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On Nov. 14, crews from the Town of Neepawa were busy hanging decorations around the downtown core. A few new light shapes have been added to the mix, including a jolly snowman (pictured). The lights will help add to the festive atmosphere during the annual Santa C lau s p ar ade, to b e held Nov. 23. It’s just o n e o f m a ny eve n t s being held around the region in the coming weeks, including a tree lighting and carolling in Gladstone on Nov. 22 and the Minnedosa Santa Parade on Dec. 6.

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Providing equal opportunities for those with disabilities Touchwood Park Association serving the community for over 50 years

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press From a school to a multi-faceted organization, Touchwood Park Association Inc. has been evolving over the last half century to meet its clients’ unique needs. The organization originally formed as a board of directors, to open a school for children with developmental and intellectual disabilities. In 1969, after the Beautiful Plains School Division assumed responsibility of the school, the organization turned its attention to the next area of need, programming for adults. The first adult program started in 1969, teaching handicrafts. Fifty years later, the organization evolved into what it is today– an incorporated association that offers housing, training, activities and assistance with everyday needs for adults with varying levels of developmental disabilities.

The history of Touchwood At its inception in 1969, the organization had five individuals from Neepawa and surrounding communities enroled in its training program, with one hired staff who taught them. According to Neepawa Press records, their first program was initially hosted by the

local Salvation Army, offering a space to work on handicrafts and socialize for one evening a week. This program proved so successful, it was decided to make it into an all-day program, running five days a week.

To accommodate the fulltime hours, the centre was moved to the basement of the Odd Fellows Hall, on the corner of Mountain Ave. and Mill St. In 1970, enrolment in the program had increased dramatically and the board found they needed more space. The group was able to obtain an old airport building from the Portage la Prairie area and property from the Town of Neepawa and from there, they started work on creating a space for all sorts of training activities to help clients learn work, social and life skills needed to live a more independent life. Because the group originally wasn’t government funded, they depended on the community for donations of furniture, equipment and money to get the centre ready for use. After completing renovations necessary to the former airport building, Touchwood’s new program facility, called the Occupational Activities Centre (OAC), officially opened on the north end of town, just east of the Yellowhead Centre.

At the OAC, residents

Touchwood’s Mountain Ave. activities centre has all kinds of items for sale that the clients helped make.

The proceeds go towards funding their programs.

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At the Occupational Activities Centre, Touchwood clients can take part in a variety of crafts and games to help them maintain and develop certain skills.

Keith (pictured) was recently weaving a scarf out of yarn, an activity which maintains fine motor skills.

were instructed in a number of crafts and skills, as well as games that help develop and maintain skills like math, reading and fine motor skills. Some of the projects they worked on were available for purchase, with the money going to help fund the programming.

Shortly after opening their dedicated activities centre, the g roup announced plans to start a temporary residence program.

In 1978, their first residence officially opened, just across the street from the OAC, offering eight trainees at a time the opportunity to live together with two live-in training staff. This was the very first training residence in Manitoba. Cheryl McLaughlin, director of services for residences, has been with Touchood for 33 years and noted that the training residence functioned quite differently in the early days of the program from how it works now. “We actually had schedules, like in a classroom,” she explained.

“Forty-five minutes [on one activity], then switch and go to another department.

There was five teachers and you’d go through the day, get to your class, then you go to the next one and the next one and you had a break.

It was very structured.” The training residence was to be temporary, with stays last-

ing from two to five years, so that Touchwood could serve more people once the first residents were ready to move out.

Another supported independent living residence was established four years later. Then, in 1994, the first group home was established, for those with higher needs who wouldn’t be candidates for independent living. The group homes offer assisted living on a long term basis.

Touchwood today At present, t he association looks after 12 group homes, three semiindependent apartments, three independent living homes, as well as two activities centres and a storage building on Highway 16. They also have their administration office at 296 Mountain Ave. One of their activities centres is the original OAC building, with their second located right next door to the ad-

ministration office, having moved from a building on Highway 16 five years ago.

Touchwood now supports 53 individuals, all of whom are involved in the day program. Of those, 32 are in one of the residences supported by Touchwood, 19 live independently within the community and the rest live with family.

As a business, Touchwood has 87 staff, with a $4 million annual budget, provided by the Province of Manitoba and supplemented by their many fundraising efforts. Staff include live-in workers at the residences; supported independent living staff, who help clients for a few hours a day or week as needed; as well as the directors of services for the day programming, residences and activities. “If you get past HyLife, schools, hospitals, personal care homes, who else has [almost] 90 employees? We’re a big player [in the community],” noted Blake McCutcheon, president of the Touchwood board of directors.

One reason Touchwood has become such a big part of the community is that the program is unique and attracts people from across the region. “I probably almost do a tour [of the facilities] a month, lately,” said Holly Pankratz, director of services for day programming.

“It’s people coming from Brandon, or Ste. Rose or up north and they see something in the training facility, or they see the growing community that they want to be a part of, or they see the day program.” “We’re becoming very unique in the fact that most community based organizations are shrinking... As [other communities’] individuals are aging out, they’re actually not replacing their homes, they’re closing. So Touchwood is one of the few [growing] rural based facilities that I can think of,

especially north of the #1 Highway,” McCutcheon added.

Growing pains Touchwood continues to grow within the community, however, the growth doesn’t come without its challenges. “People coming into the day programs now are more people with physical disabilities. So that’s the challenge for Touchwood, to provide that service,” noted Linda Henton, director of services for residential and community living. “The same as our homes, our people that have been with [Touchwood] for 30 years are now aging.

So we’re finding that we have to accommodate their home, to meet their medical needs. Because we don’t want to see them going to a care home at 50, so we’re trying to provide that.”

“It’s definitely a time of changing,” agreed Pankratz, adding, “When it comes to programming, f inding a creative way to support and engage the 21-year-old just out of school, and the almost 80-year-olds... it’s kind of a challenge we face, to be creative in our programming so that it appeals to everyone in different ways.

They do have a choice to what they do, but that’s why we offer so much to try and interest a variety of abilities as well as the age groups.”

Providing support and opportunity Although the organization started with the intent to educate individuals who, at the time, had no access to education, it’s now developed into programming that helps equip individuals with life skills so that they can become more independent, feel like they have a purpose and even have more self esteem.

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Clear Lake, RMNP pick up three Manitoba Tourism Awards The 21st annual Manitoba Tourism Awards took place on Sept. 19 at The MET in Winnipeg. Three awards were claimed by organizations and individuals f rom the Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP) area. Left: The Aspiring Youth Award winner was Megan Dudeck .

Her promotion and marketing work with Parks Canada in RMNP e l e v a t e d t h e p a r k ’s campaigns and events and visitation to RMNP has continued to increase. Middle: The Partnership Award winner was Third + Bird Clear Lake Summer Market. Clear Lake Country and Third + Bird partnered to create the first ever Third + Bird market outside of Winnipeg. Pictured from left, Karly McRae (Clear Lake Country), Chandra Kremski and Charla Smeall (Third + Bird).

Right: The Award of Distinction - Ambassador went to Karly McRae, of Clear Lake Country. At the age of 30, she became the owner of Lakehouse Properties. McRae is also the chair and founder of the successful Clear Lake Country destination marketing organization. Pictured from left, Barry Remple (President and CEO of Winnipeg Airports Authority), Stuart Murray (Travel Manitoba Board Chair), Karly McRae, Honourable Blaine Pedersen (Minister Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade).

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Minnedosa comedy an artistic success The Minnedosa Drama Club’s produc tion of the play Ar tifice was performed over three days, from Nov. 6 to 8, at the Minnedosa Community Conference Centre.

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Above: The Minnedosa Drama Club cast of Artifice pose at the end of their Nov. 6 performance. Pictured standing, from left: Luke Palson, Dan Voth. Sitting, from left: Bonnie Michaudville, Shanna Turnbull, Nicole McLenehan, Jamie Willis, Brittany MacDonald and John Earle.

Left: This foyer decor was created by Julie Gilchrist and was on display during the days of the Minnedosa Drama Club presentation of Artifice.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Is anyone spending money?

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by Chad Carpenter

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What will Alberta do?

W hat will Alberta do in light of the recent federal election? They elected only Conservative Party of Canada MPs, except for one propipeline NDP guy in Edmonton.

Saskatchewan elected only CPC MPs. Manitoba and BC decreased their Liberal numbers. There has been a lot of discussion in Alberta.

Even before the election took place, there was a lot of rumbling about Alberta separation.

After the election, a separation movement, called Wexit, really fired up. Some meetings have already been held and the one in Calgary reportedly had 1,700 people in attendance. Most, but not all, of those in attendance seem determined to take Alberta out of confederation. They are angry and with just cause. The federal Liberals have done just about all they can to destroy Alberta’s economy by stopping pipeline expansion and not addressing the huge inequities in the equalization formula.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column on the equalization formula, that showed that for many years now, Alberta, Saskatchewan, BC and Newfoundland have been subsidizing the other provinces.

Quebec will get $12 billion this year and Manitoba $2 billion.

The leader of the Bloc Quebecois, M. Blanchet, says that Alberta doesn’t actually cut a cheque to Quebec and technically, he is correct. The federal government collects taxes across Canada and takes some of those taxes and sends cheques to the “have-not” provinces. The point that M. Blanchet conveniently skips over is that if Quebec didn’t get that cheque, then federal taxes could be $12 billion lower in all provinces, but it would have a major impact in neepawa

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Manitoba is no angel in this whole process either, as it benefits to the tune of $2 billion per year as a “have-not” province. PC premier, Brian Pallister, has long said that Manitoba needs to become a “have” province. Pallister is correct and the PC policies seem to have the province headed in that direction. That Manitoba can’t yet pay its own way is a disgrace that must be overcome and it will only come by way of private investment. Manitoba needs more hog production, cattle production, mining, crop production and processing. It also needs an energy transportation corridor to Churchill that includes not only an upgraded railroad, but a highway, a power line and an oil pipeline, to get western oil to a deep sea port to supply eastern Canada and foreign markets.

I attended Economic Education Association of Alberta conference in Red Deer last week. Twenty or more speakers presented on their areas of expertise, from separation, to the constitution, to climate change. If the conference were to be summarized, one could say the feeling was, “Separation if necessary, but not necessarily separation.” It was a gruelling two days, but the collective opinion seemed to be that Alberta should

have its own pension plan, like Quebec has had for years, and its own police force, like Ontario has had for decades.

Many Albertans are upset that the Canada Pension Plan invests in many foreign ventures, some of which are questionable, at best. The obvious desire would be that CPP invest in Canada, be it private or public ventures, for the good of Canadians. The overall feeling of the conference was that many steps, such as policing and pension plan, be put in place and “if” separation becomes the right or necessary option, a lot of things will already be in place. Alberta separation was likened to a marriage and divorce. As messy as a divorce can be, it’s best to have the conditions all agreed to and in place before it goes to court.

Whether Alberta separates or not, and whether Saskatchewan and Manitoba go with them, remains to be seen. One thing is for certain, the current situation is not sustainable from either an economic or political point of view.

There will be changes coming.

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heard a couple of concerning stories over the last week. It started with a large Westman supply place, the kind of place that sells to commercial customers and farmers and all the sorts of people that drive economic activity in the region. The staff there were talking about how quiet it had MY been lately. No PERSPECTIVE one was spending money.

The next story was from Kate an employee at Jackman-Atkinson a large commercial contractor.

Most of their crew had been laid That’s before we off and those that weren’t, were expecting to be, as soon as their even get to current project was over. There were no new jobs lined up, the farmers, who across work they usually kept busy with the board saw a over the winter wouldn’t be happretty rough year. pening this winter. Not that they weren’t doing it, no one was. No one was spending money.

That’s before we even get to farmers, who across the board saw a pretty rough year. On the cattle side, another dry year has meant that since mid summer, cattle producers have been trying to find alternate feed sources. Many are selling off animals because they lack the necessary feed.

The story isn’t much better on the crop side. According to Manitoba Agriculture’s end of season report, on Nov. 12, harvest was 91 per cent complete. Two weeks before, it was only 85 per cent complete, compared to 97 per cent complete at the end of October 2018. The crops still behind on harvest include some important ones, such as potatoes, which were 67 per cent completed

by Nov. 12, and grain corn, which was just 47 per cent complete.

It’s not been an optimistic year— right from the start, this year’s harvest progress has been below the three year average. Many are finally getting wrapped up, thanks to some decent weather, but it’s expected that some crops will spend the winter out in the fields. Not only has getting the crops in been a challenge, the Thanksgiving snow storm and overall wet fall have resulted in lower yields, lower quality and storage issues.

