Friday, December 11, 2020 Neepawa Banner & Press

Friday, December 11, 2020 • Vol.125 No. 20 • Neepawa, Manitoba

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COVID-19 updates

Pr ovincial public health order extended into the new year: The Manitoba government has extended its public health orders, related to COVID-19, until Jan. 8, 2021. Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer, announced the extension on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

The existing Critical (red) level restrictions will continue with some modifications. The most notable of those changes include: • Allowing thrift stores to open with some capacity limits.

• The allowance of drive-in events as a temporary measure subject to compliance with the restrictions.

• Clarifying the operation of food banks and food hamper services.

• Adding school supplies as an essential item under the restrictions to retail services • A seasonal change to the order will also be included to allow for the sale of holiday decorations. An updated list of items deemed essential are posted on the provincial website.

Additional COVID-19 updates from the province can be seen on Page 2

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Rob Smith & Son Backhoe starts up draw to support area businesses

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press It doesn’t get more local than this– a local business supporting local businesses.

On Nov. 12, Rob Smith & Son Backhoe & Trucking Ltd. announced on social media that a draw would be held every Monday, awarding winners with a $250 gift certificate for a local business of their choosing.

In the post, the business stated, “We have realized how truly lucky we are to be able to stay up and running during these trying times, and would like to give back to the small businesses within the community and surrounding area that have been shut down.” Administrator Andrea Smith, who came up with the idea, provided details to the Banner & Press.

“I honestly spent the weekend trying to wrack my brain for ways to help out local businesses,” Smith confided. “Especially with the move to code red and Christmas being a very busy time for these businesses.

Being shut down would be

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so hard for them, so I decided to do a draw for four weeks– giving away $250 per week, totaling $1,000.”

To enter, all were asked to comment on the post with their favourite locallyowned business within the area– in Neepawa, Gladstone or Minnedosa– that has been impacted by COVID-19. The first draw was made on Nov. 16, with draws continuing until Dec. 21.

Overwhelming response According to Smith, the response was amazing.

What started as a draw with six entries soon exploded and became an event with 546 names entered. It didn’t stop there. That same evening, Smith received an email from John’s Electric, in Neepawa. “[They] donated $500 to the cause, and then the donations just kept coming in. Within a week, I raised $10,250 to give back to the communities of Gladstone, Neepawa and Minnedosa,” said Smith.

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Pictured: Darla Hanke (left), Andrea Smith (right) and Kelsey Perrett (centre), of Rob Smith & Son Backhoe & Trucking Ltd.

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Province will cover Mild weather helping construction care homes costs efforts on Kinsmen Kourts Two related to COVID-19 Seniors housing complex continues to make progress Banner Staff

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The Manitoba government will provide $7.7 million in support to personal care homes (PCHs) to address costs related to COVID-19.

Eligible costs include those related to staffing, enhanced cleaning procedures and the move to the one-site model, which means that PCH staff will only work at that particular PCH, where in the past staff have worked at different PCHs on different days.

The province will provide one-time funding for the first two quarters of 2020-21 and for the rema i n i ng qua r ter of 2020-21 thereafter. About $7.7 million in funding has been provided to regional health authorities for the f irst two quarters, the minister noted.

Safe at Home Program A new initiative from the province will enable people to stay home and enjoy creative cultural, artistic, and fitness activities. The Safe at Home Manitoba grant program was announced on Monday, Dec. 7. This grant will provide $3 million in funding to a wide variety of organizations and individuals who are able to produce free programming for Manitobans to stay safe at home, such as live streaming of the performing arts, cooking classes, at-home fitness programs and homebased art programs for children.

Applicants for the grant are eligible to apply for up to $50,000 per project.

COVID-19 enforcement fines Several individuals and businesses from across the province have been fined this week for not following the Manitoba government’s COVID-19 enforcement rules. In total, 285 warnings and 85 tickets were issued between Nov. 30 and Dec. 6. This week’s results include nine $5,000 tickets to business and 53 $1,296 tickets to individuals. There were also 15 failure to wear a mask fines levied, at $298

each. A total of $122,046 in fines were issued last week.

Since enforcement efforts began in April, a total of 913 warnings and 450 tickets have been issued, resulting in more than $683,000 in fines to businesses and individuals.

PMH 7-day COVID average Over the course of a recent seven day period from Thursday, Dec. 3 to Wednesday, Dec. 9, there have been 144 new COVID-19 cases reported within the Prairie Mountain Health region. Last week, there were 88 new cases reported over the course of seven days.

The total cases in the Prairie Mountain are 1,201, with 983 of those recovered, 194 currently active and 24 deaths. Brandon has the most active cases as of Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 98.

Whitemud, meanwhile, which encompasses Neepawa and surrounding communities, has an active count of three.

The Winnipeg region currently has the most active COVID-19 cases with 4,052, while the Northern Health Region has the second most active cases, 439, as of Dec. 9.

By Eoin Devereux

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A highly anticipated new seniors housing complex in Neepawa appears to be right on schedule. Construction of a five storey development on Davidson Street, known as Kinsmen Kourts Two, has moved past the initial foundation work and has started making very impressive progress on the floor and wall construction.

Grant Lukin, president of Neepawa Kinsmen Senior Citizens Housing Inc., said the construction has greatly benefited from the recent milder than normal weather.

“It’s pretty close [to on schedule]. We were backed up a bit, but because the weather has been so good in the last few months, particularly in November, which was phenomenal,” stated Lukin. “The guys are working really hard, six days a week. The concrete people and the framers are doing a wonderful job.”

Lukin indicated that all of the lower level concrete work is completed, as is the installation of the plumbing system, which is hooked up to the town’s main water supply. The project is waiting for Manitoba Hydro to come in to do the main

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Construction work on Kinsmen Kourts Two in Neepawa has made tremendous progress, due to the above seasonal weather.

service for both the new and existing Kinsmen buildings, though that is expected to occur soon.

From concept to reality Lukin added that it’s good to be able to walk through the site at this point in time and see it really

starting to take shape.

“The walkthrough is phenomenal. It’s really nice to walk through and see it come from paper to actual fruition. There’s now a wall up where you thought that’s where the wall should go. I walked through the second floor, which will be the first floor of the suites.

I was really impressed with how big the bathrooms and doorways are. We’d made those types of plans in the concept, but now we’re seeing it in real life. It’ll be very easy to maneuver for walkers and wheelchairs,” stated Lukin.

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Dylan Thomas, the Welsh poet, wrote a tale of his remembrances of Christmases past. His is a wonderful story of that golden time of childhood when, as Thomas writes, “every Christmas was a white Christmas.”

It was the same on the Kingdon farm. Christmas was a time of endless snows in the 1970s, with crystal clear nights, flushed faces and frozen toes.

It was marked by bowls of mixed nuts and Christmas oranges, of heady trips to Brandon where we could order a Big Mac and shop in “the Mall.”

Distorted time Christmases were also marked by the annual school concert and by the somewhat less anticipated Sunday school re-enactment of the nativity scene.

It was, as it still is, a curious time of time warps. At eight years of age, I hadn’t heard of Einstein’s theory of relativity, yet time seemed to be governed by special Christmas rules. It was a mysterious mix of the days passing at a crawl, with each minute an hour, each hour like a day, but at the very same time, jumping forward at light speed.

T he a n nua l school Christmas concert provided an example of this distorted time. The teacher would announce the year’s play selection. Immediately, time slowed over the next month, with rehearsals, prop building and searching for just

the right costume, and the hours unravelled at the pace of chilled molasses.

Yet those 30 days would disappear in an instant and the big day was upon us. We nervously ran to our classrooms, disoriented at seeing the suddenly unfamiliar school by night, leaving our parents to find their way to their seats.

The younger grades would be called to perform ahead of us. Tick…tick… tick. And then magically, we would be on the stage, in front of a gym full of parents and grandparents, made too hot by the realization that we had blurted out our only line two scenes too soon.

Then, like victims of an alien abduction, we would regain consciousness back in our home rooms, the sound of applause still echoing in our ears. We settled in to watch Christmas movies, not fully understanding that the big event was over for another year.

