The Munster Mash President’s Message Lastly, I want to thank our MCA executive and residents that Special Interest Hi Everyone, volunteer to help the MCA. It Articles: takes a lot of work to run the We have had a great year in Munster! It has been MCA, and all the events and wonderful to see a lot of the community out at our services we provide for Munster • Harvest Fest events this year, and I would like to welcome residents. It is only possible newcomers who have joined us as well. I hope • MCA Logo because of the great people we you saw our coverage in the Stittsville News and have volunteering their time. our Facebook page from our events and hope you • Halloween and can join us to welcome Santa to Munster on Scavenger Hunt Wishing you all the best over the November 26th. holiday season and a very • Holiday Events Merry Christmas. The MCA has also been supporting a variety of • Remembering programs in the community, and we are always Canada’s 150th looking for ideas. Check out details in the Jessica Anniversary and newsletter about the other great programs offered Ottawa 2017 right here in Munster. • Green Lights Canada Day this year was especially important as 2017-2018 Executive th we celebrated Canada’s 150 Birthday with a President Jessica Breckenridge great event in Munster. A resident suggested it [email protected] would be nice to hear how residents came to live in Munster and what they think it means to be Vice President Shaun Hassanali Individual Canadian. We would like to hear from Munster [email protected] Highlights: residents on how you came to live in Munster. Secretary Barb Moulton Please share a short quote or a few sentences on [email protected] Harvest Fest 2 how you arrived in Munster and send them to Treasurer Bruce Ewen MCA Logo 3 [email protected] so that they may [email protected] be shared in upcoming newsletters and on our Recreation Gabriella Beyer Holiday Events 6 web site. I’ll be the first…. [email protected] Library 14 “I think the community we have here in Munster Membership Kelly White Church News 15 truly shows what being Canadian is all about. In [email protected] Winter Safety 16 Munster, we are close knit and caring community; Social Director Laura Rupert we still know our neighbours, the kids on our [email protected] Youth Sports 18 street and the long-time residents who helped to Webmaster Lisa Lahey make Munster what it is today. We also welcome [email protected] those to choose to move to our great hamlet. Life Communications Jude Sammon can be busy, but for me, knowing these people [email protected] and being part of the MCA is what it means to be a community and part of what it means to be Community Centre Heather Kirk Canadian.” [email protected] Thank you to everyone who supported the MCA Members at Large: Membership Drive as this goes a long way in Jody Ferguson assisting our efforts in the community. I would also Karen Heney like to thank our event sponsors, as well as, our Todd Stiles advertisers in the newsletters and phonebook. Frank Stokes The Munster Mash www.munsteronline.ca P a g e | 1 Harvest Fest 2017 By Shaun Hassanali and Laura Rupert ByHarvest Shaun FHassanaliest was a spectacular event! There were many activities for all those to have a great time - from the crafts, to the food, to the pie-in the face contest, amazing job on all! But it leaves me with one question- what did I do to deserve the top nomination for pie-in-the face? From Left to Right: Jessica Breckenridge, Shaun Hassanali, Dan Mallett, Bob Easy, Jim Watson, Laura Rupert A Pie-in-the-Face Experience As a vote was done online (on the MCA Facebook page) the community came together in voting the ‘winners’ for getting a Pie-in-the-Face. They included: Bob Easy, Dan Mallett, Scott Moffatt and I! With the support of Danbys providing the whip cream, we all had the fun opportunity of getting hit in the face - seeing the smiling faces of kids and adults trying to get us! The one fun memory I can recall from having pie in the face, was the delicious taste of the whip cream! Perhaps next year, others will want to share in this spectacular event of tasting the delicious whip cream! Thankfully we were blessed with nice weather this Harvest Fest and Munsterites, young and wise, could take in the activities and participate in the fun. On our menu this year was pulled pork sandwiches and corn, and I hear they were a hit! Which I'm very thankful to hear since it was my first time EVER making pulled pork! Thanks to Jude, Curt, Barb, Lisa, Shaun and all our other volunteers for running that station. The community also got to enjoy the Photo Booth from the Goulbourn Museum, amazing face painting from the Painted Pixie, the petting zoo and pony rides from Big Sky ranch, the artifacts from the