Farmers can generally be relied upon to spend money when they have it, but with many facing a second or third year of poor growing conditions, rural communities will feel the impact. No one is spending money. On the ground, we might be facing a perfect storm, showing the interconnectedness of our economy.

The question that remains is how extensive this downturn will be. We know it’s not entirely isolated— just before the weekend, CN Rail announced they would be cutting 1,600 jobs due to falling freight volumes and a slowing economy.

The impact is starting to show up in national statistics too.

Statistics Canada registered a small increase in unemployment numbers for Manitoba in October. Compared to September, the province lost over 7,000 full time jobs. Nationally, employment among men of core working age, 25 to 54 years old, fell in October, wiping out any gains made in September.

Since July, more than 35 central banks in advanced and emerging economies have dropped key rates in the face of slowing economic growth and low inflation. However, at the end of October, the Bank of Canada announced that they wouldn’t drop their prime rate, one of the few central banks in a developed country to not do so. I’m no economist, but the evidence is mounting that we could be seeing some tougher times, just how tough is yet to be seen.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

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A hard lesson to learn Observation

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lmost since it was written, the 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians has been called the “Love Chapter” of the Bible– and for good reason.

Nowhere else in the entire Bible will we find such a detailed description of true love.

But that’s not all this chapter contains. Tucked neatly in the middle of this word picture is a verse that reveals a lesson every new parent has had to learn.

“When I was a child,” St. Paul wrote, “I spoke like a child, I thought like a child (and) I reasoned like a child.” (1 Corinthians 13:11a) That’s been a human trait since the beginning of time. Children can’t be expected to think like adults because they aren’t adults– they are children.

So from the moment they enter our homes, we have, at the most, 18 years to prepare those beautiful little bundles of joy to face life in a world that can, at times, be violent, mean, unjust, unfair, hostile, cruel and sometimes deadly.

This job is not for the

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Neil Strohschein faint of heart. Nor is it a job we can assign to someone else. It’s part of being a parent. Society expects us to teach our children how to be loving and caring people who will work together to create a loving and caring world.

But this involves taking risks. To do this job effectively, we must allow our children the freedom to venture out on their own, to make decisions (sometimes childish ones) and to make mistakes. For that is the only way that they will learn to recognize the unsavoury elements of society and stay away from activities and people who could do them harm.

I often think of children as young trees that are uprooted from a nursery and planted in a new location.

Initially, they cannot stand

on their own. The slightest breeze can topple them. So an expert gardener will attach support cables to newly planted trees. They are loose enough to allow the tree to be buffeted by strong winds, but tight enough to keep them from being blown over and destroyed.

The buffeting it receives triggers a response in a newly planted tree. Instead of growing bigger branches and more leaves, it sends its roots deep into the soil into which it has been planted.

In a couple of years, the support cables can be removed. The tree’s roots are now sufficiently developed so that it can stand on its own, without additional support.

The same is true of children. In their early years, they learn the basics– how

to eat, how to talk, how to walk, how to live under the authority of their parents and how to work with their siblings to do chores, accomplish tasks and complete projects in their homes.

Then they venture out to school and find themselves in an environment where what they have been taught is challenged by their peers and sometimes by their teachers. This can be very unsettling for children and quite upsetting for their parents. But facing and dealing with these challenges will help children decide for themselves what they believe and what values, ethics and moral standards will govern their lives once they leave home.

They will face additional challenges. But we need not fear. If we have done our job to the best of our abilities, God will do the rest. He will watch over our children after they leave our homes. He will guide them and with his help, they will steer clear of dangers and achieve things that will amaze us all.

I hired a maid

t isn’t often that I succumb to the temptation to have someone do my house work. Little things were once again piling up and, for me, an uncluttered environment allows me to be more productive. Some days, it is about productivity and some days, I coast.

Entering a busier than usual season, I needed an uncluttered mind.

The details were varied, but detailed. The dogs’ room needed attention.

They both use a dish called a slow bowl, a maze like dish that slows down their eating. Let’s face it, Miss Daisy inhales her food no matter how its presented, but her dish slows her down, and if I switch and she uses Hoover’s, well, he has half a chance of finishing first. I digress. These dishes get really cruddy.

It requires a hot soak and painstaking scrubby to get all the curves and corners clean. And their bed cov-

HOMEBODIES Rita Friesen

ers– yes, plural– needed laundering and the mattress aired. That was one project.

The chandeliers needed to be cleaned. The simplest possible method is to place heavy towels or plastic under them and spray them with a magic solution that requires no wipe down.

Really simple. It just has to be done– and there are three of them.

My office, an accumulation of books that are piled with precision and purpose– reference books, books to be read, books to be shared or returned and another for more books whose fate has not been decided. My office desk is a decommissioned communion table, so it is sturdy

and ample. The glass top needed to be found and cleaned– coffee cup rings, traces of sticky foods, general dust and grime. There is little hope for a magazine photo finish, but anything has got to be better.

The spare room has become the repository for the flotsam and jetsam of daily life. The sort of thing that out of sight is almost out of mind. Guests are coming and the bed must needs be found. Packaging of give aways, sorting and sifting– almost as daunting as the books in my office!

While one is in the room, one might as well catch the fur balls under the bed and air the closet.

Time to clean the dishwasher. Not visible, but one

of those niggling chores that should be done. Ten minutes with no interruptions should cover that, however, while you are in the kitchen, the fact that the stove top needs to be cleaned becomes evident and while one is at it, move the fridge and clean behind it. Finish up that room by cleaning the sink and a bit of soda and vinegar down the drain.

Time left over? Vacuum the living room furniture, fluff the pillows and swab the floors. Then the dusting of the mantle becomes glaring and demands removal. Dog breath on the window next, and that is a never ending job, for they watch not only for me, but any moving object, including the squirrel that drives them crazy.

Day spent, jobs well done. I commend the maid for her diligence, and as wages, I take myself out for supper.

By Addy Oberlin ave you ever felt embarrassed? We received about 10 cm of snow. This happened on the Saturday, just before the long weekend. I wanted to be brave and went to my commitment on the Tuesday. Going down there was no problem, but coming home, I did not realize that this street was climbing and with all the snow and ruts, I got stuck. It is only a little car with front-wheel drive and it decided not to move, either forwards or backwards.

There I was, sitting in the middle of the road and praying that nobody would come flying around the corner above me and hit me square on. What came around the corner slowly was the garbage truck, with two young strong men and they came to my rescue with the help of a local neighbour.

These men were a godsend and had to be there at that moment. They only come there once a week. Yes, they were my saving angels. I felt embarrassed, but I know God will supply our needs and we can thank Him and praise Him for His constant care for us, if we want Him to.

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Thumbs up, thumbs down Thumbs up to Dregers Plumbing for the prompt, professional service on Nov. 11, when my furnace was not working.

It was a learning experience.

Did you know that the temperature control for your furnace has batteries?

I did not. The batteries had not been replaced since before Allan passed away three years ago and were corroded.

I will now change those batteries in the fall when the time changes. Thanks again, Ralph, for your courteous service.

Helen Drysdale Neepawa, MB Regarding the article in last week’s Banner entitled, “It was like a water fall”: Thumbs down to Neepawa’s land developer, house builders, the Town of Neepawa and the building inspector for no overland drainage plans.

According to the province of Manitoba subdivision resource guide, there should be engineer’s plans for water drainage with all new homes being built. It is a sad state of affairs in our growing community when none of the people in charge follow rules, care about what is being done or not done and have no remorse for the lives they effect. It is not rocket science, water needs a place to flow.

Helen Drysdale Neepawa, MB Thumbs up, Don Cherry!

Don Cherry is correct; far too many Canadians of all ethnic groups consider Remembrance Day as just another statutory holiday. When 100 per cent of Canadians stop for two minutes on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to remember, then, and only then, will we as the country of Canada have grown up.

Tell me, why not? Are we all not free to do what we wish? Freedom has a price and many Canadians have paid the price! Never, never, never forget.

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Please send it our way. Submissions must include a name and must be under 100 words.

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Helen Drysdale out of helen’s kitchen

Kentucky

Kentucky is a Southern state, often referred to as the Bluegrass State, so named for the grass found in many of its pastures. The landscape is diverse, with mountains, hills and broad river valleys, the world’s longest cave system at Mammoth Cave National Park with more than 643 km of caves to be explored. Kentucky has six national parks, 46 state parks and hundreds of recreational, natural, historic and cultural attractions. At the Daniel Boone National Forest, you will find stone arches, sandstone cliffs and stunning rock formations that attract hikers and rock climbers. Kentucky is the birthplace of bourbon and today, they make 95 per cent of the world’s bourbon. Bourbon is at least 51 per cent corn and aged in new, charred oak barrels for at least two years. On the famed Bourbon Trail, one can “discover the story inside every bottle”, by visiting the distilleries of Kentucky. The Kentucky Derby’s long history began in 1872. Dubbed the “Run for the Roses,” it is a 1.25 mile long race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. The Kentucky Derby draws an average of 150,000 visitors each year. Kentucky flourishes in travel opportunities, making tourism the state’s third largest industry.

Native American tribes, including the Cherokee, Shawnee, Chickasaw and Yuchi, used Kentucky mainly as their hunting grounds. Although British settlers were looking for new land to the west, few had ventured into Kentucky because it was so difficult to cross the Appalachian Mountains. Soon, a pass was discovered through the mountains, with the help of frontiersman Daniel Boone, and along came the settlers. However, these first settlers would suffer at the hands of the Native Americans, who were angry at the intrusion upon their hunting grounds. There were various battles over a number of years with the Native Americans, French, British and even the Canadians, with some lost and some won for these Kentucky Riflemen. Kentucky was granted statehood in 1792, becoming the first U.S. state west of the Appalachian Mountains. Kentucky is home to the U.S. Treasury Gold Vault, the largest gold reserve in the world, established at Fort Knox in 1936.

In 2011, the holdings were worth more than $260 billion. The song “Happy Birthday to You” was the creation of two Louisville, Kentucky, sisters in 1893 and teacher Mary S. Wilson held the first observance of Mother’s Day in 1887.

Kentucky is also home to many culinary attractions and lays claim to many unique regional dishes. Burgoo has been a Kentucky staple since it was settled. Early editions of this stew were made by simmering game meats such as squirrel, rabbit and deer, together in huge iron kettles outdoors. Today, the ingredients include a combination of pork, chicken, mutton or beef, or some mixture thereof, as well as lima beans, corn, okra, tomatoes, cabbage and potatoes. The famous Kentucky Fried Chicken originated in Kentucky in 1930, by Colonel Harland Sanders. His pressure-fried chicken, seasoned with 11 herbs and spices, is world known. Barbecue, slow smoked in a hickory pit, is king in Kentucky, with mutton a local favorite. Hot Browns are said to be absolutely delicious. This openfaced sandwich is comprised of turkey, bacon and sometimes a tomato slice, slathered in Mornay sauce and baked or broiled until the bread is crisp and the sauce begins to brown.

A popular Kentucky spread was concocted by Jennie Carter Benedict in the early 1900s.

Benedictine is made with cream cheese, cucumber juice, onion juice, salt, a wee splash of green food colouring and cayenne pepper and makes an awesome tea sandwich or a spread for crackers. Since 1926, Ale-8-One is the only soft drink invented in Kentucky that is still in existence. Modjeska candy is a marshmallow covered in buttery caramel, named after Polish actress Helena Modjeska, who came to Louisville to perform in the late 1800s. You can chow down on chow-chow, try chicken and waffles served together, fried pickles, Bourbon balls, spoon bread, peach cobbler, stack cake (an Appalachian layer cake with apples preserves between the layers) or lamb fries (lamb testicles cut into strips, breaded and deep fried).

These mini treats have pecan pie filling, with bourbon and semisweet chocolate chips.

This recipe makes three dozen mini tarts, so if you do not like making pastry, use prepared tart shells.

Derby Tarts Crust: 1 1/2 cups flour dash of salt 1 Tbsp. sugar 1/2 cup vegetable shortening 1/3 cup ice water 1 egg yolk

Filling: 1/2 cup flour 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup butter, melted 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1 cup chocolate chips 1 tsp. vanilla extract 3 Tbsp. Kentucky Bourbon (optional)

Long-time Legion member recognized in Neepawa PHOTO BY KIRA PATERSON

A local resident has been recognized for his long-time membership with the Canadian Legion.

