Gazette - Summer 2014

GRINDSTONE GAZETTE
ISSUE 155 - SUMMER 2014
Grindstone Days
SOUL Report
Gimli Film Festival
Interpretive Trail
Pages 2-3
Pages 4
Page 5
Page 6 –7
Grindstone Cook
Lake Winnipeg Foundation
Zebra Mussels
Nature Bingo
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Page 9
Page 14-15
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From your board………...
Proud Member of MACO, C.M.C.P.P. & Lake Wpg. Research Consortium
Hello Grindstone!
We are only 2 weeks away from the best weekend in Manitoba, August long weekend which
can only mean one thing…GRINDSTONE DAYS!
My family and I are super excited about the
weekend and are looking forward to seeing
everyone out for the events.
As I mentioned previously, the very popular fish
fry is taking a temporary leave of absence for one
year, but the FISH CREW promises to have it
back next year. I am extremely excited to let
everyone know that the Children’s races have
been saved as Corinne Martin has stepped forward to run the Sunday morning activities!
Thanks Corinne, we appreciate your commitment
to the children of Grindstone! I am also excited
to tell you that the volleyball tournament will go
on as in previous years. My family and I enjoy
that event every year and we will make certain
that the tournament is on this year as well! If you
want to sign up for the volleyball tournament,
please bring a $20 registration to the Pancake
breakfast and meet me at 10am near the ticket
table.
Now it’s time for my yearly call for Grindstone
Days volunteers. We need volunteers to work
one hour shifts at the Pancake breakfast, the hot
dog sales on Sunday, the children’s races on
Sunday, and the children’s games on Saturday
morning. If you can spare a bit of time on Saturday or Sunday morning please email me at [email protected] and I will forward your email
to the appropriate committee member. Every
year we have an awesome response to our call
for volunteers, so thank you in advance for giving
your time to a great weekend!
I look forward to seeing everyone at Grindstone
days! Please think about how great this weekend is for our community and please consider
volunteering for a position within this committee
or the Board of Directors. We need more people to get involved.
Thank you!
What is this image? See Gimli Film Fest Page 5
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Saturday Aug. 2 Blacks Pt. Beach Parking Lot
9:00AM - 11:00AM
9:00AM - 11:00AM
9:00AM - 11:00AM
9:00AM - Noon
10:00AM - Noon
1:30PM
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Pancake Breakfast
Silent Auction
Volleyball Registration
Membership Table
Children’s Carnival Games
Poker Derby Prizes at Beach *
Art Show & Sale 27 Arrowwood South Beach
*Poker Derby Registration and ride begins right after the Silent Auction draws
Entrance fee is $1 per hand, fees collected are given out in prizes.
Note: No liquor allowed in the public parking lot.
To reduce our paper garbage footprint please bring your own re-usable plates, cutlery and
coffee cups to the Pancake breakfast. Thanks in advance!
Register on Saturday for the Sunday Volleyball Tournament. There are 8 spots available for
“competitive” teams and 8 for “family” teams. First come first served.
Sunday - Aug. 3
Little Grindstone Beach
10:00AM
Children’s Races, scrambles and more:
- Backward Race
- Shoe Scramble
- Sack Race
- Lollipop Scramble
- Water Balloon Toss
11:00 AM
- Hot Dog Sale
11:00 AM
- Surprise Treat
Noon—Volleyball Tournament after above activities.
MONDAY Aug. 4th
5 Km WALK FOR WATER Black’s Point Parking lot.
Assemble after 9:15 Walk starts at 10:00
Walk for water Info http://www.grindstonepark.ca/cms/forum/?vasthtmlaction=viewtopic&t=13.0
Pledge Form PDF
http://www.grindstonepark.ca/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/
LWF_PledgeFormONLY_homeprint.pdf
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2014 Silent Auction!
A number of volunteers are working very hard to put together our silent auction once again
this year. The weather hasn't cooperated very well so I have to admit that I haven't been able to get
out to cottagers to get donations for prizes. If you are able to contribute to the auction, please drop
by #34 or #40 Balsam Road with your donation. We need your help and support to make the auction
successful once again! If I don't get to see you, and you aren't able to stop by my cottage with a
donation, then consider buying an extra sheet or two of tickets at the auction! The more you buy, the
better your odds of winning!
So, we hope to see you at the breakfast on Saturday morning of Grindstone Days where we will
have very friendly volunteers willing to sell you lots of tickets- please show your support to our
special projects fund and the G.C.O.A. For a glimpse of the sort of special projects your support has
helped to create see the interpretive trail report on pages 6 and 7.
Linda Grayston & Bob Johnston
Convenors
2014 GRINDSTONE WALK FOR WATER
Help the Lake Winnipeg Foundation support programs to improve the condition of our great lake.!
