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A blast of rain and strong winds hit the Westman area overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning this week. The unfavourable weather caused a number of issues, from power outages to downed trees. Pictured right: The ground around Idylwylde Cabins in Wasagaming was lit tered with brush. Above: Crews worked to clear the roads of downed trees in Wasagaming on Tuesday morning.
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In Neepawa on Tuesday, a large section of town was without power for much of the morning, as Manitoba Hydro crews worked to restore service. Pictured above: A Hydro employee was clearing tree branches that had blown into the hydro lines in Neepawa.
HOPE food drive bolsters food bank supplies in Neepawa By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press The Neepawa Area Collegiate (NACI) HOPE social justice group wrapped up their spring food drive this week. Last Thursday and Friday, the group went through Neepawa, dis-
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By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press June will soon bring the first day of summer. It also brings another raffle for the industrial arts class at William Morton Collegiate Institute in Gladstone. Similar to the 2021 raffle, select projects made by the Grade 12 industrial arts class will be the “big brize” of the draw. This year’s prizes are two hunting shacks and a bench, presenting three opportunities to win the raffle when names are drawn on June 10. According to Trevor Lang, industrial arts teacher for the school, that’s not all the collegiate has planned. On June 6, WMCI is hosting its first annual Fun Day for the students. “We have a school barbecue lunch, a baseball game in the morning… We also have bouncy castles for the elementary students who come across to watch,” said Lang. A few other activities the students will be enjoying that day are tug-of-war, a slip and slide and “pie in the face” activity. However, there is one key event that is open to the public that Lang wished to highlight. Starting at around 1:15 p.m., spectators can enjoy a bout of go-kart racing. An activity that Lang’s Grade 12 industrial arts students had a special hand in. “We’ll be driving gokarts the Grade 12s made,”
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William Morton Collegiate Institute, in Gladstone, will be drawing the names for its industrial arts raffle on June 10. The raffle is open to the public, with two hunting shacks and a bench (pictured right) up for grabs. Raffle participants will also be able to take a look at the prizes on June 6, when there will be a go-kart race open for public viewing at the school as well. Karts made by the students (pictured above) will be driven.
Lang explained. “We’ll be taking them down the field as a time trial.” Those wishing to see the
prizes of the aforementioned raffle in person will also be able to take a look at them at this time, as they will be
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n this overcast, windy and rainy Tuesday morning, when this column is being written, there is much to ponder. Seemingly endless days of rain have hampered crop seeding to a near desperation point. Some crops have been seeded in the area, but there are many thousands of acres yet untouched. Manitoba Crop Insurance deadlines have been extended, but are looming ominous on our very grey horizon. Over the past few years, overly dry conditions have hampered yields and water tables have been dropping. That would seem to be reversed now, as the fields are saturated at a level not seen for a long time. The aquifers should be recharged now and that is a very good thing in the long term. Not sure how the crops are going to be seeded. Hopefully the Colorado Low that came through with wild winds and rain Monday night will signal a major change in the weather. It’s almost certain that man-caused climate change will be blamed for the weather patterns. The people, who claim that didn’t live through the 1950s when fields were saturated, crop seeding delayed and sometimes denied and wild winds and rains were a common experience. But then, of course in the 1950s, we didn’t have the Green movement to educate us as to how bad people are for the climate and the world. They forget that, without people, and lots of them, Manitoba would not be producing much food. You can only feed so many people on buffalo and berries. If that wasn’t the case, the population of Manitoba would have been much higher 200 years ago. On the national stage, the federal Liberal party is well trained in the “never waste a crisis” methodology of politics. They have chosen a tragic moment in history, surrounding another school shooting on the U.S., to bring in more gun regulations. They are using the neepawa
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Right in the Centre Ken Waddell time-worn notion that if they pretend to control the sale of guns, that crazy people won’t find a gun and shoot other people and often themselves. I am not currently a gun owner. When I had farm and an acreage, I did own guns. I shot gophers, especially when they decided to move under my barn. I would have shot any animal that might have threatened to do harm to my family or my livestock. I shot the odd magpie or grackle, as I am of the philosophy that they can go live in the bush and leave the robins and other song birds alone in my yard. All that said, banning any guns will not stop mass shootings. You don’t ban cars because they can be driven too fast. You get the picture. We don’t have a gun problem, we have a people attitude problem. The Liberals know that, but they also know they can pummel the Conservatives by escalating the debate about guns. They have no intention of banning guns. Most of them know gun bans gain votes, but not save lives. The federal liberals will also use the ongoing debate in the United States around abortion rulings to beat up on the Conservatives. There is a huge patchwork of rules about abortion in the States. What most people don’t realize is that in Canada, there is NO law against abortion. A person can abort a baby right up until birthing, if they can get doctor to do the task. Most people are shocked when they hear that. It basically is not discussed enough. And that’s the problem with the abortion debate. There is not enough rational and
informed discussion. Demonstrations for and against don’t shed light on the argument, they simply raise animosity on both sides. What is needed is a full and thorough discussion, ranging from conception to contraception to adoption and other alternatives. Abortion will never go away. I have pondered this issue for decades and there is no way it can be or should be banned. It should be much rarer than it is though, of that I am certain. We know of what we speak, as our family has faced the issue several times over the decades and if anybody wants to know what that experience has been, I can discuss it personally. If we stand back from any issue, large or small, the general philosophy should be that governments need to be involved in some issues, but not in nearly as many as they are. If we are short of people in some industries, I can tell you where the workers are. They are stuffed into government offices doing tasks that are less than necessary and often harmful to the economy. So as we ponder that the rain continues to fall in this part of the world and bombs fall in other parts, we need to take a deep breath and ask ourselves, how can we do things better? If we consult with God a bit more and depend on government a lot less, we would be better off, I think. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Banner & Press staff.
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here was a time when the sound of the wind would call me. Walking into the wind, braced and striding, was an adventure. There was the time, answering that call on a winter day, my neighbour was concerned that I was in distress and needed help. Nope, just pitting myself against the wind. I also used to enjoy watching a summer thunderstorm. Perhaps the determining factor in the changes is my age. Perhaps it is that I am more aware of the power of the wind and the storm and my respect is edging over to fear. Whatever it is, these windy days do not hold the appeal that they used to. That adage– 40 days of wind if it is windy on Good Friday– has become the norm; every spring is windy! I tire of corralling the lawn chairs. I really don’t want to tether them, nor haul them out every time the sun is shining– though this spring that would not be all that often! Between my garages, separating the lawn from the cement, is a garden bench/arbour. It is tall, possibly eight feet, has lattice sides, and is quite solid and heavy. The wind from the north can actually topple the structure. So I have embedded fence posts, painted white, to prevent the falling. They do work, but this spring, more than once, I have had to hoist the beast back on the concrete after it has been slid to the south. Alas, I am not happy about doing this. I am careful not to leave any possible missiles in the yards either. I would not appear dignified if someone witnessed my careening and pivoting attempting to retrieve a fly away. Flying kites has always appealed to me. One needs a bit of a wind, not a hurricane, to have the kite dip and soar and dance. This takes me back to a fall day when my youngest was probably six or seven. I was busy, busier than I should have been, when she asked me to come fly the kite with her. I asked her to go and try by herself. Some time later, I glanced out the living room window from the home on the farm at Riding. Out there, in the neighbour’s open field, was my wee lass, the kite doing exactly what a kite should do– dipping and soaring and dancing. Needless to say, I set my tasks aside and joined her. Lesson learned. The sound of the wind in the trees still calls me. If one listens, really listens, one can differentiate between the sound in the evergreens and the sometimes-greens. A gentle breeze has the tree sisters exchanging secrets, whispering quietly to one another. A stronger wind has them bracing and encouraging one another. And those gale force winds? Why, the whole forest family weeps as a member looses a limb or succumbs completely– the top broken and fallen, or roots up and exposed. They know the wind and all its moods and strengths. I am thankful that at day’s end, snug in my home, the sound of the wind seldom frightens me. I have secured the perimeter. Let it blow.
