The Meadowgreen Fair was fantastic! The event was blessed with fabulous weather and it was a perfect day for a barbeque. Over 700 people attended the fair and they enjoyed great entertainment including the W.P. Bate School Jiggers, Hula Hoopster, Beeper the Clown and the Saskatoon Juggling Club.
A big attraction was the Western Development's Caliope that provided music for the crowd to enjoy. The Caliope, a steam organ, is only one of two in Canada. It originates from the late 1800's to the early 1930s when steam organs were common place.
There were a lot of informational displays that people could view as well including Aids Saskatoon, The Society for the Prevention of Handicaps, The Community Health Nurse, The Immigrant Women of Saskatoon, Saskatoon Crime Free Housing, and other vendors.
The Saskatoon Police Department were also in attendance and people could view their cruiser.
There were lots of children sporting face paint done by the talented SCYAP artists. Beeper the Clown did an amazing job with balloon animals and many children enjoyed the Art Caravan provided by the Mendel Art Gallery.
The Meadowgreen Community Association would like to thank all the volunteers for their help! Special acknowledgement goes to the Meadowgreen House of all Nations for their awesome work barbequing and the donation of meat and Saskatchewan Lotteries for the Community Grant which helps support the event!
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Meadowgreen Clean-up!
Meadowgreen is green and clean! Let's all do our part! The Meadowgreen community clean-up was to take place on April 21st as part of the Earth Day Celebrations but it seems that the weather has other ideas with still three feet of snow along the roads and puddles everywhere you look.
As the snow melts and your road dries out we hope you will join your neighbors and friends and clean-up your part of Meadowgreen. See you all soon making Meadowgreen green and clean!
As the snow melts and your road dries out we hope you will join your neighbors and friends and clean-up your part of Meadowgreen. See you all soon making Meadowgreen green and clean!
Monday, February 11, 2013
Rink and everything else that hasn't been said
What has been going on? The rink is up and going after much concern and discussion on the part of the Board of Directors. A big thank you goes out to Bryan Austin and the youth that are involved from Eagle Nest. Thank you!!!
The rink shack is open Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. This time is reserved primary for public skating - which means that skaters have first priority. If there are no skaters - shinny can take place.
Public Skating is canceled if the weather is -31 or colder or if the temperature and wind chill make the temperature colder than - 31.
The rink shack is open Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. This time is reserved primary for public skating - which means that skaters have first priority. If there are no skaters - shinny can take place.
Public Skating is canceled if the weather is -31 or colder or if the temperature and wind chill make the temperature colder than - 31.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
MCA Meeting, October 16, 2012
The MCA Executive for 2012 - 2013 met on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 to discuss the upcoming year. The Executive will continue to meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month and community members are welcome to come and listen, join or voice their community concerns. The schedule is the following: Nov. 13; Dec. 11; Jan. 15; Feb. 12; March 19; April 16; May 14; June 11; Sept. 3; Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 is the Annual General Meeting. If you would like more information, please contact Pat at 382-6514 or any Executive member.
The following events are planned for the upcoming year: Meadowgreen Clean-up - April 21; Meadowgreen Fair and BBQ - May 28 and Meadowgreen Garage Sale - June 1. A rink fundraiser will be planned for Sept. 14th to the 22nd, 2013.
Outdoor Soccer Registration for children 3 to 10 years old will take place in February - likely Feb. 26th and, yes, we know you aren't thinking about spring activities yet - but that is the likely timeframe to get teams in place.
The following positions are vacant on the Community Association: Vice-President; Newsletter Editor; Newsletter Distribution; Rink Coordinator and Newsletter Distribution. If you would like to get involved and have some time to help out your community please call Pat at 382-6514 or any Executive member.
The following events are planned for the upcoming year: Meadowgreen Clean-up - April 21; Meadowgreen Fair and BBQ - May 28 and Meadowgreen Garage Sale - June 1. A rink fundraiser will be planned for Sept. 14th to the 22nd, 2013.
Outdoor Soccer Registration for children 3 to 10 years old will take place in February - likely Feb. 26th and, yes, we know you aren't thinking about spring activities yet - but that is the likely timeframe to get teams in place.
The following positions are vacant on the Community Association: Vice-President; Newsletter Editor; Newsletter Distribution; Rink Coordinator and Newsletter Distribution. If you would like to get involved and have some time to help out your community please call Pat at 382-6514 or any Executive member.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Citizen Patrol walks Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012
This Sunday, the Meadowgreen Citizen Patrol will walk our community from 2 to 4 p.m. The Citizen Patrol is a Saskatoon Police Force initiative in which citizens take the initiative to know their community better and to report any suspicious activity. Rose Marie Wutke is the coordinator and she can be reached at 934-1109 if you would like more information or would like to volunteer. Citizen Patrol volunteers will meet at W.P. Bate School this Sunday at 2 p.m. to begin the patrol. You are welcome to come out and join us!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Meadowgreen Community Association AGM
On October 2nd the Meadowgreen Community Association held its Annual General Meeting. Inspector Yuzdepski,Central Division, Saskatoon Police Department was on hand to discuss how to reduce break and enters into homes and thefts from vehicles. He noted that property crimes in Meadowgreen are down 15% over the past five years. Inspector Yuzdepski encouraged people to ensure that their home looked lived in, to know their neighbors and to keep valuables out of sight (close your curtains at night so people don't see your large screen tv). He also encouraged people to call the Saskatoon Police to report crimes or things that look suspicious (like kids trying car door handles) since even if the police don't show up they are driven by crime statistics. That means that the more calls an area receives the more that they are likely to patrol that area. The discussion on all kinds of issues in the community were discussed and Inspector Yuzdepski encouraged people to contact Bob Roy, Community Watch Director if they had any concerns. Bob sits on the Central Districts Community Committee which discusses issues that affect the neighborshoods from the river to Circle Drive and 11th Street to 33rd Street. Inspector Yuzdepski was thanked for coming out on his 2nd day on the job by Pat Tymchatyn, President.
