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Wednesday, Jan. 29 was a day that local teachers, students and parents had been looking forward to for quite some time, as the Neepawa Middle School (NMS) had its official grand opening. The new Grade 5-8 middle school, which is located at 275 Hospital Street, adjacent to Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute, will be able to accommodate up to 450 students. Pictured: NMS student Jayden Hanke addresses the crowd gathered to celebrate the occasion. Additional pictures and information will appear in a future edition of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

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On Saturday, Jan. 25, first and second year med students from the University of Manitoba visited Neepawa as part of the Rural Interest Group weekend. Workshops were set up in Country Meadows Personal Care Home, where local doctors showed the students different procedures. Above left: Dr. Brian Milligan (not pictured) instructed students at the Ultrasound FAST clinical station at Country Meadows. Gill & Schmall

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On Thursday, Jan. 23, Brandon author Sherilyn Decter visited the Margaret Laurence Home for its third event of the season 2019/2020 season. The theme of the evening was the roaring ‘20s, transforming the home into a speakeasy to go along with the prohibition-era setting of Decter’s Bootleggers’ Chronicles series. Decter read excerpts from her first book in the series to give guests a taste of her writing and the setting in which her stories take place. She also shared information and trivia about the prohibition era in Canada and the United States, which she learned in her research for the Bootleggers’ Chronicles. Decter also spoke about her publishing process, from her initial story outline to the finished novel. Above: Decter converses with a few of the guests who stopped in at the Margaret Laurence Home for the Manawaka Reads event. Right: Decter reads a passage from her book, entitled Innocence Lost.

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Failing to learn

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The ‘F’ words

n my view, there are four F words. They are Faith, Family, Friends and Finances. And they should be kept in that order. Many times, I have heard people understandably say that if you have your health, that’s all that counts. It is also often said that if your family is healthy, that’s all that counts. Both statements carry a lot of merit, a lot of weight. They are never more important than when one’s health fails or when a family member’s health fails. However, our own health and our family’s health is only part of the equation. Above all else, we need to have faith in God. Our health can change as life goes on, and let’s face it, we are all going to die at some point. As well, family, friends and finances can all come under tremendous pressure, but God never changes. Our relationship with Him may waver, or we may struggle at times with what we think God wants us to do, but God doesn’t change. So if faith in God is so important, why is it that the main promoters of faith in God, namely the local churches, are often struggling or even shutting down? Many churches, in many communities, both large and small, are disappearing before our very eyes. Why is that happening? There are many reasons, I guess. One is that there seems to be a reluctance to speak (preach, if you will) the simple gospel message. That message is that God created the world. People can debate all they want about that topic and can explore every avenue of geography, geology and every known science, but it all comes down to God created the world. God created human beings. How He did it, I have no real idea, but I do know that humans didn’t crawl out of the ocean as some four-legged creature. God created all things. God created humans with a free will. If we weren’t created with a free will, we would be automatically programmed to do whatever God neepawa

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Ken Waddell wanted and that wouldn’t prove anything. God loves us and craves our love in return. True love can’t be programmed or dictated, it has to be a choice. God created humans in His image. For one example, God is God, the creator, so we shouldn’t be surprised that all humans are creative. The gospel message includes teaching about Heaven and Hell. As one old friend said many years ago, there is Heaven to be gained and a Hell to shun. As much as we might struggle with the concept, God is perfect (or sinless, to use an older expression) and Heaven is perfect. We are not perfect and never will be. God knows that. The simplest, and yet sometimes hardest, part of the gospel message is this: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”John 3:16 NIV. Churches need to preach that message and not stray from it. We are to love God and love one another. So what should churches do? They need to make sure they stick to the speaking and teaching of God’s word. The Old Testament is largely a historical document that teaches in two ways. Some of the OT tells us what we should do, but much more of it tells us what we shouldn’t do. There’s a lot of stuff in the OT that we should not even consider doing. The New Testament is the opposite. It tells us much more of what we

should do than what we shouldn’t do. The NT is summarized in Jesus’ words, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’” Churches have attached themselves to cultural traditions, to budget draining buildings that could be used for many more activities and to out-dated thinking. They have boxed themselves into one-hour-aweek church services that are all too easy to avoid in a person’s busy life. Churches that are growing, and there are some, are vibrant and reach out to people. They meet needs and are willing to break out of old ways. They do low income housing, street outreach and get out of the four walls and into the community. They know that the traditional Sunday morning services that the whole community pauses for are long gone. They are where the people are and when the people are available. But most of all, they preach God’s Word, not a watered down, mushy message that never challenges people. Yes, there are four F words. Faith is the most important one and the others will follow in due course. Disclaimer: The writer serves as a volunteer chair of the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association. The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the MCNA board or Banner & Press staff.

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hen we’re young, failing doesn’t really bother us. Babies spend months trying to turn over, sit up, crawl, stand, walk, then run and jump. No one expects a baby to skip over this progression, we know each step is the foundation for the next. When we go to school, while we may think otherwise, we don’t k n o w m u c h MY o f a n y t h i n g PERSPECTIVE t hat we w i l l spend the next 12 to 20 years mastering. We Kate have to learn to Jackman-Atkinson add, subtract and mu lt iply, to speak a not her l a n The key isn’t persistence, guage, to play it’s learning from those an instrument previous failures. or conduct a science experiment. While we may pass our tests, at the beginning, we step into the class as failures. At some point, this changes and we stop seeing failure as a sign that we’re still learning and begin to see it as something that should be avoided at all costs. We really shouldn’t. Last October, a paper was published in the scientific journal, Nature, which sought to predict how successful future attempts would be, based on past efforts. Spoiler alert, success is very seldom possible without previous failure. The researchers looked at three different areas to find detectable early signals that would allow them to predict ultimate success or failure. The three areas were indeed different: they looked at attempts by investigators to obtain National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to fund their research; by innovators on the way to a successful exit of their startup and by terrorist organizations to claim casualties in violent attacks. In the end, for those that failed before success, the average number of failures was 2.03 for NIH, 1.5 for startups and 3.90 for terrorist groups (a number I’m glad is higher than the others). The research garnered some interesting findings. For example, the people who ultimately failed and those who ultimately succeed tried about the same number of times to reach their goals. The key isn’t persistence, it’s about learning from those previous failures. Scientific American interviewed Dashun Wang, a professor of management and organizations at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and the study’s leader. He said, “You have to figure out what worked and what didn’t, and then focus on what needs to be improved instead of thrashing around and changing everything.” The data also yielded some unexpected findings. One key indicator of ultimate success was the time between failed attempts. The shorter the time between failures, the higher the chance of ultimate success. These people tweaked and changed only what didn’t work, not everything. Looking at the trove of data– 776,721 grant applications, venture capital startup investments over 46 years and 170,350 terrorist attacks– the researchers were able to identify a critical point, where one path leads to success and the other, stagnation. With each new attempt, these two groups increasingly diverge. The study found that our traditional explanations for success– hard work and/or luck– really don’t hold up. In the end, it comes down to how a person fails and what they learn from those failures. Failure is a critical part of success, we need to treat it as a step, not the destination.