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t was the opportunity of a lifetime for David. His enemy, King Saul, was sleeping soundly in a cave. So were all of those who were assigned to protect him. David was standing next to the man who had sworn to kill him. What would he do? Abishai, the soldier who had snuck into Saul’s camp with David, looked at the sleeping king and said: “David, just give me the word, and I will stab him through his heart. I will pin him to the ground with one blow. I won’t have to strike him twice.” But David refused the offer. “I can’t allow that,” he said. “He is the king. He is the Lord’s anointed. God will destroy him, or his time will come to die or he will be killed in battle. But my hand will not be lifted against him.” The two left the cave, made their way past the guards and were soon back in their own tents. The next morning, Saul was told that they had been there. His reaction shocked those whose negligence nearly cost him his life. This
on the piano. And when I have to stop that, someone else will carry on the torch. David sang in the Psalms for many, Kings included. He encourages us “to praise Him with the sound of the trumpet, praise Him with the psaltery and harp” (Psalm 150:3).
Neil Strohschein was the second time they had been caught sleeping on the job. It was also the second time David had spared Saul’s life. Saul got the point. David was not a threat to him. Saul never threatened David again. David’s words (which you can read in 1 Samuel 26:1-12) have come to mind many times over the past few months. I wonder how David would have responded to Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 US Presidential election, or to the signs seen and sentiments expressed during the recent trucker’s convoy in Ottawa. I don’t think he would have approved of their attempts to overthrow legally elected governments. Neither would St. Paul. His views on the topic are very clear: “Let every
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we sing Easter or Christmas hymns in the summer. Sometimes we sing a hymn twice. Nobody notices. It is music mostly for the seniors, so I fit right in. I am so thankful that the Lord has given me just enough ability to be able to play the old time hymns
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Observation o be able to sing to the glory of God is such a blessing. People are smiling. They are excited or you can see
person be subject to the governing authorities;” he wrote. “For there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore, whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed. And those who resist will incur judgment.” (Romans 13:1-2) “But,” we might argue, “Things were different in those days.” Yes they were– they were worse. Saul had become a ruthless tyrant who murdered anyone he saw as a threat to him and his descendants. In St. Paul’s day, Rome’s emperors ruled the world. They tolerated no opposition. Revolts were put down quickly. Those who led them were put to death. Rome’s message was clear: “Behave!! Or else!”
Yet, despite the cruelty and injustice of which these leaders were guilty, David would not lift his hand against Saul; and St. Paul told his readers that “they were to be subject to the governing authorities” because God had put them in the positions they held. Those words are as relevant today as they were when St. Paul first put them on paper. There is nothing wrong with voicing our displeasure when governments pass laws with which we do not agree. Nor is there anything wrong with criticizing leaders who do not obey the laws they pass, follow the rules they impose on the rest of us or act in ways that embarrass our country and its citizens. But until laws are repealed or rules are changed, we are to respect those in authority and obey the laws they pass. This raises a final important question. How can we constructively criticize those in power without violating the teachings of Scripture? That topic will be discussed in next week’s column.
them at peace and relaxed. For many, they are memories that are floating back from when they were growing up. It does not matter if
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No scriptural reason to deny man-made climate change
I appreciate Pastor Vlad Makyeyev’s words about our responsibility to care for creation (“The Dominion Mandate” May 20, 2022). However, I am puzzled by his assertion that “humankind can never and will never destroy the earth,” which he bases on two Bible verses (2 Peter 3:10 and Genesis 8:22). As far as I can tell, neither verse supports his claim. I presume that Pastor Makyeyev’s point is that only God himself will bring an end to the earth on the day of judgment. However, the Bible indicates that God’s judgment can be imposed in a variety of ways, not all of which are direct action from God. For example, God uses another nation’s invasion of Israel and taking its citizens into exile as judgment on their unfaithfulness, and in Romans, Paul speaks of God “giving us over” to our own desires and actions and the consequences which naturally follow. This last form of judgment is compatible with human beings abusing creation to the point of its demise— God could “give us over” to our environmental choices. This is not contradictory to either 2 Peter 3:10 or Genesis 8:22— in fact, it may be quite complementary. Additionally, while the confident claim that humans cannot and will not destroy the earth is surely a comforting one, it actually undermines the other claims in Pastor Makyeyev’s column and, I fear, will lead to apathy about real environmental concerns. If humans cannot destroy the earth, then what does it matter how we live, how we consume, or what we emit? We can just live our lives as we always have. I’m not suggesting that panic or alarmism is necessary or helpful. I am, however, saying that we have no scriptural reason to doubt or deny “supposed man-made climate change” (Pastor Makyeyev’s phrase). We need to do away with the false humility of “humans can’t do much harm” and take on the true humility of living within our God-given vocation of caring for the creation that God called “very good,” even if it comes at a cost to the lifestyle we’re used to. That means the bottom line for us should not be, “Will it kill us?” or “Will it destroy the earth?” but, “Is it good or does it cause harm?” and “Does it bring glory to God, to whom all this belongs?” Marc Vandersluys Minnedosa, MB
What’s wrong in the US of A? We are nearing the end of May 2022 and in the United States, they have already experienced 200 mass shootings. Something is dreadfully wrong with our neighbour to the south. Would stricter gun laws alleviate the situation? Maybe, but there is something much deeper that is affecting the American psyche. What it is is a culture of violence. Americans believe, because they have been raised to believe this, that violence can solve their problems, violent confrontation. This propaganda is slowly seeping over the border into Canada, but we are a culture that has believed in negotiation and compromise to come to a peaceful resolution. Continued on Page 14
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Milk and cream
