There is a rhyme that goes “ April showers bring May flowers.” What impact does snow, cold winds and below seasonal temperatures have on the flowers? The season of spring, while only a few weeks long, has certainly not been very spring-like. Over a few days this past couple of weeks almost 44 millimetres or 2 inches of rain has fallen. Fortunately most of the snow has disappeared in many places but it still may be a few more days before it is all gone. Hopefully the latter part of the month will bring some sunshine and warm weather.
On Saturday, April 4, the weather, while not spring-like, held on long enough for the Anten Mills Community Recreation Association two Easter events to be held. The first, the annual Rabbit fun Run started the morning off. With the temperature a very cool 2 degrees celsius and strong winds from the west it didn’t deter almost 100 runners from taking to the streets. A fun warmup followed by the blast of the fire truck siren got the runners out onto the roads of the village. Becca and the volunteers did a terrific job of getting the runners ready, organized and on the run. Once back the runners all received a fabulous gift bag from the run sponsor, Napoleon Home Comfort.
As the morning progressed the next event was the Easter Eggstravaganza. There were crafts, egg hunts, photos with the Easter bunny and treats for those who signed up. Thanks to Lindsey and the volunteers who helped, it was a fun morning for those who came out. While the numbers were down from previous years, perhaps due to the weather and demographic changes in the community, a nice cash donation received from the attendees will be made to the Elmvale and District Food Bank along with food donations to help them out.
The CRA thanks everyone who attended the events, donated and volunteered. A community is as good as those who take the time to volunteer and participate with the events.
Our community parks, laneways and road ditches all took a beating this past winter. Unfortunately there is a fair amount of litter that is lying around. Many in the community step up on their own to take the time and clean up the mess. Everyone appreciates the effort. It has been a few years since a community wide organized cleanup has been done. If there is an interest in holding one please reach out to me or any other member of the CRA and we will do our best to make it happen.
In addition to the area wide cleanup, the gardens at the community centre will soon need to get ready for the flowers and plants to bloom. Judy has again agreed to lead the task so watch for posts advising when help is needed.
Each year the Springwater library takes on the responsibility to help out the less fortunate women of the community on Mother’s Day. Our Anten Mills Knotty Knitters assist this program with their donations. Monthly they also make donations to the Elmvale and District Food Bank, Furry Friends, Victoria Village and soon the RVH Cancer Care Clinic and various long term care facilities. They meet Tuesday afternoons from 1:30 until 3:30 at the community centre and knitters and those interested in learning how to knit or crochet are encouraged to join in the fun.
On April Fools day the Anten Mills Community Bulletin Facebook page had a post that was seen over 1000 times! It was posted in good fun and there were a number of humorous comments. Perhaps the seed has been planted for the next exciting project for the future in the community.
While he may be getting a bit thinner, the Anten Mills snowman at the Laycock home is still standing strong and big. With the temperature staying cooler than normal, he may be around until May. Watch for further updates.
That’s it for now. Listen for the robins chirping, the kids on their bikes and wildlife crossing the roads. Until the next time, THANKS for READING, BE WELL and STAY SAFE.