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Federal candidates ‘Meet and Greet’ session held in Neepawa By Eoin Devereux

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Undecided voters in Neepawa recently had one final chance to learn a little more about their local federal candidates. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Neepawa & District Chamber of Commerce hosted a “Meet and Greet” session at the Royal Canadian Legion building. The event featured a representative from all six of the federal parties running within the Dauphin- Swan R iverNeepawa riding. The night featured each candidate being allotted five minutes to speak to the assembled contingent of voters about themselves and their party’s platform. Individual tables were also set up for each party to hand out information or speak to people on a oneon-one basis. A relaxed structure Chamber of Commerce president Pam Miller said

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By Ken Waddell Neepawa Banner& Press The Neepawa Banner was originally planned to be a radio station, but that venture proved too expensive, mainly due to the high cost of obtaining a CRTC licence at that time. The 1980s were not kind to the farming community, so it was tough to find adequate capital to fund any venture. Ken Waddell had been writing a lot of columns for Grainews and also doing a lot of posters and adverting for the family auction business. Those factors lead to a discussion with local business leaders about starting a newspaper. Their response was very positive and so encouraged by that reaction, we decided to start the Neepawa Banner. Looking back at the earlier years, certainly the auction business was a major customer. The secret to a newspaper is to have local news, a good advertising base and locally written editorials. The paper has to have a clearly defined market and the circulation is then set to fit that market area. See the evolution of the paper over the last 30 years in the following pages.

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that the informal feel to the evening’s festivities allowed for a more open and diverse dialogue between the candidates and the people who attended. “We felt that it was very important for business owners and members of our community to have a chance to speak with the candidates and learn about who they are and what they represent,” stated Miller. “Keeping things [informal] like this, it’s a preferred forum for our candidates and it gave each of them a fair opportunity to be heard and speak to the attendees.” Differing perspectives The five minute speech format ensured each candidate focused on what they perceived as the most important points. The first one to make their final pitch was Dan Mazier of the Conservative Party. Continued on Page A2

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Friday, Oct. 11 marked the beginning of a Thanksgiving weekend blizzard all across southern Manitoba. This picture was taken in a Lansdowne area yard on Saturday. See more winter storm coverage on Page A14.

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Arden Fall Supper

PHOTOS BY DIANE WARNER

The Arden Hall was filled with many families for this year’s Fall Supper. At times, finding a spot to sit was a challenge.

The meal was served buffet style with a variety of selections.

Ethan enjoying a little taste of this year’s supper.

Candidates ‘Meet and Greet’ forum held in Neepawa Continued from Page A1 Mazier’s presentation focused on making life more affordable for the average Canadian. Removing the GST on home heating bills, eliminating the carbon tax and expanding the old age benefits for seniors were some of his key talking points. Next on the stage was Laverne Lew ycky, the candidate for the NDP. His platform focused on health care concerns, with the main discussion on adding coverage for hearing aids to the medicare program. He also talked about affordable housing and capping the costs on internet and cellular coverage. Green Party candidate Kate Storey was next to the stage. Storey highlighted the party’s consistent push for wiser environmental decision making in government. She added the other parties are finally starting to come around to that way of thinking, though about 30 years behind the Greens. As well, Storey pushed for a new plan to deal with student debt and affordable housing. The fourth speaker of the night would be Jenni Johnson, a representative for the Christian Heritage Party. Her presentation indicated that they are the only prolife federal party that is dedicated to the principals Canada was founded upon. She noted that the debate over abortion should not be a settled topic, just because the other political parties suggest it is. Johnson said many Canadians would still like an open and honest discussion on the issue.

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Top row - left to right: People’s Party of Canada candidate Frank Godon; Christian Heritage Party candidate Jenni Johnson and New Democratic Party candidate Laverne Lewycky. Bottom row - left to right: Conservative Party of Canada candidate Dan Mazier, Liberal Party candidate Cathy Scofield-Singh and Green Party candidate Kate Storey.

She added the government should have just two main responsibilities, to protect its citizens from harm and to protect their freedoms. Frank Godon of the People’s Party of Canada would be the next to speak. His prepared statement noted that his party was the fastest growing political movement in Canadian history, with 40,000 members. As for the party’s platform, Godon promised Canada would leave the Paris Climate Accord, scrap the federal carbon tax and eliminate the Indian Act. As well, he noted the party would lower immigration numbers from 300,000 per year to 150,000. The final speaker would be Cathy Scofield-Singh, for the Liberal Party of Canada. Her speech focused upon structuring the national pharmacare plan

and decreasing the tax rate on the lower and middle income bracket. ScofieldSingh said that people should not have to decide between medications or paying their bills. After the prepared statements were concluded, attendees were given the chance to talk with each

candidate about issues that were priorities to them. In total, 33 people attended the meet and greet, though only about 12 to 15 of those could be considered as undecided voters. The federal election is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 21.

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Travel & Entertainment Westman Youth Choir A one, and a two, and a... preparing for tour

OCTOBER 18, 2019

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Submitted Westman Youth Choir

The Western Manitoba Youth Choir is preparing to tour the Westman region in October, after having two intensive weekend rehearsals at Riding Mountain Conference Centre, in Wasagaming, in September. The 50 voice choir is drawn from 10 Westman communities. Conductors are Dorothy Dyck and Ian Campbell, with accompanist Kate Gray. This year’s tour (Oct. 19-22) will include evening concerts in Minnedosa, Strathclair, Russel, Birtle, Hamiota and Brandon, a church service in Neepawa and school concerts in Russel, Birtle, Hamiota and Brandon.

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Four students from Neepawa are part of this year’s Westman Youth Choir. They are Grace Ferguson (back), Jaren Tuazon (left), Claire Tomoniko (centre) and Declan Smith (right).

Recognition for local music instructor

The stormy weather on Friday, Oct. 12 didn’t deter people from attending the first night of the Kaleidoscope 2019-2020 concert series. Just over 100 people braved the snowy conditions to listen to Woody Holler (right) and his orchestra. Mon. Oct. 21 1:30 ............... Sherlock Holmes -#29

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May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 (NIV)

Submitted Neepawa and District Fine Arts Festival

On Oct. 19, Carolyn Durston will be receiving the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals National “Volunteer of the Year” certificate. The Associated Manitoba Arts Festival (AMAF) committee nominated Carolyn for national level recognition.  It all started with our committee nominating her for a lifetime honorary membership from AMAF, which she is also receiving.  We are looking forward to listening to her be the guest speaker at AMAF’s annual general meeting. Congratulations Carolyn!

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Here’s the deal

he Neepawa Banner has been going since 1989, 30 years this week. The Neepawa Banner now includes the Neepawa Press, which has been going since 1896. The Rivers Banner has been going since 1993 and it includes the Rivers Gazette and the Rapid City Reporter, which date back to 1907. To say newspapers have changed over the past 123 years would be stating the obvious. Technology has gone from cold and hot lead set type and sheet fed presses, through decades and decades of change, too many to list. The newspaper business was supposed to die when radios became common in the 1920s. They didn’t die. Newspapers were supposed to die when televisions came out in the 1950s. They didn’t die. Newspapers were supposed to die in the 1990-2000s, when the internet and then cell phones came along. They didn’t die. None of those things killed off newspapers and the reason is simple. Newspapers are, or at least should be, very local. A newspaper is where you read about local news and ads, no matter whether local is a small town or a larger city. Local news and ads are the reason we have a local newspaper. There are two very basic reasons local newspapers are still doing okay and one is as stated above. But there is greater second reason, one that few people think about. In order to have a newspaper, you have to have news and it has to be on paper. Why paper, you may ask? You have to have news, ads and opinion columns on paper because of reliability. Once it is in print, it is there for all to see, forever. News, ads and opinions can be revised and changed on the internet and somewhat on radio and TV, but once words are printed, there is neepawa

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RIGHT IN THE CENTRE

Ken Waddell no going back to change them. What editors wrote 100 years ago or yesterday are, and still will be, there for all to see, forever. No other media provides a permanent record like ink on paper. That permanency builds in a reliability and accountability that is needed more and more today than ever before. Newspapers “can” print fake news, but they would be pretty stupid if they did, as there is no way of erasing it after the print is on the page. That reliability is a safeguard for truth, reliability and for democracy. As the publisher of the Rivers Banner, Micah Waddell says, “Media without accountability is media without credibility”. No other media can provide local readers with that promise to the depth that a local newspaper can. Local, usually family owned, papers provide the best newspaper products because corporate ownership seems to have a single motive and that is to cut costs until there is nothing left. There are two close-by examples. The former Westman Journal (originally the Wheat City Journal) was a local, family owned paper. Later, after several years of corporate ownership and many years of staff cuts, it withered away until there was two or three staff. Now it’s gone. The Portage Daily Graphic and the weekly Herald Leader Press was a family owned operation that grew

out of the Portage papers acquiring the MacGregor Herald and the Gladstone Age-Press many years ago. It went into corporate ownership and recently closed the Portage building and now only has two locally based staff. Those two nearby examples should give us all pause to think. The obvious conclusion is to have a local, family owned paper that labours away, gathering as much local news as they can find. It’s also very much the responsibility of community members to let the paper know about news and events, as the local staff can’t be everywhere. The papers also need ads and those ads are a really good deal. With an ad in the Neepawa Banner or the Rivers Banner, you can get your message into every household and business in the area. A newspaper needs news, both what we uncover and what people bring us. It’s the same with ads, the newspaper needs ads to survive, both what we sell and what the readers bring us. It’s a time-proven formula that keeps reliable news, ads and opinions available to our communities. Disclaimer: The writer serves as a volunteer chair of the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association. The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the MCNA board or Banner & Press staff.

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y dad was born in 1931 and as a child, he never learned to swim, his mother wouldn’t let him. She wasn’t afraid he’d drown, she was afraid he’d contract polio. The fearful disease could be spread by infected water and left tens of thousands of Canadians with some degree of paralysis. The virus permanently damages the nerve cells that control mu s c l e s a n d wh i le it c a n MY i n fect people PERSPECTIVE of any age, it poses the largest risk to children under five years of age. Canada Kate had its first case Jackman-Atkinson of polio in 1910 and in the following 60 or so years, public heath departments tried unsuccessfully to contain the outbreaks that sprung up each year, usually in summer or fall. In Canada, the virus peaked in 1952, when there were nearly 9,000 cases that resulted in 500 deaths. It was the most serious national epidemic since the influenza pandemic in 1918. The Canadian Public Health Association estimates that between 1949 and 1954, 11,000 Canadians were paralyzed by the disease. The situation started to turn around in 1955, when the Salk vaccine was introduced. Canada had its last major polio epidemic in 1959, when nearly 2,000 patients were left with some degree of paralysis. In 1962, the Sabin oral vaccine was introduced to Canada and widespread vaccination brought polio under control in the early 1970s. Canada was certified “polio free” in 1994, which is why it’s a disease few of us ever think about. But that’s not the case elsewhere in the world. While there are effective vaccines, even today, there is no cure. The disease has proven very difficult to eradicate and remains endemic, meaning there are a certain baseline level of cases, in Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. Additionally, there are 14 countries where outbreaks happen and 13 that are considered at risk. Last month, the world saw just how fragile polio free status is, when a case was found in the Philippines– the first in 19 years. A second case was discovered in late September and the country began a mass vaccination campaign. For 30 years, the international service club, Rotary International, has been working to eradicate polio and is one of the five partners– along with the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centres for Disease Control, Unicef and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation– in the Polio Global Eradication Initiative. This is an initiative in which all local Rotary clubs participate, which means that Manitoba communities, through the support of their local Rotary clubs, have helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children, in 122 countries, against polio. This global, multipartner effort has reduced worldwide polio cases by 99.9 percent. Despite this dramatic decrease, the goal is to completely eradicate the disease. Polio is highly contagious and is spread though stool or droplets from a sneeze or cough. Like many viruses, a person can be infected and only have mild, flu like symptoms. Someone with the disease is infectious from seven to 10 days before and after the onset of symptoms. The virus persists in the throat for about one week and is excreted for three to six weeks after the patient becomes ill. Not only that, the virus can survive for up to two months outside the body. All factors that contribute to its persistence. October 24 is World Polio Day and a good opportunity to remember how close we could be to seeing the re-emergence of this disease. Our world is so interconnected, it’s estimated that if the disease isn’t eradicated in the next decade, there could be as many as 200,000 new cases each year. It only costs $3 to fully vaccinate a child– a small price to pay.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Gratitude month, part three

wo weeks ago, I spoke of a sense of entitlement that seems to be working its way into North American society. It originates at the highest levels of power. It fills our minds with the idea that as Canadians or Americans, we are entitled to claim the resources within our borders as our own, that we are entitled to use those resources as we please and that we are entitled to an equal share of the profits that come from those resources. In my years on this earth, I have heard this argument made at numerous times and in numerous ways. And it chills me to the bone every time I hear it. I was born and raised on a farm in central Alberta. When I was born, the safety net programs farmers have today did not exist. Neither did socialized medicine. We paid the doctor, hospital, druggist, dentist and optometrist whenever we used their services. That’s how everyone did things 68 years ago and we survived quite well.