The first cattle in ManiPHOTO COURTESY OF THE BEAUTIFUL PLAINS MUSEUM toba came with the Selkirk In the 1800s, cream was brought weekly to the local settlers in 1811; however the train station to be sent to the nearest creamery. transport of cattle on the ships and the journey to the settlement was difficult, so few cattle were brought in. By the 1820s, the settlers were getting herds from St. Louis. By 1851, there were 6,500 cattle in Manitoba. The cattle were mainly Shorthorns, which were medium milk producers and good beef cattle with the ability to withstand Manitoba’s harsh winters. In order to provide milk for their children and butter for baking, most pioneer farmers kept several cows. Any surplus cream was made into homemade butter and traded for groceries to the local storekeeper, while the excess skimmed milk was fed to the pigs. In 1880, W.A. McAllister, of Stoney Mountain, created the first strictly dairy herd in Manitoba, consisting of Ayrshires. It was the first of many dairy herds to be established within the Winnipeg area. The Manitoba Dairy Act came in 1885, providing the basis for the creation of creameries and cheese factories. Before long, there were cheese factories and creameries being built in communities. The first creamery in Neepawa opened in 1897. To keep the milk cold, it was put in cans and placed in the cold water of the well or placed in an ice house. Once a week, the cream was brought into the nearest town creamery or to the train station to be sent to a creamery. In those days, it was time consuming to separate the cream from the milk. This process took time to gently skim the cream that rose to the top of the milk that was in large, flat milk pans. In 1877, Gustav De Laval from Sweden invented the cream separator. In 1885, Walter Clifford, of Austin, brought the first De Laval cream separator to Manitoba. By World War I, the cream separator was becoming common on farms. These separators made work faster and easier for the women to separate cream from milk without having to let the milk sit for a time and risk turning it sour. However, cleaning the cream separator was a tedious job, with its series of ring-like funnels. As a child, it was often my job to wash the separator parts and scald them with boiling water. During the 1920s and ‘30s, crops were hit with rust, early frosts, drought and economic depression and the cream cheque became a vital source of income for farm families. Often, the cream cheque and egg money were the only source of reliable and available cash. It seemed to be the more children one had, the more cows were milked. As a five-year-old, my dad started milking cows with his older siblings. It took about 15 minutes per cow to milk, if the cow was cooperative and you could keep the rhythmic double time going. As a little girl, my job was to hold the cow’s tail so she would not swish her dirty tail in my dad’s face. When you milked cows, there was never a day off. Well into the early 1900s, there was no system of checking conditions under which milk and dairy products were produced in Manitoba. Milk was not tested for disease or bacteria. Diseases from the cattle can be passed from the cattle to humans. In Manitoba, the first dairy to pasteurize milk was the Crescent Creamery in Winnipeg in 1907. By 1918, testing for bacteria in milk had begun. Testing for tuberculosis in cattle began in 1920. Systems were being continually put in place to control sanitary conditions in producing and processing the safe milk we drink today. When you had your own milk, you put cream on everything! Cream in your porridge, cream to make your cake and then when served poured on top, cream on your mashed potatoes, glorious cream! Today’s dessert has a creamy custard filling and a caramelized sugar topping. Be sure to let the custard set for several hours in the refrigerator before brûléeing the top, otherwise you’ll end up with sloppy custard. Crème Brûlée 6 large egg yolks 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 tsp. salt
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During the week of May 23 to May 29, Spruce Plains RCMP dealt with 50 police activities. May 23: RCMP responded to a report of a stolen SUV in Minnedosa; the matter is still under investigation. Police received a report of assault in Neepawa. After investigation, it was determined that no assault took place and the matter was unfounded. Police were dispatched to a report of a dangerous driver near Neepawa. Patrols were made, but the suspect vehicle was not located. May 24: RCMP responded to a disturbance in Minnedosa, where two males were said to be fighting. Both individuals were gone on police arrival. While conducting a curfew check in Minnedosa, police arrested a male who had an outstanding warrant with another police agency. Police received a report of a break and enter to a property in the RM of Minto-Odanah. There was insufficient evidence to proceed further. May 25: RCMP were dispatched to a dump truck and trailer rollover in Gladstone. The driver negotiated a curve incorrectly and rolled into the ditch. The driver was treated by EMS and taken to the hospital and the truck and trailer were recovered and towed. Police responded to three abandoned 911 calls; one in the Municipality of Harrison Park, one in the RM of Oakview and one in the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone. All were determined to be false. May 26: RCMP responded to a report of a firearm being discharged in Rapid City; the matter is still under investigation. Police received another abandoned 911 call at a property in the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone, which was determined to be false again. Police responded to a report of mischief in Neepawa. There was insufficient evidence to proceed. May 27: RCMP received a report of a suspicious person in Neepawa. Police determined there was nothing suspicious,
3/4 cup sugar 3 cups heavy cream 1/2 cup sugar
Heat oven to 325°F. In a saucepan, combine cream and salt and cook over low heat, just until hot. Add the vanilla. In a bowl, beat yolks and sugar together until light. While whisking the yolks continuously, slowly add one ladle (about 1/3 cup) of hot cream in a thin stream. Do this two or three more times. Arrange six 4-ounce ramekins in a 9x13” baking dish and set aside. Fill the baking dish with boiling water halfway up the sides of the dishes. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until centres are barely set. Cool completely. Refrigerate for several hours and up to a couple of days. When ready to serve, top each custard with about a teaspoon of sugar in a thin layer. Place ramekins in a broiler 2 to 3 inches from heat source. Turn on broiler. Cook until sugar melts and browns, about 5 minutes. Serve within two hours.
nor was there any cause for concern. Police responded to a report of a possible impaired driver in Neepawa. Patrols were made but the suspect vehicle was not located. Police received a report of harassing communications in Neepawa. There was insufficient evidence to proceed further. May 28: RCMP were patrolling in the RM of North Cypress-Langford and noticed a vehicle struggling to maintain speed and stay in their lane. The vehicle was pulled over and an alcohol screening test was administered to the driver which resulted in a fail. The driver was arrested, charged and released to a sober family member. May 29: RCMP responded to multiple abandoned 911 calls in Minnedosa, the Municipality of Harrison Park and Riverdale. All were determined to be false. RCMP conducted nine traffic enforcement actions during this reporting period. Public service announcement Please be advised that the Minnedosa Detachment no longer has a functioning answering machine. We recently received a new phone system and we will not have the ability to have the voicemail feature for the foreseeable future. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Our office hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you require immediate police assistance, please call 204-867-2751 or 911. If you have any information about these crimes or any other crimes, please contact your local RCMP Office or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477. 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), 204-8672751 (Minnedosa) or 911 to have a police officer respond to you promptly.
