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A view from many angles Some assumptions of the past are no longer valid

ear end 2015 can be viewed from many angles. We are well into the 21st century and it is becoming increasingly obvious that some assumptions of the past are no longer valid. For example, the idea that people all want to live, avoid death and have a happy future is no longer always a valid assumption. While we heard about Japanese suicide pilots, the Kamikaze, during WWII, they were the exception. And they didn’t fly their planes into Allied ships because they wanted to die, they did it out of dedication to country. Today’s suicidal fighters do it because they want to die in order to achieve some mystical place of honour in an after life. Today’s suicidal terrorists are dangerous in ways we have never seen before. Another example is that we have always assumed that our youth will automatically step up and carry on our businesses, our farms, our organizations, in fact, our whole society. Fortunately, that is still a safe assumption for many young people but unfortunately, it’s not as high a percentage as we need. Some of today’s 20 to 30 year-olds have no intention of stepping up. We have not taught the majority of our young people how to conduct ordinary business transactions. If it can’t be done on a smart phone or a debit card, the transaction either doesn’t get done or it gets ignored. It may work in a person’s private life, but it doesn’t work in business. Making lists, checking them off, balancing the books, reconciling the cheque book, reconciling a

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Ken Waddell The biggest problem we have in North America today is that so many men, 40-50 years old are wandering around wondering what they are going to be when they grow up. bank statement are all foreign ideas to many people. I was visiting with a friend, an old friend recently. He’s over 90 and a WWII veteran, a bomber pilot to be exact. Pondering our youth today and a reluctance to grow up and take hold of affairs, I asked my friend if he was even 20 years old when he flew his first bomber flight. He said he wasn’t 20, he was only 19. Today we have some brilliant 19 year-olds, but thank God we don’t have an imminent war on our hands as I doubt we could find enough 19 year olds who could do the jobs we foisted on our 19 year olds over 70 years ago. I know this is all very negative sounding and I don’t mean to be mean spirited, but we have made babies out of many young people. The biggest problem we have in North America today is that so many men, 40-50 years

old are wandering around wondering what they are going to be when they grow up. It’s a big toy land out there at times. I’m not against fun, but sometimes fun is what you do after the work is done properly. Ok, ok, you can tell me I’m just getting older and grumpier, but can we not at least teach the basics? Sometimes work isn’t all about fulfilling your dreams, sometimes it’s about getting the job done and then sensing some accomplishment for doing so. Sometimes work can’t be done with two thumbs on a iPhone. Sometimes it actually means talking to people or lifting stuff or making something. The basic problem is that we haven’t adequately explained what is needed or expected of people, both young and old. Hopefully we don’t need another war to create that learning environment.

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n 1872, it took settlers three months to cross Canada, travelling by oxcart, horse and boat. When the transcontinental railway was built in 1885, it took about a week to cross the country. Today, it can be done in about eight days by car or seven hours by plane. Canada is a large and diverse country, of that we can be certain. But with modern technology, the impact of that distance is shrinking. MY Maybe it’s PERSPECTIVE time to reevaluate how our country is organized. ate W h e n Canada was ackman tkinson created, the country’s vastness was hard to overcome and three levels of government were a necessity. The municipal government looked after the day-to-day and close to home needs of Canadians. The provincial government looked after regional needs, like health care, transportation and education. The federal government looked after interprovincial and international affairs. Today, the question becomes, do we really need three levels of government? With the federal government getting more involved in provincially-governed areas and provincial governments downloading onto municipalities, do we really still need provinces? Canadians are diverse, but relative to our size, we are actually quite a similar bunch. If Canada, from Victoria, B.C. to St. John’s, Nfld., were laid over Europe, it would cover from Portugal to Turkmenistan. For those not overly familiar with geography, that distance covers countries including Italy, Turkey, Serbia, Bulgaria, Iraq and Iran. We aren’t that diverse. In Canada, there are 10 provinces and three territories all making legislation, much of it similar, but not quite the same. While the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees mobility rights, the ability to move to and take up residence in any province, in practice, provincial governments can make this difficult. For example, why are there 13 different ministries of Transportation? Why isn’t there a Canadian driver’s licence and Canada-wide driving laws? It doesn’t make much sense that something which is legal in one province is illegal in another. For example, in Ontario, all heavy trucks must, by law, be speed limited to 105 km/h, which is lower than the speed limit on the Trans Canada Highway through most of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. What about education? Math, science and history are the same regardless of where a student lives. Why isn’t there a standard “Canadian” curriculum? Children in Manitoba don’t require a fundamentally different education than those in Toronto and already, students’ education in areas such as history and English is tailored by local school divisions to include information relevant to the students’ communities. What about health care? Despite being part of the same country, Canadians face challenges accessing health care outside their home provinces. Different provinces cover different services at different rates and in most provinces, residents are encouraged to obtain supplementary health insurance before travelling out of province. This also creates problems for Canadians who live near provincial borders and are actually closer to health services in a neighbouring province that their own. Having standard, country-wide legislation would make a lot of sense when interprovincial travel and trade is much more common than it was in the oxcart days. For any local concerns, municipalities could create their own specific legislation, as they do already. As Canada approaches its 150th anniversary, maybe it’s time to look at how best our governments can serve needs of modern Canadians.

