June 10

June 10, 2013 Rosenfeld News by Tina Wolfe

            Tuesday, June 11, 2013 and it’s a beautiful day in this neighbourhood. The sunrise was absolutely awesome as I was gazing over my queendom with a fresh cup of coffee in my hand. The flowerbeds have been worked with my handy-dandy twister and the lawn freshly mowed. Life is good. Today I’ll tackle the vegetable garden which is slowly drying but still too wet for tilling so it will be the good old fashioned hoe doing the job.

Garage sale chatter

            Well, Rosenfeld’s first community-wide garage sale on June 6 was a hit. Helen Kuhl provided her famous cinnamon buns at her sale and Trudy Wiebe and her children sold hotdogs and iced tea. They were pleasantly surprised by the quantity of product sold and Dave and I could have sold twice as many bikes and fishing rods. To host a sale is very tiring but I love meeting and chatting with the people. One lady bought a big stack of puzzles which she was taking back home to Nunavut. Yes, that’s right, way up north to the land of the midnight sun. I’ve been watching Canadian pickers and used some of their tactics when making deals with people. One of my favourite sales was when a lady bought the box full of 1960’s Melmac. The grandkids and I have played restaurant with those dishes many a time. Some of the pieces were not the ordinary Melmac but speckled and much thicker dishware including serving bowls and divided serving bowls. I was happy to see it go to someone who will enjoy it as much as I have. Two ladies from Gretna stated that it was one of the most diverse community sales that they had taken in and they had made many a purchase. Mother Nature was kind that day and gave us sunshine with very little wind. By all the feedback I’ve been getting, it appears that this will become an annual event.

Yo-yo entertainment

            Entertainment was provided to the Rosenfeld students by Mel Steinmeyer on Wednesday, June 5. He was very entertaining and oh’s and ah’s were heard when he did his yo-yo tricks.

            Our interactive shows are filled with humor, world class yo-yo tricks and even magic! Our Yo–Yo Professionals amaze, entertain, and motivate young and old alike, with a positive, upbeat and exciting program. Not only are our speakers great with the yo-yo, they are also successful and experienced communicators. They will take your students on an amazing journey as they use the yo-yo and other fun activities to communicate our “School is Cool” message. By the end of the show students will have done some math, learned how the brain works, heard the “School is Cool” message and be amazed at how many new things they learn at school every day. And best of all… there is no charge to your school! Information taken from their website www.yoyoempire.com

Spring concert

            The Rosenfeld School held their annual Spring Concert on Friday, June 7 and gave the attendees some very good entertainment. The Grade 1 class gave an action-packed version of poem entitled Springtime which was written by the class. The Crocodile’s Tooth by Boris Zakhoder was performed by the Grade 3 Reader’s Theater. It was about a crocodile that never brushed his teeth and cried crocodile tears when getting a toothache. Many a chuckle was heard during this performance. Then it was time for some singing and the Grade 1 – 3 choir took to the stage with a very cute song entitled Things I Learned from a Cow like moove over and moove ahead.  Showcasing further talent the students then provided a video made in school dealing with accepting differences. The Mass Choir’s finale, All God’s Creatures (Got a Place in the Choir) which had an arrangement by Denise Wohlgemut and lead by Cathy Schroeder, was an absolute hit. The program ended with closing comments by principal, Jason Pilkington, and a rousing Happy Birthday for Cathy Schroeder.

Going for a walk

            On a beautiful evening there’s nothing better than going for a walk or bike ride to end the day. Living in a small community a person greets everyone whether you know them or not so it was no surprise to see Gene Schellenberg taking his evening restitution. But this time he was not alone, one of his brothers was by his side. I hadn’t seen John in many years even though he and his family live in Steinbach so it definitely was time to catch up. It was great to hear some of the adventures his family have had and we shared some laughter. So thanks, Dr. John for making this a special bike ride.