November 5, 2012 Rosenfeld News by Tina Wolfe
People, who’ve known me for years, think I’ve lost my mind and maybe, just maybe they’re right. Not since I was a child have I been this excited with anticipation for the coming of winter. And last Friday I stood at the window and watched as the snowflakes dropped straight down as though weighted. There was not a breath of wind and slowly the snow accumulated on railings, branches and wires. When the lights went on inside so did our Christmas lights outside. It was awesome. All the decorations have been hung three feet from the ground and I truly hope that we will have snow to reach them. I have a stock of puzzles and two quilts waiting to be played with so bring it on, I feel like a child who shifts from one foot to another waiting with bated breath.
In last week’s column, I mentioned that I would put up the outside Christmas decorations as soon as Halloween was over, well, the inside ones are done, too. The tree will need to wait because we still buy a real evergreen but all the other ornaments and lights are done. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. In fact many of my friends are feeling the same way and are also decorating and playing Christmas music. Do you think we’ve all had too much sun this summer?
School news
Boys and Girls Club is up and running again at the Rosenfeld School gym, They meet every other Thursday night form 7 - *:30 pm.
The Rosenfeld School students and staff will present a Remembrance Day Program in the school gym on Friday, Nov. 9 at 2:20 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The students will begin their fall Farm to School fundraiser on Monday, Nov. 12. They will be selling a variety of fresh vegetables.
Parkside concert
The Parkside Junior High held their fall concert on Thursday, Nov. 1 in the school gym. From past experience I knew that there would be standing room only so this year I asked our daughter-in-law to save us chairs. Parents are asked to bring the students a half hour before the concert so this guaranteed that we would be getting seats. I have in previous years had to stand for the whole evening and it’s doable but not much fun. Thomas, our grandson, has been switched to percussion instruments and enjoys this very much.
The Grade 7 band began with Ode to Joy and ended their part of the program with Lean on Me which also happens to be a favourite of mine. The Grade 8 band included a Halloween piece; The legend of Shady Lane Manor and an emotionally charged piece, Three Faces of Kilimanjaro. The mass choir filled the front of the gym and the new choir director had the group perform three enjoyable pieces including a happy African song entitled Sipiri.
The evening was quickly over and again a round of applause goes out to Dwayne Schott, band director and Akufuna Sifuba the choir director.
Upcoming events
Gail Sawatzky lives just a few miles south of Rosenfeld and has been painting for a number of years. Last year she participated in a display entitled Mennonite Women which traveled to many centers. This fall she will be involved in the opening of Mennonite Men at the Pembina Hills Art Gallery in Morden. The gallery has a website for location and more information.
The MCI’s Community Theater presents Sherlock Holmes on November 22, 23 and 24 at 7:30 pm. The cast include one of Rosenfeld’s very own, Val Schellenberg. Call 204-327-5891 for tickets and more information.
More babies
Kim and Shane Friesen are proud parents of a little girl born on August 15. Emma Marie weighed in at a tiny 6 lb 14 oz. the paternal grandparents are Ronn and Anne Friesen of the Rosenfeld area and maternal grandparents are Harold and Alice Falk of Winnipeg.
Elliot Rempel welcomed his baby sister on August 27. Marygrace weighed in at 8 lb 14 oz and her parents are Franklin and Bethany Rempel. Paternal grandparents are Frank and Mary Rempel and maternal grandparents are Brad and Phyllis Erlandson, both of the Rosenfeld area.
Congratulations go out to both families from the community.
Teen Challenge
The Rosenfeld Bergthaler Church invited a ministry team from the Teen Challenge organization to make a presentation to the congregation on Sunday Nov. 4. Two student testimonies and the testimony of the leader had many clapping through their tears when the morning came to a close. The work done by this organization cannot be overstated. Many of the students are not teenagers but adults who have lost their way, in their 40’s and early 50’s. Central Canada has four facilities. The facility in Winnipeg has 32 beds and a new women’s facility has just opened in Brandon with 8 beds and already has a long waiting list. They also have beds in Thunder Bay and Denare Beach, Sask. All students participate in a one year program and one of the guests stated that the last few months are the first time he’s been sober and clear of drugs since the 1980’s. The leader, Daniel Emond, encouraged the congregation to form a support group for any local individual who may need help and is waiting to enter the Teen Challenge program. Teen Challenge is a Christian based organization and for more information go online to the Teen Challenge website.