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It’s never in the past Observation FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein takes time– sometimes, a lot of time. But recovering from the event itself can often be the easy part. We may have to deal with people we know who, when hardships come to us, will assume things about us without first hearing all sides of the story. Then, based on their assumptions, they may say things about us that are less than f lattering. We may recover from the painful experiences, but we may never live down the rumors others have spread about us. So, despite our best intentions and efforts, putting some things behind us can be very difficult. We want to move on. But as long as rumors and misinformation keep circulating, the healing we seek may take even longer to arrive than we had hoped.

We can respond to rumors and misinformation in two ways. One is to correct falsehood with facts. The other is to simply ignore what’s been said– don’t dignify it with a reply. Unfortunately, neither option is all that effective. If you answer misinformation with facts, some people will respond by thinking: “There has to be more to the story than what has been revealed. So what is this person trying to hide?” If you ignore what’s been said, the same people will think: “Well– since there’s been no reply, the rumors must be true.” This “no win situation” is never a happy place in which to be. We can’t control what other people think or say about us. They are free to think what they will and say what they please. Some

people excel at bringing up past experiences and making us relive them all over again. We can’t control that either. But we can control how we live, how we think and how we speak. We can choose to respect those who disrespect us. We can choose to think positively of those who think negatively of us and we must resist the urge to “get even” by spreading rumors about those who have spread rumors about us. We must take the high road by refusing to give way to anger and bitterness and living our lives with dignity, integrity, faith and optimism, especially when we meet those who are trying to put us down and destroy us. Our desire must be to live each day so that God is honoured and others are helped. Then, with a foundation of faith, hope and love firmly laid, we can take steps to deal with the pain of the past and ensure that the events that caused the pain don’t happen again. More on that next week.

The humble clotheshorse

rowing up, the clotheshorse was a wooden accordion-type unit. There were two, one stood taller and held less laundry and the other opened to a squat triangle that was able to support a full load of laundry, plus. My early memories have these situated in the basement, next to the washer and dryer. Large things like towels using the outer rows, while undies and unmentionables were hung on the hidden inner dowels. It was common for a dowel to have been taped and designated light loads only. And frequently, the rods dried out over time and swivelled in their sockets. The majority of the drying was line drying and in winter, the stiff garments were wrangled dow nstairs and draped over the horses. The scent of frozen laundry is actually a warm memory, can’t say as much

HOMEBODIES Rita Friesen for hanging soaking wet clothes on the frozen line, nor bringing them in. It’s the end result that counts, right? The units served for more than drying clothes. The neighbour, Judy, and I would work up a giant batch of noodles and use the horse to dry them. The finished unit rather looked like a very unkempt head of blond hair. There was the season that I washed raw sheep wool– and that’s a whole other story; the smell of wet wool, the ring around the bath tub, the weight of a dirty wet fleece! Once triple washed and rinsed, the wool was slung over the clotheshorse, still not a pleasant odour! But an

effective way to dry pounds of wool. The clotheshorse I now use doesn’t look much like the ones I used years ago. It is a sleek model, the wings can fold down, so it takes up half the space, and for a busy wash day, there is another bar that extends upwards that is perfect for a dozen hangers. Again, this compact unit can dry a large load of laundry. I do have a clothes dryer and do use it. I’d simply rather not. I no longer have any desire to hang anything outside to dry in winter, to air a comforter, yes, but nothing wet and heavy that will freeze into a board. I am continuing a way of life that I know well.

Conserve, use well, care for this precious earth on which we live. Yep, my mother washed and dried any plastic bag or container that came into the house, carefully smoothed the wax paper that the dry cereals came in, pieced scrap tops for comforters and knit scarves, sweaters, mitts and socks. I am thrilled to watch the younger generations still caring for the earth. A resurgence of gardening, canning and freezing food, a resurgence of knitting and sewing and now, some of my young friends are into creating reusable paper towels! We referred to them as floor rags, old towels or f lannel sheets torn into pieces for many purposes! While waiting for our governing bodies to take the giant steps to preserve and restore our environment, I applaud all who take the faithful little steps. Like using a clotheshorse!

his week, I am again reminded of time. How do we connect to time? How do we use our time? I have two clocks that need to be wound up, otherwise they will not run. To me, they each have their own personality. One starts running slow and then stops. The other one starts running faster and then stops. I need to watch the time, the right time, so I will not miss any appointments. I had an appointment in a town about an hour from where I live. There was freezing rain there, too dangerous to drive, so we had to change the appointment. It was not the right time to go. How do we compare ourselves with God’s timing? The Bible talks a lot about time. The Lord has closed doors in my lifetime, but sometimes, miraculously new and better doors opened and all I could say was, “Thank you Lord.” We have to redeem our time, because the days are evil and be not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is (Ephesians 5:16, 17). Let us search the Scriptures this week.

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few weeks ago, I created and posted a social media graphic with the following caption: “Don’t let past failures dictate your future. Learn from your mistakes, put them behind you and move on.” The post got a few likes and one intriguing comment: “What if the mistake was made by someone else, but you are the one whose reputation has been damaged? How can you ‘put behind you’ the pain from an event for which you were not responsible?” Since my reply was personal and private, nothing more will be said about it here. I will, however, speak of the impact the question had on me. It reminded me of just how difficult it can be to move on from painful life experiences. A job loss, bankruptcy, failed marriage, the break-up of a long term relationship or the sudden illness or death of a partner or close friend– these are events from which one does not recover overnight. Finding healing and wholeness

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Local food is becoming more of a trend and that’s what we’re going to talk about today. “Food miles” is the distance that the food we put on our table has travelled. The more food miles our food has to travel from farm to plate, the more transport costs and the more pollution. It makes much more sense if we purchase locally grown grains, meats, fruit and vegetables whenever possible, helping to make an impact on the environment. The average piece of produce travels 1,500 km. It is a wee bit more difficult in our climate zone to have fresh produce year round, however, we can eat more seasonally and enjoy fresh produce as it comes into season. By choosing food produced locally, you’re supporting your community and you help keep local farmers in business. We are fortunate to have Avion Harvest, from Eden, a company that sells legumes and grain products produced locally. Avion Harvest grew from the dream of providing a world that is overrun with processed, refined food with a healthy and affordable alternative. They produce whole yellow peas, lentils, pinto beans, navy beans, whole flaxseed, buckwheat groats, pearled barley, pearled wheat and bulgur wheat. In Neepawa, their products sell in the Co-op and Herbs for Health. I use several of their products, including wheat and barley. Wheat berries are a whole grain that’s nutty, slightly chewy and loaded with fibre, vitamins and minerals. Grain salads are loaded with heart-healthy whole grains, like barley or wheat, with all the greens and vegetables you love in traditional salads. Some grain salads are made mostly of grains, while others are just regular salads with some added grains, but both are delicious. Most of the recipes say to soak the wheat overnight, but I never do. They will take another 10 minutes to cook. Cooked grains keep well in the fridge for several days, so cook once and use twice. Wheat salad