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1982: Riding Mtn. resident gives up farm machinery By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press
110 years ago, Tuesday, June 4, 1912 R id i ng Mount a i n: Who’s next? Another one of our homesteaders has the notion. There is nothing like it if the girl says “yes” and pa says “no”. 100 years ago, Friday, June 2, 1922 Franklin: No further word of any of our young men joining the company of militia now forming in Neepawa. Alright Sergeant Major, dismiss the parade. Franklin: Wouldn’t it be a grand and glorious thing if we had a butcher in this town, but then– nuf said. Glencairn: One day this week, Mrs. S. Wouss and her daughter, a young married lady, became so frightened when the seniors’ stable was burning. They lost their heads and ran way through the bush and had to be run down by the constable. One of them was taken to Dauphin, as she seemed to be quite insane. Up to the time of writing, we have not heard the report of the doctor. Howard Benson had his shoulder dislocated and his collarbone broken last Friday by a horse, which he unthinkingly approached too quietly in the stall. 90 years ago, Friday, June 3, 1932 Fr a n k l i n : M i s s D. McQuaig, of the mental hospital staff at Selkirk, is enjoying a holiday at the home of her mother, Mrs. E. McQuaig. The days of free fishing in Saskatchewan are ended. A permit is required under new provincial regulations. 80 years ago, Thursday, June 4, 1942 Two parties namely Robert Bradshaw and Harry Sharts, of Winnipeg, each paid a fine of $15 and costs when they pleaded guilty to violating the highway traff ic act by exceeding the new forty mile an hour speed limit. It has been suggested that coal can be pumped through pipe lines instead of being shipped in cars. Wartime restrictions hit the sartorial elegance of Canadian army officers
as defence headquarters announced that they will no longer be allowed to order uniform trousers with cuffs or pleated fronts. In the Saturday edition of the Winnipeg Tribune there appeared a most dramatic story of a quiet mannered bank clerk, who learned to be a flyer at Brandon and who went to England before the war and joined the R.A.F. and later became one of its greatest leaders and fighters before he met death in combat. This story is about the late Wing Commander Mark Henry Brown, holder of the D.F.C. (and bar) Croix de Guerre, as well as a decoration bestowed by the CzechoSlovakian government in exile… Mark Henry Brown was born at Portage la Prairie, Oct. 9, 1911, the youngest of five children of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Brown, now of Glenboro. Roy, his only brother, is a telegraph operator with the C.N.R. at Portage and his three sisters are: Mrs. A. M. Segall, Tyndall, Man., Mrs. Stanley Stokes, London, Ont., and Mrs. L. Playfair, Neepawa… As squadron leader of famous No. 1, he had the distinction of having risen from an acting pilot officer to the role of commanding officer. Note: Mark Brown’s full story was too lengthy to include.
70 years ago, Thursday, June 5, 1952 Basswood High School won the North Central Track and Field Meet shield at the annual event held this year at the local Collegiate grounds Friday. The team from the small western Manitoba centre made a splendid showing to win the shield by narrow margin from Neepawa Collegiate and Erickson High School. The town council, at the regular Monday meeting on Monday night, decided that the location of the new fire hall will be on the lots owned by the town in Block D, Plan 1878 on First Ave. The firehall bylaw was given its third and final reading. Fo u r G e n e r a t i o n s gathered at Bagot Saturday, May 24, to celebrate the 82nd birthday of the eldest member of the family. Note: In attendance represent ing t he four generations were Rev. J.
A. Lousley (82), his great grandson Bruce, grandson Bill and son Wilkie. It was noted that Rev. J. A. Lousley served f irst in 1892 as student minister in Sask atchewa n a nd Manitoba before becoming minister of the Brandon Methodist Church in 1900. He was later principal of the Indian Residential School at Norway House for 14 years before returning to Brandon. He also preached in Neepawa from 1927 to 1931. 60 years ago, Friday, June 1, 1962 Another look is to be given to the possibility of installing water and sewer lines on Commerce Street west to PTH 4. The project was advertised last year and, although not opposed, was never carried out because of a belief that the people there were not eager to have it. 50 years ago, Thursday, June 8, 1972 William Whitelock Sr. is an energetic little man, with a quick, determined step and an interesting conversationalist… Mr. Whitelock was born near Glasgow, Scotland, in 1881. As a young lad he became a stable boy, looking after his uncle’s horses… As a young man, he became a machinist in the Singer Sewing Machine factory: an occupation that proved ver y useful in looking after farm machinery, and especially in fixing tricky knotters on binders. He came to Neepawa in 1903 and settled in M innedosa, where he worked in the post office for its second postmaster. Note: There was much more to this story that could not be included! A lovely wedding was solemnized in Neepawa United Church on May 13, when Wendy Constance Thorkelsson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Thorkelsson, of Neepawa, exchanged marriage vows in a double ring ceremony w it h Don a ld G eor ge Mauthe, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Mauthe. Plumas: Belated birthday greetings to Andy Scott, who celebrated his 88th birthday on Sunday. Kelwood: Mrs. James A. Gladden left Saturday by air for Frankfurt, West
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Pictured is John Antoniuk, of Riding Mountain, with his team of horses in 1982. He gave up modern farming machinery that year in favour of the horses.
Germany, and will spend the next three weeks touring Europe. Kelwood: Marlene Anderson, who has been employed in Winnipeg for the past year, will spend the next two months with her parents, prior to commencing her training as a practical nurse in St. Boniface Hospital in August. 40 years ago, Thursday, June 3, 1982 John Antoniuk, of Riding Mountain, is giving up moder n mecha n ized farming techniques in favour of the old ways. Last week, he hitched up four three-year-old Belgian colts to a six-row cultivator and broke 40 acres of land. He said it is a good way of breaking the colts to harness and intends to change his entire farming operation to horse drawn vehicles. Although it takes longer, Antoniuk enjoys being with the horses. A beige and green water tower may look lovely from the ground, but it could be a hazard to pilots, town council was warned May 25 by Jim Findlay, president of the Neepawa Flying Club. However, with painting scheduled to begin about June 1, council agreed it was too late to do anything about changing the colour now. 30 years ago, Tuesday, June 2, 1992 The Neepawa Ninjas received $35 from NACI junior and senior high councils, $20 from Neepawa resident Pat Traill and
$500 from the United Commercial Travellers. The money goes in aid of Special Olympics. The c heque pr es ent at ion s were made at the Law Enforcement Torch Run in aid of Special Olympics last Friday. The latest innovation at Arden was a pool to see who could predict the arrival time of Ginny Collin’s baby. Winner was Arlene Bucksovich who guessed May 19 at 7:30 p.m. The new arrival came on May 19 at 2:02 p.m. Congratulations to Brent and Ginny Collins on the safe arrival of Errol Ty, a brother for Chase and Lane.
20 years ago, Monday, June 3, 2002 T he prov ince has agreed to reinstate binding arbitration for its 2,200 doctors, but strike action won’t be averted until the Manitoba Medical Association receives the proposal in writing… [ D r. G e or g e] O n g said if full details of the binding arbitration pact weren’t made in writing by Saturday, Neepawa doctors would join their provincial counterparts in taking job action.
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Saturday (2 p.m. - 12 a.m.) The Lazy Creek Express • Steven Smith Trio • Michael Campbell Band McKillop’s • Chapman’s • Better Than Sunday (Noon - 8 p.m.) Minnedosa Gals • Crossfyre • No Maintenance Meet the Recipients • Smith & Wesson • The Aberdeen Turkeys
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Carberry/North Cypress-Langford
Holland wins gold
Here and there
By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press
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Jamie Holland, member of the BU volleyball team that won gold at nationals in Edmonton.
By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press Jamie Holland (19) ended her club volleyball career with a gold medal in Division 3 Tier 1 at the 18U Canadian Nationals in Edmonton May 21 to 24. Jamie played middle for coach Kevin Neufeld’s BU Cats squad. They played nine different teams and beat Volley Tech of BC 2-0 in the gold medal match. Tip of the fedora to Jamie!