On Thursday, Nov. 14, Neepawa Legion executives Steve Goudie (lef t) and Ernie Sydor (right) visited Countr y Meadows Personal Care Home to present a 55 year service pin to resident Allan Potter (centre).

Potter has been a member of Legion b ra n c h e s i n B C , Nova Scotia and most recently, in Kelwood and Neepawa. He joined the Navy in 1960, serving for 23 years. He was based on both the east and west coasts for a time and spent 18 years at sea in a number of destroyer vessels and submarines. Potter is the longest serving Legion member in the Neepawa branch.

Manawaka Reads explores abandoned Manitoba

By Cassandra Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

A crowd of 35 people gathered at ArtsForward on Nov. 14 for the second event in the Margaret Laurence Home’s Manawaka Reads series. Gordon Goldsborough was the speaker that evening, shedding light on some of Manitoba’s abandoned relics and the experiences behind the photos taken of them.

“We were pleased to have to keep putting out more chairs,” expressed Blair Chapman, chair of the Margaret Laurence Home committee.

Chapman added, “Gordon was very engaging and clearly loves what he does. He was very pleased with the evening [as well], as he made some contacts regarding more interesting

Crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, salt and sugar. Cut in the shortening with a pastry cutter until it reaches the crumbly stage. Beat the egg yolk with ice water and add it to the mixture a little bit at a time. Press the crust into miniature muffin pans.

Filling: Mix the flour and sugar and add the eggs and melted butter. Add pecans, chocolate chips, vanilla extract and bourbon. Pour into shells, filling about two-thirds full and bake for 20 minutes.

Makes three dozen miniature tarts.

PHOTO BY CASSANDRA WEHRHAHN

Author and historian Gordon Goldsborough spoke at Arts Forward on Nov. 14. The event was part of the Margaret Laurence Home’s Manawaka Reads series

places that were known to our audience members.”

Some of the sites featured in that evening’s 7 p.m. presentation were: an abandoned bank vault at “Old Deloraine” and an

old hydroelectric generating station. The hydro station was opened in 1935, closed in 1943 and used to power a gold mine.

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Plumas community establishes account for orphaned children

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson Neepawa Banner & Press

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On Nov. 7, Leah Hamm (second from left), Coordinator of Volunteers for Seven Regions Palliative Care, accepted a cheque on behalf of the Palliative Care committee from Karen Vivier (second from right), manager of Gladstone Tim Hortons, and employees Dannyssa Sunshine (right) and Presley Friesen (left). Seven Regions Palliative Care would like to thank Tim Hortons “Smile Cookie” drive, which generated $1,000 for Seven Regions Palliative Care. The program was established in 1998 to help people, families and friends with their journey through the final stages of their life in our community and is funded entirely by donations and monies raised through local fundraising events. The money is used to purchase loan equipment, train and educate volunteers, fund bereavement support, purchase library resources, among others. This generous donation is greatly appreciated.

Gladstone 4-H Handi-Workers club keeping busy this season

By Rhyanne Basilisco Handi-Workers 4-H Club We have quite an amount of members joining us this year! There are now 42 members enrolled in 13 different projects and 16 leaders or leaders’ helpers.

Our new executive team was elected at the end of our first meeting on Oct. 9.

They are: president Mandy Anderson; vice president Rylee Wiebe; secretary Errich Nidoy; treasurer Dyhan Laus; scrapbook keeper team Alexis Jacobsen and Sveinna Bjarnarson; club news reporterRhyanne Basilisco. Head leader team is Jen Eschuk and Loraine Carruthers, assisted by Fran Clayton and Heather Lea. The Handi-Workers club won $20 Gladbucks for our Fair Day float. We decided to spend this money and $40 more to shop for the Community Cupboard.

The club raised $350 by helping at the Coop Pancake Breakfast on

Following a fatal house fire earlier this month in Plumas, there is now an off icial way to support the family’s four surviving children. Late last week, the Plumas Lions Club and community members established an account to accept donations on the children’s behalf.

On Nov. 8 at 3:00 pm, Spruce Plains RCM P, along with fire and EMS personnel, were called to a fire at a mobile home, approximately 5 km west of Plumas. Once the fire was extinguished, f irst responders located the bodies of two adults and one child. Though never of f icially released, the victims were reported to be BobbyJoe Lindsay (36), Jennifer McLeod (28) and their daughter Kinza (2).

The family’s four other children were at school at the time.

Last week, the Office of the Fire Commission completed their investigation and determined that the cause of the fire was careless cooking— a pot left unattended on the stove.

Additionally, the home had no working smoke detectors.

To help meet the needs of the family’s four surviving

children, the Plumas Lions Club and members of the community decided that the service club will immediately begin accepting monetary donations to help the children. The money will be used to purchase items needed immediately and any remaining funds will be held by the club and disbursed at a later date.

Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so by donating to the “Plumas L ions Club - L indsay Children Account” at any Stride Credit Union, or by making a donation to the Plumas Lions Club, with the Lindsay Children Account noted in the memo line.

Gladstone Auction Mart Cattle Market Report November 19, 2019 Steers

3-400 lbs.

4-500 lbs.

5-600 lbs.

6-700 lbs.

7-800 lbs.

8-900 lbs.

Bulls

$1.85 - 2.65 $1.75 - 2.60 $1.61 - 2.27 $1.60 - 2.03 $1.60 - 1.90 $1.76 - 1.86 $0.80 - 0.97

Heifers

3-400 lbs. $1.75 - 2.23 4-500 lbs. $1.70 - 2.17 5-600 lbs. $1.50 - 1.95 6-700 lbs. $1.55 - 1.80 7-800 lbs. $1.42 - 1.70 8-900 lbs. $1.40 - 1.70 900+ lbs. $1.55 - 1.65 Cows $0.40 - 0.68 1,418 head sold Full for Nov. 26, booking for Dec. 3

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From left: Members of the Gladstone 4-H Handi-Workers executive: Rylee Wiebe, Sveinna Bjarnarson, Rhyanne Basilisco, Mandy Anderson, Errich Nidoy (standing), Dyhan Laus.

Gladstone's Fair weekend.

Thank you to the Co-op for this support.

On Friday, Oct. 25, Lynn Silver, the Central Plains Area 4-H support person, led a workshop for the club's executive. This was followed by a lunch with a few leaders. We all intro-

duced ourselves, talked and discussed our next meeting.

On Nov. 1, we had our second meeting, followed by a Halloween party! We had fun activities, like bobbing for apples and carrying a ball on a spoon. We also had free snacks and everyone got to wear their

costumes. We approved a budget for 2019-2020 of $5,000 to $6,000. We also decided to do carolling at Gladstone's Moonlight Madness on Nov. 22 and a planning committee was chosen.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

1979: ‘The Flats’ area being developed for housing

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Tuesday, November 23, 1909 Switzerland is the only country in the world where the goat is placed ahead of all other animals. If a boy plagues a goat, he can be confined and sent to jail.

If a person meets a goat on a path and drives him aside, he can be arrested.

If a goat enters the yard of a person, not his owner, and is hit with a club or stone, the person guilty of the offence must pay a 30 cents fine.

100 years ago, Friday, August 21, 1919 A gasoline lamp in use in a creamery at Moose Horn, Manitoba, exploded and half of the village was wiped out by fire, causing a loss of $100,000.

90 years ago, Friday, November 22, 1929 The greatest absurdity of moder n l i fe is t he contradiction of action and professed belief.

Bootleggers are equipping their cars with air compressing machines which so effectively stir up the road dust when they are in f light, that prohibition pursuit is impossible. And there’s no law against dust screens.

A grizzly bear carved out of a tree, a piece of primitive but magnificent Canadian art, is now on its way to Paris to be studied

and admired. The grizzly bear of Niskinwatk, telling in its nine figures with wide, staring eyes and grinning mouths a strange and thrilling tribal story, is the gift of the Canadian National Railways to the Trocadero Museum.

80 years ago, Tuesday, November 21, 1939 German submarines are believed to be laying mines near the English coast.

The raider which sank the Africa Shell in the Indian Ocean has been identified as the Admiral S c he e r, Na z i p o c k et battlership.

A G e r m a n “authoritative source” says that the Nazis will fight until British supremacy in the world is destroyed and not until such a victory will any peace terms be offered.

German storm troopers occupied a Czech university last week and carried off in busses 1,200 students. Later, nine were shot and Prague academies and universities ordered closed for three years.

The Nazis have warned B e l g iu m a g a i n s t c o operating with the British blockade and announced that German warships were going to put an end to secret shipments of timber to Britain from certain Baltic states.

70 years ago, Thursday, November 24, 1949 Mrs. Jennie Meakin, of Birnie, has received from t he Depar t ment

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Installation of a sewer line in the area known as “the flats” was progressing quickly in 1979 thanks to favorable weather. The area was being developed for residential housing by Riverside Development Corp. At the time, only one home had been built on the site so far, on the west side of Brown Ave.

of Veterans Affairs five Service Medals in honour of her t wo sons, Cpl. George E . and Lance Corporal Frank V. who served overseas with the Royal Winnipeg Rif les in World War II and lost their lives in the Battle of Normandy, June 8, 1944.

60 years ago, Friday, November 20, 1959 A rad io transmitter that will work after being slammed into the moon has been developed by C a n a d i a n s c i e nt i s t s , says t he Financia l Po s t . T he C a n a d i a n A r m a m e nt R e s e a r c h and Development Establishment at Ve l i c a r t i e r, Q u eb e c , tested the miniaturized instrument package and tested it hard, slamming it against a two-inch pipe.

50 years ago, Thursday, November 20, 1969 U.S. Air Force Captain Glen D. Chambers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl E. Chambers, 14 Ideal St., Chelmsford, Mass., formerly of Neepawa, was a member of Aerospace D e fe n c e C o m m a n d’s specia l task force supporting Apollo 11 epic lunar landing mission las July. In all probability, Capt. Chambers will now be engaged with the task force for Apollo 12.

B or n i n Ne e paw a , Captain Chambers is the elder son of Karl Chambers, formerly of Neepawa, and Mrs. Chambers (Doris Earwaker) of Arden. He is a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sam Chambers of Neepawa, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Earwaker of Arden.

C a pt a i n C h a mb er s is a staff civil engineer with the 73rd Aerospace Surveillance Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.

His unit operated one link in a network that relayed data collected from electronic and optical satellite tracking stations around the world on the orbit of Apollo 11 to the Space Defence Centre as required by Apollo Mission Control.

40 years ago, Thursday, November 22, 1979 Installation of a sewer line in the area known as “the f lats” has been progressing quickly this week in favorable weather.

The area is being developed for residential housing by Riverside Development Corp. So far, only one home has been built on the site,

on the west side of Brown Avenue. As soon as utilities are completed, more homes will be built by the firm.

30 years ago, Tuesday, November 21, 1989 During the past weekend, the new extension of the McCreary arena received its new weather-proof siding, which matches the main building. Artificial ice installations are progressing nicely and volunteer help turned out in encouraging numbers.

20 years ago, Monday, November 22, 1999 Moffat Bros. Ltd., of Minnedosa, were awarded a $10,500 contract to demolish the buildings on the former Commerce Street Champs (Swifts) property.

Sunrise/Minnedosa Credit Union moves forward Submitted

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Sunrise and Minnedosa Credit Unions will be merging operations, effective July 1, 2020.

The proposed merger was publicly announced in September and was confirmed in voting by Minnedosa Credit Union and Sunrise Credit Union members earlier this week.

M i nnedosa Cred it Union members voted 100 per cent in favour of the merger, while Sunrise Credit Union members also voted 100 per cent in favour.

“It’s a great pleasure to officially welcome Minnedosa Credit Union to the Sunrise family,” added Jan McClelland, chair of Sunrise Credit Union’s board of directors, “We are excited to begin working with their members and staff.”

Improved member services The merger is expected to improve member service through an expanded geographic area, increase and improve product offerings, enhance career opportunities for employees and drive greater operational efficiencies and cost sav-

ings through economies of scale.

“The Board of Directors, management team and staff of both credit unions are pleased with the results and we’re excited to get to work on getting everything in place for when the amalgamation comes into effect on July 1, 2020,” said Sunrise Credit Union President and CEO Tim Klassen, “We look forward to continuing to provide the high level of personal service that both Sunrise and Minnedosa members have come to expect.”

This is the fourth merger in as many years for Sun-

rise Credit Union, who also merged with Grandview Credit Union on May 1, 2017, Prairie Mountain Credit Union (PMCU) on April 1, 2018 and Strathclair Credit Union on January 1, 2019.