Looking back, I suppose that I was always one of several class clowns. The Christmas Concert was something I looked forward to, perhaps because I thought I could expand my audience and I always hoped against hope for a speaking part.

However, I suspect that the teachers were wise enough to never give me a lead part… rightfully fearing how far off the rails I could take “Santa’s Christmas Dilemma” or “The Year A Russian Spy Attempted to Organize Santa’s Elves” or whatever the play was that year (don’t judge us on our selection of

plays, we were still in the midst of the Cold War).

The 1970s were still an interesting mix of Church and State in the Kingdon family.

Admittedly, I was a reluctant theologian, but the liturgical year hosted two events that I looked forward to – the June Sunday School picnic that ended the year with ice cream cups scooped out by those raspy wooden spoons, and the Christmas play.

Sometime after the school Christmas concert, the Sunday school would begin the process of preparing for reenacting the Nativity scene for Christmas service.

Playing the menagerie Dad was a stalwart supporter of the Basswood United Church, so he kept most of the props stored at the farm during the 335 days when they weren’t being used.

All summer long, we would catch glimpses of the little cradle made of birch branches stored high up in the rafters of the garage, or maybe the Shepherds’ hooks constructed of old broom handles, wire hangers and brown stockings.

It was a wondrous day when dad finally lifted down the cradle, tightened the screws that held it together and fitted it with fresh straw. Soon to follow was the assigning of the parts for the play.

I suspect that the roles were based on age and acting experience. Small children were given the duty of playing the menagerie of domestic and exotic ani-

mals. Surly pre-teenagers became the Shepherds, the miserly Inn Keeper and, of course, the Wise Men bearing gifts.

The main players, Mary and Joseph, were selected from that cadre of actors who were old enough to sit still and look holy, but young enough to take their roles seriously.

I can’t even remember how events unfolded on the big night. I suspect that there were a lot of restless cows, sheep and camels in the stable as the Minister read out the gospel according to St. Luke, and we all sang a few hymns.

What I do recall, as one of the Wise Men, is the sweat trickling down my face, yet again overdressed in someone’s worn out house coat, with a tea towel firmly held in place on my head by one of my mother’s fancy silk scarves rolled into a band.

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pageant would be complete, and we could all go home.

I still remember the smell of candles, the rustling of the congregation as they sat in the pews and the sight of neighbours from near and far gathered in a little church, in a little town, on what always seemed to be the coldest, darkest night of the year.

And in this year of years, when concerts will be few and far between, it is Linus who says it best at the end of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” “For behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”

And who doesn’t need a little bit of joy this year?

Merry Christmas everyone.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 14:6 (New International Version)

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Mon. Dec. 14 10:00 ............ Good Morning Canada 10:03 ......Neepawa Christmas Lights 10:15 .The War Amps-Normandy 1944 10:30 ...Christmas Time Events 2018 11:00 .Neepawa Small Town Carnival 11:10 . ...Community Announcements 11:20 .Folklorama 2007 Brazil Pavilion 12:00 ....................A Christmas Carol 1:10 .....Country Meadows Car Show 2:00 ............. Harry’s Classic Theatre 3:55 .Girl Guide Crafts #3- Stress Ball 4:00 ... Kid’s Story-Time - Fairy Tales 4:30 ........................................ Rotary 5:15 ......Community Announcements 5:25 ........ Tech Manitoba-Connected 5:35 ...........................Skate the Lake 6:00 .............Kinsmen 2 Construction 6:15 ...HMK presents ‘Rats’ Operetta 6:50 ......Community Announcements 7:00 .The Beverly Hillbillies - S01E28 7:30 .Neepawa & Southwest Manitoba 8:00 ........................Old Tyme Dance 9:50 ......Community Announcements 10:00 .........Start of Schedule Repeat Tues. Dec. 15 10:00 ............ Good Morning Canada 10:03 .Gimli Icelandic Festival Parade 11:00 .Classic Cartoon - Tom & Jerry 12:10 ....Community Announcements 12:20 .Neepawa Christmas Lights #1 12:35 ................... HMK Skate (2017) 1:20 ......Community Announcements 1:40 ....Christmas Programming-TBA 2:45 ............Neepawa Natives Game 5:00 .......... Selkirk Aboriginal Church 7:00 ............Story Behind the Stories 7:30 ........................Val’s Adventures 9:00 ..........................Today’s Church 10:00 .........Start of Schedule Repeat Wed. Dec. 16 10:00 ............ Good Morning Canada 10:03 ...........Kinsmen 2 Construction 10:15 .Mr. Pudlo’s Night Before Xmas 10:55 ....................Winter’s Eve 2017 11:30 ..........Story Behind the Stories 12:00 ............R.C Church Band 2014 2:00 ................Church Service - TBA 3:15 ......Community Announcements 3:25 ...........................Scotland Sings 4:00 .......................The Snow Queen 5:10 ......Community Announcements 5:20 ...Val’s Adventures: Snow Maze 6:30 ..................................Herb Dock 7:00 ..............NAC TV BINGO - LIVE 8:00 .............................Town Council 9:00 ................. Western Wednesday 9:55 ..Girl Guide Christmas Crafts #1 10:00 .........Start of Schedule Repeat Thurs. Dec. 17 10:00 ............ Good Morning Canada 10:03 ..........Neepawa Natives Game 12:20 ................Lansdowne Heritage 1:30 ............... Sherlock Holmes -#37 2:00 .......... Selkirk Aboriginal Church NACTV programming is done by volunteers and substitutions are sometimes necessary.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

It’s beginning to look a lot like…

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by Chad Carpenter

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Truth, reality and perspective

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here is always more to a story than can be told.

Political correctness has created a society that cannot handle “truth”, so many want to create their own truth. In spite of the observation that perspective is reality, perspective is not truth.

We can tell our own journey from our perspective and trust it is not skewed.

Ken’s Journey: Our health care system is a wonderful gift. Neepawa and area has a medical team from top to bottom that is marvellous. I’m talking from the most experienced doctors, to the staff that makes sure there is toilet paper in the washrooms and sanitizer at each door, to drivers who transfer samples from our excellent lab and x-ray for further diagnostics in Brandon.

The journey: Ken Waddell was feeling “off” back in August. There were CT scans and ultrasounds which ultimately showed a shadow on the tip of the kidney.

What is it? Further diagnosis in Brandon, including a biopsy, found it to be precancerous and Dr. Poettcker involved a specialist/ surgeon at St. Boniface Hospital.

Removal of the growth was recommended and the plan was to keep the kidney, if possible.

All consultations with specialists were done by phone in a timely fashion. Surgery date was to be determined, probably in the first couple of weeks of December.

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Christine Waddell not have to pay one cent (or should I say one nickel?). Presented your medical card and answered the COVID-19 screening questions.

On Nov. 17, a phone call came from specialist, Dr. Drachenberg, “There is a surgery date available Nov. 27, 7:45 a.m. Do you want to take that opportunity?”

After a quick family/staff consult, the answer: “Yes!” Who knew what could happen while waiting for the December date, which wasn’t even confirmed?

From there, it was a whirlwind.

• Nov. 25: to Winnipeg. Stay at Norwood Hotel, two long blocks from St. Boniface Hospital.

• Nov. 26: begin fasting and prep for surgery. Walk to St. B. COVID-19 rapid testing site, in and out and back at hotel in under 45 minutes.

• Nov. 27: 6:30 a.m. delivery of patient to front door of St. B. • Nov 27: 10 a.m call from surgeon; everything went well, patient in recovery, kidney intact, spherical growth removed, appears benign and all is well.

• Nov. 28: I, the wife, drive home; Winnipeg son will deliver patient

to Neepawa when he is released.

There is lots to tell of the stay in St. B., but it is Ken’s narrative, not mine.

NOTE: Through all this, we had the most beautiful weather in years, no ice, no cold and little traffic (thanks to COVID-19).

So why do I begin this little epistle with the statement about “truth, reality and perspective”?

Our western culture and 24/7 access to news and “views” has created a fearful, hand-wringing society. A people who have no respect for authority and no idea about right and wrong because we can create our own reality.