Update on garbage carts As part of his report to mayor and council, councillor Murray Parrott thanked all the individuals who have assisted with the transition to the garbage carts in Neepawa. He added that “The more you recycle, the more money the Town gets back from the province,” What Parrott was likely pointing out was the revenue that is distributed through the Waste Reduction and Recycling Support program (WRARS), which was established in 2009 to improve Manitoba’s waste

diversion rate. About 80 per cent of the WRARS revenues are distributed to municipalities to further promote recycling in the province. Parrott stated that previously, Neepawa has received around $100,000 from the prov ince for recycling. This year, he estimates the Town could be on pace to receive a return of $150,000, which equates to one full mill on the municipal tax rate. Councillor Jason Nadeau provided an update on his work with the Spruce Plains Justice Committee. He noted the province had recently pledged additional financial support to the initiative. As well, Nadeau, as a member of the Western Manitoba Regional Library board, requested a 50 per cent subsidy on the rent on the Neepawa

Public Library building, reducing it from $4,155 to $2,078. The Council plans to review the request. Manager of operations Denis Saquet notified council that the Town of Neepawa has received a lot of calls on garbage and recycling cart system, mainly on clarifications. Saquet did single out, however, that they have seen some businesses not putting the carts out. He noted this is not a door-to-door service and that the carts must be placed out onto the street and with appropriate spacing of two to three feet in between. If carts are not out in proper form, they cannot be picked up. Individuals and businesses will be notified if there are significant issues with placement.

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Neepawa has launched its long term climate change action plan. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, Town Council committed to reducing its local greenhouse gas emission (GHG) levels by six per cent for the community as a whole and by 20 per cent for municipal corporate operations. The goal is to hit this benchmark within the next decade, using the town’s 2015 emission levels as its baseline year for this effort. This is a non-binding commitment, but it is required in order to finalize the community’s climate change action plan being spearheaded by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The reason for this action is to attempt to reduce local energy consumption and GHG

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Happy Rock Horseshoes busy with winter fun

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The Happy Rock Horseshoes 4-H club has had a very busy holiday season. We had an excellent Christmas party at the Westbourne Hall. Then we had a very chilly night of tubing Jan. 10 at the Valley View Bible Camp. Some of our 4-H members also participated in the 4-H curling funspiel in Gladstone Jan. 12. Our next get together will be the dreaded speech night Feb. 11 at the GladSUBMITTED PHOTO stone United Church at 6:30 Members of the Happy Rock Horseshoes 4-H club pm. Everyone is welcome took part in the curling funspiel at the Gladstone to attend. Curling Rink on Jan. 12.

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110 years ago, Friday, January 28, 1910 The Canadian Mint will shortly be turning out ten dollar gold pieces. 100 years ago, Friday, January 30, 1920 Winnipeg strike leaders have been refused an application for trial outside the city. It is alleged that public opinion in Winnipeg is poisoned, the labour leaders have no hope of justice. They probably realize now that mob rule is not democracy. Jaundice is quite prevalent in [McCreary]. We cannot call the victims “green” by any means. Note: Jaundice is a medical condition in which the skin or whites of the eyes yellow. It can be caused by excess of the pigment known as bilirubin, which can be caused by obstruction of the bile duct, liver disease and the excessive breakdown of red blood cells. The term Jaundice stems from the Old French words “jaunice” and “jaune”, which mean “yellowness” and “yellow”, respectively. As to why the writer references the color green is uncertain. But, if a guess was to be made, it is potentially because the words “jaune” and “vert” (which is indeed french for “green”) were confused. 90 years ago, Friday, January 31, 1930 Some grain is still coming into the pool elevator [in Brookdale] and Mr. Taylor, the agent for the pool, estimates about eight to ten thousand bushels still to come in. 80 years ago, Tuesday, January 30, 1940 Germany is circulating a “Fairy Story” that she has a plan to put Britons to sleep with a special gas to allow Nazi troops to land on their shores. 70 years ago, Thursday, January 26, 1950 Toys left by Viking children more than a thousand years ago have been unearthed in the Shet l a nd I s l a nd s of f Scotland. A handful of worn pebbles in a special pattern as for a child’s game were also unearthed with them by the field workers from Britain, who made these important finds.

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The excavations have uncovered relics which provide an intermediate picture of the daily lives led by the Viking raiders who formed a settlement there from about the year 900. The site, near the most southerly tip of Shetland, was probably a pirate encampment. The discoveries were made at Jarlshof, apparently an important place of call for ships travelling from Norway to the Norse colonies in Iceland and Greenland. T he f i nd s i nc lud e beautifully ornamented bone combs and clothing pins. T here are a lso fragments of stone cooking pots and the weights used on looms. Among the children’s toys are tiny replicas of the stone querns used in those times for grinding corn.

60 years ago, Friday, January 29, 1960 Pauline aims to please. Her owner, Fred A. Stock, of Tavistock, Ont., sold her (she is a purebred Holstein cow) in a consignment sale at Bridgeport, near Kitchener. Just before entering the sale ring, Pauline presented him with a heifer calf. The calf was sold with the mother, adding to her value. Then, after leaving the ring, Pauline surprised her new owner, Graham Edward of Brantford, Ont., by offering him a bonus, another heifer calf. Mother and the twins are doing well and everyone is happy. 50 years ago, Thursday, January 29, 1970 Startled skiers in front of Mount Agassiz’s chalet Saturday, Jan. 17, stared as a huge white Yeti emerged from the bushline and began skiing wildly down the Bunny Hill. One startled skier coming down the slope was so amazed at the sight that he schussed across another skier’s boards.

Before the ski patrol could react, the Yeti was up the T-Bar and disappeared over the hill. A few minutes later, he came crashing down Raven’s Flight and stormed into the chalet where he passed out Yeti brochures. He made his exit a few seconds before the ski patrol arrived to take him in, and was later reported to have appeared at Holiday Mountain, scaring recreational skiers with his dangerous schussing and loud cries. The Yeti is part of the ski patrol’s national safety program and the cartoon character represents all that’s bad about skiing– skiing when tired, wearing loose clothing, not being in proper physical condition and a host of other faults. Starting this week, ski patrollers will be on the watch for skiers practicing these bad habits. Each offender will be given a the Yeti card that applies to his particular fault. Good skiers who ski safely will be awarded with car decals showing that they’re not Yetis. 40 years ago, Thursday, January 31, 1980 Neepawa Area Collegiate (NACI) students began classes this week in the newly constructed building construction workshop located on the north side of the collegiate, according to Cecil Cox, superintendent of the Beautiful Plains School Division (BPSD). 30 years ago, Tuesday, January 30, 1990 The air is filled with the aroma of fresh-baked bread. It’s only 8 a.m.– time for most people to use that bread for making breakfast. But at the Beautiful Plains Bakery, the morning is already half over. Kerry Maxwell, owner and manager of the bakery, says white bread is first on

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the agenda for the day’s baking, followed by brown and rye bread and buns. M a x wel l took over the Neepawa bakery in December, 1986. He started baking at Melita in 1968, then worked in Brandon bakeshops until 1974, when he opened a bakery in Baldur. Maxwell headed out west in 1981, working in bakeries in Edmonton, Vancouver and Winn ipeg before coming to Neepawa… At the Beautiful Plains Bakery, Doreen Ward and Joyce Holmberg have more than 20 years experience in a bakery. Baker Jim Stewart has been on the job five years…

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Maxwell says the bakery sells about 500 loaves of white bread a day. The bakers also make around 500 buns a day. 20 years ago, Monday, January 31, 2000 Manitoba’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act is being extended to include almost all public bodies in the

province. T he act set s up a formal process for local governments, educational bodies and health care agencies to handle requests for information from the public… The law had been in effect for the provincial government and [the] city of Winnipeg since 1998.