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Reclaiming the pink triangle

By Cassandra Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

Today, the pink triangle is a sign of welcoming and safety. However, that wasn’t the case 80 years ago, when it was a symbol used in the imprisonment of LGBT+ individuals during the Holocaust.

According to the Jewish Virtual Library ( JVL), there was a signif icant LGBT+ rights movement in Germany near the end of World War I (WWI), under the leadership of Magnus Hirschfeld and his organization, the Scientific Humanitarian Committee.

The primary goals of the movement were to repeal Paragraph 175 (established in 1871), which criminalized homosexuality in that country. The JVL states that when WWI concluded, the Weimar Republic did not repeal the law, but did not enforce it with the same enthusiasm as the First Reich. With a climate perceived to be slightly more left-leaning, LGBT+ meeting places could be established; books, articles and films released; and LGBT+ topics could be more openly discussed.

However, it was short lived and the government attempted to counteract this change in the mid 1920s, by attempting to enforce anti-LGBT+ laws more enthusiastically, and pass more restrictive legislations.

Following years of debate and discussion, the attempt to pass more restrictive legislation failed in 1929.

Established at this time, the Nazi party asserted their anti-semitic and antiLGBT+ view that it was the Jewish people leading this movement to undermine the morality of the German people.

Raids and strict laws In 1933, the Nazi party officially came into power.

The purge of LGBT+ meeting spaces, publications and organized groups– specifically for gay, lesbian and bisexual people– began in late February. Groups were banned, meeting spaces raided and shut down and Paragraph 175 (which was expanded in 1935) was enforced with a new strictness and vigour.

The raiding would also yield information the Nazis deemed valuable. One such raid was carried out on Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institute of Sex Research, by youth brigades as part of the Nazi’s censorship program that March. A multitude of books and documents were burned in the street, and the Nazis had secured an extensive list containing the names and addresses of LGBT+ people.

Prisoner identification With the Dachau concentration camp officially established that same month, the Nazis began imprisoning people in camps and categorizing them using various badges. Prior to this, the Nazis held society’s so-called “undesirables” in jail.

In addition to the Star of David for those imprisoned for being Jewish, identification badges included an assortment of coloured, primarily inverted, triangles.

These badges allowed the Schutzstaffel (SS), known as stormtroopers in English, to easily identify a person’s alleged grounds for incarceration. Based on the coding used before and during the early stages of war at Dachau, the system worked as follows: •Red: political prisoners– social democrats, socialists, communists, anarchists, rescuers of Jewish people, trade unionists and freemasons; un-inverted red triangle, enemy prisoners of war, spies, traitors and military deserters or criminals.

•Green: convicts and criminals.

•Purple: Jehovah’s Witnesses.

•Brown: Romani males.

•Black: “asocial” and “work-shy” people– Roma, Sinti, mentally ill and mentally disabled people, alcoholics, drug addicts, homeless people and beggars, pacifists and conscrip-

tion resisters, prostitutes, some anarchists, lesbians and those mislabelled as lesbians. Lesbians and those misidentified as such were typically not detained with homosexuality charges for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons found was that the Nazi’s viewed these people as still capable of giving birth to a man’s children, regardless of their sexuality.

•Pink: gay men and those the Nazis mis-labelled as such (ex: bisexual men and transgender women).

In the early days of the Nazi’s identification system, those incarcerated for being LGBT+ were made to wear a green or a red triangle.

If a prisoner wearing any of these badges was also Jewish, a yellow triangle was combined with it to resemble the Star of David.

Badges were also accompanied by numbers and letters for various purposes, such as denoting nationality or in-camp functions, if applicable.

Liberation “only for the others” According to personal accounts, such as that of gay French Holocaust survivor Pierre Seele, LGBT+ prisoners were considered to be of the lowest caste.

Additionally, LGBT+ prisoners were disproportionately used for torturous Nazi experiments, including attempts to “cure” them of their identities. There was no solidarity present for them, and other prisoners would target them.

With the keeping of inaccurate records and the destruction of others, it’s impossible to know how many were arrested, officially charged, sent to camps, and/or killed. Richard Plant, author of The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals, gives an estimate of 50,000 to 63,000 people convicted of homosexuality between

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1933 and 1944. The JVL states that the death rates for those convicted for being gay were three to four times higher than those of the other, non-Jewish, prisoners. Additionally, the LGBT+ prisoners typically did not survive long, being killed within the first few months of camp experience.

Even when camps were liberated at the end of World War II, many of those detained for being gay– or the suspicion thereof– were simply re-incarcerated by the Ally-established Federal Republic of the German Army. In fact, homosexuality was still illegal in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and most other major nations at this time and after the war.

According to the Canadian Jewish News, this is why many survivors never talked about their experiences. In his account, Pierre Seele recalled these facts and stated poignantly, “Liberation was only for the others.”

After the war Paragraph 175 remained a felony in East Germany until 1968, and West Germany until 1969. West Germany continued to arrest those identified as homosexual using a revised version of the Paragraph. The Nuremberg War Crimes Trials held in 1945 also failed to address the plight of the LGBT+ prisoners with the same seriousness as that of other victims.

T he 1970 s saw t he LGBT+ community begin to take ownership of the pink triangle. New activist groups in both Europe and America, liberation advocates, began to use the symbol in their movements to raise awareness of LGBT+ persecution during the Holocaust, as a memorial and to protest ongoing discrimination. In addition to those movements in the ‘70s, books were released, plays were written, documentaries made and the symbol was even included in The Rocky Horror Picture

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Show movie.

By the 1980s, the pink triangle saw much wider usage. The symbol was incorporated into memorials, logos and had become a positive symbol both for the self and for the community. It was during this time period that the un-inverted pink triangle was officially recorded as being adopted as a “reversal” of its usage by the Nazis.

Come the 1990s, a pink triangle enclosed with a green circle was officially being used as a symbol to identify safe spaces for LGBT+ people, such as workplaces and schools, in addition to general meeting spaces. Finally, in 1994, Paragraph 175 was repealed in Germany. Then, in 1995, following a decade of campaigning, a pink triangle memorial was installed at the Dachau Memorial Museum to commemorate the suffering of LGBT+ Holocaust victims.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Riverbend Colony Helps Bear Clan Patrol

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

Several Riverbend Colony residents experienced a life changing experience when they joined the Bear Clan Patrol in North Winnipeg Nov. 5. It was a cold day when the Colony van left for North Winnipeg with 10 older students, five adults, principal Leah Bryant and 41 care bags to hand out.

T he ba g s i nc lude d toques, mitts, scarves, socks, a sandwich, cookies, an apple, toothbrush, toothpaste and soap. It was quite a community event. The bags were hand sewn by students and decorated by Grades K-3 with inspira-

tional pictures.

They arrived in North Winnipeg about 4:30 p.m. and met some Bear Clan members at a pre-arranged location prior to their walk.

Along the way, they saw many drug related paraphernalia and gave out free hugs and smiles with the care bags. Two red dresses were seen in windows to represent aboriginal missing and murdered girls.

The Riverbend van arrived home about 10:00 p.m. and everyone was committed to repeat the field trip again next year.

R iverbend Colony has about 100 residents, 17 students in Grades K-12, located about 15 minutes south east of Carberry.

THE PHOTOS COURTESYÂ OF LEAH BRYANT

Above: The residents and students from the Riverbend Colony with members of the Bear Clan Patrol. The group from Riverbend handed out care packages (right) along with giving out free hugs and smiles.

Below: The bags were hand sewn and decorated by students in grades K-3.

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By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press A longstanding media outlet in Western Manitoba will soon stand no more.

The Carberry News-Express announced in its Nov. 18 edition that it will publish its last edition on Dec. 23.

In an article confirming the decision, publisher Jim

Mihaly cited a combination of challenges in attracting enough revenue within a smaller community to keep the paper viable. He noted rising costs, declining advertising revenue and the encroachment of social media all as factors to some degree for the decision.

The News-Express has been in Carberry since

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In 2012, it was bought by FP Canadian Newspapers, who also own and operate the Winnipeg Free Press, Brandon Sun, Canstar Community News and the Carillon, which is based out of Steinbach.

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Renovations completed at Quilt draw winner receives prize Neepawa Tim Hortons

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

Substantial upgrades to the Tim Hortons in Neepawa have been finished.

Owner and operator Greg Crisanti said that all locations of the popular coffee shop chain are required to renovate every 10 years. He noted that our local Tims was due for a new look.

“It is modernized, [we’ve] given it a bit of a face lift. It’s been about 10 years [under the old design], so it was due to be refreshed,” said Crisanti. “There is new furniture and accents that are a part of the interior design changes. We also brought in some new equipment; new brewers and toasters, so overall, we’re very excited.”

During the closure of the location, Tim Hortons was still in operation, as a temporary mobile station was brought in to keep the business operating. Crisanti said the staff did an amazing job of keeping everything going under those conditions.

PHOTOS BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Top picture: the new look for Tim Hortons in Neepawa. Above left: The renovations saw the entire area stripped down and rebuilt. Above right: while the renovations were underway, Tim Hortons relocated to a temporary mobile station in order to keep the coffee flowing.

“It’s been a little tricky the past few weeks, balancing the renovations and working out of the temporary location. The mobile station

was an enclosed space, but everyone got through it and they’re excited about the results. Now we’re here and looking forward to getting

back at it,” noted Crisanti.

“We appreciate everyone’s patience on this. Hope that you come down and see it for yourself.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHY JASIENCZYK

Neepawa Legion Ladies Auxiliary president Jean Jackson and Mary Murray presented the prize to Corrina Jasienczyk, winner of the quilt draw.

Glenella School Legion Literary Contest winners

By Blair Gilmore SLt (Ret’d), CD On behalf of the Kelwood Legion #50, Blair Gilmore, SLt (Ret’d), CD recognized the winners of this year’s local Legion Literary Contest during Glenella School’s Remembrance Day Service on Nov. 8.

The winning essay for Grades 7 to 9 was penned by Grade 8 student Infinity Blacksmith-Tacan. Intermediate Colour Poster winners, both from Grade 8, were 1st – Stephanie Lukin, and 2nd – Breanna Belhumeur.

Intermediate Poem winners were 1st – Maizy Scott, Grade 7; 2nd – Summer Baker, Grade 8; and 3rd – Faith Blacksmith, Grade 7. First, second, and third place entries received $50, $25 and $10 respectively in prize money.

Each winning entry is now eligible to proceed to compete at the provincial level.

The Kelwood Legion would like to thank all of the Glenella School students who submitted entries for this year’s Legion Literary Contest. The Legion would also like to thank their teacher, Miss Carly Reynolds, for coordinating the numerous submissions.

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Blair Gilmore, SLt (Ret’d), CD and the winners of the 2019 Legion Literary Contest.

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Local teens brush up on their curling skills

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

Two Neepawa Area Collegiate students, Declan Smith and Richelle Forgue, are taking advantage of an opportunity to take their curling skills to the next level. The two have qualified for Curl Manitoba’s Junior, High Performance ( JHP) curling program, held in Dauphin. The program runs year-round, with optional sessions dealing with sport psychology, fitness and nutrition and off-ice training during the spring and summer months.

The on-ice sessions started in mid-October and will take place weekly until March.

Smith has been curling for six years, while Forgue has been involved with the sport for seven. Both have done clinics and workshops for curling before, as well as

playing through the school’s program, but it’s their first year taking part in the JHP program.

The on-ice sessions give curlers an opportunity to enhance their skills, play with other curlers of higher or equal skill levels and receive coaching under a number of elite provincial athletes. “The program involves a lot of work with strategy, proper techniques and developing curling skills,” Forgue noted. “The sessions so far have been very helpful and I have learned so many new things already,” she added.

“The first few sessions we’ve been to, they had us working on how to come out of the hack and working on how to have better balance and line when doing that,” explained Smith.

“We have also worked on our sweeping technique, including the footwork for

sweeping.” He added that after every lesson, they play a quick one or two end game to put what they’ve learned into practice. “We will probably continue to perfect these techniques in the future. I have found it extremely helpful, because I’m learning how to do so many things, some of which I have been doing wrong...

They, definitely, are not easy things so far, but I’m getting better at them with each week,” Smith expressed.

Both students agree that the program has already helped them with their curling quite a bit and would encourage anyone interested in the sport to give it a try. “I would definitely recommend this program to other youth curlers, because it helps develop many new skills and bring you into a more competitive side of the sport,” Forgue said. Smith

added, “I’ve learned a lot that I’m already applying to my other curling teams, making them better, and it’s only been three weeks!”