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein In those days, we were grateful for what we had. Our town had one doctor. He served us faithfully until his health forced him to retire. We had one hospital. It’s since been replaced and the new one continues to serve the community. A full-service hospital is nine miles away in a neighbouring town. When our family doctor died, others came to take his place. When the old clinic was destroyed by fire, a new one was built and it continues to serve the area’s residents. We didn’t ask for much back then. We preferred to farm our land, grow our crops and raise our animals in peace. We treated the land with respect. Our cattle and hogs received the best food we could give them and were adequately housed summer and winter. Our income met our

needs– and for that, we were very grateful. A lot has changed since my days on the farm. Governments have taken on what were once persona l and commun it y responsibilities. From the day we are born until the day we die, we can be educated and cared for in government built, operated and regulated facilities. Government insurance programs make car insurance, basic health care and drugs more affordable. Government regulators and inspectors make sure the food we eat and the environment around us is safe for all. Not all of these things are bad. In fact, I think an argument can be made that they have all helped improve our quality of life. But no government can guarantee that all citizens

within its jurisdiction will have equal access to all government services. It’s unrealistic for us to expect equal treatment and sheer folly for those in power to promise something they and we know they cannot deliver. Government programs can and do help us. But we must take personal responsibility for our own well-being and work hard to support and care for ourselves and for those we love. Society expects that of us. So does God. In his parting instructions to ancient Israel, Moses warned his people about the danger of this spirit of entitlement. “Don’t think,” he told them, “that you deserve what you will receive when you enter the Promised Land. God is not giving you these things because you deserve them.” Moses knew they didn’t deserve it. So did the people. Everything they received was God’s gift to them and they were to use it for God’s glory. That’s how it was for ancient Israel. That’s how it is for you and me today.

Two Thanksgiving blizzards

h, t he T han k sgiving blizzard of 2019 – the topic of conversations around the province. Countless Thanksgiving family gatherings were cancelled, plans changed, f lights missed, roads closed and thousands without power. The blizzard was fierce, intense, long-lasting and predicted accurately. We were warned. I recall the Thanksgiving blizzard of 1959. I don’t recall that we had three days notice to prepare for it! What I do remember is that once that snow fell, it did not melt away, did not recede to the bushes and fence lines, did not allow black soil to reappear until a late spring. I was 13 that year. On the first day of the snowfall, I was out ploughing. Back in the day, when we did not have a heated cab on the tractor and were grateful for the old binder canvas fastened to protect the operator– not

HOMEBODIES Rita Friesen fancy or pretty, but it broke the wind. As the snowfall began to whiten the earth, my father assured me that turning the snow into the soil was beneficial. Before too long, we all realised this was no passing squall and I was instructed to bring the outfit home. Gladly! The storm was the pattern for the winter, snow and more snow. That was also the year that my father had the school bus route and before long, there was a track across the fields and over the pastures, picking up students with the team of horses and the old wooden van. Our home was three miles from the school and after putting the horses in the barn and

warming up, dad would jog trot home, do chores and jog trot back to fetch us all home. He could have spent the day in the driver’s shed and when the weather was too awful, he did, but most days, he went back home. Our team was a mixed team, a large dapple grey– June, and a little brown mare– Lady, part Morgan. The load was about a dozen of the neighbour kids, all friends. The van was that wooden crate on sleigh runners with a small wood stove in front. Little children at the front for warmth and older ones at the back. It was not uncommon for a van to tip on the way to school and those students

would be allowed to huddle in the furnace room and served hot chocolate until they thawed out. It was a hard winter. The community pulled together. It was a time when most small farms were relatively self suff icient, growing and producing the necessary food. The van drivers picked up the weekly mail and dropped it off with the children. The party line provided entertainment! And spring was late, and wet. You get us old timers talk ing and we’ve got stor ies about t hat ‘59 storm. And now another generation will have stories to tell. School cancelled, power outages and, in some areas, no cell phone service. Hardships vary! The pictures of closed highways and poor visibility are awesome. So I have two good winter storm stories under my belt. Don’t think I need more!

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Observation

By Addy Oberlin y heart breaks when I hear the story about a 14-year-old boy being stabbed by another boy, the same age. This happened right in front of his mother, who picked him up from school. Some parents might say, “I’m glad that I have no children in the school system anymore.” I am old, but I still have grandchildren and great grandchildren in the school system. Things are so out of control that a school division had to close all the schools as a safety precaution. Daily, we are threatened and not just by children. Misbehavior and self centeredness are on the rampage. We need to go back to the Bible and teach the children about the way they should live. Today, I opened up Colossians 3 and found the verse that was our aim in a children’s program in the church. Verse 17 tells us “and whatever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord.” In verse 15, we are reminded to let the peace of God rule in our hearts.

Letters

‘What a wonderful way to divide our country!’

When I heard Justin Trudeau promise to let municipalities have the power to have handguns, I could only think– “What a wonderful way to divide our country!” I'm not sure that is what our P.M. is doing, but it certainly appears to be. Canada deserves a Prime Minister who will try to unite the country, not divide it! Bernice Campbell Brookdale, MB

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Thumbs up, thumbs down

Thumbs up to the staff at the Congregate Meal Program (Seniors’ Centre). The lovely setting and meal they provided for my 80th birthday party were very much appreciated! The gathering was relaxed and very enjoyable! Bernice Campbell Brookdale, MB Thumbs down to the Chief who criticized the Red Cross for not being ready when the First Nations Communities evacuated to Winnipeg. Personally, I think their great grandparents are very disappointed at the present generation’s lack of skills to cope with adversity, wealth. Robert F. Smith Edrans, MB Thumbs up to the snow plow operators in the Municipality of North Norfolk for their great work opening our municipal roads after the blizzard of Oct. 11 and 12. Also, to friends and neighbouring farmers who pushed, blew, shovelled and dug one wet bucket of snow at a time to allow the cows to be fed! Together, we survived the Colorado low snow of Thanksgiving 2019 weekend. Robert F. Smith Edrans, MB Would you like to send a thumbs up or thumbs down? Please send it our way. Submissions must include a name and must be under 100 words. We want to hear from you! In person: 243 Hamilton St. Neepawa ~ By fax: 204-476-5073 By email: news@neepawabanner.com

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Aloha! Hawaii is the world’s largest island chain and the 50th U.S. state. Only eight of its over 100 islands are inhabited. Hawaii lies just below the Tropic of Cancer and its mild tropical climate is considered ideal. Hawaii has five main volcanoes that are active; four are located on Hawaii Island and the other is located on Maui Island. Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island is the world’s most active volcano and it has been erupting continuously since 1983. With the volcanic lava, the island is estimated to grow about 42 acres every year! Hawaii proudly maintains its own distinct identity apart from the US mainland. Hawaii is the only U.S. state with two official languages: English and Hawaiian. Hawaiian inhabitants observe cultural practices including the traditional Hawaiian value of aloha ʻaina or love and respect for the land. Discover which slice of paradise is right for you. Each island offers distinct adventures. Travel to the center of one of the big islands and you can hike through dense tropical rain forests. Sugarcane, pineapples, coffee, macadamia nuts and flowers are all important Hawaiian exports, but tourism is the largest source of income. Hawaii was first settled by Polynesians between 300 and 600 AD. These first people brought with them pigs, dogs, chickens, taro, sweet potatoes, coconuts, bananas and sugarcane. They also brought their own traditions and beliefs and over time created new traditions, such as surfing, hula dancing and giving flower garlands, called leis, to welcome visitors. Then, in 1778, British explorer Captain James Cook discovered the islands on his way to discover the Northwest Passage. After Cook’s discovery, other Europeans and Americans came to visit the islands, introducing diseases. The islanders, virtually disease-free, had no natural immunities to cholera, measles, tuberculosis and other diseases that contributed to the near extinction of the native peoples. As the number of Native Hawaiians declined, other groups arrived to work on the plantations. They came from China, Japan, the Azores, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Korea. They later were joined by migrants from the U.S. mainland and Europe. In 1898, Hawaii became a U.S. territory. Over two centuries, people from all over the world had settled in Hawaii, creating a multiethnic society. Native Hawaiian culture underwent a resurgence in the 1970s, most notably with the rebirth of its native language, the dances and music, the voyaging canoe and the art of tattooing. Most of Hawaii’s islands have ranches, where the ranching tradition dates from the 1830s. Mexican vaqueros (cowboys) taught Hawaiians how to manage their herds, beginning a tradition of paniolos, or Hawaiian cowboys. Grown commercially or in backyards are plants, such as sugarcane, pineapple, papaya, banana, mango, guava, litchi, coconut, avocado, breadfruit, lime, passion fruit and taro. An authentic luau is their traditional island feast. Along with music and hula dancing is the Kalua Pig. Cooked in an imu or underground oven, the tender pork literally falls off the bones! Sweet potatoes and bananas roast alongside the pig. Another traditional dish, Lomi Lomi salmon is like fresh tomato salsa with pieces of salted salmon. Poi is a sticky purple goo that has the consistency of paste made by mashing baked taro (kalo) root and it was a staple for ancient Hawaiians as well as today. Opihis (mollusks) is a Hawaiian delicacy. ‘Opihi pickers often risk their lives to hand-pick the raw dish, calling the miniature creatures Hawaii’s deadliest catch. Then there is a popular snack of Spam musubi– Spam, seaweed and rice. Hawaiians eat more Spam per capita than any other American state. Poke, pronounced poh-keh, is a Hawaiian culinary staple that typically consists of cubed raw ahi (tuna) marinated in a mixture of shoyu, sesame oil, Hawaiian salt and green onions usually eaten with rice. To end your meal, try Haupia, a traditional Hawaiian coconut milk-based dessert, or fresh fruit. Huli is the Hawaiian word for “to turn” and when grilling, turn is what you do. 20-24 chicken thighs and leg pieces 1/4 cup frozen pineapple juice concentrate 1/3 cup white wine

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Central School memories

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Pictured here is Neepawa Public School Grade Two class of 1946/47. Back (from left): Agnes Spence, Joyce Johnson, Dale Giles, Ron Forsman, Stan Hudey, Norbert Kasprick, Barry Chrismas. Back row, starting fourth from the right: Ron Docking, Mel McGregor, Billy Bates, Jane Thompson and Dawn Hunt. Middle: Leila Knudson, Shirley Kawka, Janet Richards, Nancy Lou Hole, Kay Pritchard, Alice Toderack, Miriam Shulman, Betty Ann Whitelaw, Kathleen Thrush, Josephine Howatt, Lucille Martel, Caroline Holod, Phyllis Moors, Donna Martin, Myrna Hawkins, Elsie Petrinka. Front: Edward Yakachuk, Wayne Johnson, Clifford Ralph. Front row, starting sixth from the left: Tom Evans, Billy Grasby, Richard Harris, Barry O’Hara, Mervyn Pilkey, Roy McGillvray, Fred Piett and Bill Crabbe.

This week’s memory from Central School comes from Cam Smith. Here are some of my memor ies of C ent r a l School. They may be not quite accurate, due to the fact that time makes a memory a little foggy. I went to Central School in the fall of 1953. I entered, climbing the steps on the east side of the school. On my left was my classroom, where Miss Bruce was my teacher. The principal, Mr. McAmmond’s, office was on the northeast corner of the first floor.

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She said, “What did you do with the glue I just gave you?” And he said, “I ate it.” I also remember on HalWashrooms and the loween, bobbing for apples gymnasium were in the the in classroom. I had basement and the auditornever done that before and ium was on the top floor. what great fun that was. I remember we had an art The end of December class and Miss Bruce gave 1953 was the end of my time out glue, which she made at Central School. We conout of water and flour, and tinued Grade 3 in January put a blob on everybody’s of 1954 at the brand new desk to do what ever project edition of West Park School. we were doing. Even though my time When she had finished spent at Central School was going around the room, one brief, it was very memorof the kids put up his hand. able. She said, “What is it?” He said, “I’d like some glue.”

