Community Calendar

January 2012

Monday 2nd                 Senior’s Exercises 10 am
                                    Senior’s Birthday Card Party at 2 pm

Tuesday 3rd                 Montmartre & District Lion’s Meeting at 7:30 pm at R.C. Church basement

                                    Montmartre Cadets will be having their Annual Bottle Drive (see general info)

Wednesday 4th            Open Bingo 7:30 pm at Senior’s Centre, everyone welcome

Thursday 5th                   CWL meeting @ 1:30 pm in the Rectory basement.

                                    Knights of Columbus meeting at 7:30 pm

                                    “AA Meeting” at the Senior Citizens Centre at 8:00pm (see general info) 

Monday 9th                 Senior’s Exercises 10 am

Tuesday 10th               Montmartre Legion meeting at 7 pm, bring your money for membership

“SMILE A WHILE – Old time music by Bonnie & Larry at the Montmartre Health Centre at 2:00 pm on the second Tuesday of every month. Bring your dancing shoes. Everyone welcome.”

Wednesday 11th          Open Bingo 7:30 pm at Senior’s Centre

Thursday 12th                         Senior’s Shuffleboard 10 am

Monday 16th               Senior’s Exercises 10 am

                                    Senior’s Member Only Crib at 1:30 pm

                                    Montmartre First Responder meeting at 7:30pm at the Montmartre Health Centre

Tuesday 17th               Seniors will be singing at the Health Centre, at 2:00pm, anyone interested is welcome to join us in singing, we can use you....

                                    Montmartre & District Lion’s Senior’s Supper at 6 pm (see general info)       

Wednesday 18th          Open Bingo 7:30 pm at Senior’s Centre

Monday 23rd               Senior’s Exercises 10 am

Wednesday 25th          Open Bingo 7:30 pm at Senior’s Centre

Friday 27th                  Open Cribbage Tournament, registration 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm start at Senior’s Center

Family Literacy Day at the Library, Children, Youth and Adult book draw today. 2:00pm- Children’s program-Come hear a story on CD and read along in the book. Make your own book also.

Saturday 28th              Fire & Ice  Festival (see general info)

Monday 30th               Senior’s Exercises 10 am

General Information

 

LIBRARY NEWS

NOTE-NEW LIBRARY HOURS AS OF JAN. 01, 2012 Mon.1-5pm. Wed. 11 am-12:30pm. & 1-5:30pm. Thur. 3-8pm.Fri. 12-5 pm. New paperbacks are in for adults and teens. Phone 424-2029 to order or renew books. Fines for books are 30 cents per book per day.

NOTE DAY CHANGE-  Library Soup and Pie Fundraiser at the Curling Rink Saturday Feb. 4th  from 11am- 2pm during Ladies Curling Bonspiel. Story hour on Fridays in Feb. Phone 424-2029 for more info.

“AA Meeting”

There will be an AA meeting every Thursday at the Senior Citizens Centre (125 Central Ave. Montmartre, SK) at 8:00pm. For details contact 424-2268. 

“Vintage Collectables”

For the winter months open by appointment. Call Marie Anne at 424-2835 during the day or 424-2950 evenings. A day's notice would be appreciated.

Dinner Theatre

“Chokecherry Wine” the musical version will be presented in April by the Montmartre Arts Council. We need singers and backstage people. No experience necessary. Call Cal Abrahamson at 424-2085 if interested.

BOOK  WRITTEN  BY  FR. LUCEY

 Fr. C. Lucey (originally from Mutrie ) has written a book THE POETIC WORKS OF FR. LUCEY and edited by Bryan Pielak.  Cost is $20 or $28 for large print. Anyone who is interested in a purchase may contact   Cecile Schnell at 424- 2138

Montmartre & District Cadets

The Cadets will be hosting a Bottle Drive on Tuesday January 3rd from 7 -9 pm.  Cadets will be going door to door to pick up bottles.  People will be contacted to see if they have any bottles to donate for that evening. Bottles may be dropped off at the Cadet Hall that evening or call Florence Giroux at 424-2841.

Montmartre & District Lions Club

Montmartre & District Lions Senior’s Supper at 6pm in R.C. Church basement, if you are 65 and over please plan to attend and to enjoy the entertainment after supper.

A reminder to businesses and individuals that you can still pay for your Lions calendar.

 

Fire & Ice Festival

Fire & Ice Festival on January 28, 2012 - Hockey, free skating, face painting, sleigh rides, fire pit, family/kids games, stick curling tournament, chili contest. Watch for posters for times and more information

 

Fire & Ice Chili contest:  judging will begin at 10:30 a.m., all entries need to be at the rink by 10:00 a.m., in a heated pot (crock pot, slow cooker), with a ladle or large spoon.  To enter, call Clayton or Carrie at 424-2271 by January 26.  After the judging (around 11:00 a.m.), the chili (with buns) will be sold by the bowl, with all proceeds to go to the rink.

 

 

MONTMARTRE LICENSED DAYCARE BUZZ!!!