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Riding Mountain National Park hub for winter activity

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Above left: George Hartlan and Val Pankratz, of Friends of RMNP, with visitors to Clear Lake, hosted a Tube and Toboggan event on Amphitheatre Hill, Wasagaming on Jan. 3. Above right: Sculptured ice bar located within an inflatable igloo, which was one of the venues for the New Year’s Eve party held at The Lakehouse in Clear Lake on Dec. 31. These ice bars are being used for a number of events throughout the winter.

Neepawa & District Chamber of Commerce host AGM

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The power stayed on this year at the Neepawa & District Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Jan. 27, allowing light to be shed on the outcomes of the past year. Through 2019, the Chamber saw increases in revenue in certain areas, including membership and annual meeting ticket sales, with drops in others. An increase in expenses was also noted in the wages, as the Chamber now has a helping hand, Jennifer Wiebe, on deck. However, no loss

was recorded, garnering a $570 surplus. Neepawa Tourism joined the Chamber at the podium this year, providing a change of pace. The tourism budget noted an expense of $11,217.85 and an income of $17,269.96, making the finalized balance a gain of just over $6,000. A motion was also passed at the AGM approving an amendment to allow the Tourism committee to manage their finances through Stride Credit Union. Current ly, Neepawa Tourism has a spring catalogue in the works and is 20015WW0

forging a plan for new signage in the area. Specifically, Tourism is planning on replacing the business district signs, located at Mountain and Main, and to provide an updated look that is in tune with the rest of Neepawa’s branding. This plan is expected to be executed in 2020. Additionally, Tourism will be keeping watch and updating their brochures and tourism “to-do list” promo materials as new attractions come up. “A perfect example is the Neepawa Golf and Country Club, which was recently

named one of the top 10 value golf courses in all of Canada,” said Eoin Devereux, chairperson of the Neepawa Tourism Board. “This is something we need to be very proud of. We feel, as part of tourism, that’s something we can definitely put a spotlight on.” The new year will also feature new workshops, held through Neepawa Tourism, to help build up businesses that get involved with the Tourism endeavor as members. Continued on Page 18

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By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press The Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) Tigers played a pair of home games over the course of the week. First, the Tigers hosted the Rivers Rage on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Yellowhead Centre. Two nights later, the Tigers returned to home ice, this time to challenge the Crocus Plains Plainsmen. Rage topple Tigers A late game comeback by the NACI Tigers was stopped dead in its tracks in overtime on Jan. 22, as they were bested by the Rivers Rage 5-4. The victory appeared to be well in hand for Rivers late in the third period, as they held a 4-2 lead. As any hockey pundit knows, however, the two goal lead is the hardest to hold onto. NACI started their incremental climb back into the game with just 1:10 left in regulation, as Ayden Atkey scored. Just 30 seconds later, Shane Byram would send the NACI faithful into a frenzy, scoring the game tying goal, making it 4-4. This was Byram’s second goal of the night, as he notched one late in the second period. Tristen Boersma tallied the other goal of the game for Neepawa Though the dramatic comeback would have made for an incredible narrative, it was simply not to be for Neepawa, as the Tigers ran into penalty trouble late in the third and early in overtime, putting them at a disadvantage. Rivers jumped on the chance quickly, scoring just 42 seconds into OT, to claim the 5-4 victory.

Crossing paths with Crocus Plains It would take full overtime session and a shootout before anything was decided between the NACI Tigers and the Crocus Plains Plainsmen. In the end of all that, it was Crocus who collected the two points in the standings, registering a 3-2 victory. On this night, NACI was led by the offensive efforts of Cole Guilbert, who scored in the first period, and Konur Gork, who put one away for the

Tigers in the second. Brandt Sellman and Ethan Lizotte picked up assists on the Guilbert goal, while Shane Byram and Ben Cox collected the helpers on Gork’s goal. The Tigers’ upcoming games will include a trip to Hamiota on Saturday, Feb. 1 to play the Huskies (3-13-0). Then next night, NACI will host the Roblin Raiders at the Yellowhead Centre. The start time for that game has been scheduled for 7:15 p.m.

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MJHL Standings

(To Wednesday, Jan. 29)

Team

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

G W

46 47 44 47 48 46 45

45 46 44 47

33 31 30 28 25 25 21 21 17 13 9

L OT/SO PF

8 11 12 15 17 17 19 20 25 27 34

Game results Saturday, Jan. 25

Neepawa 5-4 SO Winnipeg

First period 06:08 WPG Joss (16) ASST: Gare (10) 08:20 NEEP Lieffers (17) unassisted SH 11:57 NEEP Lieffers (18) ASST: Lapointe (12), Goertzen (7) Second Period 04:14 NEEP Marshall (9) ASST: Cooper Morris (8), Smith (8) PP 10:09 Mariash (3) ASST: Mowbray (13) Third Period 09:35 WPG Joss (17) ASST: Sartor (39), Jowett (9) 09:53 WPG Vanderhooft (17) ASST: Hersant (10), Hill (6) 12:53 WPG Tiede (5) ASST: Vanderhooft (18) PP Overtime No scoring Shootout WPG: Fischer - No goal; Joss - No goal; Sartor - Goal; Raeside - No goal; Oleksiuk - No goal. NEEP: Mariash - No goal; Lieffers - Goal; Marshall - No goal; Mowbray - No goal; Cooper Morris - Goal. Scoring 1 2 3 OT SO Total PP WPG 1 0 3 0 0 4 1/8 2 2 0 0 1 5 1/6 NEEP Goaltenders WPG- Hatfield 40/44 saves (L), NEEP - Green 46/50 saves (W) Attendance: 632 at Yellowhead Centre

Tuesday, Jan. 28

Winkler 4-2 Neepawa

First period 03:09 NEEP Cooper Morris (6) ASST: Cam Morris (7), Smith (9) 10:03 WINK Pawlenchuk (10) ASST: Poolman (24), Szermley (11) 12:38 WINK Shortreed (25) ASST: Szeremley (12), Poolman (25) Second Period 16:56 NEEP Mowbray (5) ASST: Gudnason (4), Shearer (2) Third Period 07:19 WINK Arpin (4) ASST: Bestland (7), Albinati (16) 18:55 Lane (4) ASST: Szeremley (13) EN Scoring 1 2 3 Total PP WINK 2 0 2 4 0/5 1 1 0 2 0/3 NEEP Goaltenders WINK- Meilun 15/17 saves (W), NEEP - Davis 38/41 saves (L) Attendance:827atWinklerRecComplex

