June 6, 2024 – News and Events – Miltonvale Park & Milton Community Hall
ParticipACTION UPDATE!
Miltonvale Park is taking part in the 2024 ParticipACTION Community Challenge – and is encouraging people to take part in activities throughout the month, as Miltonvale Park tries to win the most active community on PEI…. And $15,000!
We all win by being more active!
How can you help us win?
Sign up as an individual! (https://www.participaction.com/individual-user-registration/) to support the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park. Be sure to use a Miltonvale Park Postal Code – such as C1E 0S7 (If you get your mail at Winsloe, and use C1E 1Z2 – you will be counted as Charlottetown!!)
Help us track your activities by completing a survey every week: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ParticipACTION-Week1
These forms will also be available on the municipal website on the resident section under the ParticipACTION Community Challenge. https://miltonvalepark.com/for-residents/participaction-comunity-challenge/
Participate in as many activities as you can -and let us know!
Weekly Activities:
Active Aging Fitness with KK on Mondays and Fridays – 9 – 10 a.m. at the Milton Community Hall, $6 (Drop-in)
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 – Adult Fitness with Natalia, Wednesdays – 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the hall; $2 for residents, $5 for non-residents. Contact MiltonMVPs@gmail.com to sign up.
Thursdays -FREE Yoga at the Miltonvale Community Park -5:30-6:30. Join Leone for an hour of yoga at 413 Sleepy Hollow Road. Begins June 6 … likely near the soccer field (beside tennis court on the dog park side).
Home Workout with YouTube – Let us know at miltonvalepoffice@gmail.com if you participate
Virtual Walk to Milton, Massachusetts, US – Send us your steps – daily, weekly or when it is convenient to you! Combine your steps with everyone else’s and see if we can get to Milton, Mass! Submit steps to https://forms.gle/x2JQeVMiP5R6syuG9
Move More Than the Mayor Challenge – Mayor Parker and his dog Milton usually take a couple of long walks a day. Can you move more than the Mayor? Submit your steps to https://forms.gle/x2JQeVMiP5R6syuG9
Pet Walks – Did you take your pet to the Dog Park or for a walk? Maybe you can offer to walk your neighbour’s pet.
Gardening – Are you digging in your garden or working in your yard? Come help at the Community Garden across the road from the Milton Community Hall. Contact admin@miltonvalepark.com for more information.
Pickleball at the Park – Individual activity – any time, at the park – or join the group who plays there regularly on their scheduled times
Sunday 9-12 – Advanced and 1-4 -Open
Monday 6-8 Open
Tuesday 9-12 -Open and 6-8 Beginner
Wednesday 6-8 Open
Thursday 9-12 Open and 5-9 Advanced
Friday 6-8 open
Saturday – 9-12 open and 5-9 Advanced
There is a $3 Drop-In fee to play with the group or $30 for the season, or play for free at other times. Contact Ernie at ColesErnie@bellaliant.net for more information.
Friday, June 7 – FREE Family Dance from 7 – 9 p.m. at the hall. Bring a friend or your family to this all-ages dance celebrating summer at the Milton Community Hall on Friday night. Dancing is a great way to be active! Contact miltonvalepoffice@gmail.com to sign up
Saturday, June 15
- Come Try Line Dancing with Margot Postma – FREE
- From 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. at the hall
- Contact staff@gmail.com to sign up
- Stroll around the Car Show at CMP from 12-4 p.m. Admission is $2 or $5/family or a donation to the Food Bank. How many steps to see all the cars? (Rain Date, Sunday June 16)
Watch for more details on a Beach Walk with Leone Curtis in early June and a Learn to Play Pickleball and Come Try Disk Golf at the Park later in the month. Please let us know if you would like to see other activities organized for you to try!
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!
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.
SUNDAY Movies – There will not be a Movie Night on Sunday, June 9. Please send along your suggestions for movies you would like to see on Sunday evenings when the hall is available over the summer. The June movie for the Miltonvale Park in the Movies Seniors project is Maudie, about Maud Lewis. Date to be announced.
The Planning Board Meeting regularly held the first Thursday of each month, if required, will NOT be held June 6.
Thursday – June 6th – The Thursday evening summer card parties return! Come play Auction. Games start at 7:30. Admission is $4.