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New business near Carberry looking to meat your needs By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

While most are adjusting to the fall season, Ed and Heather Lavich, of Carberry, have been adjusting to a new business venture. Earlier this month, the couple, who own the Fish Hut and Lavich Farms, opened Cut-Rite Meats at the same location on their farm site, about 10 km north of Carberry. The new butcher shop has only officially been about a year in the making, however Heather Lavich explained that butchering local stock had been a plan of theirs for a long time, “It was something that we had pursued roughly 10 years ago and nothing really took place until we got the on-farm kill [license],” which happened

last December. That license allowed them to visit different farms and slaughter the livestock on site, then take it back to their facility and do the packaging and processing from their farm. The facility is located in their refurbished dairy barn. “When we first bought the Fish Hut [in 2017]... we’d been out of the dairy [business] for five, six years and the facility was quite new, the building itself. So we built a little store in the refurbished part of the dairy barn and the rest of the building was sitting empty,” explained Lavich. “So we converted the milkhouse, we got a license to do on-farm killing and then we did packaging and processing in that part.” During the process of getting their on-farm killing license, the Laviches

realized that the facility they have would work as a slaughterhouse as well as for the processing and packaging. “Even our inspectors had looked at the facility and they thought it would work really well,” noted Lavich. She explained that from there, they started working towards getting the building commercial-ready. “We built a lot of our own equipment in the back and added on a little side barn and worked with Provincial inspectors and it was at least a good year before we got everything all in place and built and up to spec and finally got our Provincial stamp,” she expressed. Cut-Rite officially opened as a Provincial abattoir on Sept. 12. The Laviches have five employees working at Cut-

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Rite. The master butcher, Lorne Nagorski, is also their general manager. Nagorski has two more butchers working with him. Lavich noted that there are also two more employees who help with cutting, packaging and deliveries. She explained that with their farm business, she and Ed do custom silage, which keeps them busy for about half the year. “The rest of the time, we should be able to be hands-on out there [in Cut-Rite], as well as the staff that we have,” Lavich said. The services they offer at Cut-Rite include custom slaughter, cutting and wrap19103CC0

ping of beef and wild game. They also buy livestock to process and sell to customers that want to order beef. “We also have other contacts and restaurants that buy,” Lavich noted. “We actually processed a buffalo here two weeks ago. It was an order for a grocery chain in Winnipeg,” she added. Cut-Rite has contacts around south central Manitoba and even up into the Parkland region, including shops, grocers and restaurants. Lavich said that business so far has been good. “We’re just getting going, so we’re welcoming lots of new business, for sure,” she added.

“We take pride in the work that we do here and we really want to promote Manitoba beef– locally grown, farm to table beef.”

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Looking Back

OCTOBER 18, 2019

1979: Scouts activity reviving in Neepawa By Cassandra Wehrhahn

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110 years ago, Tuesday, October 19, 1909 A skeleton declared to be 20,000 years old has been dug up by scientists in France. 100 years ago, Friday, October 17, 1919 It is understood that the Imperial Oil Company is about to erect better facilities here [in McCreary] for supplying the increasing demands for their products. 90 years ago, Friday, October 18, 1929 Brandon has a school population of 3,692. Pulpwood cutters at Shabaqua, Ont., are on strike. 80 years ago, Tuesday, October 17, 1939 Cancer has reached first place in the mortality tables. Canada’s first overseas div ision w ill probably proceed to England in the next two months to complete training. The lack of facilities in Canada for training in winter is the reason for the change of plans. Cancer has reached first place in the mortality tables, but Hitler has threatened to take the colors by superseding this horrible malady. 70 years ago, Thursday, October 20, 1949 “Ca nad ia n mot her s whose sons are buried in Germany may be assured that the boys have a lovely resting place”, declared Mrs. M. Baroni, who recently returned to Neepawa after visiting the

grave of her son in Berlin. Mrs. Baroni is the first British Empire mother to visit the British Military Cemetery near Berlin, where her son, Sgt. Raymond J. Baroni, R.C.A.F., is buried… Each grave, marked at the present time with a white cross, will be covered with f lowers, while a carpet of grass will run between the long rows of graves. There are 1,200 graves in the cemetery. In due course, the white crosses will be replaced by grey headstones. Mrs. Baroni had to wait four weeks in Switzerland before being allowed to travel to Berlin. After securing clearance, she travelled by train to Frankfurt, then completed her journey by air. This was done to avoid dealing with the Russian occupation forces, who still control most German railways. Arriving in Berlin, she found it to be recovering slowly from the effects of the second world war, with most buildings still in ruins. 60 years ago, Friday, October 16, 1959 A total of 34.9 inches of snow (plus 27 inches of rain), combined with high north winds reaching to 39 and 46 miles per hour with gusts, provided this area with one of the longest and most severe storms in history during the past week. All traffic, power and communications services suffered interruptions and delays. Crop and livestock damage has been reported and considerable hardship was endured by many people, but no serious injury, suffering or loss of life has been reported in this area– one of the hardest hit in the province.

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50 years ago, Thursday, October 16, 1969 A new fa r m equ ip ment indust r y is now established in Neepawa to serve this wide agricultural area. This district’s new industry is located in midtown Neepawa, in the building formerly occupied by Roy Gillespie, at 310 Mountain Avenue. Maur ice Maes, who operated the Big M Manufacturing Company in Swan Lake, recently came to town to transfer his operations from the southern Manitoba town to Neepawa. T he c o m p a n y w i l l manufacture a number of units required by the farmer in modern day farm operations. Front end loaders, bale stookers, farm wagons and hydraulic equipment will be popular units produced in the Neepawa plant. Custom work will be done in the shop to produce parts and welding, needed by farmers and other customers seeking this equipment. The sale of hydraulic units will be featured by the company here.

40 years ago, Thursday, October 18, 1979 Neepawa’s first group of Boy Scouts was invested last Wednesday, Oct. 10, during a brief ceremony at the United Church Christian Education Centre. The four boys, Barry Kasprick, Kenny Lindsay, Rodney Pickering and Jim Toogood, will be guided by leaders Bruce North and Kit Toogood. 30 years ago, Tuesday, October 17, 1989 Outgoing Reeve Valdine Smith was joined by members of the Lansdowne council and village

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According to the archives, the Scouts movement in Neepawa was showing signs of revival in 1979, with the investiture of four new members, aged 11 to 14, into the Scout troop. Pictured front, left to right: Jim Toogood, Rodney Pickering, Kenny Lindsay and Barry Kasprick. Behind them are leaders Bruce North (at left) and Kit Toogood.

of Arden committee at the opening of a community well in Arden last Wednesday. The well, which cost $30,000 to construct, was completely f inanced by the R.M. of Lansdowne, Water Services and the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration. About 190 U.S. gallons are pumped a minute.

recently opened Hamilton Square store. Owner Robin Gambler, who managed the discount store for four years before buying the Dauphin business three years ago, decided to relocate to Neepawa in the wake of rising overhead costs and stiff competition at her previous location.

20 years ago, Wednesday, October 20, 1999 A wide selection at affordable prices is what shoppers can expect from a visit to Neepawa’s newest bargain store, Robin’s Deals for Dollars. Thrifty shoppers will f i nd ever y t h i ng f rom kitchen and household wares to greeting cards and seasonal items at the

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Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign brings in the dough By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

This year’s Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign in Neepawa benefitted Budz ‘N Bloom daycare centres. In total, $6,494 was raised through cookie sales, plus $59 in donations, surpassing the goal of $6,000 that Tims had set originally. The amount is the most the Neepawa branch has raised to date, over $1,500 more than last year’s. Greg Crisanti, Neepawa Tim Hortons franchisee, noted, “It was a great success and we’re very happy to partPHOTO BY KIRA PATERSON ner with [Budz ’N Bloom]. Neepawa Tim Hortons presented the money raised from this year’s Smile Cookie Campaign to Budz ‘N Bloom We know that the money will on Oct. 4. Pictured, from left: Budz ‘N Bloom board member Kristin Tibbett, Tristan Loewen and Connor be put to great use.” Murray (in front), Budz staff member Crystal Murray, Neepawa Tim Hortons franchisee Greg Crisanti, Budz “We’re very grateful to board members Kristy Sprik and Brenda Loewen, Laine Loewen.

everybody that bought Smile Cookies,” noted Kristy Sprik, Budz ‘N Bloom board member. “And grateful for Tim Hortons’ support.” Budz ‘N Bloom staff member, Crystal Murray, added, “It was very unexpected, but very appreciated.”

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Education matters: School Bus Safety Week Submitted BPSD Board of Trustees The week of October 21 to 25 is School Bus Safety Week across Manitoba. Approximately 765 of B.P. S.D. st udent s a re transported by bus, safety is a very high priority in the division. Beautiful Plains School D iv i s ion op er at es 22 school buses on regular bus routes, with an additional nine spare buses. The longest route is 198 kilometers per day and the shortest route is 42 kilometers per day. Approximately 40 per cent of our students are transported daily within the division. Students that are transported by bus are trained and instructed in proper evacuation and ridership procedures twice a year.

Regular bus drivers, as wel l as spare dr ivers, have eight hours of inservice per year to review procedures or changes to regulations. A ll school buses are given a complete mechanical inspection twice a year and minor inspections at more frequent intervals. As well, school bus drivers do pre and post inspections daily to observe the mechanical and safety equipment on the bus. The f leet is kept in top condition due to the diligence of the staff at the bus garage as well as the drivers. School buses in Beautiful Plains are equipped with strobe lights to help make them more visible,

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especially in snowy or foggy conditions. Most of all the school bus accidents where students are injured occur during loading or unloading of students, so remember that it is illegal and dangerous to pass a school bus when its red lights are f lashing and the stop sign is out. In Manitoba, if you are convicted of passing a stopped school bus that has its stop arm(s) extended and red lights flashing, you could face a fine of $673 and demerits. So please be aware of the big yellow buses and keep our children safe.

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This photo was taken at the Whitemud Growing Project, located three miles north of Gladstone. Pictured are Roland and Ernie, R & S Farms; Lance and Davis, Odessa Farms; and Doug from Jarvis Farms. The Whitemud Growing Project started up in 2013 to raise crops to make money for the Canadian Food Grains Bank.

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These feathery friends were pictured at the Neepawa Bird Sanctuary on Oct. 7. Pictured above: These two birds of a feather flocked together, bundling up for a warm nap in the chilly air. Though most of the birds have been or will be put in the warmth of the barn for the winter, ducks such as those pictured here, along with the emus and geese, will remain outdoors to greet any visitors who come by during the colder months. Pictured right: This white peacock is one of the sanctuaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent additions. If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had the chance to see this bird, it will be outdoors again next year once the warmer weather comes back around.

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MJHL Standings

(To Wednesday, Oct. 16)

Team

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10 10 10 8 13 8 9

1. Portage Terriers 2. Wayway Wolverines 3. Steinbach Pistons 4. Swan Valley Stampeders 5. Virden Oil Capitals 6. Selkirk Steelers 7. Winkler Flyers 8. OCN Blizzard 9. Winnipeg Blues 10. Dauphin Kings 11. Neepawa Natives

9 13 8 10

Points Leading scorers (MJHL)

1. Hunter Cloutier (Vdn) 2. Rhys Raeside (Wpg) 3. Joey Moffatt (Port) 4. Kolten Kanaski (Vdn)

G A Pts 8 10 18 9 5 14 8 6 14 8 6 14 4

Leading scorers (Natives) G

A Pts

4 2 3

4 4 1

8 6 4

Goaltenders 1. T. Phinney (Way)

W 6

L SV% GAA 1 0.931 1.72

2. C. Johnston (Port)

0 0.925 2.00

3. D. Rodrigue (OCN) 2

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Game results Wednesday, Oct. 9 OCN 3-2 Neepawa

First period 14:57 OCN Maxwell (3) ASST: Swan (2) 19:54 OCN Butler (2) ASST: Drolet (3), Bird (2) Second period 01:04 NEEP Gudnason (2) ASST: Bremner (3), Highet (1) PP 14:28 OCN Butler (3) ASST: Bird (3), Zimerman (1) 19:11 NEEP Marshall (3) ASST: Morris (4), Bremner (4) PP Third period - No scoring Goaltenders NEEP- Peterson 25/28 saves (L), OCN - Cloutier 35/37 saves (W) Attendance: 258 at Yellowhead Arena

Saturday, Oct. 12

Neepawa 0-0 Winnipeg Game postponed due to winter storm. Make up date not yet announced

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U-18 AAA Yellowhead Chiefs (Boys)

Oct. 12. Chiefs 9-2 Norman Oct. 13. Chiefs 7-2 Norman

U-18 AAA Chiefs (Girls)

Oct. 12. Chiefs vs. Central Plains Oct. 13. Chiefs vs. Pembina Valley Games postponed due to weather

U-16 Chiefs (Boys)

Oct. 13. Chiefs 4-4 Hawks

U-16 Chiefs (Girls)

Oct. 12. Chiefs vs. Interlake Oct. 13. Chiefs vs. Eastman Games postponed due to weather

High School JV Girls Volleyball

Oct. 9. NACI 25-21; 25-4 Erickson Oct. 16. Erickson vs. Elton (5:00 p.m.) Oct. 16. Carberry vs. Erickson (6:00 p.m.) Oct. 16. Carberry vs. Elton (7:00 p.m.) All games to be played in Elton.