RJ Waugh elementary school sees staff changes By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press Staff changes at RJ Waugh School for the new school year involve head custodian Ken Allen, who is retiring after 24 years of service. Susana Danyliuk, who has been with the school since 1994, is retiring as the school librarian. Quinn Melnyk will be teaching Grade 1 for Megan Treloar, who is on maternity leave. Larissa Shewchuk will be teaching Grade 1 until Jan. 1, when Kalena Green returns from maternity leave. Blair Mc-
Intosh will teach Grade 2 for Allison Gensorek, who is on maternity leave. Larissa Gray will teach Grade 4 on a half time basis.
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• Senior baseball returned to Carberry after a one year hiatus (due to COVID-19) Wednesday, May 25, when the Santa Clara League opened for the 2022 season. Zaine McConnell and Ethan Bjarnason shared mound duties in a 5-1 win over the Austin A’s. Eric Truscott’s two run double was the big blow. Russell Adriaansen doubled and singles were added by Josh McMillan and Truscott. Shortstop, Daylon Creasy, made a couple of fine defensive plays for the Royals. Back to back home runs by Zaine McConnell and newcomer Carter Beattie helped power the Royals to a 7-3 decision over the host Ebb and Flow Lakers Friday, May 27. Cory Billiaert and Daylon Creasy shared the pitching duties. On Friday, June 3, Carberry will travel to Plumas and then to Portage to meet the Pirates on Wednesday, June 8. Austin A’s will host Carberry Friday, June 10. Plumas is at Carberry Monday, June 13 and the Royals host Ebb and Flow Wednesday, June 15. Carberry travels to Neepawa Wednesday, June 22. All games are a 7:00 pm start. Joey Moffatt and Ryan Botterill pitched the Portage Padres to a 7-0 win over the visiting Neepawa Cubs in their Santa Clara League opener May 25. Plumas Pirates won 10-4 over Neepawa Cubs May 27. • In high school ball playoffs for the provincials in Brandon June 2 and 3, host Neepawa Tigers girls defeated the Carberry Cougars 8-2 May 24 to advance. The Tigers used three run rallies in the first and fifth innings. Tynille Steen and Mia Lozinsky crossed home plate for the visitors in the fourth. In zone action, the Carberry girls used a five run outburst in the first inning to down host Neepawa 7-4 May 17. At Glenboro, Wednesday, May 25, the Nellie McLung Stingers edged Pilot Mound 9-8 in the girls’ fastball finals to qualify. Lefty Landon Gudnason pitched the Panthers boys to a 3-1 decision over Prairie
Mountain in the finals, with relief from Wyatt Livingstone. Connor Lanigan clouted a grand slam homer in the semi-finals. Carberry’s Kolby Wiebe and Nate Robson play for the Panthers. The Portage Trojans edged Altona 20-19 in the boys’ baseball final to qualify for the provincials. The Carman/Miami girls edged Portage to represent the zone at Ashley Neufeld Park in Brandon June 2 and 3. In inter-zone girls’ play, Vincent Massey edged Hamiota 2-1 to reach the provincials. • The Neepawa Invitational Track Meet was held Tuesday, May 24 after being postponed from May 20. Some
Carberry athletes who qualified by standard for the provincials in Brandon June 10 and 11 are: Nathan Dyck – JV Boys Javelin – 1st; Dylan Hood – JV Boys Long Jump and Triple Jump – 1st; Tyler Hood – Varsity Boys Discus – 1st; Johnny Meyers – Varsity Boys High Jump, Long Jump and triple Jump – 1st; Hannah Polasek – JV Girls Triple Jump – 8th; Nate Robson – JV Boys 100 meters – 3rd and 400 meters – 2nd. • Carberry’s golf team for the Prairie Mountain League includes Matt Letkeman, Joel Baron, Derek Samagalski, Braden Calvert, Kelly Marnoch, Shane McCulloch, Warren Birch, Brady Adriaansen, Cory
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Martin, Zaine McConnelll, Tyler Unger and Greg Chandler. • The historic Milk Run is back, which means six country fairs will be back in the third week of July. Many of the fairs are celebrating milestone years. This year’s Milk Run will take place from July 18 to 23, beginning in Oak River on Monday, Strathclair on Tuesday, Shoal Lake on Wednesday, Hamiota on Thursday, Harding on Friday, and finishing with Oak Lake on Saturday. All fairs include classes for cattle, horses and home living. At present, all fairs have announced a return offering full events similar to years prior.
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Diverse attractions draw crowd to Neepawa
Plenty of activities made Neepawa the place to be over the weekend. Eager fair goers explored the midway (top left); sang karaoke at ArtsForward, with the theme focussing on Ukraine (top right); attended plenty of yard sales, with knick knacks such as holiday elves (left); and shopped at the book sale at the Margaret Laurence Home (right). The home had several tables chock full of books to choose from. One of the yard sales was put on as a fundraiser for Cats TNR & Rescue (pictured centre). It was a hub of activity, with several browsers and buyers inspecting the goods on offer throughout the day. Linda Desjardins, director; Dorothy Tegg, secretary; and Martha Bennett, fundraising manager; were ecstatic with the amount of support received by the time the Banner & Press stopped by.
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Joseph was born in the Congo. He fled due to threats of genocide in 1997 and came to Canada in 2004. Joseph and Florence have 5 children. Joseph is now a credentialed pastor with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) and has recently connected with Mission Canada to travel back to the Congo and Rwanda to serve and be the hands and feet of Jesus to many who are displaced and hurting due to the civil unrest. Joseph will tell his story and share what God is doing in his life now that he’s committed himself to serve as a global worker. All are welcome to attend. There will be a special offering to help Joseph as he establishes his new ministry.