Count your blessings folks, take a deep breath, go for a walk. There is truth and God is real, whether you believe in Him or not. He loves you and has given you free will. Choose His gift or choose the consequences. As for me and my house, we trust the LORD. Disclaimer: Christine Waddell is a guest columnist for this week’s edition of Right in the Centre. The views expressed in this column are the writer’s own and are not to be taken as being that of the Banner & Press staff.

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he first word to fill in that blank is, of course, Christmas.

And it is. An evening drive around our community is colourful and bright. Between the mild weather, the extra free time with which many of us are gifted and the desire to add some cheer and glow to this season, houses and yards are bedecked and festooned.

Through w i n d o w s , HOMEBODIES t h e t r av e l ler, on foot or in vehicle, gets glimpses Rita Friesen of decorated trees and f lickering candlelight. Thank you. These images are warm and encouraging, showing dignity, strength and resilience in spite of.

It’s beginning to look a lot like an era gone by. More folks are outside, walking with a dog or two, a friend or two, as a family.

We are blessed to have such wonderful trails, right here in town and within easy driving distance. There are more backyard rinks and community-minded people have worked to provide a skating rink for everyone to enjoy. The caring, the sharing, the support shown for the local businesses that have needed to close their doors– but not their hearts or services!– is inspiring. There have been extra phone calls, quick texts and friendly waves. We truly are together while apart.

It’s beginning to look a lot like a very different Christmas may be our lot. The picture postcard perfect family gathering may not be possible. We already know that the community Christmas meals in our communities will be different. But there will be food and caring, and that is the purpose. I have never been that person who needs family surrounding the table to mark a day. Perhaps because I am reluctant to spend much time in the kitchen! And don’t truly enjoy the clean up! Perhaps because I can never remember birthdays and anniversaries. Perhaps, though, because I hold my circle of family and friends dear all year long. The day is, for me, another day. A gift in and of itself.

So, whether or not we are gathered in body around a groaning table and a festive tree, we are together, loved and secure.

It’s beginning to look a lot like our (my) expectations are first world entrenched. Privileged first world. Within our province, there are communities that do not have safe drinking water, warm, secure homes and enough. Think medical care expectations. When I need surgery, or testing, I expect that there will be a bed for me, a safe environment and adequate staff. Right now, in the throes of the virus, too many hospitals and staff are at a breaking point. Again, there are parts of our province, our country and our world, where there is no such expectation at all.

It’s beginning to look a lot like, like in any crisis, we are seeing the best and worst of human nature! Watching the news there are moments when I shake my grey haired head in disbelief.

Really? And then I note the helpers! Those working, tired and discouraged, but working. Thank you. As we enter the weeks of the shortest daylight hours, may our words, actions and prayers bring hope and light to others.

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Words of hope

DECEMBER 11, 2020

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he Facebook post said it all. “Christmas is canceled ‘til July.” When asked why, this person said: “When you can’t get together with your kids and grandkids, it sucks.

That’s why we canceled it ‘til later.” COVID-19 appears to have claimed another victim. I can understand the frustration people feel as we approach a very different holiday season.

COVID-19 has turned out to be as unpredictable as Mother Nature. It has defied every computer and human forecast made concerning it. Every day brings new insights that help us see just how difficult it is to contain and how deadly it can be. It has turned us all into front line soldiers in a world war– fighting against an enemy that we can’t see.

And, despite the efforts we’ve made to combat it so far, the enemy has yet to be vanquished.

Like many of my readers, I visit the Government of Manitoba website each day, looking for the latest COVID-19 numbers. They

focused to start the day.

I would like to suggest to my readers to try and take a few minutes each morning and read a chapter, or part of a chapter, or a Psalm in the Bible and see how much God loves us and cares for us. We can have peace and contentment, even during this time of lockdown.

Neil Strohschein tell me all I need to know about the state of the pandemic in this province and help me understand why so many people are frustrated, angry and looking for someone to blame for the ongoing challenges we face.

We hear much talk about the economic impact of COVID-19, but we don’t talk about the human impact nearly as much as we should. For example, how many people are facing heightened levels of stress, fear, worry, anxiety or depression as they try to adjust to a “new normal” way of life? How many have lost hope and feel that life is no longer worth living? How many carry these feelings with them every day and cover them up so well that no one really knows how much pain they carry on the inside? The answers to these

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stimulation to start the day.

Each day, the Lord provides a blessing and an assurance that He is in control of the universe and also my life and that I can have peace no matter what the situation is.

When I passed it on to someone else, she got the same impression from daily just reading one chapter of Luke, and feels

FAITHFULLY YOURS

Observation

omeone made the suggestion that we should start on Dec. 1 with reading the book of Luke in the Bible. It has 24 chapters and we would be finished on Dec. 24, just

questions may shock us all.

I will be the first to admit that I don’t have any magic answers that can ease your pain or calm your fears.

My magic answers lost their magic many, many years ago.

What I can offer you is a listening ear, a mind that can relate to your feelings, a caring heart and some words that have helped me face difficult times in my own life.

In his sermon on the mount, Jesus made the following statement: “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” (Matthew 6:34) I have faced many challenges in my life– the biggest of which happened 15 years ago this month, when my wife suffered a stroke. For

the next five months, I did the only thing I knew how to do– I clung to my faith in God and it got me through those difficult days.

The most valuable lesson I learned from that experience is that whatever happens to me in life, I can count on four absolute truths. God knows. God understands. God cares.

God will provide. Those truths have never changed.

Nor has my belief in them wavered.

Has God been faithful?

Yes, he has. Has he supplied my family’s needs?

Yes, he has– one day at a time– especially during this pandemic. I have repeated the four truths to myself on many different occasions.

They have consistently strengthened my faith and shown me that, despite how bleak things might look, there is a God in heaven who works miracles. And as long as he is in charge, there is hope for you, for me, for our province, our country and our world. May that hope be yours during this holiday season.

before Christmas day. We would then read about the whole life of Jesus.

I thought it was a good idea and now, every morning, I read a chapter and it is amazing how it gives me

Thumbs up, thumbs down Thumbs Up ! to every homeowner or renter in Neepawa who has decorated their home so beautifully for Christmas 2020. Your efforts compliment the lovely Town of Neepawa lights. I am well aware of the expense,time and energy involved. I so appreciate how beautiful our town appears! You are all doing your part to spread the Christmas spirit!

Liz Sumner Neepawa, MB

Thumbs up to everyone in Neepawa who decorated their houses and yards this Christmas season.

We drove around and were amazed at the beautiful displays of Christmas lighting and religious scenes. Almost forgot about COVID-19. Merry Christmas from Cal and Nettie.

Nettie Williams Neepawa, MB

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A bike ride through RMNP

I always enjoy reading Helen Drysdale’s columns. The recent one concerning the prison camp near Whitewater Lake in Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP) reminded me of the following incident.

A few years ago, I rode my bicycle from the edge of the Bison Compound to the prison camp with an organized group of bikers and a leader from RMNP. On our arrival at the old campsite, there was already a group of people that arrived by riding horseback or in the covered wagon that they were going to camp in overnight.

I was talking to one of the “cowboys” that asked me if I was one the biking group. I said, “yes” and he said, “Well, while you are eating your granola bars, we are going to be enjoy steaks.”

He was right, I had two granola bars.

Neil Cameron Minnedosa

Victimized

by COVID-19

I fell prey to the dreaded disease commonly referred to as “COVID-19”, a virus-induced malady that left me entirely victimized in or around Nov. 18. Those inexorable talons would not let go in spite of all the medical profession endeavoured to do. If the medical profession knew more about the disease, we might be able to conquer it and I might have got relief sooner. I was asked for symptoms over and over again. Headache, nausea, diarrhea, shortness of breath, aching limbs and more, to which I answered in the negative. But lethargy, weakness, I said, an almost inability to drag my body around and little desire to try and do so.

Brandon Hospital had a separate ward for COVID-19 sufferers, so that’s where I was ferried to by ambulance.