Rural Football

Oct. 15. NACI 40-24 Parkwest

Club 55 Bowling Oct. 11, 2019 - Friday, league play postponed due to extreme weather conditions

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Tiger Hills Hockey League prepares for new season

Submitted THHL media Release

The Tiger Hills Hockey League (THHL) is set to return for another year. For the 2019-2020 regular season, the league will once again operate with 13 teams—six in the Eastern Division ( Minnedosa, Neepawa, Gladstone, MacGregor, Pilot Mound and Cartwright) and seven in the Western Division (Melita, Hartney, Souris, Wawanesa, Killarney, Deloraine and defending league champions Boissevain ). The puck will drop on Friday, Oct. 25, with two games scheduled—Neepawa Farmers hosting the Pilot Mound Pilots and the Hartney Blues visiting the Deloraine Royals. The following night, on Saturday, Oct. 26, the Souris Elks start on the road as they visit the Hartney Blues, while the Minnedosa Bombers open at home to the visiting Gladstone Lakers. The teams will play a home and home series within their own division plus one cross over game with the other division. The League is set to wrap up the regular season schedule on Feb. 1,

Neepawa Natives Junior “A”

Hockey team Neepawa Natives home games Oct 16 at 7:30 p.m. vs Selkirk • Oct 30 at 7:30 p.m. vs Portage Nov 3 at 7:30 vs Winkler Parents Weekend November 8-11 Friday, November 8 - vs Virden - 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 9 Sports Dinner & Sports Person of the Year awards Remembrance Day Game - Honoring area Veterans Monday, November 11 - vs Portage -4:00 p.m.

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The Minnedosa Bombers and Neepawa Farmers played an exhibition game on Friday, Oct. 12 at the Yellowhead Arena in Neepawa. Minnedosa would win this game, by the score of 4-1.

followed by a Survivor Series between the East and West eligible teams. Following that, all playoff series will be a best-of-five. The winner of the Tiger Hills Hockey League will advance to the Hockey Manitoba Senior “A” Playoffs, featuring all

the various Senior League winners. For this season, Brian Franklin, of Deloraine, will serve as league president, responsible for day-to-day operations and suspensions. Rodney White of Neepawa, has been appointed as the

vice president, responsible for scheduling and league registration. Tyler Mitchell, of Elkhorn, will again look after the stats and website. Brian Fleming of Brandon is the Referee in Chief and Bill Treble, of Crystal City, is the Secretary/ Treasurer.

11th Annual Community

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Guest Speaker: Hockey Night in Canada, Sportsnet & ESPN Broadcaster

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KELLY TAYLOR Tickets Available at: The Neepawa Banner & Press, Harris Pharmacy, Team Electronics, and the Neepawa Natives Store at the Yellowhead Centre during all home games Proceeds from this event benefit the community owned Neepawa Natives Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club. As well, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Miles for Mental Health.

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Maximalism Minimalist Scandinavian design has conquered the interior design world for the past few years. New to 2020 is the return of a more maximalist style. Designers are steering clear of all white dĂŠcor and are adding bold textures, patterns and colours. Pro tip: Try pairing different fabrics and tile together. Avoid going for an all matched esthetic and aim for a mismatched design.

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Kin Canada’s Centennial Milk Project Help the HOPE group recycle for a cause comes to Neepawa Area Collegiate Submitted Neepawa Area Collegiate HOPE Group

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Kin Canada, an allCanadian service organization with over 400 clubs all across the country, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. There are a number of projects the organization created to celebrate the century, including the Centennial Milk Project, which made a stop at Neepawa Area Collegiate on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Kin Canada dignitaries, including Neepawa Kin Club member and Kin Canada National Director Amanda Naughton-Gale; District 2 Governor and Vice Gover nor Kev in Carlson and Kathleen Kalberg; Neepawa Club President Dennie Phillips and National President Brian Cooper, made a presentation to students from Grades 5 to 8 on Tuesday morning. The club showed the students a short documentary about Milk for Britain, a program started by Hal Rogers, the founder of Kin Canada, to supply milk to the children of Britain during World War II. By the end of the campaign, the Kin clubs had raised $3 million (today’s equivalent of $42 million) to send over 50 million quarts of milk to Britain. At the end of the presentation, the club handed out milk to all the students to commemorate the work done by the Kinsmen Club of Canada during their Milk for Britain campaign.

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On Tuesday, Oct. 15, Kin Canada made a presentation to middle school students at NACI. National Director Amanda Naughton-Gale, District 2 Vice President Kathleen Kalberg and National President Brian Cooper were among the Kin Canada members helping to hand out milk to the middle school students.

National President Brian Cooper noted that they wanted to share this information with students to show them what can happen when people work together to help others. “These students hopefully will learn that it only takes one person to make a difference in the community,” he said. He added that he hopes sharing this message will encourage them to want to get involved in the community and help in any way they can. “And once they’re old enough, they can join a Kin Club,” Cooper added. Amanda Naughton-Gale noted that the Centennial Milk Project is just one of many ways they will be celebrating Kin Canada’s

100th anniversary. “We’re just looking to tell the story of Kin more to the community,” she said of the projects they have planned. She explained that they hope that letting people know about the history of the organization will help inspire people to get involved in Kin Canada’s future. Anyone interested in joining the Neepawa branch is encouraged to contact her or Neepawa Club president Dennie Phillips, or check out the Kin Canada website for more information. Note: Some concern was expressed that the milk given to the students was not from a Canadian source. NaughtonGale explained that they worked with a distributor to provide

the milk and had requested Canadian milk. They were told that was what they would receive, however, that was not the case when they picked it up. Naughton-Gale said, “It is unfortunate that we ended up with a switch in the product. We understand and are committed to the importance of supporting the Canadian dairy industry and other Canadian farmers; providing Canadian milk to the students was our intention.” She added that despite the product switch, they were pleased to have the opportunity to inspire a spirit of volunteerism and leadership in youth. “Our ultimate goal was to show the students how one person can lead others in making their community a better place to live, work, and play,” she said.

The NACI HOPE (Helping Others Pursue Equality) is once again busy with many initiatives. If you want to keep up to date on our many activities, be sure to check out our Facebook and Instagram accounts! HOPE is collecting plastic bags again this year for the Bag Up Manitoba program. Plastic bags that are accepted are: grocery bags, retail bags, newspaper sleeves, produce bags, bread bags, ice bags, bubble wrap, case over wrap, pellet bags, salt bags, dry cleaning bags, re-sealable food bags and cereal bags. Plastic bags can be brought into the school now until Oct. 31. Please place them in the recycling bins by the main office or by the Life Skills classroom. Thank you for helping to save our planet! Our group is also collecting drink can tabs for the “Tabs for Wheelchairs” program. This year, the recipient of one of the wheelchairs is Jasper. Jasper is five years old and will be attending Kindergarten in the fall at Riverview School in Brandon. He was born with HIE (hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy). This is a type of brain damage that occurs when an infant’s brain doesn’t receive enough oxygen and blood at birth and this leads to cerebral palsy. Jasper was also diagnosed with epilepsy, has hearing aids and is non-verbal. He doesn’t ambulate and currently depends on family for mobility. Despite these challenges, he is a very delightful little boy who loves books, being read to, swimming and spending time with his grandparents. He is extremely bright, understands a lot of what is being said to him and can navigate really well on an iPad. He is looking forward to receiving a Power Wheelchair. Please bring any tabs to NACI to help us help Jasper receive his wheelchair. There will be a water jug set up in the multipurpose room to collect our tabs!

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Classifieds Obituary Lena Grasky (Kazmerik) Lena passed away peacefully at St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, on October 9th, at the age of 95. Lena was born in R.M. of Rosedale, MB, the daughter of Peter and Annie Kazmerik. She was the 6th sibling in a line of 10 children. Lena’s family farmed near Mountain Road, MB until the age of 9, when they moved to Neepawa. As a young woman, Lena was employed at the T. Eaton Company in Winnipeg. She married Stanley Grasky on June 8, 1949 and they resided in Winnipeg. Lena was a devoted daughter, loving sister, and a deeply loved and respected mother and wife. She was very generous, putting the needs of her family first. Home cooking and baking were her specialties. We all enjoyed the fruits of her labour. Lena will be lovingly remembered by her son, Don, sisters Alice Kozak and Paulina (Tony) Antoniuk, brother John Kazmerik, sister-in-law Kathleen Kazmerik, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Peter (1960) and Annie (1991), her husband Stanley (2011), siblings; Kay Kozak (1989), Mike Kazmerik (1999), Bill Kazmerik (2001), Mary Kozak (2005), Stella Kelunick (2006), and Nick Kazmerik (2013). Don would like to thank the caregivers and staff at Holy Family Nursing Home in Winnipeg, where his mother resided since 2014. In lieu of lowers, donations may be made to Holy Family Home, 165 Aberdeen Avenue, Winnipeg, R2W 1T9. Funeral Service Friday, October 18, 2019 at 2:00 PM White’s Funeral Home, 271 Mountain Ave., Neepawa, MB

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August 20, 1929 – October 9, 2019 The passing of Dorothy Hermiston, of Caleb Village, Humboldt, SK, occurred at Quill Plains Centennial Lodge, Watson, SK, on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. She was 90 years of age. Dorothy was born and raised in Provost, AB. She met her husband, Ken, a CPR telegrapher, while she was working as a telephone operator in Provost. They were married in 1948, and lived in Wilkie, SK, then Kerrobert, SK, for nine years. Their children, Wendy, Dave and Heather, were born in Kerrobert. Lynanne was born in Dafoe, SK. Over the following years, Dorothy and Ken lived in Rosetown, Outlook, and Regina, SK, as well as Wetaskiwin, AB. Dorothy and Ken made their home in Neepawa, MB, for over 30 years. Ken and Dorothy moved to Humboldt in 2011, to live in Caleb Village and they celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary in 2014. A wonderful cook, Dorothy was famous for her fudge, fresh baked bread, cinnamon buns and always preparing delicious homecooked meals. She was an avid Bridge player and enjoyed playing various card games with family and friends. Dorothy spent many summers at the family cabin with her family. Always active in her community, Dorothy was a member of the Inner Wheel Club, the United Church Women’s organization, UCW, and she also volunteered with the Meals on Wheels program. Dorothy was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandma and Great-Grandma and she will be lovingly remembered by her children: Wendy Hermiston of Regina, SK, and family, Ken (Jennifer) Samways, Charlotte and Everley of Ottawa, ON; David (Myrna) Hermiston of Unity, SK, and family, Lisa Hermiston (Marcel Pelletier) of Saltcoats, SK, and Aaron (Megan) Hermiston, Avery and Asher, of Battleford, SK; Heather (Perry) Miller and family, Chad Miller, Randi Miller (Rhett Blach) and Lachlan, all of Regina, SK; and Lynanne (Dale) Avison of Humboldt, SK, and family, Amie (Sebastiaan) van Garderen and Shaylynne of Langley, BC, and Jennifer Avison (Wendel Nordin), Abel and new baby sister, of Oxbow, SK; sisters, Edith and Betty; and brother, Bob. Dorothy is predeceased by her parents, Albert and Bertha England; husband, Ken; sisters, Peg and Jean; and brother, Bill. A Private Family Service will be held at a later date. Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel, Humboldt, SK, S0K 2A0. (306-682-4114) www.schuler-lefebvrefuneralchapel.com

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Storage vans (semi trailers) for rent or sale. Anderson's 204-385-2685, 204-3852997 Gladstone.

