Winter Games 2002: Mathias Colomb Cree Nation

WINTER GAMES 2002
MATHIAS COLOMB CREE NATION
PUKATAWAGAN
March 20 - 24, 2002

Everyone is welcome to come out to enjoy themselves
and to participate in the Community Winter Games of 2002

OPENING DAY PARADE
Award-Winning BUNTEP FLOAT: Marlene Bighetty ~ Adolph Bighetty ~ Bill Hillman
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SPECIAL EVENTS

KING & QUEEN TRAPPER
$50 entry fee ~ $500 prize

YOUTH KING & QUEEN TRAPPER
$20 entry fee ~ $200 prize

SNOW SCULPTURE CONTEST
Begins Thursday and judging will be on Sunday

DAY 1: Wednesday, March 20, 2002

10: 00 AM	OPENING CEREMONIES
11:00 AM	COMMUNITY PARADE $50.00 entry fee per float Starting from the Arena, it goes around the community and will end at the Drop-In Centre.
1:00 PM	CHILDREN EVENTS Sakastew School Mathias Colomb Cree Nation Ages 13 years and under
7:00 PM	MONSTER BINGO Youth Drop-Centre

DAY 2: Thursday, March 21, 2002

10:00 AM	OUTDOOR EVENTS Sawmill Point $5.00 entry fee for each event Prizes for MEN / WOMEN events: 1st $20 ~ 2nd $15 ~ 3rd $10 Prizes for YOUTH BOYS & GIRLS Events: 1st $15 ~ 2nd $10 ~ 3rd $5 NAIL DRIVING LOG SAWING POLE CLIMBING TRAP SETTING AXE THROWING LOG THROWING
1:00 PM	MEN / WOMEN LEG & ARM WRESTLING $20 entry fee Heavy Weights: 200 lbs plus Middle Weights 150 lbs - 200 lbs Light Weights 15 lbs and less
7:00 PM	TALENT NIGHT Sakastew School $5.00 admission at the door MEN / WOMEN INDOOR EVENTS $5.00 entry fee for each event Prizes: 1st $20 ~ 2nd $15 ~ 3rd $10 GOOSE CALLING MOOSE CALLING LYING CONTEST LAUGHING CONTEST FROG CALLING Prizes: 1st $75 ~ 2nd $50 ~ 3rd $25 SINGING CONTEST DUET CONTEST FIDDLING CONTEST HARMONICA CONTEST
10:00 PM	DANCE TO FOLLOW THE TALENT NIGHT EVENTS Featuring THE REZ BOYS and fiddler DARRELL McCALLUM $5.00 admission at the door

DAY 3: Friday, March 22, 2002

10.00 AM	MEN / WOMEN SHORT DISTANCE SNOW SHOE RACE Start from Sawmill Point to Blandin's Island, then on to and around Hamburger Hill and return to finish line at Sawmill Point. $20.00 entry fee: 1st $150 ~ 2nd $100 ~ 3rd $75 YOUTH BOYS / GIRLS SHORT DISTANCE RACE (14-17 years of age) Same route as the men / women event $10.00 entry fee: 1st $75 ~ 2nd $50 ~ 3rd ~ $25
11 AM	OUTDOOR EVENTS at the SAWMILL POINT Prizes: 1st. $50 ~ 2nd $25 ~ 3rd $20 FIRE START TEA BOILING BANNOCK BAKING RABBIT SKINNING (Provide your own rabbit) BEST TASTING RABBIT STEW
2:00 PM	MEN / WOMEN OUTDOOR EVENTS Sawmill Point $5.00 entry fee: 1st $20 ~ 2nd $15 ~ 3rd $10 FOOT RACE PIGGY BACK RACE EGG RACE RELAY RACE YOUTH BOYS / GIRLS OUTDOOR EVENTS (14-17 years) Sawmill Point $5.00 entry fee: 1st $15 ~ 2nd $10 ~ 3rd $5
7: 00 PM	WINTER GAMES SQUARE DANCING COMPETITION (First Dance) Sakastew School $5.00 admission at the door ADULTS (18 years plus) $200 entry fee per team: 1st $1500 ~ 2nd $1000 ~ 3rd $800 INTERMEDIATES (13-17 years) $200 entry fee per team: 1st $1000 ~ 2nd $800 ~ 3rd $600 JUNIORS (12 years and under) $200 entry fee per team: 1st $800 ~ 2nd $600 ~ 3rd $500 JIGGING COMPETITION $5 entry fee MEN / WOMEN / YOUTH / CHILDREN
10:00 PM	DANCE (to follow the Dance Competition) $5 entry fee Featuring THE REZ BOYS

DAY 4: Saturday, March 23, 2002

10: 00 AM	MEN/ WOMEN LONG DISTANCE SNOW SHOW RACES Sawmill Point $20 entry fee: 1st $500 ~ 2nd $300 ~ 3rd $200
11:00 AM	MEN / WOMEN OUTDOOR EVENTS Sawmill Point $5 entry fee: 1st $20 ~ 2nd $15 ~ 3rd $10 EGG THROW SPOON EGG RACE NEEDLE & THREAD WHEEL BARROW CLOTHING PILE GOLFING (closest to putt) YOUTH BOYS / GIRLS (14-17 years) (Same events as the men and women) $5 entry fee: 1st $15 ~ 2nd $10 ~ 3rd $5
3:00 PM	BEST TRADITIONAL DRESSED (open)
5:00 PM	AWARDS
7:00 PM	SQUARE DANCING COMPETITION - FINAL DANCE Sakastew School Gymnasium $50 entry fee: 1st $800 ~ 2nd $400 ~ 3rd $200

DAY 5: Sunday, March 24, 2002

10:00 AM	ICE FISHING DERBY Longest pickerel will determine the winner CONTACT: Ovide Colomb
2:00 PM - 4 PM	POKER DERBY Sawmill Point
3:00 PM	JUDGING FOR SNOW SCULPTURE CONTEST

CLOSING OF THE WINTER GAMES 2002

The Nepin/Pepon Committee has the right to change the winter festival schedule.
Tyhe Nepin/Pepon are not responsible for any lost items of injuries.

OPENING DAY PARADE

Adolph Bighetty Assembling float costumes and decorations:	Blessing of the parade participants .
Brandon University Northern Teacher Education Program Float	Lead Float takes an intermission stop partway into the parade
Neighbouring Float During the Parade	Approaching new construction project

Chief's House En Route

NEPIN / PEPON COMMITTEE
General Delivery
MathiosColomb Cree Nation
Pukatawagan, Manitoba R0B 1G0
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