START COLLECTING YOUR PLEDGES TODAY…
Bring your pledge forms and donations to Black's Point parking lot anytime after 9:15 a.m. and get your entry
for the prize draws held after the walk.
Walkers start from Black's Point at 10 AM Rain or shine!
Have a date conflict or
questions?
EMAIL [email protected]
This is the largest grassroots fundraising event in
support of a healthy
Lake Winnipeg!
Walk for Water takes
place each year in four
lakeside communities.
It’s a great way to be a
part of the solution.
See you there!!
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Save Our Lake, SOUL Report, July 2014
The SOUL Lending Library has been open for the season since the 3 rd weekend in June and the shed
weathered the winter well. Thank you very much to the family who donated a number of Videos and
left them at the shed and thank you Cottagers for not leaving any more inappropriate books. My trips
to the Wpg. Fire Hall were tiresome and too numerous!
I also want to thank our resident Stone Artist who placed a colorful door stop to help keep the door
closed and the dust out. A better, more accessible latch is now in use, but the door stop still helps.
Our Library theme, of course, is focused on the Environment and there are several sections encompassing works of reputable easy-to-read, science, through to true personal stories of people battling
the elements that are extraordinary tales of individual triumphs over adversity. Try some! The Kids
section is well used and books are promptly returned too. Thanks
It would be appreciated if those who borrowed the new Reference Books last year for much longer
than the allowed 2 days, would promptly return the items listed below. This expensive set of reference
books were purchased by your GCOA board and were intended for the use of many cottagers for immediate information and identification of species.
“The Stokes Guide to Mushrooms” book disappeared at Mushroom season and benefitted
only one user……….not what we had in mind at all!
The other 50% of the missing reference books are:
What’s That Tree?
Mammals of Canada
Manitoba Bird Book
The Complete Book of Hummingbirds
Manitoba Wayside Flowers;
Saskatchewan/Alberta/Manitoba Plants of Western Forest.
Other Books still unaccounted for:
Nature of Fish
Dear Dum Diary
Of Moose and Men
Northern Lights Canada
Sask/ Manitoba & Hecla
Indian Legends of Canada
Uncle Toms Cabin
Tracks in the Wilderness
Something Fishy
Klondike Quest.
Valley Of Grizzlies
If you have mistakenly added any of these books to your personal collection could you please
return them ASAP so that your friends and neighbors can have use of them.
Mo Tipples for the SOUL Committee
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Gimli Film Festival Features “Watermark”
Directed by Jennifer Baichwal & Edward Burtynsky
With breathtaking imagery, Watermark reveals the extent to which humanity has shaped water, and how it has
shaped us. We visit vast Californian canals that divert water from the Colorado River. In India, a mass Hindu
pilgrimage sees thirty million worshippers bathe in the sacred river in a single day. Watermark is a feature
documentary from multiple-award winning filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier, and renowned
photographer Edward Burtynsky, marking their second collaboration after Manufactured Landscapes in 2006.
Join us at the Gimli Film Festival this summer for our screening of the award-winning documentary film Watermark! The first screening is at 8:00 p.m. at the Lady of the Lake theatre and the second is at 9:15 at The
Aspire!
Cover Photo Colorado River near San Filipe, Baja, Mexico 2011 Edwrad Bertynsky
THE GRINSTONE GAZETTE IS TRYING TO SAVE PAPER AND POSTAGE
If you have received a printed copy of the Gazette it is because we do not have your e-mail
address. Members who provide us with their e-mail address receive their copy as a digital file
which they can read on line or print in colour. In the coming weeks someone will be contacting you
by phone to see if you can provide us with an e-mail address that we can use to deliver your Gazette and occasionally provide you with timely information on issues affecting Grindstone Cottagers.
Our e-mail list is only used to deliver Grindstone related information from your Board to cottagers.
Membership Form Grindstone Cottage Owners Association
Cheques payable to/mail to: G.C.O.A. Bob Johnston, 39 Rougeau Ave, Wpg, R2C 3X5
Thanks in advance for your support!
www.grindstonepark.ca
Name: ________________________________________________________
2013 dues
($10)
____________________
Email: ________________________________________________________
Grindstone Days donation ____________________
Home Address (for information only—as the gazette will be emailed to you)
Special projects fund
____________________
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Postal
City & Province: ___________________________Code:________________
Save Our Lake Group
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(check applicable line above)
Your Association needs your support!
Telephone #: __________________________________________________
Please complete this application and forward with your cheque.
Lake Street address: ___________________________________________
The Gazette will be pleased to advise your paid-up-date by return
email.
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New Project Ideas Wanted
Exciting news!!!
The Board is planning a contest to be held the August long weekend!