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Budget Tire Co. We buy and sell good used tires. 726-8199, Brandon

Purebred Polled Hereford bred heifers. Phone Vern Kartanson in Minnedosa, 204-867-2627 or 204-8677315

Huge Auction Sale: Oct 26, 10 am, Ukrainian Hall, Minnedosa, 202 5th St NW. Antique/estate/ collectibles/ hunting/ truck/ quad. See globalauctionguide.com or prairielaneauctions.com for a partial view. _____________________ Meyers Auctions & Appraisals. Call Brad at 368-2333. www.meyersauctions.com

Coming Events Neepawa Junior Rifle Club

Gladstone United Church

will be having a registration evening on

Residential Property 17 Brussels Street Gladstone, Manitoba

at 600 4th Ave (Rifle Range), Neepawa, MB

FOR SALE BY TENDER

October 22, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

Regular target shooting will be every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. starting October 29, 2019 For more information contact 204-476-0412 or 204-476-2553

1,360 square feet, attached garage, 3 bedroom, upstairs and downstairs bath with finished basement. electric heat. frontage 100’ Gladstone United Church reserves the right to reject any or all tenders, not necessarily accept the highest tender, or to accept any tender which it may consider to be in its best interest. For more information or to view contact: Wilmot at 204-385-2486 Glen at 204-385-2645 email gladuc@mymts.net Written tenders may be submitted by November 12, 2019 to: The Trustees of the United Church of Gladstone c/o Wilmot Milne PO Box 258 Gladstone, Manitoba R0J 0T0

For Sale

TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION School Buses & Vehicle For Sale By Tender

Turtle River School Division invites tenders for the following Units: 2005 Chevrolet Express 1500 Cargo Van Unit # 32.12 2008 48 passenger Blue Bird not running Unit # 32.02 2005 54 passenger Freightliner not running Unit # 32.49 2003 72 passenger International running Unit # 32.35 2002 66 passenger International not running Unit # 32.31 2002 54 passenger Freightliner running Unit # 32.05 2000 66 passenger International running Unit # 32.29 1999 48 passenger International running Unit # 32.28 1998 54 passenger International running Unit # 32.27 1998 48 passenger International running All units shall be sold as is where is, please rely on individual inspections relating to conditions of each unit, powertrain and body components may be missing. For a complete description or to schedule an appointment for viewing please contact the undersigned. Sealed tenders clearly marked BUS TENDER will be accepted by the undersigned until 12:00 noon Monday October 21, 2019. Mark envelopes: BUS TENDER The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Send Sealed Tenders to: Dean Bluhm, Transportation/Maintenance Supervisor Turtle River School Division Box 309 McCreary, Manitoba R0J 1B0 Phone: 835-2067 Fax: 835-2426 deanb@trsd.ca

Polonia Fall Supper October 20, 2019 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Polonia Community Hall Adults $16.00 Youth 6-12 $8.00 5 & under Free Traditional Ukrainian menu

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A16 NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS OCTOBER 18, 2019

Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSEDALE

Pursuant to subsection 367(7) of The Municipal Act, notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs in respect of the hereinafter described properties are paid in full to the Municipality prior to the commencement of the auction, the Municipality will on the 8th day of November, 2019, at the hour of 01:30 PM, at Rural Municipality of Rosedale, 282 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, Manitoba, proceed to sell by public auction the following described properties: Roll Number

Description

Assessed Value

13200

AT EDEN AND BEING LOTS 21 AND 22 BLOCK 4 PLAN 513 NLTO IN SE 1/4 21-16-15 WPM #8 MAIN STREET

39200

LOTS 22 AND 23 BLOCK 3 PLAN 428 NLTO SUBJECT TO L -$1,500 SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS TO MINES MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS PARTICULARLY DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN NW 1/4 11-19-15 WPM

$2,800.11

39300

AT KELWOOD AND BEING: LOT 25 BLOCK 3 PLAN 428 L -$1,500 NLTO SUBJECT TO SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS TO MINES MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS PARTICULARLY DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN NW 1/4 11-19-15 WPM, AT KELWOOD AND BEING: LOT 24 BLOCK 3 PLAN 428 NLTO SUBJECT TO SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS TO MINES MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS PARTICULARLY DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN NW 1/4 11-19-15 WPM

$1,702.71

45400

AT KELWOOD AND BEING: LOT 1 BLOCK 1 SS 545 NLTO L -$1,600 SUBJECT TO SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS TO MINES MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS PARTICULARLY DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN NE 1/4 10-19-15 WPM

$2,863.44

47800

AT KELWOOD AND BEING: LOT 3 BLOCK 4 PLAN 545 NLTO EXC: L -$2,500 NLY 70 FEET SUBJECT TO SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS TO MINES MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS PARTICULARLY DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN NE 1/4 10-19-15 WPM

$1,883.88

47900

AT KELWOOD AND BEING: NLY 70 FEET OF LOT 3 BLOCK 4 L -$1,600 PLAN 545 NLTO SUBJECT TO SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS TO MINES MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS PARTICULARLY DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN NE 1/4 10-19-15 WPM

$1,593.47

49900

AT KELWOOD AND BEING: LOTS 2 AND 3 BLOCK 7 PLAN L -$1,600 545 NLTO SUBJECT TO SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS TO MINES MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS PARTICULARLY DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN NE 1/4 10-19-15 WPM

$1,593.47

52600

AT KELWOOD AND BEING: SLY 100 FEET OF PARCEL 3 PLAN L -$2,100 5036 NLTO SUBJECT TO SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS TO B -$15,100 MINES MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS PARTICULARLY DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN NE 1/4 10-19-15 WPM, AT KELWOOD AND BEING: PARCELS 3 AND 4 PLAN 5036 NLTO EXC: SLY 100 FEET SUBJECT TO SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS TO MINES MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS PARTICULARLY DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN NE 1/4 10-19-15 WPM 11 HALL AVE

$3,085.77

SLY 100 FEET OF PARCEL 4 PLAN 5036 NLTO SUBJECT TO L -$1,700 SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS TO MINES MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS PARTICULARLY DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN NE 1/4 10-19-15 WPM

$1,848.63

52700

L -$1,200 B -$15,600

Amount of Arrears & Costs for Which Property May be Offered for Sale $4,662.36

Pursuant to subsection 367(7) of The Municipal Act, notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs in respect of the hereinafter described properties are paid in full to the Municipality prior to the commencement of the auction, the Municipality will on the 6th day of November, 2019, at the hour of 2:00 PM, at Town of Neepawa Council Chambers, 275 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, Manitoba, proceed to sell by public auction the following described properties: Roll Number 32400

Description

Assessed Value

AT NEEPAWA AND BEING: LOT 2 PLAN 21586 NLTO IN SW 1/4 33-14-15 WPM - 153 MILL ST

L -$39,700 B -$155,600

Amount of Arrears & Costs for Which Property May be Offered for Sale $13,201.19

The tax sale is subject to the following terms and conditions with respect to each property: • The purchaser of the property will be responsible for any property taxes not yet due. • The Municipality may exercise its right to set a reserve bid in the amount of the arrears and costs. • If the purchaser intends to bid by proxy, a letter of authorization form must be presented prior to the start of the auction. • The Municipality makes no representations or warranties whatsoever concerning the properties being sold. • The successful purchaser must, at the time of the sale, make payment in cash, certified cheque or bank draft to the Town of Neepawa as follows: i) The full purchase price if it is $10,000 or less; OR ii) If the purchase price is greater than $10,000, the purchaser must provide a non-refundable deposit in the amount of $10,000 and the balance of the purchase price must be paid within 20 days of the sale; AND iii) A fee in the amount $295 for preparation of the transfer of title documents. The purchaser will be responsible for registering the transfer of title documents in the land titles office, including the registration costs. • The risk for the property lies with the purchaser immediately following the auction. • The purchaser is responsible for obtaining vacant possession. • If the property is non-residential property, the purchaser must pay GST to the Municipality or, if a GST registrant, provide a GST Declaration. Dated this 11th day of October, 2019. Managed by:

The tax sale is subject to the following terms and conditions with respect to each property: • The purchaser of the property will be responsible for any property taxes not yet due. • The Municipality may exercise its right to set a reserve bid in the amount of the arrears and costs. • If the purchaser intends to bid by proxy, a letter of authorization form must be presented prior to the start of the auction. • The Municipality makes no representations or warranties whatsoever concerning the properties being sold. • The successful purchaser must, at the time of the sale, make payment in cash, certified cheque or bank draft to the Rural Municipality of Rosedale as follows: i) The full purchase price if it is $10,000 or less; OR ii) If the purchase price is greater than $10,000, the purchaser must provide a non-refundable deposit in the amount of $10,000 and the balance of the purchase price must be paid within 20 days of the sale; AND iii) A fee in the amount $295 for preparation of the transfer of title documents. The purchaser will be responsible for registering the transfer of title documents in the land titles office, including the registration costs. • The risk for the property lies with the purchaser immediately following the auction. • The purchaser is responsible for obtaining vacant possession. • If the property is non-residential property, the purchaser must pay GST to the Municipality or, if a GST registrant, provide a GST Declaration. Dated this 19th day of September, 2019. Managed by: Kara Sylvester Chief Administrative Officer Rural Municipality of Rosedale Phone: (204) 476-5414 Fax: (204) 476-5431

R REMINDE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES TOWN OF NEEPAWA

Classified Ad Deadline Tuesday Noon

Cancellations and corrections only within business hours and corresponding deadlines.

Colleen Synchyshyn Chief Administrative Officer Town of Neepawa Phone: (204) 476-7603 Fax: (204) 476-7624

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY OF WESTLAKE-GLADSTONE

Pursuant to subsection 367(7) of The Municipal Act, notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs in respect of the hereinafter described properties are paid in full to the Municipality prior to the commencement of the auction, the Municipality will on the 8th day of November, 2019, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at Municipality of WestLakeGladstone, 14 Dennis St. East, Gladstone, MB, proceed to sell by public auction the following described properties: Roll Number

Description

Assessed Value

Amount of Arrears & Costs for Which Property May be Offered for Sale

52400

N 295.17F OF E 295.17F OF SE-09-13-10-W - DESC SE 9 13 L -$10,400 10 W

$2,777.68

124000

SW 1/4 16-15-11 WPM - 86039 RD 64W

L -$292,400 B -$30,700

$9,216.58

372600

AT LANGRUTH AND BEING LOT 3 BLOCK 2 PLAN 491 PLTO IN NW 1/4 20-16-9 WPM EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS - 220 WILLIAMS AVE W

L -$1,900 B -$21,700

$3,815.11

375500

AT LANGRUTH AND BEING LOTS 5 AND 6 BLOCK 3 PLAN 390 L -$1,200 PLTO IN NW 1/4 20-16-9 WPM EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS B -$2,400 - 305 MAIN ST

$1,653.25

502100

FIRSTLY: LOTS 1, 2, 3 AND 4 BLOCK 3 PLAN 419 PLTO IN SE 1/4 L -$16,600 31-14-11 WPM SECONDLY: ALL THAT PORTION OF THE LANE B -$24,800 IN BLOCK 3 PLAN 419 PLTO IN SE 1/4 31-14-11 WPM WHICH LIES EAST OF PLAN 22941 PLTO - 59 DENNIS ST. W

$5,785.50

534200

AT GLADSTONE AND BEING LOT 1 BLOCK 71 SS PLAN 422 L -$8,800 PLTO IN NE 1/4 30-14-11 WPM - 57 MORRIS ST B -$10,900

$2,892.93

The tax sale is subject to the following terms and conditions with respect to each property: • The purchaser of the property will be responsible for any property taxes not yet due. • The Municipality may exercise its right to set a reserve bid in the amount of the arrears and costs. • If the purchaser intends to bid by proxy, a letter of authorization form must be presented prior to the start of the auction. • The Municipality makes no representations or warranties whatsoever concerning the properties being sold. • The successful purchaser must, at the time of the sale, make payment in cash, certified cheque or bank draft to the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone as follows: i) The full purchase price if it is $10,000 or less; OR ii) If the purchase price is greater than $10,000, the purchaser must provide a non-refundable deposit in the amount of $10,000 and the balance of the purchase price must be paid within 20 days of the sale; AND iii) A fee in the amount of $309.75 ($295 plus gst) for preparation of the transfer of title documents. The purchaser will be responsible for registering the transfer of title documents in the land titles office, including the registration costs. • The risk for the property lies with the purchaser immediately following the auction. • The purchaser is responsible for obtaining vacant possession. • If the property is non-residential property, the purchaser must pay GST to the Municipality or, if a GST registrant, provide a GST Declaration. Dated this 11th day of October, 2019. Managed by: Coralie Smith Chief Administrative Officer Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone Phone: (204) 385-2332 Fax: (204) 385-2391

We grow em big here in Neepawa

NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS OCTOBER 18, 2019 A17

Help Wanted Jarvis Trucking Ltd, Gladstone, MB.

Looking For A Few Good Men To Sell IRVING OIL In Your Area.

OBR Oil & Marine is looking for rural dealers to sell Irving Oils & Lubricants.

For more information please contact Ray or Max at 204-222-3782 1-888-376-7359 Or email sales@obroilandmarine.com

Notice

Class 1 drivers & Owner Operators Operating super B grain hoppers, prairie provinces only. Contact Steve, 204-385-3048 or 204-871-5139 Email kjarvisfarms@gmail.com

Gladstone Auction Mart

This sunflower was grown by Josie and Willie Chemerika of Neepawa. This was a volunteer plant that came up in the spring.

Requires a sales clerk (to start immediately) Successful Applicant will be working closely with the auctioneer and buyers in a fast-paced environment. Sale days are Tuesdays with the odd other special sales (bred cow, horse sales) Hours are dependent on the number of head in the sale. Please apply by contacting Tara @ 204-385-2537 or by email auctmart@mymts.net Also looking for qualified yard staff

SUBMITTED BY MARION ROBULAK

We are looking for a responsible Administrative Assistant to perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks. Duties of the Administrative Assistant include providing support to our managers and employees, assisting in daily office needs and managing our company’s general administrative activities. Please stop by for an application or to drop off resume.