Historical Society, the Bee display (and candy) from the Horticultural Society, the baked goods from the Munster Playgroup, the super cute crafts from the Munster Pre-school, all the vendors, Mayor Jim Watson, City Councillor Scott Moffatt, and MP Pierre Poilievre for joining us in the festivities and for their sponsorship; to Susan, our wonderful librarian for hosting a story time yoga and for helping run the Pie-in-the-Face. The money we raised from the Pie-in-the-Face and pony rides were donated to our local food bank. We donated $400 and some canned goods to the food bank. Thank you, everyone for supporting this cause! I'd also like to thank the very talented people from Munster for their baked goods, crafts and art. There were so many great submissions this year, and the judges found it very difficult to choose. But there could only be one winner in each category, and they are as follows: Adult Category Children’s Category Best Photograph: Susie Dever Best Photograph: Paige Thomas Best Baked Good: Genn Browne Best Baked Good: Ryker Doane Best Artwork: Gabi Beyer Best Artwork: Sophie Smith Best Craft: Sarah Josee Best Craft: *It was a cute little toad, but I can't Best Textile Piece: Meghan Goddard remember who won it. * Best Textile Piece: Kate Breckenridge Thanks to everyone who participated. If you have not been in contact with Jessica Breckenridge or me to claim your prize, please contact us as soon as possible. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to the MCA, Rental Village, Saunders Farm, Jabulani Winery, Laura Lee Photography (yay me!), and all the others mentioned above, for sponsoring this event. We couldn't have done it without your support. To the dedicated team who run these events with me, thank you for your continuous guidance, assurance and support. I really can't do this without you! And lastly, to every single person who participated in this event, THANK YOU! Your participation means that we succeed, and get motivated to make it bigger and better next year and for many years to come. The Munster Mash www.munsteronline.ca P a g e | 2 MCA Logo We are thrilled to announce that Option 2 was chosen for the new MCA logo and revealed at Harvest Fest. The decision was made by the MCA executive based on the feedback given by the community, 70% supported the idea to incorporate a four leaf clover in the design of our logo. The thinking behind our new logo, specifically the choice of the four leaf clover: Munster was originally named after one of the kingdoms in Ireland, where many of its first descendants originated from. The four leaf clover has four leaves, one for each quadrant in Munster. We are so lucky to be surrounded by nature here in Munster. We’re also pretty lucky to live in such a special place. Special thanks once again to our MCA Member at Large, Jody Ferguson, at Voilà Creative for designing the logo. The MCA Logo held by City Councillor Scott Moffat in the Big Red Chair surrounded by some of the MCA Executive Members at Harvest Fest. NO DITCH DUMPING! Please, be a good neighbour, dispose of your waste properly. Yard waste is picked up weekly at your curb. Please DO NOT throw yard waste over your back fence if you back onto Munster Road – it will distract from the beauty of our village to visitors and residents, interfere with mowing of the grass, and if the City has to clean it up you might be liable for the cost. For tips on handling large or bulky items, visit: http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/garbage-and-recycling/garbage-collection/curbside-garbage-collection Halloween Contest 2017 The warm temperatures of Munster had many houses in the community decorated! This year, the MCA held its’ third Annual Munster Halloween haunted decorated house contest. There were many contestants in different quadrants fighting for the title of scariest house in their respective Spooktacular quadrant. When I asked some participants how long they take to get their homes ready, they indicated months of planning! One individual I asked, who wanted to remain anonymous, stated that, “they have already started planning for next year!” A huge thank you to all that participated! The contest was opened to all houses in Munster, along Bleeks Road and Biltmore Crescent, had over 60 decorated homes! The winners for this year’s contest included: Biltmore Crescent Bleeks Road 104 Biltmore Crescent 7837 Bleeks Road Butterfield Road/Stroughton Crescent Owlshead Road/Coolbrook Crescent 14 Cove Court 83 Owlshead Road Butterwick Street/Coldstream Drive Dogwood Drive/Whisperwood Street 22 Coldstream Drive 16 Whisperwood Street The Munster Mash www.munsteronline.ca P a g e | 3 Scavenger Hunt By Laura Rupert Another event, the Munster Scavenger Hunt, was also a BIG HIT this fall.