Milton Community Hall

This is the last week for the Miltonvale Community Park  drop-in day program for school-age children of Miltonvale Park. Kessie and Jason and Ruth are at the Park 9-6 Monday-Friday – which will be the last day for park supervision. They have a daily lunch break from 1:30 -2. This week is Puzzle Week with activities from 11-12:30 daily.

Sunday, August 25 – Movie 6:30 -The Shipping News  – An inksetter in New York, Quoyle (Kevin Spacey) returns to his family's longtime home, a small fishing town in Newfoundland, with his young daughter, Bunny (Alyssa, Kaitlyn, and Lauren Gainer), after a traumatizing experience with her mother, Petal (Cate Blanchett), who sold her to an illegal adoption agency. Though Quoyle has had little success thus far in life, his shipping news column in the newspaper "The Gammy Bird" finds an audience, and his experiences in the town change his life. Then he meets the widow Wavey Prowse (Julianne Moore).Free for Miltonvale Park residents and by donation for others. Miltonvale Park in the Movies.

Resourceful Home Owner Series – Mondays at 6:30-8 p.m. until late October at the Milton Community Hall. Learn skills essential for maintaining your home. The series is FREE for Miltonvale Park residents, and by donation of others. Register at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com You can come to one, some or all! The topic this week is Tips for Painting.

Margaret Prouse’s next Food Presentation is Wednesday August 28 at 1 p.m. The topic is Newfoundland (or Fish) Cooking, as the movies for August is “A Grand Seduction.” Please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090 by noon on Monday, August 26. Miltonvale Park in the Movies.

Wednesday, August 28 7 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall -Book Launch –Meet writer Ken Williams and Illustrator Steve Giddings for a signed copy of the children’s book We Were All Together.

Sat. Aug 31 is the deadline for the Milton Community Hall’s next 50-50 draw! Tickets can be bought at the hall or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.  Aug. 15 winner was Norma Jean Williams - $62.50. Tickets are $3 or 2/$5. License #16921. Thanks to all for your support! PS Due to the Labour Day Weekend – the draw might be announced later than usual!

Seniors Bus Tour – FULL! Thursday, August 29 from 9-5. North Cape Interpretive Center, The Stompin’ Tom Center (for lunch and music from 1-2) and Kool Breeze Garden Center for a visit and ice cream.

Forest Feast – Saturday, August 31. The group Pass the Salt has offered to host a fundraising supper at the Milton Community Hall on Saturday, August 31 in support of the Community Garden.

Amuse-Bouche: Sour Cherry & Rhubarb Tartelette & Whipped Honey

Begin your culinary journey with a bite-sized treat. The sharp bite of seasonal summer cherries & rhubarb coalesce with the airy sweetness provided by the buzzing denizens of the 100 Acre Farm

Appetizer: Baked Brie, Haskap & Sourdough

Creamy, delicate baked brie accompanied by a sweet, tangy PEI haskap berry compote accompanied by locally baked sourdough

Main Course: Seared PEI Halibut, Roasted Acorn squash, Tomato Sauce, Asparagus &, Potato Crisp

Pan seared halibut with charred roasted acorn squash, tender local asparagus, tomato jus & crispy potato dome.

Dessert: Caramelized honey ice cream, Candied blueberry & Rhubarb with apple chips

To close the evening once more the bees of the 100 Acre Farm are the stars of the meal. Slowly caramelized honey ribbons enveloped by silky vanilla ice cream. The ice cream is paired with candied rhubarb & blueberries. Accompanied by apple chips produced by Milton's own Richardson family, from Top Notch Farms.

Prepared and organized by the non-profit - Pass the Salt PEI.

More information https://www.facebook.com/share/RokJsVuA8YWf6aL8/ and the link to purchase tickets is here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MvPFeast

Prices are $75 for one ticket, $130 for two and $240 for a table of four. There will be charitable tax receipts issued for a portion of the ticket costs.  admin@miltonvalepark.com

Dance and the Culture Behind – Youth and Adult Dance – “Come Try Bahamian Folk Dance workshop” Class on Monday, Sept. 9 from 6-7 p.m. MiltonMVPs@gmail.com If you are at least 9 years old and have some experience with basic movement, put on a comfortable/stretchy dance costume, come try this engaging dance and get ready for active and high-energy movement, exploring new cultural dynamics!

Miltonvale Park residents are free and have priority booking by providing the civic address. Others are welcome if space permits for $5. Space is limited, email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.For sample dance and more details please click here:

 

FULL – Pole Walking Club 1 –- Four week walking group – The 1st class will be held on Wednesday, September 11 from 10:30 am-12 pm, at the Milton Community Hall, with a 2nd class on Wednesday, September 18 from10:30 am-12 pm at the at Miltonvale Community Park. Free for Miltonvale Park residents.