I was so drained of energy, I needed help to hoist my feet into bed at the hospital. With the oxygen hose in my nose and the help of medications, I soon drifted off to sleep. Though I suffered no nausea or diarrhea, the very sight of food was extremely unpleasant. But a person must eat to live, so I bravely went at it the next morning.

C-19 removes the sense of taste 100 per cent. I couldn't tell you whether I was eating wheatlets or oatmeal for breakfast. With the help of a walker, a nurse at each side, I managed 20 or 30 feet down the hall on day two.

I still can hardly believe that legs can get to be so rubbery and the sense of balance so unstable. This sense of vertigo still has not left me entirely, but then, I had some of that before we had ever heard of COVID-19.

Just don't make any too sudden movements or body twists, lest you sprawl flat.

They main-lined antibiotics into me, knowing full well that antibiotics do nothing for the virus, but just in case secondary chest infections should begin to invade an already weakened respiratory system, the help would be there. Food still tasted like nothing, but I, like Methuselah, “ate what was put on his plate.” Together with raising the oxygen level in the blood, they had me feeling perkier in a few days, so much so that they discharged me Sunday morning. I felt like I had licked that one, which, much to my chagrin later, I found to be illusionary.

I don't think that the medics in the case of C-19 use the word “relapse” at all; I just simply was not nearly out of the grasp of the monster and they probably knew it.

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Helen Drysdale out of helen’s kitchen

Potato buns

PHOTO COURTESY OF HELEN DRYSDALE

Helen’s easy-to-make no knead potato buns.

There is something about making bread or buns and the yeasty aroma in the house that will send your family on the run to the kitchen. This year, our lives will be a little simpler and scheduling non-existent. Take advantage of that by spending time in the kitchen with your little and big kids. These little morsels are so easy to make your teens can easily learn to do these on their own. The end result will be golden, soft rolls ready to be devoured. These can be made with all white flour or half whole wheat or rye flour.

No knead potato buns 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine 1/2 cup potato water or water 1 cup milk 1 cup mashed potatoes 1/3 cup white sugar

1 1/2 tsps. salt 2 eggs 2 Tbsp. instant yeast 5-6 cups flour

Over low heat, melt the butter, then add the potato water and milk. Heat just to lukewarm and set aside. Make sure the liquid is lukewarm as if it’s to hot, it will kill the yeast in the mix.

Into a large bowl add the milk mixture, mashed potatoes, sugar, salt, eggs and the yeast. Beat with a whisk until smooth, then add two cups of flour and mix in well. With a large spoon mix in two cups of the remaining flour. Using your hands add more flour into the bowl, pressing flour into dough and turning dough over until the dough feels soft but not too sticky and bounces back when pressed. Shape into a ball, oil the bowl and roll the dough ball around the bowl to oil the outside of the dough. Cover and let rise in the bowl for 45-50 minutes until double in size in a warm draft free place.

When risen turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface and cut dough into equal size pieces. Roll into buns by using a circular motion with the palm of your hand and gently roll the dough on a lightly floured surface. The number of buns will depend on the size of dough balls. Remember the balls will enlarge during the rising period.

Place balls in a lightly greased pans. Give them a one inch space around the buns to allow to rise. Cover buns with a clean tea towel and let rise again.

About 15 minutes before the rolls are ready, heat the oven to 375°F. Baking time may vary according to the size of the rolls. If you shape them in a small size keep in mind that smaller rolls get baked faster. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown on top. Cool on racks. Enjoy!

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hair. It took her a couple of weeks to get rid of the smell.

This had nothing to do with the school.

It was, at this time, just student initiations. The last initiation I just wrote about was from 2012. I think that’s what it is these days too. Just “student” freshie days. The odd teacher might SUBMITTED PHOTO get involved, but Decades ago, older Neepawa Area Collegiate students would to a much lesser put the “freshmen” through some crazy things for Freshie Day. degree.

The bottom line Part of the day would include ridiculous costumes. here is that initiaalong the streets. Others tions, freshie days nor hazBy Rick Sparling Neepawa Banner & Press were taken beyond “having ing will ever go away. It’s just fun.” It got to be more of a part of becoming an adult...

Being a part of a team, even So somewhere along the hazing than an initiation. line, things got out of conOne student I spoke to if it is far removed from that.

It is too bad that things trol. The initiators perhaps who graduated into Grade got “freshied” so bad that 10 (it used to be Grade 9 couldn’t get back to just havthey had to one-up their when I was in high school) ing good old fun. I’m trying victims the following year. told me she was hosed down to remember how, back in Students were almost run in someone’s backyard (in 1961, even the teachers over as they were out early October) and they poured were deeply involved just in the morning, crawling olive oil and curry in her having fun.

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Neepawa youth wins Agribition judging competition

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Neepawa Grade 9 student Madisyn Robertson won first place in the intermediate category of the Agribition judging competition.

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press A local Grade 9 student “brought home” top prize in the intermediate category of a national competition.

Madisyn Roberston, of Neepawa, participated in the Canadian Western Agribition judging competition, which took place virtually this year, and won first place in her category.

While Robertson didn’t see any of the other competitors’ presentations, going into it, she felt she did a good job. However, she wasn’t expecting to get first place. “It was kind of a big

surprise for me,” Roberston said of the results, adding that it was really exciting.

She scored a total of 283 out of a possible 300 points.

Entries for the competition were open from Oct. 15 to Nov. 8, with the results being announced the last week of November, when Agribition normally takes place. The judging competition held annually at Agribition is open to all Canadian youth involved in agriculture. In the intermediate level, the competitors are required to judge market hogs, light horses, bred heifers and bull calves.

Because of the pandemic,

the in-person exhibition could not take place. Judging was done virtually, with entrants looking at photos of four animals in each category and placing them.

In the intermediate age group, competitors also had to submit a video of themselves orally stating the reasons for their placement of the heifers and bulls. “It was great that Agribition did this, because a lot of shows didn’t really have any virtual competitions,” Robertson said.

Robertson has some experience in judging competitions through the Neepawa and Area 4-H Beef Club and the Manitoba Youth Beef Round-Up, as well as the Canadian Charolais Youth Association Conference. This was, however, her f irst time entering the competition at Agribition, as well as her first time judging animals other than cattle and her first time judging virtually. “It was a little tricky, because you couldn’t see the animal right in front of you,” she said of the virtual format. Robertson noted that she had done a virtual judging clinic, but she’s never done a competition like this before. “It was a pretty good experience to get out of just judging cattle, to do light horses and hogs,” she added.

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From left: Banner & Press publisher Ken Waddell, the BPCF communit y share bear and BPCF member Ann Kuharski.

The Neepawa Banner & Press paid it forward to help out a local organization recently. In early November, the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation (BPCF) performed random acts of kindness, giving out cheques to some of its supporting businesses to donate to a non-profit of their choosing.

The Banner & Press chose to gift their $200 cheque to Landsowne Recreation, as several of the staff live in the Lansdowne area and publisher Ken Waddell was involved with the group in its early days.

The Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne recently sent a thank-you note to the Banner & Press, saying, “We thank you for the donation towards the Lansdowne Recreation. Your consideration and generosity is greatly appreciated.”

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Looking Back 1970: Neepawa students wage a ‘bloody battle’

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By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Tuesday, December 6, 1910 Neepawa is getting to be known far and wide as the best shopping town in Manitoba. The Press editor has heard railway men and passengers talk of it and merchants report many sales to transients. Persistent advertising of bargains in the Press is a sure bringer of business; and satisfied purchasers will come again.

100 years ago, Tuesday, December 7, 1920 The two daily papers at Moosejaw have amalgamated.

Four men perished in an asbestos mine at Robertson, Que. In 1871 there were 4,000 boot and shoe factories in Canada. In 1911, after 30 odd years of protection there were 180. In 1871, there were 2,295 flour mills, in 1911 but 1141. In 1871, there were 920 woolen mills and in 1917 but 104. Mr. Meighen forgets to mention these few facts.

90 years ago, Tuesday, December 9, 1930 A Toronto physician advocates state control of all hospitals throughout the domain.

Reeve Wroth, of Ellis municipality, has been elected president of the Un i o n o f M a n i t o b a Municipalities.

