The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Saturday, Jan. 19 saw a number of two-person teams take to the pebble in the Snow Lake Curling Club's Annual Glow Curling Bonspiel. When the last rock had been thrown and the brooms, shoes and most of the glow sticks had been put away, participants gathered in the clubroom of the Gordon M. Rupp Curling Rink. There, cash prizes were handed out prior to the start of the elimination draw. The curling winners were: 1st ($170) - Ashton Leif and Victor Trudeau 2nd ($140) - Larissa McLaren and Sandra Gogal Hidden Winner ($20) - Marc Beaulieu and Colleen Hogan Next, the elimination draw got underway: 1st ticket drawn ($100) - Maureen Macleod 10th ticket ($100) - Robert Koprowski 15th ticket ($100) - Darren Dodds 25th ticket ($200) - Shelly Chrapun 35th ticket ($100) - Esther Simpson 45th ticket ($100) - Brady Gaudet 50th ticket ($200) - Judy Peterson 60th ticket ($100) - Colleen Cairns 75th ticket ($200) - Tammy Leaman 85th ticket ($100) - Donna Wills 90th ticket ($100) - Phil Haines 99th ticket ($100) - Kelly Wiwcharuk The remaining ticket, the 100th ticket, was the winner of the $1,000 prize and belonged to Jill Maxwell. She was on hand and all smiles as she picked up her prize money and posed for the obligatory photo. The lucky loser prize of $50 went to Ellisa Bogdan. In other news, a capacity crowd took part in the Police Academy for Adults, held Jan. 15-17 in the Snow Lake Senior Centre. The event, co-sponsored by the RCMP and Manitoba Association of Senior Centres, had full chairs and a full agenda. Across three days, participants covered a lot of ground as they learned about numerous useful subjects. 'We went through three days of what I think were critical issues for everybody living in our society and for everybody living in Snow Lake,' said Sgt. Robert Cooke. 'We had some very good speakers here. We had funÉand you also learned something...' In clarifying the academy's premise, Cooke, an RCMP Community Policing representative stationed in Winnipeg, noted that the key to crime prevention is taking an intergenerational approach to the problem by bringing all members, in every age group, within the community together. 'So that everybody is aware of the issues they face in maintaining a safe, healthy and productive lifestyle,' he explained. There were a number of presenters who took part in the academy. They included Cooke as well as our own Cpl. Jason Schalla; RBC's Lillian Haines; Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat's Shannon Kohler; Grace Chrapun; the Northern Health Region's Lisa Nordick; and the Snow Lake Family Resource Centre's Ann Marie Butt. See 'Safe' pg. 11 Con't from pg. 8 Over the three days, participants learned about safe banking; identity theft; fall prevention; frauds and scams; emergency preparedness; elder abuse; when to call the police; safe driving; the Safely Home program; fire safety; scooter safety; wills; and substance abuse and gambling. At the conclusion, presenters held a graduation and awards celebration. Cooke presented diplomas and RCMP pennants to all participants. The jovial sergeant had something witty to say about most of those to whom he made presentations. Following the ceremony, the group posed for pictures and enjoyed snacks prepared by the Senior Ladies and a beautiful and tasty cake that Wanda Huff made to mark the event. My Take on Snow Lake runs Fridays.