FULL - FREE for residents 55+ – Line Dancing – Margot Postma will be leading a 6-week block of Line Dance classes starting Friday, September 13 Level 1: 6:15-7:15 pm, Level 2: 7:30-8:30 pm September 13, 20. 27, October 4, 11, 18 (make up class, Oct 25 if needed).

The regular Monday afternoon Line Dancing also returns on September 16.

Knitting Basics with Stella – Thursdays in September 6-7 p.m. Register at MiltonMVPs@gmail.com

Municipal Planning Board Meeting if required – Thurs. Sept 5 at 7 p.m. RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com.

North Milton Women’s Institute will reorganize on the evening of Monday September 9. All women in the area are welcome to attend.

Council Meeting – Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com.

REGULAR WEEKLY EVENTS

Active Aging Fitness with KK on Mondays – 9 – 10 a.m. at the Milton Community Hall, $6 (Drop-in).  There will be a class on Monday, Aug 16. BUT NO CLASSES the first two weeks in Sept. Classes resume on Mondays AND Fridays with KK on Mon., Sept 16. and on Wednesday, beginning Sept. 18 with Michele Gallant.

Yoga on the Mat with Leone Curtis – Tuesdays and Fridays 8 – 9 a.m. at the hall; $6 for Miltonvale Park residents, $7 for others (Drop-in)

Yoga on the Chair with Leone Curtis at the hall, Tuesdays and Fridays – 9:15 -10:15 a.m. at the hall, $6 for Miltonvale Park residents, $7 for others (Drop-in)

Zumba with Natalia – The next Zumba fitness class is Sept.4, and then weekly on Wednesdays  from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. at the hall; $2 for residents, $5 for non-residents. Contact MiltonMVPs@gmail.com to sign up.

Coffee Club – Mondays and Fridays at 10 a.m. Drop in to the Milton Community Hall for coffee, tea, snacks and conversation. Admission by donation of coin or treats! Everyone welcome! No coffee on Labour Day!

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet at the Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.

Thursdays –The summer card parties (Auction) are every Thursday at 7:30. Until the end of September. $4.

NOTES

Garden – The Community Garden across the road from the hall is producing! So far radish, lettuce, peas, zucchini, cucumbers and spinach have been available. When produce is picked, it is put in coolers at the community mailboxes at the hall and notification is put on Facebook, including the Miltonvale Park Residents private group. As the summer students will soon be finishing, if anyone is interested in helping harvest and weed the garden, please contact Shari at admin@miltonvalepark.com.

For Miltonvale Park residents, if money or transportation is a barrier to any of the Milton Community Hall MVP (Most Valuable People) events, please let us know and we will do what we can to ensure that everyone can participate. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Sign up for regular (approx. weekly) emails from the municipality listing events and reminders by emailing admin@miltonvalepark.com.

Activities in the Miltonvale Park in the Movies have been partly funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Activities in the Milton Hall MVP project have received funding from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and are coordinated by Peggy Chen, MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.

Vote for the municipality! -Community Spirit -People's Choice Award

We are entered in a new contest the Rural Beautification Society is hosting. People can vote daily (one vote per email address per day) for Miltonvale Park in the Community Spirit -People's Choice Award. The winning rural municipality gets $1000 to beautify their community -- Maybe a butterfly garden, or pollinator garden, or spring bulbs scattered about???

! Voting end September 15th. You can vote once a day, every day, per person.

Every vote counts! Spread the word - share this info with your family, friends and neighbours and ask them to vote for our MVP! You can access the website http://www.peirbs.ca/

Want to help?

Do you like to paint? The summer students are trying to get the long sides of the hall painted before the end of their summer work term this week. If you want to help put white stain on the long walls of the hall, please touch base at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902-566-3154

Do you have a green thumb? The students have been doing most of the work for the community garden across from the hall -- and they are finishing their work terms. Would you be interested in helping to harvest the peas, beans, the zucchini and anything else that needs picking? The produce is for folks who can use it, with some being used for hall projects, such as a planned preserving session. Produce and be picked up when it has been picked at the mailboxes at the Milton Community Hall, with occasional drop offs to the mail boxes at Meadowvale Park. If you want to lend a hand, the lower half of the garden (furthest from Rte. 7) is for community use as most of the upper section has been planted for individual use. If you can help - contact Shari at 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com. Also – We are supposed to be reporting the amount of produce grown in the garden -so if you pick some… please keep track of the amounts and report to me!