BIG RIDGE FOODS

103 Kinosota Road South. Amaranth, Manitoba 204-843-4101 This notice is with regard to an upcoming RCMP training exercise that will be occurring at the old fire hall, located at 417 1st Avenue, Neepawa, MB. The training will run for 3 consecutive days beginning on Monday, October 21st and ending on Wednesday, October 23rd. Explosive charges will be utilized by the emergency response team during this training and we want to make it clear that these are training exercises only and there is no concern for public safety. There may be periodic disruptions in traffic flow along 1st Avenue, between Hamilton Street and Mill Street during this time period. All efforts will be made to minimize the impact this training has on surrounding residents and businesses. Thank you for your continued support in our continuous efforts to keep our communities safe and sorry for any inconvenience this training may cause.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF MANITOBA RE: MUNICIPALITY OF WESTLAKE-GLADSTONE BY-LAW NO. 2019-02 MUNICIPAL BOARD FILE NO. 19E9-0048 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, under the provisions of The Municipal Act, S.M. 1996, c.58 and The Municipal Board Act, R.S.M. 1987, c. M240, that The Municipal Board will hold a public hearing for the purpose of hearing any presentations in objections to or in support of the proposed By-law. The public hearing will take place on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Gladstone District Community Centre, 79 – 5th Street, Gladstone, Manitoba. The By-law proposes to establish a rate for a Ditch Maintenance Program as a Special Service for the years 2019 – 2021 inclusive. The estimated cost for these services will be recovered through a combination of per parcel rates and a mill rate on portioned assessment as follows: a) a per parcel rate of $67.00 in 2019, $68.67 in 2020 and $70.39 in 2021 to be levied on all Class 30 (farm land only) and Class 10 (rural residential land only) within the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone as described in Schedule “B” to the By-law. b) a special mill rate levy, up to a maximum annual levy of $44,467.00 in 2019, $45,524.75 in 2020 and $46,652.75 in 2021 on all Class 30 (farm land only) and Class 10 (rural residential land only) within the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone. A copy of the By-law is available for review at the Municipal Office and at The Municipal Board. In addition, the Board requires that any party who intends to submit as evidence at the hearing any written material or other documents, shall file four (4) copies of that material with the Board and one (1) copy with the Municipality for public review, at least 10 working days prior to the hearing. If a party wishes to have service in French, or requires assistance because of a disability, they must notify this office 15 days prior to the hearing.

FOODS Meat Cutters/Production Personnel Our people, perseverance, integrity, and exceptional partnerships have led HyLife to becoming Canada’s leading pork producer and global exporter of high quality pork products. The growing demand for our pork in Japan and China means we need exceptional people to help deliver our company vision. We have expanded our Neepawa facility to increase our overall production by 15% and in turn created new jobs throughout the company. As a Meat Cutter/Production Personnel you will be a critical member of our team in the creation of our world class product. Our positions range from working on our slaughter production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between! With our wide variety of jobs, excellent people, and our drive for innovation you will certainly find a job that suits you! Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to: • Slaughter and eviscerate hogs for further processing • Harvest and package edible offal • Process pork carcasses into primal cuts • Butcher and package pork primal cuts into value added specifications for local, national and international premium markets • Carry out other tasks related to processing of meat for shipping to customers or storage • Sanitation

CLASS 1 TRUCK DRIVER

To run Canada - must have BC experience - Paid pick, drops, layovers and stat pay - Multi drop runs - Cell usage - Benefi t package - Dedicated truck - Sign on bonus - Quarterly and annual bonus - Reset at home - Weekend home time - Paid training - Referral program

People who will succeed as members of our team will: • Enjoy working in a fast paced, stable long term work environment • Appreciate working in a culturally diverse workplace. We employ people from all over the world! • Treat people with dignity and respect • Open to working in colder/warmer environments • Physically Fit • Experience as an industrial butcher or trimmer is an asset

Current starting wage is $14.85/hour plus $1.00 per hour perfect attendance incentive! Wage scale extends to $22.10 per hour We believe that our success is founded on the strength of our team. As such, we place a great deal of emphasis on attracting, developing and retaining good people, and consider every one of our employees to be a highly-valued member of the HyLife family. To that end, we are committed to providing a working environment that not only fosters personal growth, but also recognizes our employees’ contributions towards the common goal of our company’s success because of this HyLife has been recognized as a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best-Managed Companies. If you have the qualifications and the passion to meet this challenge then we would like to explore your potential. Please apply online at http://hylife.com/current-opportunities/ or email to jobs@hylife.com or mail to PO Box 10,000, 623 Main St E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0. We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted

Dated at Gladstone, in Manitoba, this 10th day of October, 2019. Brenda Loewen Secretary The Municipal Board 1144-363 Broadway Winnipeg MB R3C 3N9 204-945-4014

Help Wanted

Classified Ad Deadline Tuesday Noon

Cancellations and corrections only within business hours and corresponding deadlines.

Derek (204) 793-7465 CENTENNIAL TRANSPORT & LEASING LTD.

Vehicles

Manitoba Community Newspaper Association Province-wide Classifieds NOTICES Advertisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the advertisement, and the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements. For greater information on advertising conditions, please consult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.mcna.com. Do you have a PRESS RELEASE / MEDIA ADVISORY that needs to go out? Let us help you with that! Though we cannot guarantee publication, MCNA will get the

Financial

information into the right hands for ONLY $35.00 + GST/HST. Call MCNA (204) 947-1691 for more information, or email classified@ mcna.com for details. www. mcna.com FOR SALE BATTERIES FOR EVERYTHING. Automotive, farm, construction, ATV, marine, motorcycle, golf carts, phones, tools, radios, computers etc. Reconditioned, obsolete and hard-to-find batteries. SOLAR equipment. The Battery Man. Winnipeg. 1.877.775.8271 www.batteryman.ca WINTER IS COMING! Are you ready? The Classifieds reach over 400,000 Manitoba readers weekly. Do you need CLASS 1 Drivers or Staff for your business? Are you having a SALE, a Fall Supper or do you have a Craft

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Auction Sales McSherry Auction Farm Auction Ken Vigfusson

Date Change Due to Weather

Sunday Oct 20th 10AM Komarno, MB Hwy 7 & 229 Jct 2 Miles East on 229 Then 3 ½ Miles North on Pleasant Homes Rd (12E) CAT * New Holland Ford 8360 MFWA w FEL * Ford 6610 w FEL * More Equipment * Large Amount of Livestock Equip * Farm Misc * Tools * Guns *

Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

A18 NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS OCTOBER 18, 2019

Plumas UCW held first fall meeting

SERVICES GUIDE Welding Services

Submitted Plumas UCW

Professional

STYKALO STEEL WORKS MOBILE WELDING SERVICE Welding & Repair of All Types of Steel • Certified Welder • 100 ft. welding cable • Red Seal Journeyman Welder • 15 Years Welding Experience

• 8 years mining experience welding and repair of all mining equipment

Jason or Melanie Stykalo • Laurier MB Phone or Text: 204-960-8958 or 204-721-2054 email: stykalosteelworks@gmail.com

110B Main St S Minnedosa

(Facing Main Street in the Co-Op Administration Building)

867-3981

JMR

Concrete Construction Ltd.

“For all your concrete projects”

olling Acres eady Mix

Certified Batch Plant and Cement Trucks Concrete • Gravel Sales • Rebar Sales Custom Hauling

Irvin 204-476-6236 Rough Lumber

Full dimension Corral Planks and Windbreak

Firewood Sales Slabs $60/cord Cut and Split �� Round Wood

204-966-3372

Woodlot Management

john@trijindustries.com

�us��in��le ��es�n� We buy standing Spruce and Poplar �mber

Cut and split ﬁrewood - Poplar and Spruce/Pine �� ﬁrewood - 10 cord load delivered to your yard

F. KOZAK & SONS LTD.

Birnie Builders

Redi-Built and and on site Redi-Built onhomes, site Huron PVC Windows

homes, cottages,

Ph/Fax: huron PVC Windows Birnie Builders Birnie Builders 204-966-3207 Phone/Fax

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TAC

Ventures Inc.

Garbage Bin Rentals Roll Off Bins We buy Scrap! Phone 476-0002 for more information

Septic Services

Lakeside Septic Service

Potable water delivery. Book your portable toilets!

ErlE Jury Family

and

WE OFFER: • Redi-Mix Concrete & Concrete Pumping. • Sand, Gravel & Aggregate • Skid Steer & Equipment Rental • Snow removal

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lunch and worked at the funeral lunch for Ray Smith; and to those who cleaned the church over the summer. Our new cleaner for the church is Marina Privee, with Camryn Denbow as a volunteer when needed. Thanks to Mrs. Craning for her services over the years. Correspondence included a report on the National Survey and a

204-867-2416 204-867-7558

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the summer and gave the balance as $149.50. Laurel will again be decorating the church for Thanksgiving. Anyone having items for the display was asked to have them at the church by 6:00 p.m Oct. 11. T he date for our Christmas/Fall tea has been set for Dec. 7 at 11:30 a.m. Adjournment Laura; and the Mizpah benediction was repeated.

Letters

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Construction Jake Reimer Cell: 204-476-6692 Home/fax: 204-386-2638 Email: carter9@mts.net

Our UCW met for the first meeting of the fall season on Sept. 19, with five members present. President Norma Watson opened the meeting, with the reading of the poem “Thanks”. Minutes of the May gathering were accepted as read. Thanks were expressed to those who helped with the maintenance of the community garden; to those who provided

report from the wider church. Treasurer Laurel/ Wendy gave the financial report. She reported that to the present, $1,129.90 has been turned over to the church treasurer to cover donations to date. Under new business, we discussed our Fall Supper– Oct. 20, with planning meetings to be held Oct. 1 and 8 at 7:00 p.m., with set up planned for Oct. 18. Pollyanna reported on the business from over

Response to Mr. Paramor’s: ‘Questions for the Tories’

Mr. Paramor’s questions are useful to demonstrate some key points leading up to the Oct. 21st election. First, a bit about me: I fought in court for five and a half long years to get justice after my 73-year-old mother was severely abused by her second husband. In addition, I’m the great-granddaughter of immigrants from Russia and Germany, who once lived in sod homes and subsistence farmed. My family history taught me to be very thankful for what I have and to love Canada for its freedom and opportunity. In answer to the SNC Lavalin question, as noted in my mother’s case above, courts are abysmally slow. Harper did try to prosecute the company, but was hampered by a dysfunctional legal system. And, just like the $10.5 million paid to Omar Khadr and Trudeau’s $595 million bribe to Canadian “approved” media outlets, it is wrong to coddle a company to “incentivize” future adherence to the law. Police alleged that from 2001-2011, SNC offered Libyan officials of the Moammar Gadhafi regime bribes worth $47.7 million. During the same time frame, SNC is said to have defrauded the Libyans of property worth approximately $129.8 million. So, no, a Deferred Prosecution Agreement was not acceptable. Remember the Boston Tea Party? At one time, people fought ridiculous taxes. But Liberals tout them as signs of virtue. Leaving aside the specious—and decidedly biased—theory that CO2 is causing climate change (see https:// web.stanford.edu/~moore/Boon_ To_Man.html), how does handing money to politicians make hurricanes in Florida, drought in California, ice storms in Quebec, erupting volcanoes in Hawaii, or

typhoons in Japan go away? If taxes were intended to be used for behavior modification, we’d have no smokers, no income (since income tax is one of the highest) and all the breweries would have shut down because everyone stopped imbibing! (47 per cent of the price of beer is tax, folks). On road repairs and improvements, people know that good traffic flow is a plus, not just for comfort, but for time. The less time a vehicle is running, the less fuel is used (if Mr. Paramor wants to go out and police every person with a heavy foot, be my guest). And the comment that Tories believe “we should strive to use more fossil fuels at every opportunity” is an outright lie, and insulting. We’re all neighbours and we all want to be sensible, frugal and kind to the environment. Hydro serves us well, but solar and wind power have proven to be expensive and insufficient in many regions they’ve been tried; they can’t heat a farm house through a prairie winter, let alone power a city of 3 million, like Toronto. Until we have a viable alternative, we must use gasoline, natural gas, diesel and jet fuels. And any alternative should arise through free markets, not punitive laws. New pipelines come under this same heading. They will allow increased transport volume and would be built by now were it not for the quagmire of activism and obstruction posed by those who stand to gain from the delay. Mr. Paramor’s complaint that the lack of progress is somehow the Tories’ fault is incorrect. Canada has become a country of judicial activism, meaning judges’ decisions pre-empt provincial and federal processes. Activists and special interest groups know this

quite well and are using it to their advantage, not only on matters of natural resource development, but on social issues as well. As for safety and the environment, one disaster says it all: Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. Paramor’s question on the debt and deficit is a good one, since a country’s financial solvency affects its ability to provide services. Since 1867, it has been increasing exponentially, but comparison spreadsheets will never make the front pages of the news. Mr. Scheer and the upcoming Conservative MPs, if elected, will do their level best and should be judged on their own merit. However, since Trudeau has been in power four years now, the question of fiscal responsibility must fall squarely on his shoulders. It is pointless to blame the 2019 deficit on the past 100 years of spending. What has Trudeau achieved with our tax dollars? Legalized recreational pot and the carbon tax. A totally unnecessary pipeline buyout—it was privately funded. Even broader charter legislation, designed to pad the pockets of lawyers for generations to come. Billions in foreign aid, while First Nations, seniors and farmers do without. And let’s not forget multiple taxpayer-paid family vacations, several ethics breaches, the blackface that made him a laughing stock internationally and, worst of all for Trudeau’s feminist brand, throwing out two female MPs when they wouldn’t tow his line. Canadians deserve better than this. By the way, if Mr. Paramor would like the full Conservative Party platform, he can easily go to their website at www.conservative.ca. Good luck to Mr. Scheer on Oct. 21. Lenora Buffi Neepawa, MB