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5 5 2 4 6 4 5

PA Pts

159 185 166 176 170 189 160

4 4 4 4

108 149 117 138 165 162 166

145 160 147 185 119 178 109 197

71 67 62 60 56 54 47

46 38 30 22

Points G 23 28 28 28

Leading scorers (MJHL)

1. Mikol Sartor (Wpg) 2. Hunter Cloutier (Vdn) 3. Grady Hobbs (Daup) 4. Jayden McCarthy (Wink) 5. Kolten Kanaski (Vdn)

Pts

63 61 57 55

24 31 55 G A Pts

Leading scorers (Natives)

1. Eli Lieffers 2. Bradley Marshall 3. Benoit Mowbray Goaltenders 1. M. Lenz (Stein)

A 40 33 29 27

18 24 42 9 10 19 5 13 18

W 24

L SV% GAA 5 0.924 2.03

2. M. Foucher (Swan) 18 13 0.915 2.66 3. N. Moore (Port)

8 0.883 2.84

4. D. Luding (Wink)

8 0.904 3.00

5. L. Mitchell (Daup) 15 20 0.909 3.16 Minimum 25 games played in the MJHL season

Tiger Hills Hockey East 1. Cartwright 2. MacGregor 3. Gladstone 4. Neepawa

G W 17 10 17 10 18 10

L ETL Pts 7 0 20 7 0 20 8 0 20

16 9 7

5. Minnedosa 17 8 9 6. Pilot Mound 17 3 13 West 1. Boissevain 2. Killarney 3. Hartney 4. Souris 5. Wawanesa 6. Deloraine 7. Melita

G 17 18 17 17 17 17 17

W 17 15 9 7 6 4 3

L 0 3 7 9 9 12 14

0 1

18 16 7

ETL Pts 0 34 0 30 1 19 1 15 2 14 1 9 0 6

By Eoin Devereux

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The Neepawa Natives won in dramatic fashion on Saturday, Jan. 25, defeating the Winnipeg Blues 5-4 in a shootout. Though this night did end with an epic shootout, for the majority of the game it appeared as though Neepawa had everything well under control. The Natives had secured a 4-1 lead after 40 minutes of action, with Eli Lieffers scoring twice in the first period and Bradley Marshall and Corbin Mariash contributing one each in the second. In the third, Winnipeg would answer back in quick succession by scoring three goals in just under a four minute span at the mid-point of the period. While the remainder of regulation and the f ive minute overtime period remained scoreless, that doesn’t mean there were not incredible chances for both sides. Winnipeg ended up clanking up off the post less than a minute into overtime. Neepawa had its’ opportunities as well, as Lieffers and Marshall each had a pair of breakaway chances. On both occasions, Winnipeg players dragged down the Neepawa attackers, drawing penalties. Both incidents could have realistically warranted a penalty shot, but the

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

A shot from Cooper Morris (#3) ended up in the back of the net during a shootout against the Winnipeg Blues on Saturday, Jan. 25. This goal would end up being the game winner for Neepawa, as they’d claim a 5-4 victory.

referees decided not to go that direction, much to the chagrin of the fans at the Yellowhead Centre. The game would end up going to the shootout, which featured five rounds before a winner was decided. Cooper Morris put away the goal that would give Neepawa the victory. Dawson Green collected the win in net for the Natives, stopping 46 shots over the course of the night. After the game, Neepawa Natives head coach and general manager Ken Pearson said that despite what happened in the third period, he was still pleased with the team’s effort throughout the entire game. “There was no quit out

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

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

G 24 33 21 18 16

Neepawa Farmers scorers G

Matt Lowry Robby Moar Lance Nugent

A 48 37 25 24 24

Pts

72 70 46 42 40

A Pts

14 8 22 6 11 17 7 8 15

Club 55 Bowling

Jan. 24: Ladies’ High Single: Bev Chapski 211. Ladies’ High Triple: Judy Gabler 594. Men’s High Single: Len Pritchard 207. Men’s High Triple: Lawrence Smith 579. Other Scores to Note: Jim King 157, 186, 205; Pauline Hailstone 197; Bob Lychak 168; Darrell Gabler 167; Melvin Oswald 179; Bev Chapski 164, 185; Marion Single 160; Phyllis Mauthe 190; Gail McGregor 155; Doreen Smith 174, 157; Vivian Oswald 202, 156; Barb Grumpelt 169, 158; Len Pritchard 177; Don Denoon 157, 178, 183; Lawrence Smith 186, 191, 202; Muriel Porada 172, 154; Doug Pettigrew 171, 191, 189; Eleanor Scott 176, 154; Judy Gabler 185, 210, 199; Janice Absteiter 156, 169; Frank Porada 151, 153.

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[Dawson Green] came up with some big stops for us in the shootout. And the final result is what matters.” Eli Lieffers was named the first star of the game for his two goal effort. Winnipeg’s Mitchell Joss (2 goals - 0 assists) was the second star and Copper Morris (1A, GWG in shootout) was the third star.

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Neepawa Farmers Solid start for Neepawa Ice victorious in Minnedosa Prec* Ice Synchro skaters

By Eoin Devereux

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The final push for the playoffs has started off early and on a positive note for the Neepawa Farmers. A three point night from Matt Lowry (1 goal - 2 assists) helped to lead the Farmers to a 4-2 win over the Minnedosa Bombers on Thursday, Jan. 23. Lance Nugent (1G - 1A), Robby Moar (1G - 1A) and Bret Levandoski also scored for the Farmers on the way to the win. As for Minnedosa, Curtis Davidson and Ricky Kowalick scored for the Bombers. The win improves Neepawa’s regular season record to 9-7-0 and puts them in a three way tie for second place in the Eastern Division. Elsewhere around the league In their last game of the regular season the Glad-

stone Lakers, who held onto first place in the east,were bested by the Killarney Shamrocks 7-3. Jesse Paradis scored twice and added an assist for Gladstone, while Jesse Toth put away the other goal and had a pair of assists as well. The Boissevain Border Kings took another step down the road to perfection, with a 7-3 victory over the Minnedosa Bombers on Saturday, Jan. 25. The win improved the Kings’ record to 17-0-0, with just one game left on their regular season schedule. Minnedosa, meanwhile, fell to 8-9-0. Nathan Stephenson, Ryan Heino and Dayton Heino each scored for the Bombers. New format for Provincials Changes have been made to the playoff format to determine the Senior ‘A’ Provincial Hockey Cham-

pions. Hockey Manitoba recently announced that this year’s tournament will see the champions of the Tiger Hills Hockey League face off against the champions of the North Central Hockey League in a best-of-three semi-final to determine a Western representative in the provincial championship. In the east, the champions of both the Carillon and South East Hockey Leagues will do the same to determine the Eastern finalist. Once winners are crowned, they will face off in a winnertakes-all 1-game final held at the IcePlex in Winnipeg on Apr. 4. The semi-final dates must be played from Mar. 26 to Apr. 1, in each team’s home arenas. The Tiger Hills and South East leagues will get the game 3s, if necessary, in 2020, with the North Central and Carillon getting them next year.