Equipment is being installed at Forrest, Ma., for the new radio beam station which will serve as a guide to fliers who carry air mail at night over Western Canada.

A mysterious poison fog settled over a portion of Belgium for three days, taking a toll of 64 lives. It is believed to result from large quantities of German war material buried in the vicinity where most of the people died.

The vicinity of Neepawa is a poor place for student fliers to land on account of the lack of snow. Three landed near here on Sunday with their planes, one breaking a ski, which however was repaired. Another plane was unable to rise after a number of attempts, but did after the student’s passenger was obligated to vacate his seat and return to the city by train.

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Official opening of the curling rink will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 16. All names should be in the hands of the secretary before Friday noon, Dec. 12, so that rinks can be drawn.

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Masonic Temple, over 200 persons, many from neighboring towns as well as local, gathered Friday night and took part in one of the most prodigious social affairs of the season.

80 years ago, Tuesday, December 10, 1940 L ong range Br it ish bombers have attacked German airdromes in Nazi occupied Belgium and Northern France.

Lifeboats rescued 180 persons around the coasts of Great Britain last month.

Since the outbreak of war 2,531 persons have been rescued by lifeboats.

Suitable sites for deep shelters from air raids have been surveyed in Liverpool and will be used if the government supports the corporation council in the scheme.

It is announced that more than 5,000 members of Canada’s armed forces are taking correspondence courses under the auspices of the Canadian Legion Educational service.

The government has plans for the post-war disposal of plants established for war industries under government operation, according to a return tabled in the House of Commons at Ottawa.

Ment more – Ha r vey W i l l i a m s on w e nt t o Winnipeg to report for army work but was unsuccessful.

Osprey– Bob Burns, of the Brandon Military training camp, spent the weekend at his home.

70 years ago, Thursday, December 14, 1950 Our office assistant, Miss Loraine McKee, in the past week has been forced to call on reinforcements at the counter, as hundreds of subscribers on their Christmas shopping tours have called in to pay up their subscriptions to the Press and to add it to their gift lists.

More than 70 renewals came in Saturday afternoon alone, and the idea of giftgiving a subscription to a friend or relative has caught

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These NACI students challenged Neepawa to donate blood as their float made its way through the Santa Claus parade in 1970. A donor drive had been oranized for Dec. 10 at the H.M.K. school that year.

on like wildfire.

T he org a n i zat iona l meeting of the Kelwood District Film council was held in Kelwood school Dec. 7. T. Davidson, of the National Film Board staff of Winnipeg gave valuable suggestions on the details of how a film council was set up and functioned.

The following executive was elected: President, Austin Smith; v ice pres ident , Verle Kinley; sec.-treas., Miss Mary Stimpson; librarian and custodian, Wallace Cutforth; executive member of council, C. J. Stewart; additional members of the council, Mrs. N. Andrew, Mrs. S. L. Adamson, R. Fleming, Albert Hearn, R. T. Robinson and Sam Adamson.

60 years ago, Friday, December 9, 1960 Frank lin– Good drinking water has been d iscovered in Murray Cooper’s basement well.

The Health Unit has tested and found this water safe for human consumption.

50 years ago, Thursday, December 10, 1970 The official opening of the addition to Hazel M.

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Guest speaker at the event was Deputy Minister of Youth and Education, W. C. Lorimer. Other dignitaries present were: M L A J i m Fer g u s on , former principal Ruth Faryon, representatives of the architects, contractors and trades involved in the building, members of the Beautiful Plains board of trustees and their administrative staff, and

principal Jim Schmall.

The NACI f loat was probably the most original in the Santa Claus parade last Saturday. Students from the collegiate seem to be on an all-out campaign to promote the Blood Donors clinic today (Thursday).

Not only do many of them donate blood themselves, but they have been going from door to door looking for pledges of donations for the last week.

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Towns invite residents to light up their communities

By Casper Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

The time for holiday cheer is drawing near. Although Neepawa’s parade of lights cannot be done this year, residents and businesses can participate in a different fashion.

The Town of Neepawa has partnered with the Neepawa & District Chamber of Commerce, Neepawa Tourism, Neepawa Settlement Services and HyLife in inviting all those in the town to take part in the Light Up Neepawa initiative. Residents can participate by spiffing up their homes and/or windows, and business owners their stores, with lights and other exterior decorations. Town lights and decor were put up on Nov. 12 and are planned to be kept on display until March 2021 to spread joy and positivity.

All those who participate are encouraged to do the same, and share a photo of their decorations on social media with the hashtags “#lightupneepawa” and “#townofneepawa”.

“Get out and enjoy a walk, or cruise, around town with your family,” said councillor Brian Hedley at the town meeting held on Dec. 1. “Help add some light to our community.”

‘A good way to spread Christmas cheer’ Neepawa isn’t the only town inviting its residents to get festive. The Town of Carberry is putting on a similar event– the Light it Up contest. In a similar fashion to Neepawa’s event, residents of Carberry are invited to decorate their houses to spread the holiday spirit, for a chance to win $250 in gift cards. To participate in the contest portion of the event, decorators must register via email at rec@ townofcarberry.ca or by phone at 204-834-6623. The contest starts on Dec. 11 with prizes awarded on Dec. 21.

“We thought an event like this would be a good way to spread the Christmas cheer in a Covid-friendly way,” said Lindsay Michiels, Manager of Leisure Services for Carberry & Area Recreation. “This way, we can promote the holidays and Christmas spirit while still maintaining safe distance and health protocols.”

The event is being run by Carberry’s Service for Seniors and the Carberry & Area Recreation, with help from Carberry North Cypress-Langford Community Development. Sponsors Falk Pharmacy, Meyers Quality Meat & Groceries, Guild Insurance Brokers, Westoba Credit Union Ltd. and Spud City Food Mart Ltd. have pitched in to provide prizes for winners of the decorating contest. But decorating isn’t the only way to win one of those prizes when names are drawn. Carberry is also hosting a town-wide scavenger hunt to search for holiday related items. A scavenger hunt list with clues for items will be posted on the Carberry and Area Parks & Recreation’s social media on Dec. 11.

“Once people have found the items, they will send a picture of their finds to Recreation,” said Michiels. “Once sent in, their name will be put into a draw to win some prizes.”

Michiels added, “While the holiday season is going to look different this year, we hope that events like this remind people that although we have to stay apart for now, we are all in this together.”

While partaking in these events, all are required to be mindful of, and abide by, COVID-19 health and safety guidelines.

Neepawa considers change to town logo

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The current brand for the Town of Neepawa (on left), which became the official logo in 2008, and the proposed new logo for the community (on right).

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The Town of Neepawa is considering a brand new logo, but wants the public’s feedback on the potential change. During a Town meeting, held on Tuesday, Dec. 1, council acknowledged that it was looking at a possible update to the community’s brand. The current logo that Neepawa uses features a dark yellow cornucopia and wavy blue line, which symbolizes the Whitemud River. That logo was adopted by the town back in 2008.

T he cur rent rev iew would see the potential adoption of a logo similar to that of Neepawa Tourism, with just a minor alteration to differentiate the two. The phrase ‘Where Stories take a Beautiful Turn’, would be used exclusively by Tourism, while the Town would use “Land of Plenty.”

The current branding for Neepawa Tourism was unveiled in 2018, as part of the community’s effort to bring more travellers to the community and to improve Neepawa’s tourism profile on a provincial and national level.

Neepawa mayor Blake McCutcheon said that

before any type of change would be considered, the council and administration wants to hear from the public and get their perspective on the matter.

“The Tourism board came to council and asked if we would be interested in adopting their logo, to create a consistent brand for the Town of Neepawa,” said McCutcheon. “[Town

officials] decided that the best way to move forward on this is to get some feedback from the community.”

A online post was placed on the Town of Neepawa’s social media accounts on Monday, Dec. 7, asking for input on the potential change. Early response indicated a preferences for the existing logo, with a strong positive impres-

sion for the usage of the cornucopia.

Anyone interested in sharing their perspective on the suggested change is asked to email neepawa@ wcgwave.ca or call 204476-7600.