The Annual General Meeting was called to order at 7:45 by Pat and Hannah Chukwu was appointed secretary. The minutes were accepted from the November 3rd, 2011 meeting and the financial review was given by Vicki Roy.
Pat noted that Meadowgreen has many talented people and what does it take to get them involved in the Community Association. The Executive was elected for 2012 - 2013
President - Pat Tymchatyn
Vice-President - vacant
Treasurer - Vicki Roy
Secretary - Hannah Chukwu
Civics Director - Rina Velkenkamp
Senior Director - Mike Murgul
Program Director - Yvonne Boehr
Newsletter Editor - vacant
Newsletter Distributor - vacant
Housing Director - vacant
Community Watch Director- Bob Roy
Rink Director - vacant
Rose Marie Wutke volunteered to continue on in trying to establish a Citizen Patrol in Meadowgreen.
People discussed what it would take to get others involved in their community. The importance of finding people to work on the rink was emphasized as keeping the rink going is an important community initiative. If you know someone interested in either supervising the rink or working o n the rink please let an Executive member know. The meeting was closed by the President at 8:45 p.m.
If you are interested in working on the Executive you are encouraged to contact Pat at 382-6514 or tymchatyn@shaw.ca.
The Annual General Meeting was called to order at 7:45 by Pat and Hannah Chukwu was appointed secretary. The minutes were accepted from the November 3rd, 2011 meeting and the financial review was given by Vicki Roy.
Pat noted that Meadowgreen has many talented people and what does it take to get them involved in the Community Association. The Executive was elected for 2012 - 2013
President - Pat Tymchatyn
Vice-President - vacant
Treasurer - Vicki Roy
Secretary - Hannah Chukwu
Civics Director - Rina Velkenkamp
Senior Director - Mike Murgul
Program Director - Yvonne Boehr
Newsletter Editor - vacant
Newsletter Distributor - vacant
Housing Director - vacant
Community Watch Director- Bob Roy
Rink Director - vacant
Rose Marie Wutke volunteered to continue on in trying to establish a Citizen Patrol in Meadowgreen.
People discussed what it would take to get others involved in their community. The importance of finding people to work on the rink was emphasized as keeping the rink going is an important community initiative. If you know someone interested in either supervising the rink or working o n the rink please let an Executive member know. The meeting was closed by the President at 8:45 p.m.
If you are interested in working on the Executive you are encouraged to contact Pat at 382-6514 or tymchatyn@shaw.ca.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Community Campaign to Raise Funds this fall
The Meadowgreen Community Association Directors met on June 12, 2012 to review the Meadowgreen Fair and BBQ and to discuss future plans. On the whole the Directors were happy with the fact that the BBQ food line-up ran smoothly and that there weren't long line-ups like we faced in the past couple of years. The entertainment was great and everyone enjoyed seeing the Saskaton Fire truck and Saskatoon Police car. There will be more of an effort next year to attract vendors for the display tables inside in the Community Room as it is a great event.
This fall a door-to-door campaign will be undertaken to raise funds for the Meadowgreen Community Association Ice Rink on the corner of Ave X and 18th Street. It is hoped that Meadowgreen residents see the importance of the rink to the community from a great place for youngsters to learn how to skate, to the many hours some of the kids spend playing shinny. Moreover active kids are kids that do better in school and are not as likely to get into trouble. The Community Association "Support our Community Rink" campaign will take place on Sunday, September 16, 2012. We hope that you will help our children have a community rink this winter.
The 22nd Street sign is also going ahead this summer but with a revised design to reduce costs. The sign will be built with bricks and not stone and likely will be smaller in size. Stay tuned for more details.
This fall a door-to-door campaign will be undertaken to raise funds for the Meadowgreen Community Association Ice Rink on the corner of Ave X and 18th Street. It is hoped that Meadowgreen residents see the importance of the rink to the community from a great place for youngsters to learn how to skate, to the many hours some of the kids spend playing shinny. Moreover active kids are kids that do better in school and are not as likely to get into trouble. The Community Association "Support our Community Rink" campaign will take place on Sunday, September 16, 2012. We hope that you will help our children have a community rink this winter.
The 22nd Street sign is also going ahead this summer but with a revised design to reduce costs. The sign will be built with bricks and not stone and likely will be smaller in size. Stay tuned for more details.
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