December was full of celebration and activity at the daycare!  We had an excellent bake sale and a very fun Christmas party.  The potluck at school provided us a great lunch, followed by Santa's special visit with all the daycare children in the afternoon.  We also learned about the letter L and had a science week with experiments of volcanos, exploding colors and magic drawings.  Of course, we were busy with Christmas crafts and to end the month, we learned about polar bears.  Inquiries welcome!  - give us a call at 424-2285.

MONTMARTRE LICENSED DAYCARE INC. is seeking a casual / part time childcare worker.  Applicants must be enthusiastic, able to take initiative and have a positive attitude.  Experience with children and ability to work part of a team are essential.  Further information regarding CPR - First Aid training and ECE education courses will be discussed with select applicants.   A TB test and criminal record check are required for the successful applicant.  We encourage all interested persons to apply.  Questions can be directed to Ros Schneider at the daycare at 424-2285.  Resumes and cover letters can be mailed to Box 385, Montmartre, Sk. S0G 3M0  Deadline: January 16 

Montmartre Health Trust

Montmartre Health Trust was established in September 2005, to provide financial assistance associated with health related expenses, to residents of the RM of Montmartre and Village of Montmartre.  Funds are received from donations and fund raisers.  Anyone interested in donating to Montmartre Health Trust may do so by mailing donations to:  Montmartre Health Trust, Box 33 Montmartre, SK, S0G 3M0.  Please note- if you require a receipt, donations need to be made payable to the Village of Montmartre.  Please forward written requests for assistance to Montmartre Health Trust, Box 33 Montmartre, SK S0G 3M0.  All requests are kept confidential.  If you have any questions you may contact any of the three board members- Lynn Gorniak, Terry Hawken or Betty Jamieson.

Knights of Columbus

The winners to the K of C $1000 raffle are: $500 Pauline Kisil; $300 Armand & Verna Lafontaine; $200 JJ & Brittany Fisher. The K of C are grateful and wish to thank everyone that purchased tickets.

 

The K of C would like to thank everyone that donated women's and children's clothes and also utensils and toys for the women's shelter. Hopefully your donation has made Christmas for someone a little bit happier. God bless you all. 

Montmartre Royal Canadian Legion

Meeting of the branch is every second Tuesday of the month.  The next meeting is January 10th at 7pm.
Did you know that if you are a Canadian Citizen you can become a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.....EVEN WITHOUT MILITARY SERVICE.  See details at www.legion.ca/postcard. Please pass this valuable information to friends. MEMBERSHIP IS $35.Contact; Harvey 424-2026 or Patsy 424-2682
Welcome Basket program sponsored by the EDTC

Welcome Basket Program- Welcome baskets are presented to new residents (those people who have moved to Montmartre and have never lived in this RM or Village before). Please let Coordinator Sandra Brown (424-2622) know if you know of someone who has moved here recently so she can make contact and deliver a basket of donated items from the businesses. In December, Sandra Brown welcomed these new Montmartre residents: 1.  Jocelyn, Rick and son, Evan from Vancouver Island 2 Bev and George Sturm from Rocanville

Retro Threads

Open Saturdays - 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the loft above Sisters' Boutique & Bistro, 130 Central Avenue. Pre-loved and vintage clothing. Come in and see the great selection of fall fashions for women and men!
Stick Curling

If anyone is interested in Stick Curling please contact Gerald Fisher @ 424-2213.

 

The South East Saskatchewan Air Rifle Club

The South East Saskatchewan Air Rifle Club would like to thank everyone who donated gifts to the children’s store at the Christmas Farmers Market.  We would also like to thank everyone who came out and supported our very successful Lobster Fundraiser Dinner.  A special thank you to the Trackside Inn, Diane Kotylak (Party Lite), Sysco, The Co-op, TD Bank, Viterra, Louis Dreyfus, Brenda Stoppler (Party Lite) and The Wolseley Pelleting Plant for all the items they donated for prizes.

We would also like to extend a huge thank you to Louis & Gina Giroux for the use of their heated shop to build our shooting range.  We would like to send a special thank you to Shawn Kerbs for designing and welding our shooting ranges, as well as Greg Schmidt for the great deal on the steel used to build our ranges.

Thank you to Montmartre School, our new home for our shooting club! Thank you to the Lions Club and the Montmartre Rec. Board for their generous donations. With support like this our club will be very successful, Thank you.

Montmartre First Responders

If you are interested in becoming a First Responder, please contact Andrea @ 424-2336.

 

Sister’s Bistro & Boutique

Sisters' Bistro's last day of operation will be Saturday, Jan. 14.  Watch for the opening of Angelo's Italian Ristorante (authentic Italian cuisine) in the space currently occupied by the Bistro.  Proposed opening is Feb. 1, 2012.  The Boutique will continue to operate.

The Sisters would like to thank their customers for their support.  Happy New Year to you all.

 

If there is a power outage the water will be turned on during these hours: 7:30 am – 9 am, 11:30 am – 1 pm, 4:30 pm – 6 pm and 8 pm – 9:30 pm

Please have all February information in by January 27th, 2011 to Renee Marshall at 424-2928 or E-mail rm126asst@sasktel.net.