With the Black’s Point Self-guiding Trail project almost at completion, it is time for the Board to
consider future special projects to enhance cottage life at Grindstone.
The Board will be reviewing our strategic planning process of 2012 to look for direction on what
interests cottagers and how we can choose a worthwhile project. While we are considering this, we would
like cottagers to take a few moments to decide how they might like to spend up to $1,500.00 on a project in
our park.
At our 2014 Grindstone Days activities at the parking lot, we would like any and all cottagers to take
a ballot and write down their idea on what project we might take on.
A prize of a $50.00 credit at the Grindstone General Store will be given to the suggestion that is chosen as our next project. In case of duplication of the chosen suggestion, we will have a draw from a hat to
choose the winner.
So, put on your thinking caps but remember, the project has to cost less than $1,500.00 (although
other more expensive suggestions will be noted for future consideration), and you must fill out a ballot at
the membership table on Saturday morning at Grindstone Days.
Your Board Consists Of:
Craig Goldstein
Chair/G’days 781-1575, 378-5536
[email protected]
Bob Johnston
Treasurer
661-6198, 378-2902
[email protected]
Linda Grayston
Secretary
694-3103
[email protected]
Mo Tipples
SOUL Chair
257-7230, 378-5147
[email protected]
Val Paape
Member
Bill Toews
Membership
Mike Stainton
(204) 772-7426
[email protected]
[email protected]
Gazette 353-2277 [email protected]
[email protected]
Contact the website: www.grindstonepark.ca or Wendy Finch at [email protected]
Or write to GCOA
39 Rougeau Ave. Wpg, R2C 3X5
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Interpretive Trail Nearing Completion
Below is an example of the beautiful signage that you will find along the new interpretive trail,
scheduled to open later this summer. A big thank you to Manitoba Hydro and Manitoba Conservation for their financial support of this project and to the design and content artistry of
Heather Hinam.
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The Grindstone Cook
This issue we have two recipes for the BBQ season, that are fast and delicious and
all about the marinade.
“Lake” Chicken
This recipe comes to us through family and friends at West Hawk Lake where it has
been widely used with chicken, pork or salmon.
Marinade Ingredients For Six Chicken Breasts
Juice of one Lemon and its zest
1/3 cup of Olive oil
3 tablespoons of Soya sauce
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
4 to 5 cloves of Garlic minced with a garlic press
1 teaspoon of Oregano
3 teaspoons of Basil
1/2 teaspoon of Black Pepper
Whisk ingredients together. Place chunks of chicken breasts meat or breasts, sliced
in half lengthwise, in a large Ziplock bag. Add marinade to the bag, seal, mix to coat
all pieces and store in fridge for several hours or overnight. If using chunks place on
water soaked skewers. BBQ for about 3 to 4 minutes then turn over and BBQ until
done.
This marinade also works well with chunks of pork tenderloin or fillets of salmon.
Grilled Vegetables
This recipe is great for grilling Zucchini, Bell peppers (various colours), Red Onions,
Asparagus, Large Mushrooms, and Eggplant.
Marinade For Two Litres of Vegetable Chunks
4 tablespoons of Olive oil, 2 tablespoons of Balsamic vinegar, Salt and Black Pepper
to taste
Prepare 1 1/2 inch chunks of vegetables, add to a large
Ziplock bag, add marinade, seal, mix, and store in fridge
for half an hour. Grill at low to medium heat for 15 to 20
minutes turning regularly. To avoid losing veggy bits
through the BBQ grill, use skewers, a grilling tray or grilling
basket. The grilling basket is particularly useful as veggies
can be turned just by flipping the basket.
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Exciting updates from the Lake Winnipeg Foundation
For many people, summer in Manitoba is synonymous with cottage life on Lake Winnipeg.
Whether it’s getting out on the water, relaxing on the shore, or enjoying some quality time with
friends and family, this iconic body of water connects us all as lake-lovers.
At the Lake Winnipeg Foundation (LWF), we love our special lake, too. Since 2005, we’ve
been committed to “restoring and protecting the health of Lake Winnipeg and its watershed” through
our support of research, public education, stewardship and collaboration. This year has been particularly exciting as new staff members have greatly increased our ability to deliver on our mission.
Joining our executive director Alexis Kanu this year were: communications director Marlo Campbell,
programs director Kirsten Earl McCorrister and community relations coordinator Dana Mackie. Also
joining us for the summer is outreach coordinator Clara Buelow, who will be organizing a variety of
events in lakeside communities throughout July and August. If you see any of us this season, please
stop and say hello!
