June 4

June 4, 2013 Rosenfeld news by Tina Wolfe

            I hope everyone is having fun playing in the mud. I could say that we here in Rosenfeld are very fortunate that we didn’t get the four inches of rain that  Winkler and Morden received or the eight inches which Grand Forks received but in the end it’s still all mud. The weeds are taking over the garden and I guess if they’re growing so will all the other stuff. We’ve covered the tomatoes and peppers twice due to Jack Frost visits resulting in rubber boots the size of a country. As the readers can tell, I’m beginning to get grumpy concerning the weather.

            Even though the weather was cool and windy, Dave and I met friends of ours from Mitchell, Jim and Judith Schellenberg, in St. Pierre last Saturday to take in their town wide garage sale. This time I had a list of items to look for and I found all except one which will keep me searching. We enjoyed the day looking for treasure and St. Pierre residents had a great selection of stuff to choose from.

            This Thursday, June 6, Rosenfeld will host a village wide garage sale for the very first time. I hope that many treasure hunters come round, our garage is full to over flowing.

Show and tell

            The students at the Rosenfeld School have had many interesting items and critters come through their doors for Show and Tell. On Wednesday, May 29 the Penner Family brought a lamb to school, something that had not been at school before. The Elmer Penner family has begun a sheep operation and has been busy this spring with lambing and one followed Erna and Nettie to school with the help of mom, Neta and brother Johny. The staff was just as excited at the students and a few were overheard saying that they too would like to have a few lambs.

Spring concerts

            W. C. Miller Collegiate hosted the first concert which took place on Tuesday, May 28 at Buhler Hall in Gretna. From all reports it was an exceptional evening, going a full three hours. I have apologized profusely to my granddaughter Gabby for missing it. I have no legitimate excuse so I won’t try to make one up. The evening became a farewell to Mr. Dwayne Schott, the band instructor, who has down sized his work load and will be staying on only in Parkside Junior High. I had so hoped he would stay on until our grandkids had graduated; he is extremely good at what he does.

            The next concert was at Parkside Junior High in Altona and this one I did attend. Many of the pieces were the ones performed for the Rosenfeld students a couple of weeks ago but enjoyed just as much as the first time. Dale Wall, son of Jake and Nettie Wall, played a solo on the trumpet and Thomas Wolfe, son of Mike and Anna Wolfe, soloed on the drums. The rendition of The Lion Sleeps Tonight was very pretty and one I hadn’t heard before. The choir director, Akufuna Sifuba, is leaving the school division and Mr. Schott wished him well in his new school. During the evening Mr. Sifuba spoke about how adults need to encourage young people to carry on professions and jobs when older adults retired. He had asked the choir members if there was anyone who would be interested in conducting and only one hand had popped up, Thomas Wolfe. We had the pleasure of watching Tom conduct the mass choir with the rendition of Wade in the Water.  Grandma’s heart almost exploded. What a great evening.

            The Rosenfeld Spring concert will be held this Friday at 2:30. Everyone is welcome to attend.