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You and your health

advice for a healthier lifestyle

Low back pain– causes and treatments

By Dr. Mark Perrett BSCs DC Chiropractor

Stiff back? Spasms in your spine? Pain going down your leg? Low back pain is in the top three causes of disability in the world. An acute low back pain episode will affect about 80 per cent of us sometime in our lives and is one of the top reasons of time loss at work. According to the Canadian Chiropractic Association, it is estimated that the medical costs in Canada related to low back pain range between 6 and 12 billion dollars annually! Causes of low back pain Low back pain is a complicated, multi factorial problem that often involves a trauma or long term additive stressors. There is a strong correlation between sedentary lifestyle and increased risk of

low back pain. Most people are sitting over seven hours a day and this leads to deconditioning of the muscles of the spine. Sitting is the new smoking, according to some health experts. Our abdominal and hip flexors shorten and weaken with prolonged sitting and our back muscles stretch with the loss of the lumbar curve. With this and the weakening of the legs and core due to not using them, you will end up with a back injury. Sedentary lifestyles lead to obesity and this also has a strong correlation with low back pain risk. Thirdly, heavy or repetitive physical labour increases your risk of back injury. Years of performing repetitive physical tasks cause strengthening of some muscle groups and eventually an imbalance on joints. Lumbar instability can also be a common cause of back pain and can occur

after injury, repetitive microtraumas, pregnancy, or due to arthritic changes in the spine. Treatment of low back pain Acute and sub acute low back pain: The most important thing to do when you have back pain is not to ignore it! Your spine is giving you a signal that something isn’t moving properly. Would you keep driving your car when the “Service Engine Soon” light comes on? The longer you leave it, the more your body compensates and the harder it is for your body to heal itself. Chiropractors are trained as spinal care practitioners that can perform a thorough examination and diagnose and treat your problem. Low back pain treatment guidelines are developed from the best clinical research evidence available and they all

show it is important to: 1. Ice and/or heat your back; 2. Use pain medications to lessen pain; 3. Spinal adjustments or mobilizations; 4. Keep active with your normal daily activities, including work, and use the level of pain as your guide to your limitations; 5. Other therapies can help, including massage, spinal exercises, stretching and acupuncture. Chronic Back Pain: Chronic back pain is described as pain lasting more than three months. Research shows that multi-modal care, including different treatments, and the patient being active, is the most effective treatment. Clinical guidelines are similar to that of acute low back pain, but also include the following: 1. Yoga; 2. Regular exercise to tolerance; 3. Spinal strengthening exercises; 4. Massage and acupuncture; 5. Chiropractic care (two times

a week for four weeks); 6. Non-steroidal medications, spinal injections and muscle relaxants, in some cases.

Prevention of back pain The only well researched treatment to prevent the reoccurrence of back pain is exercises. It is important to have a professional examine your spine and determine if there is any imbalance or weakness in your spine or extremities that could lead to pain. Exercises should start with stretching and a warm up and then lead into working the core area of the back. The intensity of your exercises should depend on your strength level. A progression should occur over time with this, including the addition of an unstable platform, by using a gym ball or half gym ball. Then, the addition of weights should be the next

progression. Six common key low back exercises include: Planking (front and side); Pelvic tilts; Back bridges; Supermans (back extensions); Wall squats; Cross crawls. (Visit neepawachiropractic. com for pictures of these exercises.) Back pain will affect almost all of us at some point in our lives. Get a thorough exam of your spine and learn what you can do to eliminate and prevent your back pain. Get the correct therapy and exercises and help prevent your back pain. Activity Fact: Just getting up for a few minutes every hour from your desk can greatly decrease the negative effects of sitting and help prevent back and neck pain! For more health articles, visit neepawachiropractic.com/blog.

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ers who are realtors. It’s your guarantee of professional conduct and the quality service. Read more about the Realtor Code on the CREA website. • Knowledgeable about developments in real estate: A Realtor can get you the information needed to make an informed decision– comparable prices, neighborhood trends, housing market conditions and more.

• Actively updating education: Through courses, workshops and other professional development, a Realtor maintains a high level of current knowledge about real estate. •Access: Realtors have access to Board MLS Systems, which facilitate the cooperate sale of properties to benefit consumers. Benefits of a Realtor Whether buying or selling a home, you can trust that your Realtor will ensure the transaction is completed

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Feed Your Soul Fashion Show fills the food bank

PHOTOS BY KIRA PATERSON

Feed Your Soul Fashion Show featured outfits from NCMC’s thrif t store (pictured), upcycling demonstrations and some time to shop the new fall/ winter stock. Community Services Director Amanda Naughton-Gale said that the response was even better than they expected. “We thought if we had 50 people, we would be really excited. So when over 60 people showed up, it blew our minds,” she expressed. After the fashion show was over, Naughton-Gale said people shopped like crazy, filling carts, change rooms and even hassling the models to buy the outfits right off them.

O n O c t . 9, N e e p a w a Communit y Minis tries Centre (formerly Neepawa Salvation Army) hosted their inaugural Feed Your Soul Fashion Show. Over 60 people came out for the event, raising $660 for the Neepawa area food bank. About a dozen volunteers, along with the 20 fashion models, also showed up on the days prior to the event to help set up for the show and get the new seasonal stock on display.

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Oct. 1999: Ken Waddell noted that there would not have been a Neepawa Banner without the business sense of his wife Christine, nor without the help of several business people who offered financial backing and moral support. “The list is too long and I wouldn’t want to embarrass anyone or risk leaving someone off the list,” said Waddell, “They know who they are.” He added, “We have been blessed with many friends, a healthy family that consists of two sons and their spouses, four grandchildren and now a grandson-in-law and two great grand sons. I follow the philosophy that to whom much has been given, of whom much is expected.”

The Banner celebrated its 10th year.

October 2014:

The Neepawa Banner celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014. At that time, full time staff included (from left): Sandra Unger, Kate Jackman-Atkinson, John Drinkwater, Eoin Devereux, Kay De’Ath and Diane (Ruzycki) Warner, all of whom still work at the Neepawa Banner & Press.

Ken Waddell has been involved with writing and publishing for 53 years and only plans to retire when his health eventually gives out. He says he wants to work until “about two hours before the funeral.”

2017:

Gloria Kerluke, Donna Falkevitch and Micah Waddell start working at the Banner

July 5, 1993:

Publishes the first edition of the Rivers Banner Gazette-Reporter

Oct. 23, 1989

Kay De’Ath and Kate Jackman-Atkinson start working at the Banner

1990:

Camcorders, now only $1,199!

2011:

Sandra Unger and Betty Pearson start working at the Banner

2013:

1990s:

Helen Drysdale starts writing for the Banner

In the 1990s, it cost $20 for a year’s subscription in Canada or 6 months to the U.S. Today, it costs $60.56 for a year’s subscription in Canada and most of our snowbirds choose an online subscription to stay up to date with Neepawa-area news while they’re away.

2015:

Shannon Robertson starts working at the Banner

2007:

1998:

Rita Friesen starts writing for the Banner

The Banner moved to 272 Hamilton St. This is now the home of ReMax Prairie Mountain.

2006:

Oct. 1999:

Moved to 243 Hamilton St. The building has been home to a Safeway store, Red and White store and a number of other businesses, including Beautiful Plains School Division and Silver Thimble.

Bernie Myker starts working at the Banner

2014:

The Neepawa Banner enters into a management contract with NACTV.

Sept 1, 2015:

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The Neepawa Press began in 1896. It’s been a tradition, a mainstay for Neepawa and area for 119 years. On Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, my wife Christine and I purchased the venerable Neepawa Press. We are pleased to be able to return the paper to being locally owned and operated. Many people were surprised that we, the Waddell family business, was able to purchase a local paper from a large corporation. Some were also surprised to hear we would even want to make such a purchase. Here’s the reason why: we believe in local communities, we have dedicated all our adult lives to this area, having arrived here in 1971. We believe in the news industry and especially newspapers. We also have a lot of faith in social media when it’s properly used. In fact, we spread the news of our purchase of The Neepawa Press on our Facebook account and our website. The news had reached over 7,000 people on Facebook by Friday morning and that was four days ahead of this print edition. So what are the plans for the future? It’s a simple formula. The map on the back page shows it in a graphic format. Press photo by Darren Graham The Neepawa Press will circulate to 3,200 Area Farmers Jim Krzyzaniak and Ken Lindsay banded together to combine a field of Lindsay’s canola east of Neepawa on Thursday afternoon. It’s good to be homes and businesses every Wednesday, itsreminded usual publishing day.breathtaking The Neepawa of the robust, beauty of autumn on display. Banner will continue to go to 8,200 homes and businesses every Friday and the Rivers Banner will continue to distribute to 1,675 homes and businesses every Friday. The myWestman.ca site, our Twitter and Facebook sites all go along as usual and are available 24/7. PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX Christine and I started the Neepawa Dale Brin (left), divisional manager with Glacier Media, turned over the keys to the Neepawa Press on Wednesday, Sept. 2 Banner in 1989 and a few years later, to Ken and Christine Waddell. took over the Rivers Gazette-Reporter, buyer continue the bowling give the for sport the time being Evans the Press in a recent interview. oftold history in that building, which was will be up good thefor community as well. all stay thetosame, as noted in the mapor to under the Rivers By Chase RuttigBanner title. We are very thewillright in Neepawa the Neepawa alley’s futurePress “From people who used to have leagues built in 1932. we planbowling to use the Neepawa on the back page. going forward to a as While proud to be able to say we now own the tradition Neepawa Press Editor newWe generation. been up in air since its closure. to people enjoy It’swho our used hopeto that ourbowling papers on and our asthe a kind of business incubator look forward to serving all ourhasbuilding Neepawa Press. For the advertisers past year and Evans has been Evans is aware Neepawa, of the void Friday nights,internet there isefforts a holewill leftbe inhere a part various serving for downtown wethat are has making print customers The Neepawa papers will both be run readers, left for local bowlers the119 closing of theour community for all peopleThank for aBanners buyer for the al- anbeen For as long as Larry Evans has beenin looking communities forofathese long time. every effort make sureby the years of from both and thebowling Press. It’s out of our 243 Hamilton Street location which hastime beenfor up us for and sale hopefully, since last itof the alley, will hearing stories of There’s bowlersa lot who you wantalltofor continue to bowl, but don’t alive he hasNeepawa. been a major part ofnumbers bowl- ley your past and future support. archives be preserved. interesting downtown The phone

Evans wants bowling alley tradition to continue in Neepawa despite building being up for sale

The Neepawa Banner started without even owning a computer. All we had for equipment was a few folding tables and some sheets of glass to cut, paste and lay out the pages on. Everything was typed up on an electric typewriter and then taken to Brandon, where the copy was re-typed into a Mac Plus computer, printed out and pasted onto large sheets of blue-lined paper. Great assistance was received from Ben Larsen and Resby Coutts at the Manitoba Farm Life newspaper. Bill Chester of the Brandon Sun was a huge help in the early days and extended print credit so the Banner could get started. A few years later, the Banner started printing at Struth Printing (the Killarney Guide) at Killarney, Manitoba. Struth Publishing is a three generation family company that understands the local newspaper industry and has been a huge help to the Banner over the years. Initially, as noted above, columns of print and blocks of advertisements were printed out on bond paper, run through a waxer and cut into pieces and laid on large blue-lined grid sheets. The grid lines were blue, as that colour didn’t show up on the negative that was shot to burn the printing plate. The lay-out sheets, or flats, were then driven to the print shop and the driver waited for the job to be done and bring the papers home. Early years saw no colour on the pages, only black and shades of grey. Later, colour became more common. At the start, black and white photos were shot and developed in an improvised darkroom. After a few years, pictures were shot and then driven to Brandon or Minnedosa to be developed.

ing in Neepawa. Taking over his father’s bowling alley, for over 50 years the Evans family operate the local lanes and gave the sport a home in the community. Larry continuing the legacy that his family began when he was a young boy up until 2014 when he had to make the tough decision to close operations of the alley and put the building up for sale due to health reasons. Now Evans is trying to sell the alley to

The Banner had an opportunity to sell out to a corporate newspaper chain in 2007, but turned it down. The people brokering the deal advised Ken Waddell to “evaluate his options, as when a corporation buys only one paper (in this case the Neepawa Press) and not the other, conditions change.” The clear implication was that the corporate paper chain would put the independent paper out of business. Eight years later, in 2015, the tables turned and the corporation sold to the Banner.