The program will give the two athletes an edge when competing in the local leagues, as well as give them the opportunity to go farther in the curling world.

“In Neepawa, Richelle and I are hoping to bring our teams to zones and hopefully Provincials from there,” said Smith. “We will be able to do [the JHP program] again next year, which I think we will,” he concluded.

(From lef t) Neepawa curlers Richelle Forgue and Declan Smith have been selected as participants of the Curl Manitoba Junior High Per for mance c ur ling program, hosted in Dauphin.

PHOTO BY MARSHA FORGUE

Touchwood a success thanks to community’s support Continued from Page 2 “We’re striving, all the time, to help the people be successful, whatever path they choose with us– employment or attending day programs, leisure activities or the on-site work we have, programs we have and all that kind of stuff,” Pankratz said.

For example, in the training residence, the staff help teach practical skills such as budgeting, household and personal cleanliness, grocery shopping, cooking and more.

Once a resident has lived there for a while and staff feel that the individual has learned enough to live on their own, they can move to the independent suite in the basement of the home as a trial run, to make sure they have support on hand if needed. From there, the individuals can start looking for a place to live in the community, with support staff to come and help them as needed once they’re out on their own.

At the day program centres, individuals who have been through the training residence, as well as other supported individuals, come to learn, practice and maintain practical as well as academic skills. “Daily programming is activities that are going to maintain skills in a variety of ways. So it could be a craft, it could be a game, but there’s so many underlying skills that are being used, whether it’s fine motor or it’s math or it’s writing. It’s all still there, so it’s being used and it is just in a variety of more creative

ways,” Pankratz explained. There are also courses and sessions the activity centres put on regularly.

In addition to these courses, the day programming staff will also help clients find employment or volunteering opportunities. Currently, there are 13 Touchwood clients who have paid employment in the community and 10 who have volunteer positions. “We are very fortunate to have the support of the community. Neepawa has supported Touchwood all along and to me, those numbers speak volumes, because that just shows that in a small community, we have 23 positions, which is pretty amazing,” expressed Pankratz.

programs, there are lots of products to choose from that are available to purchase at their activity centre on Mountain Ave. From furniture, to decor, to scarves, the clients at Touchwood have had a hand in making them all. In addition to the handmade products, there are also bamboo bedsheets for sale, which is a year-round fundraising tool for the group. They also take orders for baked goods, as well as having seasonal bake sales and luncheons and their annual golf tournament in the summer.

Alternatively, cash donations are always welcome. Stop into one of the two Mountain Ave. locations to find out more information about how to support the organization.

Community backing Neepawa and its surrounding areas show their support in more than just employment and volunteer placings.

“That goes right back to when we started in 1963, we were so lucky the community always embraced Touchwood. I don’t know how other communities function, but we’re so fortunate the way Neepawa is. We’re really lucky,” McCutcheon expressed.

From their golf tournament fundraiser, to their handicrafts and baking for sale, to community grants and personal donations, Touchwood has received backing from Neepawa residents fro both operations and special projects.

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Crossfit challenge is a challenge of self Local program attracting interest from across the fitness spectrum

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

A group of exercise enthusiasts in Neepawa recently challenged their limits in a gruelling, but exhilarating, fitness program. On Friday, Nov. 8, about 16 people concluded a six-week Crossfit Challenge at Whitey’s Fitness and Body Shop.

The basic program featured on the final night of the challenge involved pull-ups, followed by an interval on the rowing machine and then finally a number of reps throwing the medicine ball.

Completion of all three of these combined exercises is considered a round. Over a 20 minute interval, an individual was to complete as many rounds as possible. At the end of the workout, their results were compared to other participants from around the world of a similar age and fitness level.

Sherrie Hockin, owner and personal trainer at Whitey’s Fitness, noted to the Banner & Press that while the challenge sounds relatively simple, it’s definitely not easy.

“We’re not in control of the workouts. They’re

prog rammed by Dave Castro, who sets up the programs for the [CrossFit] games. They’re released to us on Thursday night and everyone comes in on Friday and finds out what they’re facing. It’s quite interesting and it’s quite a challenge,” said Hockin.

Hoc k i n added t hat Whitey’s is not an affiliate of CrossFit, which is a registered trademark brand, but are practitioners and supporters of the sport known globally as Crossfit. As well, there are some local participants who were actively competing to qualify for the CrossFit Games.

A personal challenge Though there is that very competitive aspect to this program locally, for many, it’s mostly about challenging one’s own personal limits. Lisa Davie, who has been a member of Whitey’s Fitness Body Shop for a few years, is a prime example of that mantra.

“Up until this latest course, I had never participated in this type of program. It was, basically, a self challenge. When I first got started with Whitey’s, it was basically just me trying

“I had set a goal for the first week and I actually underestimated my goal and surpassed it by a long shot. So I knew that the following week, I could challenge myself even further and have succeeded at every challenge,” Davie said. “It is a challenge of self, but the support of the others in the challenge does help to motivate and to inspire you to push just a little bit more. To give a little bit extra. It’s great! Everybody is so encouraging to each other.

Everybody should give it a whirl.”

Building physical and personal strength Hockin noted that seeing first time participants, such as Davie, develop over the course of the six-weeks, is very gratifying.

“It’s pretty neat to see the new ones get involved.

Something changes in them as the weeks progress.

They’ll say ‘I didn’t know that I could do that.’ or ‘I’ve never lifted that much [weight].’ You see them gain a little more confidence each and every week. They set the bar a little bit higher each time they do these workouts.”

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Sherrie Hockin, owner and operator of Whitey’s Fitness and Body Shop cheers on one of her program students as part of the six week challenge.

to improve my flexibility.

Over time, I was able to gain so much flexibility, so after achieving that, I did some other goal setting.

Then the [Crossfit Challenge] became an option and I thought it would be interesting to see how well I could compete against others from a similar athletic level. I didn’t go into this with any expectations as to how I would do. But, as it wraps up, I ended up achieving goals I didn’t expect and I’m very pleased

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Lisa Davie (in pink shirt) was one of several first time participants in the crossfit program. Davie noted it was a tremendous challenge, but one she would try again in the future.

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For the first week, Davie had set a goal for herself of completing 20 rounds within the allotted time.

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Brister wins RMFL Rookie of the Year

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Jumping into the spotlight Two Neepawa track & field athletes earn provincial awards

By Kira Paterson

Neepawa Banner & Press

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NACI quarterback Ward Brister received his Rookie of the Year Trophy on Sunday, Nov. 17 in Shoal Lake from former Blue Bomber Mike Hameluck.

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The outstanding performance of f irst year quarterback Ward Brister has received some well deserved recognition. The NACI Tigers QB was singled out on Sunday, Nov. 17 at the Rural Manitoba Football League (RMFL) year-end banquet, winning the Rookie of the Year award.

Brister closed out his first year as the signal caller for the Tigers with an impressive 1,786 passing yards over the course of eight games. He also added 17 passing touchdowns and an impressive 61.5 per cent completion average to his year-end stats.

Brister said the individual recognition is nice, but he’s looking forward to more team accomplishments down the road.

“It felt good to be recognized by the league because it’s my first year on the team and I still have three years left to play. I’m looking forward to spending those

years with [Head coach Chidi Small] and the rest of the guys. The team definitely improved over the season all thanks to the coaching staff and the whole team working hard on and off the field. Hopefully, we can keep improving next year and challenge for the Doug Steeves Cup,” stated Brister.

Though Brister was the only member of the NACI roster to go home with some hardware, several of his teammates were also up for awards. The most notable of these nominees were Riley Neufeld, who was up for the Norris Aitken Memorial Award. This long time award recognizes a player who combines football ability, academic ability and other criteria schools deem to be an asset to all-round individuals.

Meanwhile, Ryan Bellilse was a nominee for the Parker Guy Memorial Award, which is given to the player deemed to exemplify character, integrity and sportsmanship to the highest degree.

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A couple of Neepawa athletes have jumped into provincial recognition this month. Track and field stars Lara Denbow and Daxx Turner, of Neepawa, collected several awards at the annual Athletics Manitoba banquet on Friday, Nov. 15. Denbow, who is 16, and Turner, who is 17, were both nominated for Outstanding Jump Athlete in the under 18 female and male categories, respectively. They also received nominations for U18 Athlete of the Year in the female and male categories.

Both Turner and Denbow ended up winning their Outstanding Jump Athlete categories. Turner also received Male Athlete of the Year and a bronze medal from Sport Manitoba for his commendable performance at the National Track & Field Championships this year. As well, Denbow received a silver medal from Sport Manitoba for her performance at the national championships.

Both athletes have shown their talents by breaking records in their respective events. Most recently, Turner broke the provincial triple jump record in both U18 and U20 age groups at the Manitoba Age Class Provincial Championship in June, having set a new U18 record earlier in the year. In the National Track

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The amazing seasons by Daxx Turner and Lara Denbow have been singled out, as they were recently honoured at the annual Athletics Manitoba Awards banquet.

Turner and Denbow each won the Outstanding Jump Athletes category for their respective age-group. Turner also won the Male Athlete of the Year award.

and Field Championships in July, Turner took home a bronze medal in the U20 triple jump event.

Denbow has made milestones in high jump, as well as triple jump, setting a provincial indoor high jump record in 2018 and breaking the female U18 provincial triple jump record during the qualifying round of the National Track and Field Championships this year.

She also claimed bronze in the U20 female high jump event at the national cham-

pionship and finished fifth in female U20 triple jump.

In past years, both athletes have trained and competed as part of Prairie Storm Athletics, an elite track and field team made up of athletes from all over the Westman area and coached by Neepawa resident Bryce Koscielny.

With Prairie Storm ceasing operations this year, Turner and Denbow, along with the other athletes who had been on the team, will be training together under other coaches, including Athletics Manitoba provincial coach, Ming Pu Wu.

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MJHL Standings

(To Wednesday, Nov. 20)

Team

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

Sports Neepawa Farmers stonewalled

by Gladstone Lakers

G W

21 24 23 25 23 25 26

23 24 22 23

16 16 15 14 14 14 12 8 10 8 3

L OT/SO PF

3 6 7 8 7 9 11

2 2 1 3 2 2 3

10 13 14 19

5 1 1 1

Game results Friday, Nov. 8

Winnipeg 9-5 Neepawa

First period 05:20 WPG McLeod (2) ASST: Jowett (4), Gare (4) 06:15 NEEP Robin (1) ASST: Gillies (2), Lapointe (5) 12:34 NEEP Lieffers (8) ASST: Malchuk (7), Carlson (5) PP 17:54 WPG Joss (4) ASST: Fischer (12) Second Period 00:31 NEEP Peterson (1) Unassisted 06:26 WPG Oleksiuk (5) ASST: Ernst (2), McLeod (3) 10:10 WPG Hersant (3) ASST: Ernst (3), Oleksiuk (5) 10:30 NEEP Gudnason (4) ASST: Mowbray (5), Mariash (2) 15:19 WPG Hill (2) ASST: Raeside (8) 17:54 WPG Sartor (8) ASST: Fischer (13), Joss (10) Third Period 10:07 WPG Vanderhooft (7) ASST: Fischer (14), Sartor (15) 10:46 NEEP Marshall (5) ASST: Lieffers (14), Twerdoclib (1) 18:45 WPG Fischer (7) Unassisted 18:56 WPG Fischer (8) ASST: Sartor (16), Joss (11) Scoring 1 2 3 Total PP NEEP 2 2 1 5 1/3 WPG 2 4 3 9 0/6 Goaltenders NEEP- Peterson 21/30 saves (L), WPG - Gurski 10/13 save.