Morris, Highet reflect on SJHL/MJHL Showcase

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

ing alongside some players that are normally his rivals was good. “It was real good getting to know some of the other players from around the [MJHL] and SJHL as well. I mean, we just played the Blues right after [the Showcase] and I knew five of the guys from that team. We were joking around the entire game. I think it was good to get the experience as well,” said Morris. “It was a good chance to show off what you can do as a player.” Highet, meanwhile,

echoed similar sentiments, adding that the entire experience for him was a very positive one. “It was a very good experience. Just going out there and playing against such a high level of skilled players. Everyone who was there was a top guy, so you have to dial up your own game,” stated Highet. As for the actual results on the ice, Manitoba Junior Hockey League can claim bragging rights this year, winning four out of six games.

A pair of players from the Neepawa Natives selected to play at the SJHL/MJHL Showcase, have returned with some positive things to say about the experience. Defenceman Cooper Morris and forward Will Highet were selected to represent both the Natives and the league at this annual event, which was held Jan. 21 and 22 in Regina. The Showcase features the top 60 college eligible players from each league. In total, there were three teams representing the MJHL, two 20U squads (Team Dr. Perkins Greg Perkins Dr. Greg Belfour and Team Zajac) and one 18U team (Team Dr. Derek Papegnies Dr. Derek Papegnies Garbutt). Optometrists Optometrists Both Morris and Highet were a part of Team Garbutt, which played a pair of & District Wellness Centre) Beautiful Plains Community Medical Inc. games and went 1-1. The (Neepawa & District Wellness Centre) Beautiful(Neepawa Plains Community Medical Clinic Inc.Clinic team won their first game 5-2, but lost the second For appointment please call: by a score of 8-6. MorrisFor appointment please call: registered an assist in the first game. Morris told the Banner & Press that play-

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Submitted Neepawa Figure Skating Club Neepawa’s Ice Prec*Ice Synchronized Skating teams competed in their first competition of the season in Dauphin on Saturday, Jan.18 at the Skate Manitoba Synchronized Skating Championships. Kim Smith, the coach of all three teams, was very happy with the performances these teams had. Mini Ice Prec*Ice, our Beginner 2 team, performed their “Jailhouse Rock” routine and came home with a silver ribbon. This team consists of Althea Caberte, Samantha Dalaodao, Alyssa Latag, Bella Laus, Sophie Saquet, Ceanna Salvador, Carlee Strelczik, Haven Villanueva and Sydney Wolfe Lil’ Ice Prec*Ice, our Juvenile team, skated their “I Got You” routine and came home with a bronze medal. This team

consists of Ashley Bray, Jayden Dafoe, Ivory Gerring, Alyssa Nadeau, Ashley Nadeau, Claire Nicholson, Bailee Podruski, Anneke Scheper, Claire Scheper, Dimitri Smith, Makenna Sumner and Ava Wahoski. Ice Prec*Ice, our Pre-Novice team, skated their “Down to the Roots” routine and ended the day in fifth place overall. The team consists of Jenna Beaumont, Karissa Ellis, Cordelia Smith, Kyla Wahoski and Amber Wahoski from Neepawa, Rochelle Green and Raegan Miller from Brandon, Harli Wheeler from Roblin and Caitlin Stevenson from Minnedosa. The Pre-Novice and Juvenile teams are looking forward to skating at the Prairie Regionals competition in Killarney in February. All three teams will also be competing at the Crocus Invitational Synchronized Skating competition in Roblin in March.

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Cheasley new Parks, Facilities Carberry curler off to nationals and Sanitation manager By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

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Andrew Cheasley is the new manager of Parks, Facilities and Sanitation for Carberry and North Cypress-Langford.

New manager of Parks, Facilities and Sanitation for the town and municipality is Andrew Cheasley, of Brandon, who assumed his duties on Jan. 20. His wife, Kristy, is the plant manager at McKenzie Seeds and they currently live in Brandon with their two daughters, but plan to move to Carberry. Cheasley has a broad range of training at ACC, SAIT and the University of Manitoba. His past experience includes power

engineering, global imaging systems (GIS) and business management, which includes 20 years of construction and management plus 10 years of supervision and management. His interests include biking, fishing and hunting. He has some Carberry connections, as his mother, Cheryl Anthony, lived here for 10 years, but now lives in Peace River. Andrew will replace Grady Stephenson, who is now the Carberry CAO. Cheasley’s office will be in the Carberry Rec Centre and he can be reached at 204-841-3993.

Wildcats split with Renegades and Raiders

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

Glenboro - Ca rber r yBaldur Wildcats split a pair of Westman games this weekend, as they lost to the Renegades and won a squeaker over the Roblin Raiders. REMP Renegades (Reston, Elkhorn, Melita and Pierson) played a strong game offensively and defensively at Carberry Friday, Jan. 24, to defeat the GCB squad 6-1. Captain Chase Tilbury and Jayce Soder paced the winners

with two goals apiece. The Renegades got the only goal of the first period, led 4-1 after 40 minutes and tallied an empty netter in the third. Kylan Aitken scored the lone Wildcats marker with assists by Talen Graham and Bayley Creasy. The Renegades received five of nine minor penalties. Winner of the 50/50 and $119 was Brock Taylor of Reston. Three point efforts by Johnny Meyers, Bayley Creasy and Ethan Bjarnason sparked the Wildcats to a 6-5 win over Roblin Jan. 25. The teams were

tied 2-2 after the first and Roblin was ahead 4-2 at the end of two. Bjarnason was moved to the forward line in the third and fired a pair of markers, including the winner with 3:18 left in the game. Josh Fiskel dented the twine once for the Wildcats. Scoring twice for the visitors were Brandon Kozak and Isaiah Weedon. Winner of the 50/50 and $90 was Mark Everard of Baldur. The Wildcats play in Birtle Friday, Jan. 31 and travel to Russell Saturday, Feb. 1 at 4:30 pm.

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Taylor Holland will play third for the BU curling team going to nationals.

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press • Taylor Holland (18), Carberry Collegiate 2019 Honour Roll Grad, will play third for the Brandon University Bobcats rink, which will curl as the host rink at the USports curling nationals in Portage’s Stride Place Mar. 13 to 17. The BU men’s curling rink includes skip Mitchell Katcher, brother, Jeremy, at lead from The Pas, and second Josh Luce, also of The Pas. They will play in the Canada West Championship in Edmonton Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. The women’s rink consists of skip Janelle Vachon, third Hallie McCannell, second Shae Arnold, lead Hannah McCannell (Hallie’s sister) and fifth Victoria Beaudry.

Both the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg were unable to act as the host rink for the nationals. The two Manitoba rinks from BU have already punched their ticket to the nationals as hosts. • Carberry’s contribution to the Central Plains Capitals of the U18 AAA midget team includes assistant coach Grady Stephenson, defenseman Lian Flett and winger Tynille Steen, the youngest team member. In a recent 3-1 loss, Steen fired the Capitals’ only goal, with Flett drawing the assist. • In Zone 7 basketball at the Cougardome Jan. 23, the Cougars won a pair of thrilling contests over Minnedosa Chancellors. With a strong second half, the girls won 46-37. Top point getters for coach Kalena Green were Jesse Gunn and Jordyn Erickson, with 18 and 14 points, respectively. Mia Lozinsky chipped in with seven. The boys’ game was knotted 89-89 after regulation time, but the Cougars were ahead 101-100 after five minutes of overtime. Pacing the winners with 30 points each were Ethan Johnstone and Carsen Unrau. Other top scorers were Marcus Araya and Cyro Oliver for coach Chris Robinson’s squad. For this reporter, who has covered high school basketball for more than six decades, this game was unparalleled for excitement. • Former CAO for 12 years with the town and municipality, Brent McMillan, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer with Manitoba Starch Products organization. • The new assistant CAO for the RM of North Cypress-Langford is Teresa Fiskel. • An election will be held Mar. 4 to fill the vacancy for Ward 3 in the RM of North Cypress-Langford.

