November 11, 2013 Rosenfeld News by Tina Wolfe
No sooner is Halloween over and up go the Christmas decorations. This year our house will not have as many lights or decorations as the past years but we’ll celebrate Christmas non-the-less. Dave has never been one to spend the time stringing lights as it’s done right at hunting season and I am not able to this year. Ah, but next year I’ll make up for it.
The students are already practicing in the choirs and shoppers are trampling each other trying to get the best deals. Black Friday is coming up and I hear that some of our Manitoba businesses are trying to give the North Dakota stores some competition. Good on them. I am not opposed to shopping in Grand Forks or Fargo but feel that we should support our local businesses if we want them to stay viable.
Hockey news
The Altona Maroons were up against the Winkler Royals on Thursday, Nov.7. I heard via the grape vine that this was going to be a rough and tumble game due to the Royals offering the Maroons goalie a chunk of change that he couldn’t resist. Not only did the Royals get the goalie but a couple of other Maroon players as well. I guess it pays to have money because the Royals did win the game 5 – 2 but the Maroons did put up some stiff competition. Angus Klassen is playing for the Maroons again and overall stands number 15 on the scoreboard.
Brett Klassen has moved from the Winkler Flyers to take up playing for the Morris Twisters. The Twisters were the MMJHL 2012 -2013 Champions. I’ll try to get some scores and updates for this team as well.
The Miller Aces also have some Rosenfeld representatives; Simon Schroeder and the Winter brothers, Matthew and Conner. I’m sorry to report Simon is off again due to a concussion. This is not good news. He was off a number of weeks last year also with a concussion.
The Altona Bantam 1’s were on the ice Sunday, Nov. 10 and fought to take control of the game. It was a struggle but they did manage to win the evening 3-2 over Winkler. A couple of our top scorers apparently spent time in the penalty box. I guess that’s what happens when frustration takes over but watch those elbows guys.
School news
Some sad news on the school playground equipment front; it’s been shut down again due to a ladder dislodging from its position. The good news is that no child was hurt but it’s disappointing for the staff and students to see that yellow tape strung around the structure.
Remembrance Day Program
The staff and students presented a short program in honour of the veterans on Thursday, Nov. 7. The processional was led by flag bearer Leonard Wolf which was followed by a welcoming by principal, Jason Pilkington. The Grade 1 – 3 choir sang a number entitled Sing for Peace and the Grades 1 and 2 recited poems. The Grade 4 – 6 choir also sang for peace. A short video was shown, the Last Post was heard and one minute silence followed. After the Reveille was heard the Grade 4 – 6 choir again took the floor with Grant us Peace, Grant us Courage. Closing remarks were made by Mr. Pilkington. The staff and students would like to thank Sheryl Peters for her piano accompaniment. The program continues to be well attended by area residents.
Progress report
It’s amazing the difference from one week to the other. Last week was awesome with very little pain so I wormed my way into the closet and hauled out my crafting bins and made a birthday card for Amber in Germany. When I’d finished with that I began making Christmas cards. I prefer to send my closest family and friends homemade cards with silly personnel poems; sometimes I add photos from my albums. Nowadays with the printers it’s so easy to scan in an old photo and use it in projects like birthday or anniversary cards.
I’ve moved from the therapist office in Winkler to the one in Altona and it sure is a much easier trip. I continue to do well with walking and the bending of my knees. My palms have huge calluses on them due to the couple of weeks where I was basically carrying myself on the walker; my ankles were just too painful. I hit a milestone event last night when I slept the whole night through for the first time since before the accident. I sure was stiff though. I continue to sleep on the lounger but hope to move into our bedroom before Christmas but my hips have to say yes first.
Thus far I’ve managed not to gain weight but friends and family have been keeping us well fed with a nice variety of food; chicken vegetable soup, buns, sweet and sour farmer sausage, porcupines and Christmas oranges. And then Sunday Mike and Anna and grandkids came for lunch and we pigged out on Chinese food. The restaurant in Altona has had a makeover and the food was awesome.
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