While our Village and the Livery Barn Restaurant are closed until May 1, life at MHV has not ground to a complete standstill. Our meeting and banquet facilities are still being rented frequently for business meetings, Christmas parties and even a wedding or two.
I was still in my teenage years when I identified two different ways of using the biblical text in the life of the church.
In a few weeks we will bid a sad farewell to our colleague, Tashia Lapeire. Not only has Tashia blessed our workplace as a fun-loving and caring person, she has also developed the role we gave her with great skill and passion.
Our newly published book, A Collected History: Mennonite Heritage Village, has not only arrived on the shelves of Village Books and Gifts, it has also been officially launched in two locations.
Never before have Canadians had such ready access to information on nutrition – and never has there been so much misinformation.
The NDP have been telling the public that their current state of turmoil, which involves part of their Caucus in open rebellion and an upcoming leadership convention, is purely an internal issue.
This week I was reading an article by Kathryne Grisim on FoodMusings.ca, in which the author described how her family had come to the decision that they would exchange gifts that were either: homemade, fairly traded or locally produced.
Recently I was talking with someone and said something that I heard from a long past family member. It was completely true information. However, due to this person not hearing it from that person themselves they doubted that the story was true.
Well, it is unavoidable; the Christmas season is upon us. But this year you may have some difficulty finding joy, for this Christmas, someone is missing from your family circle.
About two years ago Roland Sawatzky, then our Senior Curator, suggested that MHV consider producing and publishing a book as part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations.