Any type of decision to either make the change or maintain the status quo, is expected to be made in January.

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Applications now being accepted for Kinsmen Kourts Two Continued from Page 2 The current expectations are that the building will be able to be completely closed in by the end of January. That timeline will, however, be dependant on the weather conditions, as any type of extreme cold spell or snowstorm can hinder progress. Lukin said that while they’ve been lucky with the weather so far, eventually that luck will run out.

“It’s bound to get cold and we’re going to get snow. But t he sooner we’re able to get it closed in, the better,” stressed Lukin.

Interest in the facility As for enquiries into purchasing into Kinsmen Kourts Two, Lukin stated that applications are currently available from the front desk at the Stride Credit Union building

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An artist rendering from earlier this year of what the Kinsmens Kourts Two building could look like at the completion of the construction.

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21 Days of Giveaways announced Century 21 starts draw to support local businesses

By Casper Wehrhahn

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Due to the effects of COVID-19, shop local initiatives appear to be gaining traction. Businesses are supporting other, locally-owned businesses that have been affected by the change to code red status by putting on draws– events in which people can enter for the chance to win a gift certificate for their favourite locally owned businesses. One such initiative was started recently by Neepawa’s own Century 21 Realty agents Katie and Troy Mutch, has recently been added to that list. The realty agents announced their event, 21 Days of Giveaways, via social media on Nov. 30. Katie provided the Banner & Press with details on behalf of the pair.

“We’ve randomly selected 21 businesses in the Neepawa area and purchased 21 $25 gift cards from each of them,” said Katie.

“These are businesses that have been affected in one way or another by the im-

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Katie (left) and Troy Mutch, of Neepawa’s Century 21, have introduced the 21 Days of Giveaways to the community. Here, they stand ready at their colour wheel to determine a prize for the day’s winner.

pact of code red COVID-19 restrictions.”

How it works The 21 Days of Giveaways is a daily draw, which began on Dec. 1 and runs

until Dec. 21. Katie and Troy take turns making a post on their social media each evening, through which contestants can enter by liking the post and commenting to answer

that day’s question. Those individuals’ names are then entered for the next day’s draw at 4:00pm, when a name will be randomly selected from a bucket and a colour wheel spun to de-

termine the winner’s prize.

All those wishing to enter the draws must re-enter each evening for a chance to win the next night’s prize.

Any who have won are still welcome to re-enter for a

chance to win again.

“Our whole idea behind this is to give back and encourage everyone to shop local this holiday season and beyond,” said Katie. “COVID-19 has been super hard on all the small businesses and if we want to see them survive this pandemic, we must take action now to help them out.”

Katie added, “There has been a great response on Facebook and many people have been participating in the fun!”

All names from previous draws are being kept for an extra giveaway on the last day. The extra prize will be something to help satisfy the winner’s seasonal sweet tooth– a dainty tray.

Note: The 21 Days of giveaways is just one of the initiatives the Banner & Press has seen in the area. Readers should keep an eye out for similar initiatives, to help local support local!

Overwhelmed by community’s generosity

Continued from Page 1

Smith added, “It honestly brought me to tears– I just couldn’t believe it. I was totally overwhelmed by the generosity of individuals and businesses in our area, we are so very

lucky to have such a wonderful community.”

Due to the inf lux of donations received, seven draws of $250 are being made each week. Though Smith’s original hope was to help the businesses affected by code red status, as people signed up and

the community began to donate, she says she realized it wasn’t just for the businesses.

“People need this right now. When we do the draw and I call people, you would be surprised at the amount of people who are so happy and thankful,”

Smith elaborated. “I had one person tell me that I made their day. People are just so thankful. I look forward to Mondays– I think everyone in our office does.”

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who donated to make this possible. As well, to Halle Middleton for keeping track of all those who entered. This initiative has inspired other businesses, such as John’s Electric Ltd. via it’s Dauphin branch, to begin similar events. Sharing a brief comment on be-

half of the business, Cathy Ford stated, “We’ve had a great response there.”

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Local school divisions feel well-prepared for January remote learning been very supportive and understanding of the changing conditions,” she expressed. “We are confident that our division will be ready for remote learning come January.”

“Many of our staff have been teaching students in class as well as remotely for an extended period of time now,” Young added. “This has challenges, without a doubt, but our staff have continued to adapt and put the needs of our students as their priority.”

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press School divisions across the province are working to make sure they’re ready for the weeks following Christmas break. Last Wednesday, Dec. 2, the Province announced that starting after school Christmas holidays, Jan. 4, Grades 7 to 12 would be mandated to remote learning, with the option for Kindergarten to Grade 6 students to learn remotely if parents choose.

Many schools and divisions have been preparing for the possibility of mandatory remote learning since they started planning their new school year. School divisions in the Westman area, including Beautiful Plains School Division (BPSD) and Turtle River School Division (TRSD), are no exception.

Keeping classrooms safe Negative feedback When asked whether BPSD agrees with the Province’s from MTS decision, Young noted, “We still continue to believe that While local school divisions have taken an optimistic the best place for our students is in school with their stance about the recent announcement, the Manitoba peers and teachers. With that said, we also recognize Teachers’ Society (MTS) is stating their disapproval that the pandemic of the Province’s has made all of us Although remote learning has its challenges plans. The group make changes and says that requirand it is not ideal for our students, parents ing only Grades sacrifices to do what is in the best interest or staff, we are ready to make the most of a 7 to 12 to learn of Public Health.” remotely isn’t godifficult situation.

S z y m e s k o ing to do anything - Jason Young, BPSD weighed in, saying to increase safety that TRSD staff are in schools followwilling to do whatever the health officials say will keep ing the holidays. “If the intent is to reduce transmission the schools safest. “We always follow the lead of Manitoba of COVID-19 following the holidays, then all schools education, with direction from Public Health,” she noted. should be going to Code Red for two weeks,” said MTS “Turtle River is supportive of quality public education president James Bedford in a recent news release from and agrees that schools are the safest place for students the MTS. “This is yet another half measure approach and conducive for the optimum learning environment. and I fail to see how this plan enhances the safety of Our staff members want to follow all of the necessary students and teachers when half the grades are in school suggestions and rules in order to keep students, families for those two weeks.” and communities safe and in school, learning as much In the release, Bedford goes on to say that making it as possible and supporting students.” optional for elementary schools only makes it harder on the teachers, as many of them will have to organize both Appreciative of in-person and remote lessons if some parents decide to community support keep their kids home. “This plan places unreasonable Szymesko added that TRSD thanks their staff and demands on teachers and runs the risk of collapsing the parents, guardians and caregivers for the support they’ve entire education system when teachers buckle under the given during this year, but she wanted to spotlight the pressure,” he says. Bedford concludes by saying, “If all effort the students are putting into staying safe while students are receiving remote instruction for this period, learning. “I would like to highlight how amazing stu- these issues are resolved.” dents have been in our division and across the province, learning and working hard to keep everyone safe, while continuing to learn in not always ideal situations,” she stressed. “Students have done well following the public health rules in schools and maintaining their academic studies, even while some of their more engaging aspects of school have been paused (such as social engagement with friends, sports and other activities and clubs after

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Planning for it since the summer “Our staff have been planning for many different variations of remote learning since before the 2020-2021 school year began,” stated Jason Young, BPSD superintendent. “I feel extremely confident that our division and our staff are ready and prepared to do whatever it takes to offer a quality education to our students. Although remote learning has its challenges and it is not ideal for our students, parents or staff, we are ready to make the most of a difficult situation.”

“In Turtle River, we have been preparing for remote teaching since school began,” TRSD superintendent Bev Szymesko added. “Our dedicated staff members have been working very hard responding to the needs of the pandemic and the continual changing directives as health conditions dictate.”

Young explained that at BPSD, they structured their school’s plans around getting as much in person learning as possible for as long as possible to get a good foundation for students, should remote learning become necessary.

They have also already been using the online tools they have available so students will be familiar with those formats when they don’t have the teachers around to help. “Our students were scheduled to attend classes every day to build connections with peers and staff, we ramped up the availability of technology in our system to allow for more online instruction, we acquired internet connectivity options for our students who may have not had this in place in the event we needed remote instruction,” Young relayed.