Friday, June 7 from 7-9 – Family/All-Age Dance as part of Miltonvale Park’s ParticipACTION. Free – the theme is summer… Come dance! Please RSVP to MiltonvalePOffice@gmail.com.
Mushroom Cultivation Workshop – Saturday, June 8 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Ms. Rene Lombard, the Red Island Mushroom Hunters who will be presenting a fun and practical workshop on mushroom cultivation at Milton Community Hall and will show people how to have a mushroom garden that produces mushrooms for years with minimal maintenance This mushroom variety will fruit every year after bed establishment with minor maintenance. The course is usually $25/person, but thanks to a grant from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, the price is $8 for Miltonvale Park residents (include your civic address) and $15 for everyone else. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com or call 902-566-3154 to register.
Country Music Concert – Women in Country concert will take place on Saturday, June 8th from 7-9 pm at the Milton Community Hall to help the PEI Sluggers ladies ball team attend the European Cup in Barcelona, Spain this October. There will be door prizes and a 50-50 draw. Songs by several female country artists such as Reba, Tanya Tucker, Lorrie Morgan, Patsy Cline, The Judds, Bonnie Raitt and others will be part of the program. Advance ticket sales ($20) can be made by e-transfer at peisluggers@gmail.com. Tickets will also be available at the door.
NEW – Monday, June 10 – The North Milton WI is heading out to supper at Papa Joe’s at 5:30. If you would like to come along for a social evening (with a bit of talk about the wedding show!), please RSVP to ASAP at northmiltonwi@gmail.com
REGISTER NOW! Tuesday, June 11 is the next Seniors Supper. Ham cold plate. Eat in at 5, Takeouts and deliveries 5:15-5:30 (Deliveries may be later). For SENIORS in Miltonvale Park area, the Seniors Community Meal Grant Pilot Program provides opportunities for seniors to gather for meals in a social setting. If seniors can’t eat in, then take-out or delivery can be available. There are 110 free meals available and preference will be given to Miltonvale Park seniors. Thanks to funders – the PEI Department of Social Development and Seniors and to the volunteers at the Milton Community Hall. Register HERE https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SrSupper4
After the supper, we will be showing I’ll See You in My Dreams https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3236120/ If you would likely come, you can let us know your preference when you register for supper. Show time is approx. 6:30. FREE.
DEADLINE– June 14, 2024 Nominations for the Miltonvale Park Volunteer of the Year Award and a NEW Good Neighbour Award to recognize folks who do not live in Miltonvale Park but make significant contributions to the municipality. This is the 10th year for the Volunteer of the Year Award. Nomination forms and more information can be found here: https://miltonvalepark.com/…/volunteer-recognition-award/
Miltonvale Park is hosting the second annual Fathers of Confederation Car Show on Saturday June 15 from 12- 4. (with a rain date of Sunday, June 16) for an afternoon car show at the parking lot of CMP in Milton Station. Proceeds are being raised for the Upper Room Hospitality Ministry (Food Bank). Admission is $2 person or $5 family OR a food bank donation. Live Music by Crow Black Chicken and Brian Dunn. Thank you to the North Rustico Food Market who has donated food for the canteen, which will be hosted by the Winsloe Lions Club. If you have a car you would like to show, Registration is $20 (day of) or $15 in advance -register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MiltonCars
NEW – Would you or your business like to sponsor a plaque at the Car Show? We have several sponsorship options available: Contact MiltonvalePoffice@gmail.com, if you would like to know more!
- Best in Show – $100
- People’s Choice – $60
- All other categories (10 plaques) – $30 each
- Best Mopar
- Best Ford
- Best GM
- Best Import
- Best Tractor
- Best Engine
- Best Interior
- Best Motorcycle
- Best Pre 60s
- Best Paint
Remember the Come Try Line Dancing Event Saturday, June 15 at 1:30 p.m.
June 15 is the deadline to buy tickets for the Milton Community Hall next 50-50 twice-monthly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall-or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5. Last winner – Lorraine Garneau won $80 in the May 31st draw.
PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls – Reels n’ Ragtime. Tuesday June 18, 2024 · $30 – Milton Community Hall. There’s power in twos. The Vaudevillain and Cassie & Maggie are two duos who have perfected their act with extensive touring to festivals across North America and Europe. The Vaudevillian are a Ragtime Blues pair who play a mean washboard, resonator guitar, banjo and musical spoons, bringing us back to the prohibition days. Travel to the Dirty 30’s with this eccentric act unlike anything you’ve seen! Then, get your hands and feet ready for the Celtic stylings of sisters Cassie & Maggie. Their fiery talent is only surpassed by the joy they exude in performance as the two bounce between guitar, piano, fiddle, singing and stepping. It’s another legendary Small Halls mixer in Milton! The hall has tickets ($30) or you can buy them online now, though there is an extra fee.
Wednesday, June 19 at 1 p.m. Miltonvale Park in the Movies – Food presentation. The movie theme for June is Maudie, and Margaret Prouse’s food presentation will be on the foods of the South Shore of Nova Scotia. RSVP to miltonvalepoffice@gmail.com or call 902-368-3090.
Wednesday, June 19 at 7 p.m. – Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park Council Meeting at 7 p.m. If you are planning to attend, please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.
Marry Me Darling -The North Milton WI are displaying a Collection of vintage wedding dresses, from 1920-2000s at the Milton Community Hall on Friday June 21 from 3-7 p.m. and Saturday, June 22 from 10-2. Admission will be $10 and a light lunch will be served. Dresses are from the collection of Donna Young, with the addition of some local dresses. LOOKING FOR PHOTOS – of local brides in their dresses! There is a chance that there will be a documentary shot of the show – and we would love to have photos and any written information regarding wedding dresses special to people who live in Miltonvale Park. Please send them to NorthMiltonWI@gmail.com or drop into the hall.
CANADA DAY – We hope to see many residents at the Miltonvale Community Park (413 Sleepy Hollow Road), on Monday, July 1 for the annual Miltonvale Park Canada Day Celebrations -with a noon-time BBQ, Canada Day Cake and live music. The rain location is the Milton Community Hall.
September 7 – An evening with Tania the Medium – Early bird pricing is in effect until July 1 https://fb.me/e/5U5yxBd0U
OTHER NEWS
Summer hiring – There is at least one position (possibly two) left to be filled for summer hiring. Students must be eligible for either the Canada Summer Jobs or Jobs for Youth funded positions. Contact Admin@miltonvalepark.com.
Community Garden Update (As of June 5)–There is still lots of space for local gardeners.…Council has bought weed barrier for all the plots if desired. There are a couple of taller raised beds that can also be used, if you like to garden, but don’t like to bend! Thanks to the Wheatley River 4-H Club who planted some onions tonight! If you would like to plant a plot, for yourself, or plant flowers or vegetables that can be shared with others, please reach out to the Council Office – admin@miltonvalepark.com.
Thanks to Twin Pines Tree Removal who are donating a truckload of wood chips mulch for the Community Garden. Contact them for tree removal, trimming, powerline clearance, stump removal, tree planting, storm cleanup, branch removal, and on-site milling at twinpinestree.ca or 902-314-1101.
Some of the garden will be used for individual plots (free) while the hall will plant some things they might use over the summer and fall, and other produce will be planted for community members. If anyone is interested in helping or donating extra plants, or garden equipment (rakes, hoes…) you may have, please contact the Council office. Also reach out if you would like to reserve a plot in the garden (either at the Community Park or across from the Milton Hall) this summer. There is no cost to have a plot -and residents have priority… 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com.
MILTONVALE COMMUNITY PARK UPDATE – The tennis court and basketball court will have a new coating installed and new lines painted -hopefully sometime in June. There will also be some new playground equipment installed, again, hopefully in June, so there may be some disruptions to regular park activities. Sorry for any inconvenience, and we expect the disruptions will be all worth it!
Books –There are lots of other books and puzzles to borrow in the lobby at the hall. We recently got a large donation of children’s books – so feel free to bring your littles in to borrow some!
Air Fryer – We have an air fryer for Miltonvale Park seniors to borrow to try out. Please contact MiltonCommunityHall@gmail.com to borrow it for approximately a week, or call 902-566-3154.
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 Milton Hall MVP project have received funding from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and are coordinated by Peggy Chen, MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.