For more information, contact Pastor James Anderson at 204-476-3245
Sports
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Santa Clara Baseball
Teams 1. Plumas Pirates 2. Carberry Royals 3. Portage Padres
G W L GB
2 2 0 2 1 0 0.5 1 1 0 0.5
4. Austin A’s
1 0 1 1.5
5. Ebb and Flow Lakers 1 0 2 2.0 6. Neepawa Cubs 2 0 2 2.0
SCBL Batting Stats AB H Player (Team) Z. Yandeau (Plumas) 7 4 N. Braun (Plumas) 7 4 D. Birch (Neepawa) 6 3
R RBI AVG
2 7 2 4 1 0
.571 .571 .500
C. Casto (Neepawa) 6 2 0 0
.333
K. Kramer (Plumas) 5 2 1 0
.400
Minimum of 5 at bats (AB); H - Hits; R - Runs; RBI - Runs batted in; AVG - Batting average
SCBL Pitching Stats Player (Team) R. Denbow (Plumas) J. Moffatt (Portage) Z. Yandeau (Plumas)
W L IP BB SO
1 05 1 8 1 05 1 6 1 05 2 6
Z. McConnell (Carberry) 1 0 4 2 6 W - Wins; L - Losses; IP - Innings pitched; BB - Base on balls; SO - Strikeouts
JUNE 3, 2022
Plumas Pirates spoil Neepawa Cubs’ home opener By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
It’s been a tough start to the year for the Neepawa Cubs in the Santa Clara Baseball League (SCBL), as the club has dropped its first two games of the 2022 season. First, the Cubs were bested by the Portage Padres, by the score of 7-0 on May 25. Neepawa followed that up with their home opener versus the Plumas Pirates on Friday, May 27. While the Cubs opened up the scoring in the bottom half of the first inning, Plumas would reply
with four of their own in the top of the third, and then three more the following inning. They’d add one more in the top of the fifth to make it 8-1. Neepawa would make it an 8-4 score, with three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Unfortunately, the Pirates collected another pair of runs for themselves in the sixth, before the rest of the game had to be called due to rain. That would make the official score 10-4 for Plumas. Pitcher Zach Yandeau of Plumas, picked up the win, striking out six Cubs in just
five innings of work. He also helped his own cause at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Rylan Denbow went 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. For the Cubs, Craig Casto collected a pair of RBI and went 1-for-3 at the plate picking up a triple. The victory in Neepawa improved Pluma’s record to 2-0 on the year, as they had previously defeated the Ebb and Flow Lakers on May 25. Nathan Braun went 2-for-3 at the plate for the Pirates, with a pair of runs and three RBIs.
Z a c h Ya n d e a u of the Plumas Pirates s truck out six Neepawa Cubs in five innings on Friday, May 27 to pick up his first win of the 2022 season. PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX
Titans auto-protect pair of local players By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The playing rights to a pair of local players have been secured by the Neepawa Titans, thanks to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s (MJHL) AutoProtect list. Every year, the member clubs of the MJHL have the chance to list up to two players from within their respective home zone. This year, the Neepawa Titans announced they would use their picks to select Yellowhead Chiefs defencemen Rylan Bray and Lincoln Murray for auto protection. This year’s Auto-Protect list contains a total of seven forwards, eight defensemen and one goaltender. Bray, Murray and those 14 other players are now no longer eligible for the upcoming 2022 MJHL Draft. Last season with the Yellowhead U18 Chiefs, Bray played 33 game and ac-
cumulated 11 points (2 goals - 9 assists). The 16-year-old is from Neepawa, MB and listed by eliteprospects.com as 6’2” and 170 lbs. Murray, meanwhile, is also 16-years-old and from Neepawa. He has a listed height and weight of 6’0” and 170 lbs. In 42 games with the U18 Chiefs, Murray had 7 points (2 goals - 5 assists). With the Titans using both its auto-protect spots, the team will not be able to select players in the 7th or 8th round in this year’s draft, as per the league rules. The 2022 MJHL Draft is scheduled to get under way on Saturday June 4 at 3:00 p.m. Dauphin compete at Centennial Cup The MJHL Champion Dauphin Kings put in a solid showing recently at the Centennial Cup, Canada’s national junior “A” championship. The Kings fin-
ished in first place for their round robin bracket, with a 3-0-1 record, with their only blemish a 2-1 shootout loss to the Flin Flon Bombers, of the SJHL. In their other round-robin games, Dauphin defeated the Ottawa Jr Senators (CCHL) 2-1, the Summerside Western Capitals (MHL) 7-1 and the Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 6-1. Those results allowed Dauphin to go directly to the Centennial Cup semifinals, where they ended up facing the Pickering Panthers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). Pickering won that game by the score of 2-0. The Brooks Bandits, of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), would ultimately win the event, beating Pickering in the championship game 4-1. Despite missing out on the national title, the Kings still received some recognition, as goaltender Carson Cherepak was named Cen-
Hole-in-ones hit at Neepawa and Minnedosa Golf Clubs By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Well that didn’t take long. Just barely a week into the new golf season, both the Neepawa and Minnedosa Golf & Country Clubs have confirmed hole-in-one shots. For the Neepawa Golf & Country Club (NGCC), the first ace of the year was hit by Elgin Beyette who struck his on Hole 12 during a round in the morning of May 26.
In Minnedosa, meanwhile, Shaun Kryshewsky collected a hole-in-one on the 11th Hole during the MGCC’s Par 3 Fundraiser on May 28. Because of the timing of that ace, during Minnedosa’s event Shaun also earned a $5,000 prize for the rare feat. Congratulations to both Elgin Beyette and Shaun Kryshewsky on the accomplishment.
tennial Cup MVP and top goalie. Portage to host 2023 Centennial Cup The Canadian Junior Hockey League has announced that the 2023
Centennial Cup will be hosted by the city of Portage la Prairie and the Portage Terriers. Portage had previously been granted hosting duties in 2020, but that event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Portage previously hosted the 2015 event, then known as the RBC Cup. The Terriers ended up winning the final that year, which was the last time a Manitoba based team has claimed the national title.
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Expressive Dance with Crystal Summer Dance Camp. July 4 - 8, 2022. Age 5 and up. EDWC Dance Studio in Minnedosa, MB (102 3rd Ave NW). Experience the fun in expression! Try a variety of dance styles, activities and crafts. Registration opens June 6, 4 - 8 pm at the studio. For more information call, text or email, Crystal, cell 204-867-2446, email expressivedancewith crystal@ hotmail.com. _____________________ Expressive Dance with Crystal. Dance classes for 2 yrs and up, Itsy Bitsy Yoga - infant up to toddler. Adult and boys classes offered. Jazz/ hiphop, Tap, Contemporary, Highland, Celtic Irish, Theatrics, Ballet, Couples Dance, Stretch class, Belly dance, Jigging and the Charleston. Registration starts Monday, June 6, 4-8 pm at the studio. For further information call, text or email, Crystal, cell 204-867-2446 or home 204-867-3561, or email at expressivedancewithcrystal@hotmail.com
Wanted Baker for Filipino Bakery (full time position) Call: 431-338-0379 or 204951-5415 _____________________ Wanted cook, ethnic food. Call 204-951-7341 _____________________ Truck Driver with Class 1A license for hauling gravel and clay. Apply to Anderson Sand and Gravel. 204-385-2685
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In loving memory of Deborah Lynn Gibson (Debbie), nee Moller, who passed away on May 25 surrounded by family at Killarney health centre. Debbie is lovingly remembered by her husband Owen Gibson, her sons and their families, Derrick (Elaine) McGorman and Aiden, Grant McGorman, Saige, Cash and Nolan and Ryan (Lauren) McGorman, Avery and Mackenzie. Debbie was predeceased by her father Irwin Moller, daughter-in-law Mandy McGorman and brotherin-law Terry Gibson. Debbie will be sadly missed by her mom Dorothy Moller, siblings Joe (Nancy) Moller, Beverly (Michael) Brown, Jane (Gord) Field, Arnold Moller, Jim (Joanne) Moller, mother-in-law Margaret Gibson, brother-in-law Kim (Rory) Gibson, and sister-in- law Jane Gibson, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. Debbie was born in Gladstone, Manitoba Jan. 7, 1958. She attended school in Plumas and Gladstone, MB. Debbie was raised on the family farm with her siblings, where she learned a strong work ethic which stayed with her for everything she did. Debbie had 3 sons and lived in Arden, MB until 1996, when she moved to Waskada, MB after marrying Owen Gibson. She had her own cleaning business which was one of her favourite things to do. They lived there until 2011, when they moved to Killarney, MB where Debbie again started another cleaning business. Debbie thoroughly enjoyed setting up her new yard, where she cut down trees, planted more trees and made numerous flower gardens. Debbie had an incredible green thumb and could make any plant or tree grow. Watering, gardening and cutting grass were among her favourite things to do but most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her boys and playing with her grandchildren. In 2016 Debbie was diagnosed with lung cancer for which she fought a courageous battle, but at 64, lost her battle with brain cancer. She will be sadly missed by everyone she knew and most of all by her loving husband Owen, who cared for her with all his heart until her passing. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Killarney Services for Seniors, and Killarney palliative care. Special thanks to her sister Beverly and Jane who supported us both and provided loving care day and night while Debbie was in palliative care. A private family service will be held at a later date. Messages of condolence may be made online at www.wheatlandfs.com. Wheatland Funeral Service 204-523-7791 • www.wheatlandfs.com
Darren's Small Engine Repairs, lawn and garden equipment, chain saws, golf carts, ATV's. Pick up available. Call or text 204-281-0433
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Storage vans (semi trailers) for rent or sale. Anderson's 204-385-2685, 204-3852997 Gladstone.