Already some remote learning taking place At TRSD schools, Szymesko noted that their students have already been learning remotely or preparing for remote learning. “Our families and communities have also

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school). Students have adapted very well!”

Young also wanted to express his appreciation for the BPSD area communities’ support. “We would like to once again thank our staff, our students, our communities for their patience, understanding and support as we face the challenges of this pandemic together,” Young expressed.

“We are confident that our system and our relationships will be stronger than ever when the pandemic is finally behind us.”

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Here and Carberry community profile: Camryn McMillan there

• Curl Manitoba executive director, Craig Baker, has announced the 2021 men’s and women’s championships will be held simultaneously at Selkirk Rec Centre Feb. 2 to 7. The Scotties, which used to host 16 rinks, has been reduced from 12 to eight rinks, including one team from each of four regions. The other four entries will be based on CTRS points leaders. The Viterra men’s division has been changed to 16 rinks from 32. COVID-19 restrictions have prevented regional playoffs from occurring on time. Westman men will get two berths and the women will only get one. Curl Canada still plans to host men’s, women’s and mixed doubles national championships in Calgary. Therefore, Carberry’s Derek Samagalski and Krysten Karwacki, of Winnipeg, may still get an opportunity to curl in the nationals. The duo captured the 2020 provincial title. If provincials fail to materialize, Jennifer Jones would represent Manitoba and Jason Gunnlaugson would head to the nationals as the male counterpart.

• Hockey Manitoba has confirmed that all 2021 minor provincials, which are usually held in February and March, will be cancelled.

Some leagues (eg.AAA) will hold playoffs where possible.

• Zac Yandeau, one of the Plumas Pirates baseball stars, is recuperating from shoulder surgery. Yandeau has received the Ray Walker Memorial Award as the Santa Clara League MVP several times based on his team contributions. He was unable to pitch during the 2020 season due to shoulder health issues.

• Winnipeg’s iconic Hudson’s Bay department store, which opened in 1926, closed its doors for good on Monday, Nov. 20. It was scheduled to close later in 2021, however, the COVID-19 restrictions caused an earlier closure.

• The Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain released their vibrant new logo, featuring a distinctive

green shamrock, on Nov. 20 across many platforms, including their website, on Facebook and Twitter.

• The winter round-up of 28 peacocks in Souris is nearly complete. The birds will spend the winter months in a heated barn.

• The federal government, which extended the American border closure for another month until Jan. 21, 2021, has announced a projected deficit of $381 billion, partially due to COVID-19 expenditures.

• Christmas trees are in higher demand this season.

The Carberry Kinsmen normally sell trees, but this year, they are not available.

• The Minister of Education, Kelvin Goertzen, announced on Dec. 2 that Grades 7 to 12 students will move to online remote learning for two weeks (Jan. 4 to 15) after the normal two-week Christmas break.

He also announced that an extra $185.4 million would be available to school divisions on a per pupil basis.

•In light of Manitoba still being in code red, every event on the Curl Manitoba schedule has been moved back into 2021. The Provincial Junior event scheduled for Carberry has been postponed from February until spring break in March.

The new dates are Mar. 26 to 31, 2021.

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

Camryn McMillan was a 2018 Carberry Collegiate graduate with the Governor General’s Medal and a 97 per cent average. Currently, she is a third year engineering student and a member of the University of Manitoba Engineering Student Council, having attended conferences in Montreal and Gimli. Pre-COVID, she was a member of the Engineering recreational water polo team, as well as a member of a team that curled in a recreational league in Winnipeg.

In her graduating year, she was one of four Manitoba students to receive the prestigious Dr. Dale Iwanoczko Award (volleyball and academics) and also one of four to receive the MHSAA/Manitoba Credit Union Scholar Athlete Award (school sports and academics). A graduating volleyball all-star, McMillan was recipient of the Female Athlete of the year at CC with participation in fastball, badminton, curling, basketball, volleyball and track and field. She was second for skip Dori Vince’s MHSAA provincial curling champions at The Pas in 2015. For five years, she was a life guard and swimming instructor at the local pool and was the 2020 pool supervisor.

Camryn served as a yearbook editor and was a per-

Camryn McMillan, 2018 graduate of Carberry Collegiate.

cussionist for six years with the school band program, including a xylophone solo in her final performance. She was involved in the Carberry TADD and Math Clubs and was a nominee for the Bran-

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Obituary Kurt Walter Schmidt Kurt Walter Schmidt was the third of six children born to Friedrich and Rosalie Schmidt in Waldersee, Manitoba on April 18, 1926.

When he was 14, his father underwent surgery and Kurt had to leave school as he was needed on the farm.

He took grade 9 and 10 by correspondence and completed grade 11 in Glenella. In 1946-47, he worked at a lumber camp in Slave Lake, Alberta, coming back home to help out on the farm and taking an agriculture course at the Brandon Agricultural Centre in 1948-49. In 1949, at the age of 23, he obtained some land of his own and began his farming career.

It was during 1948-49 that Frances came to teach school in Waldersee and boarded at his parents’ house. One evening she was standing and listening to the radio, so he invited her to come sit down next to him. He and Frances were married in 1950 and they built the house they would live in for the rest of their life in 1951 on an 80 acre plot. The land was unbroken and they had to clear the space for the house and yard site. Hydro had just come in; so luckily, even though they did not have running water at the time, they had electricity from the start. It was here they raised their six children – Kenneth (Adrene), Faye, Russell (Elizabeth), Donald (Debbie), Leona (Todd), and David (Christine) and welcomed their 11 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. They were happily married for almost 70 years.

In order to make ends meet, Kurt took on many jobs during the early years, while still managing the home farm. In 1956, he worked in Winnipeg with sheet metal and furnace installations, coming home only on the weekends and for spring planting and harvest. The following years, he did furnace installations in the area, as well as various wiring jobs. From 1957-62, he drove the Waldersee Transfer, transporting livestock to city, and groceries and supplies back for Waldersee stores.

Kurt was very involved in his community. He served on the Municipal School Board, the Lutheran Church Council, the Glenella Pool Elevator Board, the Glenella Credit Union Board of Directors, the Seven Regions Health Board and the Neepawa Hospital Board and was involved with 4-H Beef Club.

He was Reeve of the Glenella municipality for 20 years, from 1975-1995, serving 7 terms. He was very interested and involved in conservation in the area. He was an original member of the Whitemud Conservation District when it started in 1972 and was chairman for 20 years.

He continued as a member until 2005. Kurt also served as treasurer for the Manitoba Conservation Districts Association and was a member of the Conservation District Commission based in Winnipeg.

In his retirement, Kurt and Frances enjoyed travelling.

They went to visit their parents’ homeland in Europe and bought a camper. They succeeded in visiting almost every province in Canada, as well as many of the states.

Auction sales became a huge pastime/hobby for them.

Kurt amassed an impressive collection of antique tools.

He used some of the scrap metal and tools he acquired to create welded metal sculptures to decorate his yard.

He also carved wooden chess sets for each of his children from the dowels used to secure insulators to telephone poles. He always had something new to show you whenever you visited.

Kurt passed away on December 1, 2020 at the age of 94 years. He was truly an honest and decent man who will be very much missed.

A Family Graveside Service was held at the Waldersee Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christ Lutheran Church, Waldersee or to the Manitoba lung Association.

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Happy times and wishes for many more.

Dated at Alonsa this 1st Day of December, A.D. 2020.

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Obituary Marina Shirley Pedersen It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our Mother and Grandmother, Marina Shirley Pedersen, on December 2, 2020 at Country Meadows PCH, Neepawa, Manitoba at age 85.

Marina was born to William & Agatha McCullough of Edrans, Manitoba on February 16, 1935.

On March 24, 1956, she married Donald Pedersen of Strathclair, Manitoba.

Mom took on many varied rolls during her adult life; wife, mother, teacher, gardener, seamstress, crafter in many mediums, 4-H leader, Arden UCW member, collector of anything and everything and a cake decorator. Many wedding and special events cakes were baked and decorated in her kitchen.