WPG - Hatfield 13/15 saves (W)

Attendance: 109 at RINK Training Centre

Sunday, Nov. 17

OCN 4-2 Neepawa

First period 16:42 OCN Butler (11) ASST: Haukaas (6) Second Period 00:22 NEEP Gudnason (5) ASST: Mowbray (6), Malchuk (8) 02:14 OCN Butler (12) ASST: Swan (4), Crane (1) 17:42 NEEP Mowbray (2) ASST: Pashe (3), Erwin (3) 19:12 OCN Mozdzen (3) ASST: Pashe (3), Erwin (3) Third Period 19:02 OCN Crane (1) ASST: Mozdzen (5) EN Scoring 1 2 3 Total PP OCN 1 2 1 4 0/4 NEEP 0 2 0 2 1/6 Goaltenders NEEP- Peterson 22/25 saves (L), OCN - Rodrigue 36/38 saves (W) Attendance: 248 at Yellowhead Arena

Club 55 Bowling Nov. 15: Ladies’ High Single: Phyllis Mauthe 197. Ladies’ High Triple: Barb Grumpelt & Eleanor Scott 475. Men’s High Single: Doug Pettigrew 275. Men’s High Triple: Frank Porada 652. Other Scores to Note: Gail McGregor 150, 188; Bev Chapski 151, 179; Melvin Oswald 154; Carole LeBoutillier 160; Darrell Gabler 160, 217, 245; Bob Lychak 188, 158, 174; Ellen Grudeski 150; Pauline Hailstone 152; Jim King 197, 189, 179; Frank Porada 253, 215, 184; Janice Absteiter 162, 163; Judy Gabler 155; Eleanor Scott 158, 169; Doug Pettigrew 164; Muriel Porada 171, 155; Lawrence Smith 170, 158; Don Denoon 172, 230, 201; Len Pritchard 166, 171; Barb Grumpelt 154, 178.

74 98 86 88 82 87 104 84 68 68 56

PA Pts

50 80 65 81 71 75 102

89 84 93 105

34 34 31 31 30 30 27 21 21 17 7

Points G 1. Kolten Kanaski (VOC) 16 2. Nakodan Greyeyes (Daup) 10 3. Hunter Cloutier (Vdn) 14 4. Baron Thompson (Daup) 13 Leading scorers (MJHL)

A 20 24 17 15

Pts

36 34 31 28

5. Tanner Andrew (Vdn)

15 12 27

Leading scorers (Natives)

G A Pts

1. Eli Lieffers 2. Will Highet 3. Parker Malchuk

8 14 22 7 4 11 3 8 11

Goaltenders 1. M. Lenz (Stein)

W 15

L SV% GAA 2 0.927 2.03

2. C. Johnston (Port)

7

2 0.899 2.46

4. L. Mitchell (Selk)

10 10 0.921 2.67

3. M. Foucher (Swan) 8 5. D. Rodrigue (OCN) 6

3 0.920 2.49 6 0.912 2.90

Tiger Hills Hockey East 1. MacGregor 2. Gladstone 3. Pilot Mound

G 5 5 5

5. Cartwright 6. Minnedosa

5 2 5 1

4. Neepawa

W 4 2 2

5 2

L ETL Pts 1 0 8 3 0 4 3 0 4 3

0

3 4

West G W 1. Boissevain 5 5 2. Hartney 7 5 3. Killarney 5 4 4. Deloraine 5 2 5. Wawanesa 5 2 6. Souris 4 2 7. Melita 5 0

0 0

4 4 2

L ETL Pts 0 0 10 2 0 10 1 0 8 2 1 5 3 0 4 2 0 4 5 0 0

ETL refers to extra time losses (Overtime and shootout losses)

THHL scoring Leading scorers (THHL) 1. Devon LeBlanc (Bois) 2. Rylee Zimmer (Bois) 3. Matt Varnes (MacG) 4. Del Cowan (Hart) 5. Sean Kubas (Glad)

G 9 8 7 3 9

A 13 12 10 13 6

Pts

22 20 17 16 15

Neepawa Farmers scorers G

A Pts

Matt Lowry Lance Nugent R. Moar/B. Levandoski

3 5 5

7 5 1

10 10 6

NFBL Results Junior Division

Aces the Land 61-53 Bulldogs

Leading scorer: Guray 15 pts.

Mixers 76-64 Shipping Jr.

Leading scorer: Ejercito 31 pts.

Manitoba Kings 70-66 Virden Leading scorer: Unavailable

Senior Division

Caviteño 75-64 Lakay

Leading scorer: Anthony Labadlabad & Rafael Flores Jr. 15pts.

Shipping 45-43 Choosen Guys.

Leading scorer: Gerard Soliven 17pts.

Upcoming schedule: Five games scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23 and Sunday Nov. 24 at NACI gymnasium. 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

Over the past two years, particularly in the playoffs, the Gladstone Lakers have been a perennial thorn in the side of the Neepawa Farmers. That narrative continued on into the Tiger Hills Hockey League’s regular season on Wednesday, Nov. 13, as Gladstone beat Neepawa 5-3 at the Yellowhead Arena.

Gabriel Beaulieu opened things up for the Lakers early in the first period, with a goal just 2:07 into the action. Neepawa would answer back at 18:09, as Lance Nugent picked up his third goal and sixth point of the season. Robby Moar collected the assist for the Farmers.

The second period was a carbon copy of the first, as Gladstone scored just 46 seconds into the period, as Jesse Toth knocked in his seventh of the season. Neepawa would have ample chances to tie things up throughout the period, including a two man powerplay advantage. Though they didn’t score during that opportunity, they

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Gladstone Lakers goaltender Danny Hall made 29 saves, including this opportunity

by Farmers forward Matt Lowry, on the way to a 5-3 win on Wednesday, Nov. 13.

would get one just before the end of the second, as Rodney White put away his first of the year. Dawson Waddell and Devon Speiss tallied the assists for the Farmers, making it 2-2 after 40 minutes of play.

In the third, Neepawa would take the lead for the first time off of a Bret Levandoski chance at 8:29.

Daylon Creasy and Clarke Rempel picked up the assists. Neepawa’s lead didn’t last all that long, however, as Gladstone replied only 24 seconds later, with Toth getting his second of the night.

The Lakers would then pull away with a power-play marker from Sean Kubas, followed by an unassisted effort from Johnny Beaulieu.

In the final five minutes of regulation, Neepawa threw everything they could at the net, but Lakers goaltender Danny Hall held them off to pick up the win.

A Wild shootout in MacGregor The Farmers’ loss to Gladstone was followed shortly thereafter by another defeat, this time by the score of 10-8 to the MacGregor

Wild. Lance Nugent had a huge night for Neepawa, with four points (2 goals - 2 assists), while Matt Lowry added a pair of goals and an assist. Other contributors for the Farmers included Robby Moar (1G - 2A), Rodney White (1G - 1A) Dawson Waddell (1G - 1A) and Reigan Buchanan (1G).

These losses have dropped the Neepawa Farmers’ regular season record to 2-3-0, tied with three other clubs for second place in the East Division. MacGregor, meanwhile, sit a top the standings at 4-1-0.

NACI Tigers hockey drop two of three

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

It was a busy week for the Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) Tigers hockey team as they played three games over the course of four nights.

The first showdown was in Minnedosa versus the Chancellors, on Thursday, Nov. 14. In this game, NACI was victorious, winning 6-4.

Shane Byram had a huge night for NACI, scoring three goals. Cody Lamb and Bodhi Speiss also delivered standout efforts, each tabulating four points.

Lamb contributed with two goals and two assists, while

Speiss offered up four assists.

Reagan Byskal, meanwhile, scored the other goal for the Tigers. For MinnedosaErickson, Luke Parrott, Konlyn Nemetchek, Bryden McFarlane and Victor Lamb scored for the Chancellors. This was the first win of the regular season for the Tigers.

The very next night, on Friday, Nov. 15, NACI returned to the ice at the Yellowhead Arena in Neepawa, to host the Deloraine/Hartney Colts. In this contest, the Colts proved to be just too much to handle, as they beat NACI 5-3. In the first period, Deloraine/ Hartney scored the first

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two goals. Before the end of the first, NACI’s Ty Joss replied with an even strength effort. The second period was exactly like the first, as the Colts scored a pair of goals early, with the Tigers getting one back late.

Cody Lamb scored the goal for Neepawa, to make the score 4-2.

In the final 20 minutes of

regulation, the Tigers and Colts exchanged goals, to make the final score 5-3 for Deloraine/Hartney. Shane Byram tallied the goal for NACI, just 11 seconds into the third period. The Colts added an insurance marker with just 21 seconds remaining in the game.

Continued on Page 16

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Whiplash - A pain in the neck

By Dr. Mark Perrett BSCs DC Chiropractor

Whiplash is a term to describe a sprain/strain injury to the neck caused by a significant jarring to the spine and stretching of the tissues. This term is commonly used when describing a neck injury in an automobile accident, but can also be applied when the neck is injured in sports, a fall, or other trauma. The over-extension and/or flexion of the neck causes the muscles, ligaments, joint capsules and tendons to be stretched beyond their normal capabilities and tissue injury occurs. Symptoms Whiplash associated disorders (WAD) have been categorized into four categories based on the severity of the signs and symptoms: Grade 0– you do not have any symptoms or physical signs. Grade 1– you have pain and discomfort, but no physical signs. Grade 2– you have pain and discomfort with physical muscle and joint signs. Grade 3– you have physical signs and neurological changes.

Grade 4– You have neck complaints with fracture or dislocation.

Often, whiplash symp-

toms to not appear till the next day or sometimes two to three days after the injury. The most common symptom is neck pain and the intensity of symptoms vary widely between patients correlating with the severity of the injury.  Common symptoms can include: Neck stiffness; headaches (common at the base of the skull); trouble sleeping; mid back and low back pain; change in range of motion of the neck; muscle fatigue (worsening throughout the day).

More severe symptoms include: Dizziness; blurred vision; ringing in the ears; arm pain or numbness; depression; difficulty with concentration or memory; difficulty swallowing.

It is important to seek medical attention if you suffer from any of these more severe symptoms after your injury.Â

Treatment of whiplash It is important to seek treatment if you suspect you have suffered a whiplash injury. You must seek medical attention if you have endured a significant trauma to your spine or have sustained a head injury. A medical doctor will examine you and order imaging,

such as x-ray, if they feel it is needed. Once any serious problems have been ruled out, a proper assessment of the spine and the surrounding structures will ensure a quicker recovery and help to avoid any long term development of a compensation pattern that can lead to osteoarthritis later on. In grade 2-4 WAD injuries, there is a risk of causing hyper-mobility of the neck joints, due to the fact that the stabilizing tissues (ligaments and muscles) are over stretched. This can cause the muscles of the neck and mid back to tighten up and be chronically irritated, as well as the joints to have too much movement. Over time, these problems can lead to arthritis in the spine. Initial treatment of whiplash should include applying ice and using over the counter anti-inflammatory medications to help manage the pain and swelling. This should be done over the first two or three days. It is important to maintain movement and to keep active. Research shows that prolonged rest or wearing a neck brace to prevent movement can prolong recovery. It is important to start regular treatments to the neck and mid back. Most grade 1 and 2 whiplash

injuries will resolve within four to six weeks. Grade 3 and 4 whiplash injuries, although rare, can take much longer, depending on the structural damage to your neck.  Treatment guidelines for neck pain due to whiplash outline that the best practice is to initially seek regular weekly care over a six week trial, involving home exercises and stretches. Multimodal care has been proven to be the best. This involves combining therapies such as: deep tissue massage, spinal adjustments, short term use of muscle relaxants, yoga, range of motion exercises and stretches. For more information visit: https://www.ccgi-research. com/guidelines.

Keeping active Again, it is important to keep moving and doing your normal activities of daily living. It is not recommended that you sit around and do nothing. Being active with minor pain will not cause tissue to be damaged. Some tips to help with this are: Avoid prolonged sitting postures with anterior head positioning. Avoid contact sports. Avoid long rides in a vehicle. Periodically stretch and move around

Tigers skewered by the Sabres

Continued from Page 15 The third and final game for the weekend for NACI was in Souris on Sunday, Nov. 17, against the Sabres. In this game, the Sabres picked up the 4-3 win. Game stats were not available before the Banner & Press publication deadline.

These recent results leave the NACI Tigers with a 1-4-0 record on the regular season and have them in fourth place in the Westman High School Hockey Leagues’ (WHSHL) East Division.

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

The NACI Tigers (in white) hosted the Deloraine-Hartney Colts at the Yellowhead Arena on Friday, Nov. 15.

The next home game for the Tigers will be on Saturday, Nov. 23 against

the Swan Valley Tigers (4-2-0. 2nd in WHSHL North Division). Puck drop

is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Yellowhead Arena.

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throughout the day. Avoid lifting heavy objects, such as groceries. Adjust your pillow to maximally support your neck during sleep.

Make sure you focus on your recovery, not the whiplash.

Make sure you seek care if you feel your mental health has been affected by the injury. Choose low impact exercises, such as walking, swimming or biking. Short-

en exercise routines, as muscles will fatigue faster.

Activity Fact: Check out this link to help you work on range of motion and neck strengthening: https://www.ccgi-research. com/copy-of-exercise-np-neckmobility-2 Visit neepawachiropractic. com/blog to find more helpful health related articles.

