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Good-bye Winter…welcome Spring!  As far as I can tell, unless you want to don water-skis, our APJ season has come to an abrupt end and we will not meet at the park today.  Enjoy the warm weather!

Anyone feel like water-skiing instead?!  This is the same location as our Cookie Sprint Off race 3 weeks ago! (Assiniboine Park – March 13, 2016)

Windsor Park Nordic Centre also closed its doors last week, saying a sudden good-bye to a great season of skiing.  (Note that there are many lost and found items at Windsor Park and you can still stop by to pick things up if you left them behind.  Please phone ahead as their opening hours are much shorter now.)

APJ will be having our annual WIND-UP POTLUCK LUNCH… Sunday April 10.  Look for upcoming posts with details of this wind-up to officially close our awesome season together.

This past week has been more than exciting for our APJ group with record-breaking numbers out for two different events!

Last Thursday we had ten of our APJ skiers show up for the annual “Dash for Cash” event at Windsor Park.  (see photo page)  What a great night!  Thanks, Coach Jeff and Downtown Nordic leader, Steve Scoles, for heading that up again this year.  Thanks also to the large number of volunteers who made Dash for Cash possible.  It was not only a fun event for the kids to race for loonies (both real and chocolate), but great fun for the spectators to witness such incredible talent in these young skiers!

Coach Jeff McMillan & Steve Scoles – Dash for Cash event organizers

Then, this past Sunday we had another record number of APJ families out for our annual excursion to Falcon Ridge Ski Resort.  With balmy +8℃ temperatures, we were skiing in single layers, tank tops, t-shirts, etc… and eating our lunch outdoors.   (When was the last time you heard a complaint of being too hot during cross-country-skiing in Manitoba?!)  Of course, we had to round out the day with some tubing… and suntanning.  Thanks to everyone who showed up with smiles on for a great time together!

largest APJ group at Falcon – March 6, 2016 (plus 2 more families showed up later!)

tubing fun after skiing

Do you like chocolate?  Do you like money?  Dash for Cash has both!

Tomorrow evening (Thursday March 3, 2016) at Windsor Park Nordic Centre, the annual Dash for Cash event will take place. 

It is a fun-filled evening of sprint races on the grid (straight, flat skiing – out and back).  Extremely viewer-friendly. Fun for all. Each racer receives either a chocolate loonie or the actual coin after each sprint.  A win-win situation!

Registration is the night of… show up between 5:30-6:00 to register.  Cost is $5/skier.  Races begin at 6:30 p.m. and the brief evening concludes with an awards ceremony (medals for winners in each age category).  Ages pre-school to grade 6 welcome.

For more information, please contact the coaches.

Please note that there will be a regular session of APJ at the park tomorrow afternoon as usual.  However…

If you’re looking for EXTRA skiing fun this weekend… today AND tomorrow there are 2 places outside the city hosting awesome ski events!  Our family has participated in both in past years and highly recommend them.  (We’ll be heading out shortly to today’s event).

The event today at Burwalde Woods Trails entails:

• a beautiful drive out to the country
  
• spending a day skiing as much or as little as you want (the warm-up shelter is great)
  
• meeting new friends who love skiing
• eating TONS of SNACKS all day long and a PIZZA LUNCH (bring snacks to share)
• FREE registration (but donations gladly accepted)
• https://btncski.wordpress.com/  (all details)
  
• For even more information contact:btncski@gmail.com

  Phil & Vera Froese (204) 325-4591

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PUMPKIN CREEK 2016 MYSTERY TOUR – Roseisle – SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28

Here’s what the day entails if you choose to participate in tomorrow’s event:

It’s shaping up to be a great day as Al Grey is cooking up a homemade storm here in the valley!   For $8, you can savour (or devour) bison stew or veggie ratatouille (both gluten free) with a slice of homemade bread & a piece of chocolate cake.
Registration starts at 11am to 2pm & is $10 per person. Free for kids 12 & under.

There will be free hot apple cider and Gorp bars for all!  Coffee, tea, muffins and cinnamon buns will also be available for sale as well as homemade “sucre à la crème”!   Silent Auction prizes – 10 tickets for $5 or 25 tickets for $10.

We have the club’s skis for rent as well as 20 additional pairs for $5 per pair. (First come first serve.)  Volunteers will be on hand to assist with the distribution of the equipment.

Pumpkin Creek Ski Club info:
email: pumpkincreekskiclub@gmail.com
check out: PCSC facebook page or CCSAM website
call: 204-828-3232

15 of us took to the park tonight (Beaudry Provincial Park, that is) to put our skills to the test:  skiing by the light of the stars.  For those who remembered to replace batteries in headlamps prior to heading out there was some additional help navigating the trails.  What a beautiful night to ski in the woods!  Thanks, Coach Ihor, for your special Lemon Tea to wind down the evening.

APJ ready to rock the trails at Beaudry Provincial Park – February 25, 2016

Thank you to all families who have already registered for tomorrow’s special Jackrabbit session.  (You must pre-register if you want to participate in “The Great Cookie Sprint Off”.)

The deadline for registration ends tonight (Feb. 20) at 9:00 p.m.

Please visit the website’s home page for ALL the details about tomorrow’s APJ session at Assiniboine Park (i.e. cookies and photos).

Please REGISTER for this Sunday’s “THE GREAT COOKIE SPRINT OFF”…our fun ski event at the park during our normal Jackrabbit session (1:30 – 3:00).

Pre-register if you want to participate!  (It’s FREE.) Registration closes at 9:00 p.m. Saturday Feb.20. 

Each family is requested to bring one dozen cookies (or more) for the cookie table.

The session will be held at Hirose Hills area, north east of the Pavilion (where Coach Jeff’s skiers usually go).

You MUST pre-register on this very simple website (NO COST) to help coaches organize this great event.  Please go to http://new.zone4.ca/ and register your skiers.  (Look for THE GREAT COOKIE SPRINT OFF.)

There are 3 categories:  100m short (Coach Katherine’s group); 300m medium (Coach Jeff’s group); 500m long (Coach Ihor’s group).  Everyone will get at least 3 races.

ALSO, Stafford Studios will be taking our photos on Sunday – in between sprinting and devouring cookies!  Individual photos and group/team photos.  You may choose to purchase or not.  No pressure whatsoever.