The winners of this year poker derby are:

• 1st Place Tara Evans
• 2nd Place Charlie Kowalchuck (Feline)
• 3rd Place Irene Robinson

Winners of the Bush Golf Course gift certificates are:

• Doug May
• Debbie Schick

Winner of the double pass tickets to the Double B Rodeo is: Jan Baker

Winners of of the double pass tickets to the Moto Cross Races compliments of Agritel are: Irene Kizilik and Pat Nevistuk

Winners of the Sunday pass to the Great Woods Blues/Rock Festival are: Vanessa May and Tara Evans

Passes to Pioneer Village Heritage Day: Diane Dumas

Big thanks to all of those who donated their time and gifts to make this year’s poker derby a huge success.

Thank-you to the Eastman Artist Association, the Beautification Committee, the ladies at the Glass Works Museum , the folks at the Pioneer Village Museum, the Catholic Women’s League at St. Mary Church, and last but not least, the Clipper and the Review for their coverage.

The Beausejour Daylily Gardens is a zone 2b American Hemerocallis Society Display Garden. It must be well maintained or lose the AHS designation. Thankfully, we have Garden Angels. These are community volunteers who adopt sections of the gardens, and maintain them to display garden standards.

Each adopted section is marked by a wooden folk art angel with the number of the plot and name of the angel. Local artists will paint 6 angels based on the winning designs. Winners will have their name on the angel , win a daylily, and have their work shown at the August 11th Poker Derby at Sun Gro Centre.

The winners of this year Design a Garden Angel Contest are:
category 14-under ( in no order)

• Rodney Schultz from Garson
• Katriana Usipiuk from Beausejour
• Danika Dawson from Tyndall

14+ over category (in no order)

• Carman Usipiuk from Beausejour
• Sylvia Mroz from Beausejour
• Deb Bargenda from Beausejour

Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate.

Thank-you angels for all your hard work. The gardens are looking great! We need your continual support. Check your site for any weeds that have popped up, deadheading, etc.

On september 10th please join us at 6:00 pm at the daylily gardens. Bring your gloves and a trowel.

Note: Photo Contest closes August 31st!

Beausejour is hosting the Manitoba Community In Bloom Awards Sept. 7th & 8th

There are lots of flowers blooming at the Beausejour Daylily Gardens, which means it’s time for all you camera enthusiasts to come and take some photos and enter our Gardens Photography Contest! The contest is open to all Manitobans.

There are four categories: daylilies, other flowers, people in the garden, and animals/insects in the garden.

Entries will be accepted from June 1 until August 31 and each photographer is allowed a maximum of two entries per category. Judging will take place in September with prizes awarded for the top photograph in each category.

Send your entries to Photo Contest, Box 20 Group 112 RR1 Beausejour Manitoba R0E0C0. Please include your name, address, phone number, and a photo description with your entries. The photos will not be returned unless return postage is included. For more information call 268-3518

Beausejour is hosting the Manitoba Communities in Bloom Awards Sept. 7 & 8