Pearson to coach at MJHL-SJHL Showcase

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The rosters for the 2020 MJHL-SJHL Showcase have yet to be announced, but the Neepawa Natives are already guaranteed to have at least one person there representing them.

Head coach/general manager Ken Pearson has been announced as one of the coaches for one of the three MJHL teams that will take part in the event, which will be held Jan. 21-22 in Regina, SK. Pearson, along with Ryan Wood of the OCN Blizzard, will be behind the bench for Team Zajac (U20).

The other U20 Manitoba team participating is Team Belfour, which will be repre-

sented by Steinbach’s Paul Dyck and Geoff Grimwood of Swan Valley. There will also be a U18 team, who will have Gord Burnett, of Winnipeg, and Kelvin Cech, of Winkler, serving as coaches.

Showcase teams representing the MJHL will convene on Jan. 20 in Virden for practices and team building, followed by team travel to Regina. Showcase games will proceed Jan. 21-22 at the Co-operators Centre in Regina. No MJHL regular season games are scheduled January 19-22.

The player rosters will be finalized in mid-January, shortly after the season transaction deadline.

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Legion Bake Sale Luncheon Remembering

the pink triangle today Continued from Page 9 Today, the pink triangle is the second most popular symbol of positivity within the LGBT+ community.

PHOTOS BY DIANE WARNER

The Neepawa Legion Ladies Auxiliary annual Remembrance Luncheon and Bake Sale was held on Thursday, Nov. 7. A variety of treats were available for sale, as well as soup served for lunch.

New bumpers for Neepawa Minor Hockey

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Neepawa Minor Hockey has some new foam, bumpers for the players in their HIPS program. The bumpers were purchased thanks for a grant from Stride Credit Union. Last week, Neepawa Minor Hockey president Ryan Smith (left) accepted the donation from credit union staff members Marla Steen (centre) and Gord Gilbertson.

Rotary Auction well supported Banner Staff Neepawa Banner & Press The Neepawa Rotary Club held their TV Auction fundraiser on Nov. 7, starting at 6 p.m. This year’s auction was held at the ArtsForward building and was broadcast live on NACTV, with viewing also available at the Neepawa Curling Club Lounge.

Funds raised from the event will be put towards equipment for the Seedz ‘N Sprouts Early Learning Centre and Neepawa Middle School, as well as other community projects, exchange programs and international projects.

Murray Newton, of the Neepawa Rotary Club, told the Banner & Press that proceeds grossed approximately $22,000 this year.

“We appreciate all the support we received from the community and the surrounding area,” said Newton. “It was

a wonderful event, there were lots of volunteers and helpers, and it was well supported financially and by area merchants.”

Remembrance in Canada Until 2017, Canada was the only Allied nation without a nationally recognized monument to the Holocaust. The memorial was revealed on Sept. 27 on the LeBreton Flats in Ontario, across from the Canadian War Museum.

The design team created the monument of six triangular volumes arranged around a large gathering space, where ceremonies could be conducted. From above via the green roof of the War Museum, the designers’ depiction of the star used by the Nazis to mark Jewish people, to exterminate them and exclude them, becomes clear. Each triangle also represents those who were persecuted alongside them.

The interior holds features, such as an array of monochromatic images; embedded railway tracks, reminiscent of the train that carted countless people to their deaths; a space that recalls how the world closed its doors to Jewish people and others, featuring a photo mural of documents, passes, stamped photos and ghetto

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for their generous donation that allowed us to purchase foam bumpers for our hips players

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Some authors, like Ken Setterington, wrote books detailing LGBT+ persecution under the Nazi regime and Germany’s LGBT+ history. Did you know that Albert Einstein campaigned openly for the rights of LGBT+ people?

O t he r s e s t a b l i s he d newspapers, such as the Pink Triangle Press; or support and activist groups such as CUPE’s National Pink Triangle Committee.

A Pink Triangle Day was also established annually for Feb. 14 and is used by LGBT+ people, groups and human rights advocates– like the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project– as a day to remember and celebrate. The day was officially established in 1979 by the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Rights Coalition.

However, it has not been nationally recognized.

Additionally, no information could be found in regards to whether or not any schools in Manitoba, or Canada as a whole, have updated their curricula to include this history.

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Obituary William Lorne McCracken On Saturday, November 9, following a brief illness, William Lorne McCracken passed away peacefully at Neepawa Hospital, with his beloved family by his side.

Bill was born September 17th, 1950, the youngest of five children to Lorne and Merle McCracken. He attended school in Eden and graduated from NACI. Bill met the love of his life, Janice Kasprick, in high school.

They began dating after grade 12 and were married on August 14, 1971. They lived in Winnipeg for a few years after their marriage, but found city life was not for them, so moved back to the Eden area, where they resided until 2008, when they relocated to their current home in Neepawa.

Bill & Janice were blessed with two children, Christine on July 16, 1974, and Scott on July 16, 1976. Bill was a kind and loving father and, just as he was raised, taught his children the meaning of diligence, respect, generosity and kindness.

Raised on the family farm, Bill learned early the value of hard work, and many summers found him with his Dad at home and with neighbours, piling bales to earn some extra money. He completed his carpentry apprenticeship at Red River College in Winnipeg, beginning his career by first operating his own business for a number of years, and later employed by Neepawa Co-op lumber department. He served his customers with dedication and shared his building knowledge with anyone who needed extra advice. Bill also drove school bus for many years, first as a spare, then his own route. His bus kids were very important to him and he was always on the lookout for treats for them on special occasions.

He was considerate with his time, volunteering as a Cub Scout leader, coaching baseball, serving on the Eden Hall & Curling Club committees and the Eden Volunteer Fire Department. In the late fall, Bill also dedicated his time to put in the ice at the curling and skating rinks, ensuring that the kids, and community, could have some winter fun.

Bill loved nature and the outdoors, spending much of his leisure time cross country skiing in the winter and camping, boating and fishing in the summer. He loved to travel and enjoyed many vacations over the years with his wife and family. He especially cherished the trip that he, Janice and granddaughter Kendall took to Churchill a few years ago.

Bill is survived by Janice, his best friend and wife of 48 years, his daughter Christine and granddaughter Kendall, his sisters Avis Barnet, Doris James and Helen Erickson (partner Dave), brother Don and wife Merle, brothers-inlaw Harold Kasprick, Leonard Kaspick and wife Ruth, plus many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Bill was predeceased by his parents, Lorne and Merle, son Scott, brothers-in-law Alex James, Gary Erickson and George Barnet, niece Colleen James, parents-in-law Joe and Rose Kasprick and sister-in-law Barbara Kasprick.

Bill will be remembered by many, for his ready smile, his willingness to help where needed, his friendship and his love for family.

Bill, you are loved; you are remembered; and you are missed.

Friends who so wish may donate in Bill's memory, to Neepawa Palliative Care, or the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation.

The family would like to thank the entire staff at Neepawa Health Centre for the excellent care Bill received, especially Dr. Ong and Dr. Cram. To family, friends and neighbours, with their gifts of food, flowers, visits and messages of sympathy - thank you so much for your support during this difficult time. To White's Funeral Home, Rita Friesen and the Royal Canadian Legion, thank you for the lovely service.

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(March 11, 1927 – Oct 29, 2019) Sheila Norris of Red Deer, Alberta passed away peacefully with family at her side, at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on October 29, 2019 at age 92. A heartfelt thanks to her numerous caregivers, nurses and doctors; all of whom helped ease the final leg of her remarkable life’s journey.

Mom, or “Nana”, was pre-deceased by her husband of 63 years, Chief Warrant Officer (Ret), Wm. Edwin “Bill” Norris (or simply, “Gramps”). She is survived and deeply missed by her brothers in Manitoba – Ron (Maxine), Keith, and Barrie (Norma) Radford – as well as her son Wm. Robert “Bud” (Vicky), granddaughter Leah (Barry), grandson Wm. Paul Robert “Rob” (Carol), greatgrandchildren Wm. Scott Patrick (Wafaa), Jacqueline, Emmet and Hayden; and special nieces Lou-Ann, Louise and Brenda. She was loved throughout the Radford Clan and will also be fondly remembered by Elaine (John) Posthuma and Martha Smith.

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Obituary Zoh Lenore Fulford Peacefully, on Sunday November 10, 2019, with her mother & father by her side, Zoh Lenore Fulford, beloved infant daughter of Eric & Megan Fulford of Glenboro, MB, passed away at the NICU at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, at the age of 5 months and 22 days.

Born in Winnipeg, she and her 9 siblings were raised on a string of Depression-era farms between Gladstone and Neepawa. Brothers Bob, Bruce and Ken joined the Canadian Army and fought in Europe during WWII. The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan brought new airmen, including the “ suave “ Bill of the Royal Canadian Air Force, to many Canadian communities, including Neepawa, where Sheila met Bill. They were married in Toronto in 1947. Both shared a commitment to family, a passion for cribbage and an interest in restoring houses and antiques.

Besides her parents, Zoh leaves to mourn her brother Teller & sister Aiza, grandparents Wayne & Carol Fulford of Glenboro, Dean & Doris Tremaine of Brandon, great grandmother Mabel Lints of Neepawa, as wells as many aunts, uncles & cousins.

A Private Family Interment will take place at the Glenboro Cemetery at a later date.

Sheila and Bill, and son Buddy, moved across much of Canada, as Bill – in his 37 year air force career – served at various RCAF and Canadian Armed Forces Bases in Centralia and North Bay, ON; Cold Lake, AB; National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa twice; Vancouver, BC; Namao, AB twice; finally retiring from Namao in 1977.

To send condolences to the Fulford & Tremaine family, please visit www.willmorchapel.com.

Sheila had her own successful career in the federal government, first in the Department of Citizenship and Immigration and later in the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. When meshed with her humble origins, this public service experience provided Sheila with rare intercultural knowledge and valuable insights about bureaucratic politics.

Sheila and Bill retired to Gull Lake, AB and Ocala, Florida, but Sheila found Ocala too far from her family.

So Gull Lake and Red Deer became home. Sheila then pursued a life-long dream: creating her own small business, Memory Loft Collectables. After a decade of successful entrepreneurship, she sold her company and turned her full attention to family, friends and flowers; taking time to deepen her amazing knowledge of British and Royal history, sharpening her opinions on Canadian politics, while reflecting on both imperial and Indigenous poetry, as well as existential questions relating to faith and fate. She was a big fan of CTV’s Don Martin and “My Lisa” LaFlamme.

Her fondest public memories included: in 1939, being in Winnipeg to see the Royal Tour of Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; in 1951, watching as Bill was part of the Honour Guard welcoming Princess Elizabeth to Canada; and in 2005, being at the Canadian Light Source as Queen Elizabeth visited the University of Saskatchewan. A few years later, she was honoured to have His Excellency, Saskatchewan’s Lt. Governor, Gordon Barnhart, visit her home.

From riding in horse-drawn carts to online grocery shopping with her iPad, Sheila absorbed decades of technological change without wavering in her commitment to humanity; balancing empathy with accountability, while being a constant champion of that most elusive of virtues: simple kindness when she would say: “Now, that’s enough.”

A ceremony celebrating the memory of Mom / Nana will be held during the spring of 2020, as Alberta’s Wild Roses begin to bloom. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to STARS Air Ambulance across the Prairies.

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Friends that so desire, memorial donations may be made in Zoh's memory to the Ronald McDonald House Manitoba, 566 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, MB, R3A 0G7.

Jamieson's Funeral Services of Glenboro in care of arrangements. 204-827-2480

Derek William Betts It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Derek at the Neepawa Hospital on Thursday, November 14th, at the age of 81, after a battle with Parkinson’s and cancer. He will be sadly missed by his devoted wife of 59 years, Beatrice (nee McKinnon), daughters Shauna Betts (Andrew Giffin), Deann MacInnis (John), Karen Chabot (Bob), Lori Betts (Ruedi Hausermann), loving grandchildren Jesse, Ty, Dane Giffin, Brandon (Susan), Rhaea, Bryce MacInnis, Jonathon Chabot (Christie), Ashton Doman (Matthew) nee Chabot, and great grandchildren Mirae, Hayden, Zachary Chabot and William Doman as well as nephews Bruce Kellington (Joanne) and their children Aryn and Bryan and Todd Kellington.

Derek is predeceased by his parents Leonard and Mabel Betts (nee L’Ami), sister Clare Watts and grandchild Brodie Chabot. There are also many extended family members on Bea’s side and numerous special friends who will miss him.