Carberry Collegiate curling teams prepare for zones

Carberry skaters head to Prairie Regionals SUBMITTED PHOTO

Carberry Collegiate’s girls’ curling team, from left: Dahlia Snaith, Nevaeh Witherspoon, Mallory Lockhart, Makenna Poitras.

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Carberry members of the Wheat City Connxion synchronized skating team, from left: Jensyn Baron, Teanna Olmstead, Bryanna Manns. The Brandon-based team earned silver at SCMB Synchro Championship in Dauphin and they will be heading to Skate Canada Prairie Regionals Synchro Championship in Killarney Feb. 1 and 2.

Our high school teams will be off to zones from Feb. 6 to 8 in Gladstone. Our boys’ team consists of Austin Poitras, Tanner Olmstead, Broddy Zander, Mathew Penner and fifth is Mitchel Hamilton, coach Dean Smith. Our girls’ team consists of Dahlia Paige, Nevaeh Witherspoon, Mallory Lockhart, Makenna Poitras and fifth Jazlyn Enns, coaches Allison Gesorek and Betty Buurma. We also have a mixed doubles competing for the first time this year, consisting of Jazlyn Enns and Tanner Olmstead, coaches Allison Gesorek

and Betty Buurma. This is the first year MHSAA has offered mixed doubles, so a few kinks may need to be worked out along the way. We had an exhibition game in Gladstone last week, which helped work out a few issues before zones. The girls team entered a U18 bonspiel in Minnedosa on Jan. 11, where they tied for first place. Points were given for wins, losses and ends won. On Jan. 19, they played in a bonspiel in Neepawa, placing first. These girls play in ladies’ night every Tuesday in Carberry, along with high school curling on Wednesdays. This season looks promising for all three of our teams.

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Obituary Margaret Vivian Helena Hogarth Passed away at the Health Sciences Centre, Wpg on Friday, January 24, 2020 at the age of 73 years. Margaret was born on August 19, 1946 in Gladstone, MB to Richard & Alice Hogarth. She grew up on the family farm in the Ogilvie District and attended school in Soudan, finishing school in Plumas. After this, she headed to Winnipeg in the fall of 1964 to start a career in Health Care at the Misericordia Hospital. She found that this was not for her, so she went and attended the Success Business College. Following this schooling, she started a career in bookkeeping for Marshall Wells, then Luke’s Machine, European Auto and Sidney I Robinson. Margaret retired in 2006 to enjoy life, cooking, gardening and travelling to places like Australia, Fiji, the Mediterranean, Great Britain and all over Canada. Taking care of flowers around her condo was a task of love. She also took care of her ageing mother. She loved the time spent with friends and family over coffee, especially her best friends Mary Braun and Arli Perkins. Margaret was predeceased by her parents and oldest brother E. Allan Hogarth. She is survived by brothers Charlie (Joyce), Herbert, Norman (Pearl) and Bruce; nieces and nephews Richard (Rita) Hogarth, Sheldon (Monica) Hogarth, Tina Norberg (John), Vicki Davis (Collin) and Michael Hogarth, as well as many great nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or to a charity of one’s choice. Cremation has taken place and a Private Family Graveside Service will take place in the spring. Clarke’s Funeral Home, Gladstone~MacGregor www.clarkesfuneralhome.com

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You must be: • Energetic • Sales associate/customer service/POS experience is preferred • 18+ years of age • possess or willing to acquire Serve It Safe within a week of employment • willing and able to contend with standing in one spot for hours at a time • flexible with your schedule, as shifts vary and are expected to work ALL weekends, no exceptions • Both part and full time available. Please apply in-store or email resumes with THREE work-related references to:

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Spraying experience is considered an asset but not required. Training available. Applicants must possess a minimum Class 3 w/Air Driver’s License. Length of employment will be approx. 6 months. Application deadline: when position filled Excellent compensation for a few months of work! If you would like to work with an established and progressive company, please complete an application form at either of our Agro locations or send a cover letter and resume to: Attention: Glenda Finkewich – Human Resource/Health & Safety Manager Email: g.finkewich@neepawagladstonecoop.com Or mail to: Box 879, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 www.neepawagladstonecoop.com We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Our people, perseverance, integrity, and exceptional partnerships have led HyLife to becoming Canada’s leading pork producer and global exporter of high quality pork products. The growing demand for our pork in Japan and China means we need exceptional people to help deliver our company vision. We have expanded our Neepawa facility to increase our overall production by 15% and in turn created new jobs throughout the company. As a Meat Cutter/Production Personnel you will be a critical member of our team in the creation of our world class product. Our positions range from working on our slaughter production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between! With our wide variety of jobs, excellent people, and our drive for innovation you will certainly find a job that suits you! Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to: • Slaughter and eviscerate hogs for further processing • Harvest and package edible offal • Process pork carcasses into primal cuts • Butcher and package pork primal cuts into value added specifications for local, national and international premium markets • Carry out other tasks related to processing of meat for shipping to customers or storage • Sanitation People who will succeed as members of our team will: • Enjoy working in a fast paced, stable long term work environment • Appreciate working in a culturally diverse workplace. We employ people from all over the world! • Treat people with dignity and respect • Open to working in colder/warmer environments • Physically Fit • Experience as an industrial butcher or trimmer is an asset

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

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Miles for Mental Health funding update By Diane Martin MFMH Last fall, [Miles for Mental Health] (MFMH) created an application form via our website, inviting interested parties to apply for funds. We received several applications from individuals and groups who were either interested in providing a service or program, or who wanted services or programs provided. In November, 2019, a group of preteen girls and their moms participated in a Paint Night; this was an opportunity for moms and their daughters to bond while learning a new skill. Approximately 20 attended, with instruction provided voluntarily by teacher Katy Martin, cost of supplies and refreshments was covered by MFMH.

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On Dec. 20, 2019, 27 Neepawa and surrounding area firefighters attended a half day workshop on Vicarious Trauma and Self Care. The workshop was facilitated by Delsie Burke, a Mental Health social worker; the workshop took place in the board room at the Neepawa Fire Hall. MFMH paid for the workshop expenses. We received positive feedback from both groups, following these two events. A cheque to cover startup expenses for the newly formed Men’s Shed group was given to the Men’s Shed execu-

tive in January, 2020. MFMH has also approved a request for a presentation titled The Wonderful World of Social Media, for Neepawa Middle School, scheduled for March 23 (evening presentation for parents) and March 24 ( presentation for students). The presentation will be facilitated by Val Caldwell and will explore several topics related to the impact of social media on youth, including, among other topics, the effects of social media on mental health, current “lingo” and information about which social media

sites are being visited most frequently by youth. We anticipate receiving more proposals and will review applications quarterly. MFMH is committed to utilizing the funds we raise in a manner that is consistent with the purposes identified in our constitution and to ensuring that the funds are utilized for the benefit of our local area. As of Dec. 4, 2019, MFMH was approved as a registered charity. Tax receipts for 2019 eligible donations have been issued and distributed via mail or personal delivery.