Leader in the field The Neepawa Banner was the first rural weekly to buy a digital camera and the first to go to whole page pagination (computerized page set up). It was a big time saver, as is sending pages directly over the internet to Killarney to be printed. Now, a driver leaves for Killarney at the same time the paper is sent by internet and by the time he arrives at the printing plant, the paper is pretty much ready to load for the trip home. Right: This Macintosh Plus, which came with a carry bag can be seen at the Banner office.

spring, but as summer ends the building is still sitting empty and the former owner/operator of the lanes is trying to be proactive in the search for the right group to take on the return of bowling to the community. The closing of the lane leaving a void for the various groups that used the alley, from recreational bowlers to bowlers who played in leagues on teams all faced with a tough decision to travel to local alleys outside of Neepawa

who once were regulars in Neepawa going to Minnedosa to resume their leagues or just to continue to simply bowl. The former owner mentioning that he feels the public still want a bowling alley in town giving a market for potential new owners to tap into if someone wants to purchase and reopen the facility. “Since the bowling lane has closed I have been told by countless people on how much it is missed in the community,”

Sold River Banner (Gazette-Reporter) to grandson Micah Waddell.

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2015:

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The Neepawa Banner & Press prepares to enter its 30th year of publication with a circulation of 8,130 copies. The Banner employes 10 full-time and 7 part-time staff.

have the option since I had to make the decision to close and put the alley up for sale due to my health concerns that have placed me into retirement.” “It is something that was a big part of the community and now I am looking for someone or a way to continue the tradition of bowling in town through selling the building to the right interested group.” Continued to page 2

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They got their start at the Banner! Rod Nickel had some of his earliest journalism experience with the Banner and went on to work at the Brandon Sun, the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix and Reuters. Dale Hunter spent a year or so at the Banner as an ad salesman and went on to a career in TV.

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Neil Strohschein starts writing for the Banner

Mae Branson, Cassandra Wehrhahn and Kira Paterson start working at the Banner

John Drinkwater and Matthew Gagnon start working at the Banner

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1989:

July 1990

2018:

2008:

Vol. 1, Issue 1 of the Neepawa Banner is published. The business operated out of 388 Mountain Ave., (the current location of TimTom’s). The paper started with a staff of four and a circulation of 3,000 copies. From the start, Opinion was an important part of the Banner’s success– along with news and ads.

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The Banner celebrated its 10th year.

October 2014:

2017:

Gloria Kerluke, Donna Falkevitch and Micah Waddell start working at the Banner

July 5, 1993:

Publishes the first edition of the Rivers Banner Gazette-Reporter

Oct. 23, 1989

Kay De’Ath and Kate Jackman-Atkinson start working at the Banner

1990:

Camcorders, now only $1,199!

2011:

Sandra Unger and Betty Pearson start working at the Banner

2013:

1990s:

Helen Drysdale starts writing for the Banner

2015:

Shannon Robertson starts working at the Banner

2007:

1998:

Rita Friesen starts writing for the Banner

The Banner moved to 272 Hamilton St. This is now the home of ReMax Prairie Mountain.

2006:

Oct. 1999:

Moved to 243 Hamilton St. The building has been home to a Safeway store, Red and White store and a number of other businesses, including Beautiful Plains School Division and Silver Thimble.

Bernie Myker starts working at the Banner

2014:

The Neepawa Banner enters into a management contract with NACTV.

Sept 1, 2015:

Purchased the Neepawa Press Linda's Diner

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Evans wants bowling alley tradition to continue in Neepawa despite building being up for sale

Sold River Banner (Gazette-Reporter) to grandson Micah Waddell.

GillGill & Schmall & Schmall Agencies Agencies

Waddells buy The Neepawa Press

Volume 120, No. 14

April 1, 2018:

2015:

Eoin Devereux and Diane Warner start working at the Banner

BREAKFAST ALL DAY

The early years

The Neepawa Banner & Press prepares to enter its 30th year of publication with a circulation of 8,130 copies. The Banner employes 10 full-time and 7 part-time staff.

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Moved to 275 Hamilton St. (currently the Neepawa Town Office)

Neil Strohschein starts writing for the Banner

Mae Branson, Cassandra Wehrhahn and Kira Paterson start working at the Banner

John Drinkwater and Matthew Gagnon start working at the Banner

Mid 1990s:

1989:

July 1990

2018:

2008:

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he 2004 Neepawa and Area Lily festival was a success on the streets and on the books. Reporting to the Annual General Meeting on Monday night treasurer Dave Bennet presented a summary year end statement that showed the festival events showed a small profit and the full year operations showed a profit of $8268 on a revenue of $60,911. Bennet cautioned that some of the financial success of the festival is dependent on grants from the three levels of government. “ We’ve had provincial grants for two years now and we may not get that every year and this year we got two bingos ( from Manitoba Lotteries) to work at and we can’t reapply until 2006. The bingos generated $3000.” In addition, the Festival suffered a major body blow this past fall when the Town of Neepawa severed the Community Coordinator position. That position had been held three years ago by Bennet and for the last two years, by Brad Meyers of Arden. The co-ordinator staffed the office, attended trade shows and helped co-ordinate volunteer activities, working for the Town of Neepawa on behalf of the Lily Festival, the chamber of commerce and the town’s tourism initiatives. Lily Festival chair, Ken Waddell said, “We’ve taken a real hit with the loss of the coordinator. We have also committed an additional $10,000 to fund the Administrator position.” The Festival executive and board decided to staff the office for two

days per week year round and full-time from June 15 to July 31, 2005 to make up for the loss of the coordinator’s input. “ I doubt we’ll get that money back from the Town. Waddell said that he’s had some suggestions from people as to how to compensate for the lost funding and the increased cost of administering the Festival. After the Festival, a volunteer appreciation evening was held and over forty suggestions came forward about things to keep and things to improve upon for the Festival. “One of the strongest suggestions was that we raise the three day pass from $10 to $20. That’s one thing we will have to grapple with but in the context of three days of entertainment and events $20 isn’t too bad especially compared to other events at other locations. This past weekend we had a great fundraiser (the Ivanka show) and the ticket for a two hour show was $15 by itself so three days for $10 is perhaps too good a bargain. We’ll have to make board decision and see where it goes.” The Lily Festival board is made up of an executive and a number of volunteers. At the AGM, Waddell was returned as president for his third term. Eleanor Nicholson is past chair and will take on a second term as Marketing Department head. Nicholson chaired or co-chaired the first six Festivals. Hector Swanson will head the Finance Department again, Marg Van Buskirk, the Festival Department, Brent Hunter, the Lily Development department. Dave Bennet returns as Treasurer and Julie Barilla as Recording Secretary. The Lily Festival is looking for a Vice-chair person and wishes to establish a department for facilities and property.

The AGM only dealt with business up to and including the September 30 year end but the Festival did hold a fund raiser with comedian Ivanka on the day before the AGM. Bennet brought a preliminary report on the Ivanka event which showed to a sell out Roxy Theatre crowd of 409 for the afternoon show and 219 for the evening show. The show generated a profit of a $4000.

15TH YEAR

Photo winners Lily Festival photo contest winner Jenna Payjack received her prize from Dave Laflar of Neepawa’s McDonalds Restaurant. McDonalds is one of the contest sponsors

Job well done

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Cold, dry and windy was pretty much the way harvest went this year. The same conditions prevailed at the old time threshing demonstration on Art Gibson’s farm, 8 miles south of Neepawa on Sunday. The horses looked great and while the equipment suffered a few breakdowns, all in all it was a good show and the harvesting got done. Here Garnet Rose is adjusting the separator while a patient team of horses looks on waiting for instructions.

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ull completion may still be six months away, but council and the media were given the opportunity to tour Neepawa’s new $23.6 million industrial wastewater treatment plant last week. The new plant, located northwest of the Springhill Farms processing plant, will treat wastewater from that plant and any future industrial users to the east of town. The tour was given by project co-ordinator Robert Pellerin of Bird Construction, the project’s general contractor. With an average day’s site-wide crew of 40 to 50 members, the construction site is a busy place. The new plant uses a process similar to the one used in Brandon’s new wastewater treatment plant. It’s a process which is common in Europe, but is still new to North America. Pellerin explained, “North America is behind European standards, we’re playing catch-up.” Neepawa mayor Bob Durston added that North America’s less densely populated land base has meant that processes such as lagoons, which are cheaper, can more easily be used. The processes used in this plant will be used elsewhere on the continent in the future. Pellerin said, “A lot of places in Canada are operating underneath Canadian standards.” Durston said, “This is a state of the art facility... It’s setting new standards for industrial wastewater treatment.” Wastewater from the Springhill plant rst enters the process in the pre-treatment building. The water will rst ow through a drum with screen, which is the rst step of removing solids from the water. The water then undergoes a DAF (dissolved air otation) process which Pellerin explains, “shakes out thicker material”. It then goes through

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Winnipegger Sierra Noble, a folk and pop ddler, was one of the performers last Saturday at Manitoba Showcase CONTACT. The event was hosted by the Manitoba Arts Network and organized locally by the VCC. the sludge compactor, a centrifuge which squeezes out remaining liquid and then turns the remaining sludge into compost. The water then proceeds into the ow attenuation tank, which stores the water to ensure to that an even ow of water is fed into the subsequent processes. This tank is insulated and has a domed lid to retain heat during the winter. The water will then ow into the anoxic tank where initial treatment of the water will take place. After that, the water will be treated in two aeration tanks. The aeration tanks bubble oxygen through the water

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which removes mold and bacteria. The final screening process involves the water entering the membrane building where it is treated in two large membrane tanks. Pellerin said that when it comes to the composition of the membranes themselves, “they’re patented, we don’t know what the membranes are made of”. Following the membrane filtration, the water undergoes UV disinfection. At this point, Pellerin said, “It’s 100 per cent pure.” The water will be recycled through the Springhill plant. The water’s exact uses haven’t been de-

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termined but one will likely include the truck wash. Neepawa utility chair Wendy Menzies said, “Part of [Springhill’s] planning is to be as economical as possible with the processes.” While the treatment process is complex, operating the plant won’t be. Pellerin said, “The plant will be 100 per cent automated... Someone can control it from anywhere.” The plant will have manual overrides which can be operated by the plant’s onsite operators. Ground was broken for the plant last June and Pellerin said they spent a few months doing underground

work, including laying over a mile of underground piping. The construction is expected to be complete in mid-December, however the commissioning process is expected to take four to ve months. With the operating system, Pellerin said they have to, “check, double check and sync the software” before the plant can put into operation. The total cost of the plant is estimated to be $23.6 million. The Town’s portion is $1.5 million, $11.8 million is being funded through various federal and provincial government programs and the remainder will be covered by Springhill Farms.

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Pulling off the tarp to unveil the new sign were HRCC staff Pamela Lewis, Sheena Kopytko and Jennifer Meloney and children Easton Buydens, Hayden Kinley, Lukas Kopp, Onyx Halashewski and Alex Ferguson. By Kate Jackman-Atkinson The Neepawa BaNNer Parents and children were all smiles last Friday as the Happy Rock Children Centre unveiled their plans to build a new daycare in Gladstone. Currently operating out the the basement of the Seven Regions Health Centre, the group has been working towards their long-term plan of building a new facility that will better meet their needs. Having recently purchased property for the new centre, on Oct. 10, children and staff from the centre helped to unveil a sign outlining building plans as well as fundraising goals. A tree was also planted in what will be the playground.

HRCC has been operating out of their current location for 25 years, but as enrolment has increased and standards have changed, board chair Sandi Kinley explained that they have outgrown their current location. Their current space has a number of limitations, it lacks natural light, has no kitchen facilities in which to prepare snacks and has an insufficient napping area. “It’s time to upgrade,” she said. Currently, the centre is licensed for eight infants, 20 preschoolers and four school-age children. In addition to better meeting provincial guidelines, a new facility will allow them to slightly increase enrolment. The new location, beside the elementary school, will also

allow the centre to offer afterschool programs should there be a demand. RM of Westbourne reeve David Single sits on the HRCC Building committee, which is made up of parents as well as representatives from municipal government and local service clubs. Single explained that they looked at a number of sites over the past two years, but chose the new site because of its location. Kinley explains that construction of the new centre is two to three years away, depending on how quickly they can fundraise. The project is expected to cost between $500,000 and $600,000 and Kinley said that between savings and past fundraisers, they have about $100,000 so far.

HRCC director Jennifer Meloney helped Onyx Halashewski put dirt around a tree. The tree was planted in what will be the playground of the new centre.