, MB (1975-1989). Employment: Pat is recently retired from his career as a Swimming Pool Installer. He is also no stranger to Paradise Village as his company built our pool back in 1991. He also did some work at Li-
lac Resort. Hazel worked for Manitoba Hydro for 29 years. She was in research and development for 20 years and was in civil engineering for the last 9 years. She retired in 2015. Hobbies and Interests: Pat enjoys playing billiards and snooker and restoring old vehicles. His pride & joy is a 1936 Desoto. It was a project that took him 7 years to complete, but it’s an amazing restoration. (I saw it parked outside their place). He is also a handyman and has been working and cleaning up around the yard. Hazel does needlecraft, knitting, and cross stitch. Hazel is also very happy with the pool as she loves swimming. They have 4 children, living in Australia, Washington State, Winnipeg, and Thunder Bay. They have 7 grand- children ranging from ages 6-22. Welcome to Paradise Pat & Hazel.
wick and P.E.I.). They did say that they hope this was their final move as they have moved 16 times. Employment: Kelly is employed by Maple Leaf Foods for over 20 years, and is a manager specializing in one of everyone’s favorite meat (bacon). He has traveled and worked all over the Canada but is now working out of Winnipeg. Gwen has worked at an embroidery factory and also painted (inside) houses. Hobbies & Interests: Both Kelly & Gwen love the outdoors, mainly boating, ATV’s, and snowmobiling. They are also snow birds, and have a place in Florida in Punta Gorda, near Fort Myers. Gwen also likes to do crafts, walking their dogs, and is looking forward to taking in some activities at the recreation center. They have 2 boys one living in Landmark and one in Dufresne, MB. They also have 2 dogs, Kelly & Gwen Simpson one brindle boxer and 28 Paradise Dr., R5H 1H2 one white boxer (Jade & 204-430-4682 / 430-6691 Guinness). Kelly & Gwen Please welcome some of have attended our Chili our newest residents to Fest and look forward to Paradise Village. Kelly & the Happy Hours that are Gwen took possession of being hosted. their new place this July but only finalized their move from Lorette, MB on September 8, 2017. They are now settling into their new home. Kelly & Gwen both originated from the Maritimes (New Bruns-
NOTICES Submitted by Robbert Hilhorst:
The Bethesda Regional Health Care Auxiliary is having their Fall Used Book Sale on October 19, 20 & 21, at the Clearsping Mall in Steinbach. Thursday and Friday: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. Saturday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
From the TabMan Thanks to Vida Bowyer and son from Calgary for collection of Tabs or the Tabs for Wheelchair Program.
For sale: 2000 Honda ATV 400 Forman 4 Wheel Drive with Winch, 4700 kms. Asking $5000 Contact Harold Burnell 204-794-0245
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THE CHURCH IS HERE FOR YOU! We are not designed to be “Ivory Towers” (independent of, unconnected to others, & relying only on self.) We need other people in our lives – people who will love us, encourage us, and help us – sometimes to just be a “listening ear” or perhaps a “shoulder to cry on”. People to whom we, in turn, can be a blessing and a “hand extended”. Galatians 6:2 instructs us: “Carry each other’s burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” I like the way the Bible puts it in Ecclesiastes (4:9, 10 New Living Translation): “Two people can accomplish more than twice as much as one: they get a better return for their labour. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble.” The Paradise Village Church was founded a number of years ago on this premise: to be a blessing to the residents of our Village. That is what we desire to be today, and to this end, we open our hearts and doors extending to one and all a warm invitation to come and enjoy fellowship and worship with us. A precious promise from God’s Word: (I John 1:7 Living Bible): “But if we are living in the light of God’s presence, just as Christ does, then we have wonderful fellowship and joy with each other, and the blood of Jesus His son cleanses us from every sin.” The Church IS here for you! Come worship with us on Sundays at 10 A.M. at the Recreation Center in Paradise Village. Everyone is welcome. Coffee and Fellowship following the Service. If anyone has special prayer requests please call the President, Dennis Hall. MENS Breakfast Fellowship: 2nd Monday of each month (10 a.m. at various restaurants) rides can be arranged. For details give Dennis a call at 204-422-9870. Please watch the bulletin Boards by the mail boxes for Paradise Village Church “Special Events.” Of course, everyone is warmly welcome to attend these (and ALL) functions of your Village Church.
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2016-2018 NEWSLETTER TEAM Editor: Debbie Kokil 5 Parkview Drive R5H 1J6 - 204-422-8714 Advertising: Les Hooper 12 Harmony Lane R5H 0A2 - 204-422-8583 Distribution (Sum): Brian Fulmore 9 Harmony Lane R5H 0A2 - 204-422-9190 Distribution (Win): Frank Leys 7 Nature Drive R5H 1H2 - 204-422-8273 You can contact us via e-mail: pvra20@yahoo.ca and drop off any submissions to 5 Parkview Drive by the 15th of each month for the following issue. We are always looking for advertisers in our monthly newsletter! Please contact Les Hooper at 204-422-8583 for prices and quotes
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