Derek was dedicated to a long career as a CPA, having worked with Shell Oil in Calgary and as comptroller at the paper mill in The Pas. He was a member of many service groups and served the community well, including being Worthy Grand Patron of Eastern Star, Deputy Grand Master for the North in Masons, and was winner of the Paul Harris Fellowship Award for Rotary. He was on the hospital board and church vestry. Derek travelled often, visiting many countries and seeing Canada from one coast to the other. His other love was the beautiful cabin he built on Clearwater Lake, where many treasured family memories were formed.

A memorial service celebrating Derek’s life took place at St. James Anglican Church, 535 Mountain Avenue, Neepawa at 2:00 on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 with a reception following at the Neepawa United Church, 474 Mountain Ave. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Parkinson’s Canada, Cancer Care Manitoba, or Neepawa and Area Palliative Care (ARHA).

White’s Funeral Home, Neepawa in care of arrangements. www.whitesfh.ca

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Positions are physically demanding and must be able to handle heavy loads, work in a fast- paced environment with a combination of walking, standing, bending, crouching and kneeling for extended periods. Positions are mostly outdoors when hot & dusty, wet /damp. $14-17/hr for 40-65 hours/week. Benefits include: Workers comp. & vacation pay. Please mail resume to: Grysiuk Honey Farms Ltd., 30 Granada Cr., Wpg, MB. R2Y 0P8

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All employees of the Division must provide a satisfactory Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry check.

Please forward all applications complete with 3 references to the undersigned.

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSEDALE TERM POSITION CASUAL OFFICE CLERK The Rural Municipality of Rosedale is inviting applications for a six (6) month Term Position of Casual Office Clerk for a minimum of 21 hours per week Monday to Friday. Under the supervision and direction of the CAO, the Casual Office Clerk will be part of the Administration Team providing support to Management in the daily operations of the Municipality, in accordance with statutory requirements, policies and objectives of Council.

Duties include: • Data entry • Cash receipting • Reception & customer service • Cemetery record maintenance • General clerical/office duties • Various other duties as assigned Qualifications include: • Minimum Grade XII Education • Certificate or diploma in a related field such as business administration/accounting • Experience in an administrative or municipal environment • Excellent written, verbal & interpersonal communication skills • Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs • Experience using Munisoft software or other municipal software will be considered an asset • Must have the ability to work with and maintain confidential information and handle sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy • Valid Class 5 Manitoba Driver’s License Range of Pay: $13.00 - $15.00 per hour Applications must be received by 4:00 p.m.

December 10, 2019 in person, by mail, fax or email Interested candidates are asked to submit their resume and three work related references to: Rural Municipality of Rosedale Box 100 282 Hamilton Street Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Telephone: (204) 476-5414 Fax: (204) 476-5431 Email: rosedalecao@mymts.net The RM of Rosedale wishes to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals considered for an interview will be contacted

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Tender MUNICIPAL BUILDING CLEANING TENDER The Town of Neepawa is inviting interested parties to tender on a (5) five year cleaning contract of the following: 1. Town Civic Administration Office 2. The Flats Building 3. The Fire Hall Complete details are available at neepawa.ca or can be picked up at the Town Office.

Walk‐throughs will be held November 25, 9:00 a.m. starting at the Town Office.

Sealed tenders must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27.

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 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

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Sealed, written tenders for the following Parcels of farm lands situate in the Municipality of McCreary and described below will be received by: MEIGHEN, HADDAD LLP 110 – 11th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 4J4, Attention: Bair J. Filyk PARCEL 1: • NE ¼ 21-20-15 W 155 arable acres • SE ¼ 21-20-15W 155 arable acres • SW ¼ 28-20-15 160 arable acres • SE ¼ 12-21-16 W 155 arable acres • NE ¼ 32-19-15W 148 acres (110 arable acres) • NE ¼ 12-21-15W 155 arable acres(2 4,000 bushel grain bins included) • SW ¼ 7-21-14 155 arable acres PARCEL 2: • NE ¼ 21-20-15W 155 arable acres • SE ¼ 21-20-15W 155 arable acres • SW ¼ 28-20-15W 160 arable acres • SE ¼ 12-21-16W 155 arable acres PARCEL 3 • NE ¼ 32-19-15W 148 acres (110 arable acres) • NE ¼ 12-21-15W 155 arable acres (2 4000 bushel grain bins included) • SW ¼ 7-21-14W 155 arable acres CONDITIONS OF TENDER 1. Interested parties must rely on their own inspection and knowledge of the property and not on any representations made by or on behalf of the Vendor, including without limitation “arable acres”.

2. Tenders must be received on or before 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.

3. Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit cheque payable to Meighen, Haddad LLP in an amount representing FIVE (5%) PERCENT of the Tender.

Deposits accompanying unacceptable bids will be refunded.

4. Tenders must include all lands included in each Parcel described above. Tenders will be considered for the purchase of one or more Parcels by the same Tenderer.

5. Tenders conditional upon financing will not be accepted.

6. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. The bidder whose tender is accepted will be required to complete an agreement covering terms and conditions of sale.

2. In addition to the deposit, the balance of the accepted tender must be paid on the date of closing which shall be January 31, 2020. If the balance of the accepted tender is not paid within the set time limit, the deposit paid may be forfeited as liquidated damages and not as a penalty.

3. Successful bidders will be responsible for real property taxes commencing January 1, 2020.

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Notice

AMENDED 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 13th day of December, 2019, at the hour of 1:30 PM (previously scheduled for November 8, 2019), 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

$2,811.90

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

$1,703.64

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

$2,878.37

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

$1,887.30

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

$1,594.46

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

$1,594.46

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

$3,098.05

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

$1,849.49

39300

45400

47800

52600

52700

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

Amount of Arrears & Costs for Which Property May be Offered for Sale $6,555.42

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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 22nd day of November, 2019.

Managed by: Kara Sylvester Chief Administrative Officer Rural Municipality of Rosedale Phone: (204) 476-5414 Fax: (204) 476-5431

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Knox United Church in Kelwood Neepawa resident wins $250,000 holds final service

By Lorna Cawston-Boyd Kelwood Knox United Church

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Kelwood Knox United Church held its final service on Sunday, Sept. 8 with former ministers recalling memories from their times at the church.

Knox United Church in Kelwood held their final Service of Disbandment & Closure on Sunday, Sept. 8, with a very nice tum-out. It was a service with sadness, but also one of many happy memories. We feel very blessed to have had a United Church in our Community for so many years.

The Church was built in 1904 in the village of Glensmith, 2 miles East of Kelwood, by the Methodist Congregation. In 1909, it was moved to the present site and was the Presbyterian Church. In 1919, the two congregations joined and it was then called the United Church. In 1925, it became the Kelwood Knox United Church of Canada, therefore in June 2019, it was its 100th year of being a United Church. One to be proud of.

Our closing service was very nicely planned by our Pastoral Charge Supervisor, Wendy Denbow. Former ministers took part in the service, as well as having memory letters read from other former ministers. Members of the Disbanding Committee also took part in the service. Following the service, we all went over to the Drop In Centre for refreshments and visiting. Our delicious luncheon buffet was mainly supplied and served by the new owners. To them we are most thankful. It made a very nice closure to our day.

The building and property have been purchased by two young couples, namely: Jodi and Neil Fraser and Jennifer and Zakery Asmundson, who have great plans and hopes for the future , to be used for mainly musical activities. To them we wish the best of luck.

History hiding all around Manitoba

Continued from Page 6 The generator was still running when it was visited in 1988 by one of Goldsborough’s friends. The station is located at Kanuchuan.

Following the presentation, attendees had the chance to ask Goldsborough questions, chat with him and buy signed copies of his books– “Abandoned Manitoba” and “More Abandoned Manitoba”.

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Emily Bernardino, of Neepawa, won $250,000 from a Daily Grand bonus draw on a ticket she purchased at Harris Pharmacy.

Press Release MB Liquor & Lotteries Emily Bernardino got the surprise of her life when she checked her ticket for the Sept. 19 Daily Grand draw and saw that she had won $250,000!

“I had to keep scanning the ticket,” she said. “It was unbelievable!”

Bernardino matched all five numbers on one of the Daily Grand bonus draws.

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Bernardino has a few plans for her winnings.

“I would like to pay off debt and help my family in the Philippines,” she said.

“It will be nice to have money in the bank.”

Bernardino purchased her $4 quick pick ticket at Harris Pharmacy, located at 424 Mountain Ave. in Neepawa. The winning numbers were 22, 37, 39, 41 and 44.

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NAHA continues to support local health care

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Ivy Cameron, president of NAHA (left), presented Jean Borchardt with certificate of appreciation for 25 years of dedicated service.

By Nora Kaye

Neepawa Health Auxiliary

The main purpose of the Neepawa Area Health Auxiliary (NAHA) is to augment the care and comfort of the clients of Neepawa Health Centre (hospital and health unit), the Country Meadows Care Home residents and the recipients of health services in our community.

The cost of health care is steadily increasing and hospitals, care homes and health units must continue to provide high quality care in

spite of financial restrictions.

Over the years, NAHA members have raised funds needed for equipment, furnishings and supplies which the government budget does not cover.

From January 2018 until June 2019, the NAHA purchased for Country Meadows dishes and muffin tins (for activities), CD players, fans, a lift chair, a pressure mattress, a magnetic erasable board and magnets, five patio table umbrellas, three butterfly tables and a chart cart.

Purchases for the hospital included operating room equipment, an auto logic pump and mattress, vital signs monitor/storage, twoway radios, an X-Ray lead shield, a pediatric digital scale and a medication cart.

The total spent on these items was $31,799.97.

NA H A f u nd r a i s i ng events over the past year included assisting the Legion Ladies Auxiliary with a roast beef supper (March 2019), a fall canvass, fall raffle and fall tea. Another source of revenue was the NAHA gift cupboard at the hospital, which, for many years, has provided convenience items such as combs, toothbrushes, toothpaste, knitted slippers, knitted dishcloths, baby sweaters and afghans.

Another important aspect of NAHA fundraising is to promote education. In June 2019, a $1,000 scholarship was presented to a graduating NACI student entering the health care field.

The auxiliary also sponsors public education events which feature keynote speakers from many areas of health care. In March 2018,

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our education event featured presentations on Medical Assistance in Dying and on Stars Air Ambulance.

Auxiliary members (as well as teen volunteers) dedicate many hours annually to volunteer work.

Volunteer activities include visiting long term patients at the hospital, helping with the Strawberry Tea at Country Meadows in August and providing assistance, as well as cookies and beverages at the annual Flu Clinic held in November. In December, the members make tray favours for the hospital, Country Meadows and the Supportive Housing Unit at Yellowhead Manor and deliver poinsettias to Country Meadows, the health unit

and the hospital.

A member of the NAHA recently met with Eileen Clarke, the Progressive Conservative MLA for our region, to discuss the possibilities of a new hospital.

Eileen felt that the future of health care looks very positive for Neepawa and was very impressed with the newly expanded medical clinic and the community work that made the expansion possible. With this in mind, NAHA has decided to use monies contributed to their Memorial Fund to help with a special project for a new hospital.

The NAHA is comprised of women from the Town of Neepawa and the Muncipalities of Langford, Rosedale,

Lansdowne and Glenella.

Many auxiliary members have given many years of service to the organization.

At the May 7, 2019 NAHA meeting, auxiliary president Ivy Cameron presented Jean Borchardt with a certificate of appreciation for 25 years of dedicated service.

NAHA meetings are held seven times a year at the Legion Hall in Neepawa. The current membership is 70 with two lifetime members.

New members are always welcome. Anyone interested in becoming a member can contact past president Noreen Hollier, president Ivy Cameron, secretary Judy Gabler or treasurer Eleanor Nicholson.

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The NAHA fall tea was held on Oct. 30, with tea, desserts and a raffle featured.

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Gladstone Elementary pulling for Terry Fox Students surpass initial fundraising goal, raise $3,115.15

During the month of September, students at Gladstone Elementary School raised money for their annual Terry Fox Run, which was held on Sept. 26.

They set the goal of $3,000, which would be more than they had raised in the past. With that goal came the challenge that if they met the goal, staff members would have to pull a school bus the length of the new bus loop, which was being constructed in front of the school. Through taking pledges for the walk, pizza sales and t-shirt sales, students exceeded their goal and raised $3,115.15 to fight cancer. On Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m., staff members pulled the bus along the new bus loop.

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