Kathleen Marguerite (Kay) McKinnon (nee McLeod) It is with sadness that the family of Kathleen announces her passing on May 22, 2022 in Winnipeg. She is survived by her son Robert (Bob) of Winnipeg, brother-in-law Larry Findlay of Cincinnati, Ohio, nieces and a nephew, many cousins and friends. Born in Neepawa on December 29, 1934, Kathleen McLeod grew up on the family farm and attended school at Brookdale Manitoba. She attended Brookdale United Church and participated in the CGIT and the 4-H Calf and Sewing Clubs. A graveside service will take place at Neepawa Cemetery on Saturday, June 18, at 2:00 p.m. with reception to follow at the Legion. Donations in her memory can be made to McClure United Church, Winnipeg or the Winnipeg Humane Society. Neil Bardal Funeral Centre 204-949-2200 • neilbardalinc.com
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(April 6, 1952 – May 16, 2022) Mervyn Osborne of Barriere, BC, passed away suddenly on May 16, 2022 at the age of 70. He was born on April 6, 1952 to Wilfrid and Mary Evelyn (Revel) Osborne, the 4th of 7 children. Merv grew up on the family farm near Birnie and attended school at Orange Ridge, JM Young School, Eden and NACI in Neepawa. Sadly, Mervyn was predeceased by his wife Janet and by his parents, Wilfrid and Mary Evelyn. Merv is survived by his three sons, Dustin (Sherry) of Neepawa, MB; Bob of Calgary, AB; Martin of Petawawa, ON and by his five grandchildren and three great grand children. He is also survived by his six siblings, Glen of Ladysmith, BC; Don (Janet) of Birnie, MB; Elaine Wilson (Jerry) of Sidney, BC; Cheryl Harrison (Dennis Muirhead) of Saskatoon, SK; Brent of Saskatoon, SK and Bobbie Flanders (Wayne) of Wadena, SK. After years of trucking, Merv retired to his acreage near Barriere. He became very active in Barriere, giving of himself while helping neighbours and the community at large. He was well loved and will be sadly missed by all. Donations in his memory may be made to Barriere Curling Club by e-transfer to barrierecurlingclub@gmail.com
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Dr. Gendreau Memorial Personal Care Home Requires: 1.0 EFT Human Resources Assistant Permanent Position 1. EFT LPN Permanent Position x 2 1.0 EFT LPN – Term Mat. Leave 0.5 EFT LPN Permanent Position x 2 1. EFT RN Permanent Position x2 0.8 EFT HCA Term Position 0.7 EFT HCA Term Position 0.5 EFT HCA Permanent Position 0.7 EFT Dietary Aide Permanent Position 0.6 EFT Dietary Aide Permanent Position 0.4 EFT Dietary Aide Permanent Position 0.2 EFT Dietary Aide Permanent Position Casual RN’s, LPN’s, HCA’s, Dietary, Housekeeping We invite all interested applicants to submit applications, including résumé and references to: Care Team Manager: Attention: Rosily Kochuvareed Dr. Gendreau P.C.H. P.O. Box 420, Ste. Rose du Lac, Manitoba R0L 1S0 Phone: (204) 447-4370 or (204) 447-4372 FAX: (204) 629-3456 E-mail: RKochuvareed@pmh-mb.ca
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Conservation Trust funding helps sustainability of prairie ecosystems in community pastures
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Manitoba Conservation Trust program funding has granted over $1 million to the Association of Manitoba Community Pastures (AMCP) to help maintain prairie grasslands and biodiversity in Manitoba’s Community Pastures. “The Manitoba Conservation Trust was pleased to partner with AMCP,” said Stephen Carlyle, chief executive officer for Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC). “The Trust funding supports range man-
agement projects to provide healthy grazing land for local beef producers, as well as to protect and sustain natural prairie ecosystems.“ AMCP operates 19 community pastures, totalling over 300,000 acres of rangelands across four ecoregions in Manitoba. “Conservation Trust funding helped immensely to support grassland habitat diversity and rangeland sustainability in the Community Pastures,” said AMCP board chair Greg Genik. “The community Pastures provide essential species-at-risk habitat across the Province. The recent
Trust announcement of $400,000 for 2022 builds on three years of successful project work and is integral to promoting strong habitat stewardship.”
Prairies one of the most endangered habitats Trust-funded activities in community pastures are geared to projects that improve rotational grazing systems and livestock distribution. Projects include new water sources, cattle crossings, brush management controls, and new cross-fencing.
“Well managed grazing lands deliver a number of benefits including good forage production, resiliency during drought, improved habitat for species at risk, improved biodiversity, healthy soils, and good water quality,” said Genik. “The Association of Manitoba Community Pastures provides grazing services to over 43,000 head of livestock annually,” said Barry Ross, general manager of AMCP. “The grazing lands also support some of the largest tracts of remaining mixed and tall grass prairie ecosystems in the Province.”