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Notice UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

On the date and at the time and location shown below, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to receive representations from any persons who wish to make them in respect to the following matter: NEEPAWA AND AREA PLANNING DISTRICT BY-LAW NO. 113 being an AMENDMENT to the NEEPAWA AND AREA PLANNING DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN BY-LAW NO. 108, as amended. HEARING LOCATION: Town of Neepawa Municipal Office, 275 Hamilton Street. Neepawa, MB DATE & TIME: February 19, 2020 at 7:40 P.M. GENERAL INTENT OF BY-LAW No. 113: A Map Amendment intended to change the designation to allow for the pasturing of animals. AREA AFFECTED: An area of land described as Lots 1, Block 3, Plan 7381, in the village of Arden as shown on the map below. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Braun, Development Officer Neepawa & Area Planning District Office, 275 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, MB Phone: 1-204-476-3277 • Email: jeff@neepawaareaplanning.com

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Neepawa Figure Skating Club update

Submitted Neepawa Figure Skating Club

bon. In the Star 4 Over 13 Free Skate, Simone Levasseur placed 7th. In the Star 5 Under 13, Amber Wahoski placed 4th. In the Star 5 Over 13 Free Skate Event, Karissa Ellis placed 4th and Kyla Wahoski placed 11th. Olivia Koscienly and Dimitri Smith skated in the Intro Pairs event and earned a participation medal, as they were the only ones in their category. Coach Kim Smith was very pleased with the strong performances by all the Neepawa skaters. The next event will be Skate Manitoba Provincials in March in Virden.

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Upper left: Makenna Sumner, Claire Nicholson and Ashley Bray. Lower left: Raegan Miller (Brandon) placed third and Karissa Ellis placed fourth,Harli Wheeler (Roblin) placed second in the Star 5 event; all three skaters are members of our Neepawa Pre-Novice synchro team. Centre photo: Amber Wahoski and Kyla Wahoski. Right hand picture: Olivia Koscienly and Dimitri Smith.

Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op named as Business of the Year Continued from Page 9 Merycel Morales took the spotlight next, showcasing her business “House of Higantes”, which specializes in stuffed milk-fish. Morales started production recently through ArtsForward and selling via Rotor’s Bakery in Neepawa. Following Morales’ showcase, the Business of the Year Award was presented. The lucky winner for the 2019 award was the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op, with General Manager Brian Hedley accepting on behalf of the business. The Coop was nominated for this award for their involvement in the Neepawa community, including events and support of the Neepawa Natives. Wrapping up the evening was keynote speaker Linda Whitfield, of Travel Manitoba. Whitfield provided details to the AGM’s attendees regarding Travel Manitoba’s mandate for promoting tourism in the province.

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The Neepawa Figure Skating Club was well represented at the North/ South Westman and Parkland STARSkate Regional Competition in Souris on Jan. 19. In the Star 2 Free Skate event, Ashley Nadeau received a gold ribbon, Alyssa Nadeau, Olivia Koscielny, Ivory Gerring received a silver ribbon, while Dimitri Smith received a bronze ribbon. In the Star 3 Free Skate event, Makenna Sumner and Ashley Bray received a silver ribbon, while Claire Nicholson earned a bronze ribbon. In the Star 3 Elements event, Makenna Sumner earned a silver rib-

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Above: Brian Hedley accepts the Business of the Year award on behalf of the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op. The award was presented this year by Ken Waddell, on behalf of the Neepawa Natives hockey team. Below: Merycel Morales, winner of the 2019 edition of the “What’s the Big Idea?” competition, takes to the podium to discuss her business– House of Higantes. Morales is producing her product through ArtsForward’s commercial kitchen and selling her products via Rotor’s Bakery in Neepawa.

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Union Farmers Telephone Co.

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Editor’s note: T he following write-up is from the personal family archives of Bill McLaren of Neepawa. A meeting was held in Union School, located approximately four miles e a st of Ne e paw a , on May 8, 1906, to discuss building a telephone line. Those present were: D. and W. McLaren, Jas. and G. Dark, R. Hunter, J. G. and D. Drysdale, John McLaren, W. G. Pollock and W. Br ydon. From this meeting, the Union Farmer’s Telephone Co. was formed with the following officers: President– W. G. Pollock, Vice Pres.– R. Hunter, S e c’y Tr e a s .– W. Brydon. These officers, with Jas. Dark and J. G. Drysdale, formed the executive. The Company was incorporated with a capital stock of $2,000. At that time, each of the eight shareholders paid $100. By Nov. 7, the line was completed at a total cost of $649.85, 14 days work by teams and 105 and a half days work by the men. It was eight and one half miles in length. Nov. 8 was an important date to these enterprising farmers. For on that date, t he Un ion Telephone Line was connected with Neepawa. At a meeting on Nov. 19, D. M. Drysdale was appointed caretaker, until a constitution and bylaws could be framed. The first annual meeting of the Company was held Jan. 13, 1907, at which the Constitution and bylaws were studied, amended and then accepted. Fifty copies were printed and distributed to the shareholders. All officers were re-elected. D. Drysdale was appointed lineman. T he second a n nua l meeting, held Jan. 13, 1908, showed a sat isfactor y year, with few expenses. The executive arranged an Oyster Supper to become an annual event . T hese supper s were a highlight in the community for years and continued until Nov. 29, 1930, when it was decided the crowd was too large for that type of supper.

The finances were handled by means of a yearly levy to each shareholder. It varied from a minimum of $5 in 1911, to a maximum of $12 in 1929. For years, it remained at $10. As the years passed by, the names occasionally changed on a few of the farms, but the line continued to give good ser v ice. W hen repairs were needed, the farmers using it did the work. After years of satisfactory service, the line was partially destroyed by a windstorm, which swept the district in June 1941. A special meeting was held Oct. 18, 1941, at W. J. Pollock’s to discuss arrangements with the Manitoba Government Telephone System. Mr. Settle, of the Gover n ment Sy stem, wa s present to handle their part of the discussion. After considerable discussion, a resolution was

passed rescinding the agreement between the Union Farmers Telephone Co. and the Manitoba Government Telephone. The last meeting of t he Compa ny was held on Nov. 17, 19 41. It wa s decided to divide the material of the old line and the money among the shareholders.

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Duncan McLaren, whose name appears on the share certificate pictured above, was Bill McLaren’s grandfather. This write-up also appears in the Langford history book, First Century of Langford 1891-1991. The locally owned phone company operated from 1906 until 1941, when the Manitoba Government Telephone System established service in that area. The Union refers to the Union School District, east of Neepawa. The school was located on NE 30-14-14.

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