At the watershed level the LWF’s Lake Winnipeg Health Plan seeks to address the root causes of harmful algal blooms. Through partnerships and funding of innovative projects, the LWF continues focus on actions that reduce the loading of nutrients to Lake Winnipeg. Project support is
provided through our Stewardship, Research, and Education Grants Program. Over $70,000 has
been granted recently to a dozen or so projects that seek to find ways of reducing nutrients and
contaminants entering Lake Winnipeg.
At the provincial level, LWF chairs the Science, Research and Traditional Knowledge working
group of the Lake Friendly Stewards Alliance. This is an opportunity to shape science-based policy
as part of a Government of Manitoba initiative that brings together groups and organizations to share
information and coordinate efforts to reduce nutrient loading in Lake Winnipeg.
At the community level, members of LWF’s Scientific Advisory Council helped create Lake
Winnipeg: Shared Solutions, a state-of-the-art exhibit at the Manitoba Museum. This great exhibit
opened in March and features a high-tech computer simulator; it’s truly a one-of-a-kind learning experience!
Our continued success as a foundation depends on the ongoing support of lake-lovers who
take part in Lake-a-thon, LWF’s annual fundraising campaign. This campaign ‘heats up’ in the summer months with signature events such as Walk for Water, a series of pledged community walks that
takes place in four lakeside communities. Collectively, these walks represent the largest grassroots
fundraising event in support of a healthy Lake Winnipeg with much of the funds raised going to
support research projects.
Thanks to our amazing volunteers and their inspiring commitment to saving our lake, Grindstone’s 2014 Walk for Water will be the community’s fifth. This year’s event will take place on Monday, Aug. 4. Registration for the five km walk begins at 9:15 a.m. at Black’s Point Beach parking lot.
Rremember to wear comfortable shoes and bring a reusable water bottle!
Walk for Water 2014 pledge forms are available in various locations throughout the Grindstone community. Downloadable Walk for Water 2014 pledge forms are also available on LWF’s
website, lakewinnipegfoundation.org , as are more details about this and other Lake-a-thon events. If
you’re on Facebook, “like” us to stay updated on our summer 2014 Lake-a-thon events and see pictures. If you’re on Twitter, make sure to follow the hashtag #LoveLakeWpg.
Through research, public education, stewardship and collaboration, LWF is determined to
achieve our vision of a clean, healthy Lake Winnipeg and watershed, now and for future generations.
We invite you to join us as we work towards translating science into solutions – and we hope to see
you at the lake this summer!
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PLACE YOUR AD HERE:
Contact: [email protected]
Or call Mike at 353-2277
Cost per ad is $80.00 for 2015 calendar year.
This includes placement in the 3 gazettes as
well as on our website. There is only this spot
left.
Website: www.grindstonepark.ca
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please consider receiving the gazette via email.
Just let me know at: [email protected]
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GRINDSTONE WEBSITE
Remember, for your Grindstone News, keep an eye on the website. Wendy Finch does an excellent
job in keeping us all up to date.
If you have questions or pictures you want to submit to the site please send them to her at
[email protected]
As well if you have questions or comments to other cottagers visit the Website Forum page at
www.grindstonepark.ca
You do not need to join the forum to read the comments but if you want to respond you do.
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS:
Manitoba Conservation
- Riverton - 378-2261 Hecla
RCMP - Arborg - 376-5251
Arborg Hospital - 376-5247
Gimli Hospital - 642-5116
Ambulance
- 911
- 279-2369
Health Links - 788-8200 (Wpg.)
-No charge number 1-888-315-9257
Conservation Tip Line
1-800-782-0076
Emergency Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre:
1 - 800-267-7270
VHF distress call
- VHF channel 16
Cell phones (on some phones) - *16 or #16
Don Bridges (Harbour master ) - 378-5719
or 378-2999
RCMP— Arborg
- 376-5251
Jim and Beulah Bake, - 378-5653
- Coast Guard Auxiliary
Mike Eastman - L. G’stone Harbour - 378-5621
Rob Ediger
- L. G’stone Harbour - 378-2637
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PLACE YOUR AD HERE:
Contact: [email protected]
Or call Mike at 353-2277
Cost per ad is $80.00 for 2013 calendar year.
This includes placement in the 3 gazettes as well
as on our website. There is only this spot left.
Website: www.grindstonepark.ca
RIVERTON & DISTRICT CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
WELCOMES YOU TO RIVERTON
For more information visit out website:
www.rivertoncanada.com
Thank you Grindstone and Area.
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Frog or a snake
Bird nest
3 flying insects
Bush or tree with berries
3 different flowers
Butterfly
3 different birds
3 different trees
3 different animals
Someone using binoculars
Beaver lodge
3 different bird songs
Get out there and
enjoy the wildlife,
birds and our great
abundance of
flowers and trees.
All are easy and
fun to do.
Which of these can
you hear or spot on
a walk?
Have some fun
with your family!
NATURE
BINGO
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