Deb & Yvonne

December 14, 1930 Love Josie, your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

If desired, memorial donations may be made to Heart and Stroke or Cancer Care Manitoba.

Thank you to White’s Funeral Home, who were in charge of arrangements. Your guidance and advice in these unprecedented times are greatly appreciated.

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She was predeceased by husband Donald, three sisters and their spouses, Annie and Cornie Martens, Dora and Ken Smith, Lilla and Art Wright, by brother Cecil McCullough and brothers-in-law Lawrence and Rae Pedersen.

Cremation and a private family graveside ceremony have taken place.

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Tender closes at 4:30 pm January 22, 2021. All bids to be submitted via e-mail or mail with subject line “TENDER”.

Happy 90th birthday Willie!

She will be deeply missed by her daughters Gayleen (Laurie) Walsh, Gloria (Bruce) Hoover and Ginette (Danny) Roach. By six grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren, Candis, Roger and Hannah Scammell, Marsha, Josh and Mason McMahon, Chelsea, Jordan and Will Hoover and Krista and Kyle Ellsworth. Marina also leaves sister Betty (Bill) McLaren, brother Norman (Mary) McCullough, brother-in-law Mervyn (Lex) Pedersen as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

We would like to express our unending, sincere gratitude to the medical and support staff, past and present, at Country Meadows PCH, for their generous, patient, compassionate care given Mom these last eleven years.

A simple thank you is not enough.

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• The balance of the Purchase Price shall be paid by certified cheque, bank draft, or lawyer’s trust cheque, and trust conditions on possession date; • Possession date to be 30 days after acceptance of the Tender; • The Tenderer shall pay the applicable GST or provide acceptable undertaking to self-assess; • Highest or any tender shall not necessarily be accepted; • The Tenderer shall be deemed to have relied on the Tenderer’s own inspection and knowledge of the land, the titles for the properties, its true condition, possible liabilities and the status of the title hereto independent of any representation by or on behalf of the seller.

Note: This land is on the Assiniboine Delta Aquifer and approximately 283 acres under cultivation.

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A Class 5 Manitoba Driver’s License and experience in one of the construction trades is required. Employee supervision would be beneficial.

The starting salary is $24.05 per hour. offers a pension plan and other benefits.

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Qualifications: • Excellent customer service skills • Highly motivated • Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills • Ability to operate a forklift (training will be available) • Must be available to work a variety of shifts including days and Saturdays.

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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.

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‘Do not be afraid of death; fear the Lord’

By Pastor Vlad Makyeyev Neepawa First Baptist Church Do not be afraid of death. Fear the Lord, your God and worship Him! The world around us has experienced lots of fear, if not panic, during the recent months, due to a crisis caused by one virus.

At such moments of life, it will be really good for us all to find out why people die physically and what can they do about it?

In the Bible, God’s letter to humankind, we can find some good answers to such questions. The spiritual and physical death came to this world when the first people created by God rebelled against the Creator by the act of clear disobedience to His command (Genesis 2:15-17).

The Lord God, who always keeps His

Word, punished Adam and Eve and their descendents (the entire human race) with physical death for their disobedience to Him (read Genesis 3:17-19).

In the New Testament in Hebrew 9:27, we read that as humans, we are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.

So according to the Bible, physical death is just a matter of time. It is one way traffic, since the moment a baby is born into this fallen world.

We should not be afraid of physical death, because it is inevitable. However, we really must be afraid of spiritual death, that is to leave this world, our physical bodies, without God’s forgiveness of our sins, without reconciliation with God through Jesus Christ, Lord and Saviour.

We are given one physical life to live in

this flesh. It is only one life for 70 or 80 years for most people. In fact, you can be dead any time today or tomorrow on a highway if you drive, or even being a passenger. This fact does not stop you from driving, though.

We are given this life to choose where and how we will spend eternity. There is an eternal life after physical death. If you disagree with God and His Word, then your earthly life does not make any sense.

If Jesus Christ is truly God, the Saviour of the world, then you have nothing to lose if you put your faith in Him. If you think that the coffin and the grave are the end of your existence, then you will lose a lot of blessings in this life and lose everything beyond the grave.

It is better to live for the Lord God and

worship Him than yourself or the devil.

During this Advent season, think about your life seriously. The time is running short.

Do not be scared by this virus or another one. Have the fear of God, who is holy and just and coming to this world soon.

Be prepared to meet Him as your Saviour, not as your Judge.

Luke 2:11, “Today, in the town of David, a Saviour has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord”. Who is the master of your life? Whom or what do you worship?

Luke 19:10, “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost”. May the Lord God bless you to find the real peace and purpose in life! May the Lord bless you and keep you sane in these latter days before His second coming!

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New emergency alert system established in Neepawa

By Eoin Devereux

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A brand new emergency notification system is now up and running in Neepawa. The communications network is known as “Connect Neepawa” and will aid in keeping residents safe with emergency updates. The alert options available through the system include contacts via phone, email and/or social media. It is also linked with Canada’s national emergency alerting system.

Over the last four years, the town has used an American-based emergency communication system, known as CodeRED. The newly launched Connect Neepawa uses Canad ian technolog y and provides municipal staff with the ability to send out information to people on a regular basis and on multiple platforms.

In a media statement released on Monday, Dec. 7, mayor Blake McCutcheon lauded the versatility of the new system.

“As a municipal government, we have realized that our residents use different platforms to communicate on a daily basis.

Some residents are more comfor t able receiv ing texts or viewing on social media, while others still prefer to be informed by

a phone call, like myself,” said McCutcheon. “Connect Neepawa provides our staff with one central platform that can send out messages in any format and residents can register and declare how they want us to communicate with them.”

McCutcheon also added that council and staff of the Town of Neepawa strongly encourage everyone to sign up to ensure access to have “important information that could save a life.”

People can sign up for the new emergency service online at www.neepawa. ca/connect/.

Spruce Plains RCMP report

By Cpl. Jacob Stanton Spruce Plains RCMP During the week of Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, Spruce Plains RCMP dealt with 59 police activities.

Nov. 30– RCMP responded to a theft of cattle in the Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne, the matter is still under investigation. Police received reports of theft from a motor vehicle and an attempted break and enter to a business, both occurring in the Town of Neepawa.

Dec. 1– RC M P responded to an assault in the Town of Minnedosa.

Charges were declined by the victim but charges for breach of conditions were laid. Police assisted with COVID compliance at an event in the Town of Gladstone, responded to a commercial alarm in the Town of Neepawa and a family dispute in the Town of Minnedosa.

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Dec. 6– RCMP located an impaired driver in the Municipality of WestlakeGladstone as a result of a traffic stop. Police responded to a COV I D compliance complaint in the Town of Minnedosa, everyone was found to be abiding by the regulations.

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Dec 3– RCMP received reports of an abandoned vehicle in a field in the RM of Oakview. Members attended and learned the vehicle had hit a deer and was to be removed by the owner later. Police conducted a COVID compliance check in the Town of Rapid City, everyone was found to be abiding by the regulations.

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Neepawa and Minnedosa RCMP detachments advise they will be limiting front counter services at the detachments until further notice.

We request that you contact each detachment at 204-476-7340 (Neepawa) or 204-867-2916 (Minnedosa) to inquire about criminal record checks or to file a report. Leave a message if needed and it will be checked the following business day.

Do not leave a message if you require immediate police assistance. You must dial 204-476-7338 (Neepawa), 204-867-2751 (Minnedosa) or 911 to have a police officer respond to you promptly.

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The Banner & Press gives back Banner Staff Neepawa Banner & Press The Neepawa Banner & Press recently made a donation to the Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic. The donation came from 10 per cent of ad sales in a special medical clinic feature in the Oct. 30 edition of the paper.

A total of $804 was handed over to medical clinic board member Mary Ellen Clark and Neepawa and Area Development Corpoation (NADCO) representative Murray Parrott on Wednesday, Nov. 25.

From lef t: NADCO representative Murray Parrott, Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic board member Mary Ellen Clark and Neepawa Banner & Press publisher Ken Waddell.

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