Prairie is one of the most endangered habitats in Canada. “There is less than one per cent of the original tallgrass prairie left in Manitoba and less than 18 per cent of the original mixed grass prairie,” said Rachel Whidden, project manager, AMCP. “As a result of habitat loss, research shows grassland dependent wildlife species have experienced overall population declines by 44 per cent.” “Last year 14,000 acres of Community Pasture rangelands were enhanced through the support of Conservation Trust funding,” Whidden
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Glorification of violence created a culture of violence year of the civil war that Lincoln produced the emancipation declaration. Therefore, the war was not about freeing the slaves. Thousands of people died in the war, thousands more were left homeless, thousands more were made homeless by the northern “carpetbaggers” who came south to profit from reconstruction. Which left hundreds of men who knew how to kill footloose, angry, hungry and desperate, thus began the era of gunslingers and bandits. Into the early 1900s, prohibition and the moonshiners and rum-runners created another segment of violent criminals, some of whom gained their skill from serving during WWI. Bootleggers with fast cars and machine guns ran the back roads of America and were thought of as “good ole boys.” From that culture came NASCAR and it is still one of Americas favourite pastimes. Violence begets violence and after enough time, a culture of violence is created. Ku Klux Klan, Hell’s Angels, Mafia, and the list continues to go on. The American psyche is to meet violence with violence. General Omar Bradley said this, “Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.” Today, this is just as true. Gun laws cannot stop a culture of violence and excess. We are looking at generations that will have to make different choices than those being made at every level of government. America’s slide to a culture of violence took a long time, its climb out of that pit will take a very long
Letter: Issues with ACL program Many beef producers currently leasing crown land are questioning whether their organization’s lobbying efforts, adopted by the Pallister government, have achieved any of the organization’s expectations of “advantaging young producers” and making the system “more flexible and transparent”. “Modernization”has relieved the current Minister of Agriculture of any responsibility for the reported annual increases of 100 per cent in crown land lease rates. The unseen hand of the marketplace has established true value. Any protest from lease holders, as to the affordability and future security of their leases, is deflected by the reminder that a “more flexible” market-driven system of crown land evaluation is what Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) lobbied the Pallister government to deliver. Any objection arising from these changes is best directed towards the organization that lobbied for the abandonment of the points based system.
My records show a strong majority of delegates attending the February 2017 MBP Brandon Convention supported a resolution presented by District 13 delegate, Mary Paziuk, seconded by District 5 delegate, Romona Blyth, directing MBP lobby the government of Manitoba to implement “a more flexible system” of Agriculture Crown Land (ACL) transfers. Paziuk described the points based system as “lacking in transparency, complicated bureaucratic and difficult to understand”. The Pallister government was quick to respond to MBP lobby efforts, announcing changes to the ACL program two weeks following the September 2019 provincial election. The March 2022 issue of the MBP publication “Cattle Country” ignores the organization’s role in replacing the points based system. However, the written history of events is well recorded in previous issues of the “Cattle Country”. Past MBP presidents and staff produced com-
forting prose, lavishing praise upon the pending “Modernization” of crown land leasing. Mary Paziuk's resolution opened the gate to the creation of a marketdriven system of crown land allocation. Unfortunately, crown land lease holders are experiencing exactly what I predicted when I spoke against the intent of her resolution back in 2017. I warned, “Be careful what you ask for”. The benefits provided by the earlier points based system of crown land allocation have been permanently replaced by a system that reflects the political-ideological belief that the market place provides true freedom and sustainability. The question is how much more of this type of freedom can the lease holders afford? And finally, I do not anticipate that people responsible for creating the problem are capable of solving the program. This is definitely not a case where you want to be driven home by the one that brought you to the dance. Fred Tait Rossendale, MB
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Continued from Page 5 I think, in order to understand what is happening in the USA now, you need to look back in history to see how the culture of this country has arrived at this violent point. I believe the first symptom that points to this is the glorification of violence in the American culture is found in their history. A quick perusal of what fascinates Americans, and you find such sterling characters as Billy the Kid, Jesse James and his gang, the shootout at the OK Corral, Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, just to name a few, right up to today’s serial killers and the TV programs and movies that come out about them. The gun fights in the streets of American cities as portrayed in movies and TV shows is completely out of proportion to what the reality is. We are seeing the same stereotyping being pushed in Canada and we need to understand, this culture of violence is not who Canada is. History is another indicator of how the culture of violence has taken over the USA. From the beginning it was a kill or be killed attitude. America didn’t negotiate a peaceful exit from the English, they had a violent revolution. The civil war, contrary to popular history, was not about freeing the slaves, it was about the north becoming industrialized while the south remained based on an agricultural economy and was falling further and further behind the north economically. Slaves could not keep up with machines and production lines. Instead of talking, they tried to secede from the union, which would have crippled both of their economies. It wasn’t until almost the third
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know what it means to be a servant. When you forget that you are a servant of the people who elected you, then you have become just another power hungry politician. America and Canada need change, but it doesn’t come out the muzzle of a rifle or pistol. Evan Asselstine Melita, MB Evan Asselstine was Pentecotsal Assemblies of Canada pastor at Neepawa and now serves at Melita.
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4-H Manitoba Communications Extravaganza
Kelwood Market partners with Harvest Sun to bring weekly live music By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press
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4-H members participated in the Communications Extravaganza recently. Pictured above are winners for the one person visual and senior speeches. Pictured below: Winners for the Intermediate and Adult speeches.
By Julie Labossiere Manitoba 4-H Council On Saturday, Apr. 30, at the CanadInns Destination Centre Polo Park in Winnipeg, 59 members of 4-H participated in the Provincial 4-H Communications Extravaganza. These members had risen to the top through a series of competitions from club level to area levels across the province. Members competed in the following categories: Cloverbud, Junior, Intermediate,
Senior and Adult Speeches, Cloverbud, Junior, Intermediate and Senior OnePerson Visual Presentations. An awards presentation followed each competition session. Approximately 150 people attended the Provincial Communications Extravaganza, either in person or virtually. Thank you to the committee volunteers– Linda McRae-Walker and Julie Labossiere– as well as the judges and other volunteers for a job well done.
The Kelwood Market is starting their weekly schedule for the summer this week and are adding some live music to the mix. Harvest Sun Music Fest has partnered with the Market to supply musicians to provide entertainment at the weekly event throughout the summer leading up to their festival on the weekend of Aug. 20. The Kelwood Market has been up and running on certain weekends since earlier this spring, but will now be taking place every
Saturday through June, July and August. On the weekend of the Harvest Sun Music Festival, they will have a two day market to coincide with the concert event, as one of the stages will be set up at the Kelwood Barn, where the market takes place. This weekend will be the first market with music included and it will feature artist Romi Mayes. The full schedule of performers is still to be determined, but other musicians that will perform different weeks include Jamie Buckboro, The Sturgeons, Fubuki Daiko, Sol James, Jess Rae Ayre, Andrina Turenne, Mitchell
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Makoons and Joe Curtis. As for the market itself, while it’s too early in the season for garden produce, a variety of products will be on offer, from flowers, to meat, to candles, jewelry, honey, bedding plants, baked goods and more.
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3-400 lbs. $1.95 - 2.15 4-500 lbs. $2.07 - 2.17 5-600 lbs. $1.96 - 2.18 6-700 lbs. $1.80 - 1.93 7-800 lbs. $1.72 - 1.90 $1.57 - 1.75 8-900 lbs. 900+ lbs. $1.50 - 1.965 Cows $0.90 - 1.0875 585 head sold
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The Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve’s annual Spring At the Farm Gate Market was held at the Onanole Rec Centre on Saturday, May 21. The market showcases local ar tisans and producers from around the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reser ve region. Close to 650 people attended the oneday event, which returned after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
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