Christmas Memories 2016

Who doesn’t remember the monotony of eating lunch at school? What parent wouldn’t appreciate a break from planning and preparing lunches for their teenagers? Well, every Tuesday at noon, ten regular volunteers (and three subs) provide that reprieve by preparing lunch for up to 200 high school students in Niverville—and all it costs is two toonies.

The Rural Municipality of Ritchot is working with HTFC Planning & Design to create plans to revitalize the main streets of three of its biggest communities: St. Adolphe, Ste. Agathe, and Île-des-Chênes.

I well remember Libby Hanna from the first time I saw her in the halls of Niverville Collegiate back in 1973. She had just moved into the area and had settled in Otterburne where her father Ken was President of Providence College and Theological Seminary. She was entering Grade 10 that year and it did not take long for her to connect with people, many of whom have become lifelong friends.

An elderly lady sits down beside her friend at the Niverville Credit Union Manor. Her friend asks, “Where were you this morning?” The elderly lady replies, “At the Remembrance Day ceremony here in town. Why didn’t you go?” Her friend says bluntly, “I don’t believe in war.” The elderly lady responds thoughtfully, “Neither do I.”

After months of construction, the new addition at the Niverville Elementary School is complete. In mid-November, teachers began the process of moving four Grade 4 classes and one Grade 3 class from their temporary lodgings, including the library, music room, and multipurpose room, into their new classrooms.