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Making a fresh start in the New Year

ell, we did it—we made it through another year. It’s been a year of changes for this country of ours—some have been positive, some have been negative and as for the rest, we won’t see the results or feel the impact of those changes for at least three or four years. There have been changes in our families and communities. Just about everyone I know has been touched by the death of a family member, a good friend or a colleague at work. Some have died after long battles with cancer, dementia or other ailments. Some were taken from us with no warning and far, far too soon. But their memories remain; and today I echo the words of our friends in the Ukrainian tradition: “Vichnaya Pamyat—may their memories remain forever.” As individuals, we can look back and see many things for which to be grateful. God has been good to us. True, there have been challenges and for some of us there still are.

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein But we have been able to go through these experiences knowing that God was going through them with us, that we were not alone and that his mercy and grace helped us survive the hard times. But I am also quite sure that there is at least one incident in each of our lives about which, after some reflection, we ask ourselves: “What was I thinking when I did that?” Those are the events we remember and unless we deal with them, they will haunt us for the rest of our lives. So how should we deal with them? I would propose two simple steps that we can take. Step one—Learn from them. Nothing in life ever happens by accident. The difficulties and challenges we faced in 2015 may have

been a surprise to us, but they were not a surprise to God. He knew all about them. He could have stopped some of them from happening, but for reasons known only to him, he chose not to. Instead, he took what he knew would happen to us and devised a plan by which each event could help to make us better people. No one understood this better than St. Paul, which is what led him to write these words: “We know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) God does not send difficult times our way—he allows them to come and he asks us to learn from them. Step two—Let them go. You and I are products of

our past. Our heritage, our time in school, the books we’ve read and the experiences we’ve had have all helped make us the people we are. As we learn from our experiences, we grow in our understanding of who we are, what strengths we have, where we are prone to make mistakes and how our faith helps us to follow Jesus’ words: “Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength; love your neighbor as yourself.” Once the learning is done, we have to let the past go. We can’t live in the past. We can’t turn the clock back and repeat positive experiences. And we certainly can’t let past failures cripple us and keep us from accepting new challenges or attempting great things for God. The lessons we’ve learned will give us the tools we need to succeed where we failed in the past. So we learn from our mistakes, let them go and then get on with life.

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art of my time of study includes self awareness and self assessment. A topic that my supervisors thought might be beneficial for me to examine is the topic of procrastination. Wonder what they picked up about me? Nary an assignment has been in arrears. Perhaps the topic came up in casual conversation and they picked up on my concern as to whether I could be guilty of it. I don’t see myself as an adrenaline junky, needing a crisis to act. I just get busy and sometimes forget to do all that I wish or need to do. The book that was recommended for me to read was well written, humorous and pointed. “The Procrastinators Handbook – Mastering the Art of Doing It Now” by Rita Emmett. Cover blurb- ‘don’t put off reading this book’ , apt to catch and hold a true procrastinators attention. Careful

HOMEBODIES Rita Friesen reading assured me that I am not guilty, although I could easily become so. I understand that many procrastinate completing a task because they are perfectionists, afraid the finished project won’t be perfect, they simply don’t start. Not my problem. I have never been accused of being a perfectionist. Accused of sundry other sins but never that one! I do identify with the fact that time spent dreading a job consumes more time and energy than actually doing the job. Many times, I mentally do and re-do a major clean, almost frightening myself with the scope and finding that after simply

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ave you met your goals for the year 2015? Did you get done what you planned to do? I started to read my Bible the beginning of the year, following a devotional book and I am happy to say that I will finish it by the end of the year. However, there were many goals I did not meet.

starting the job, well, it’s half done. Never was good at math! Too much clutter can also be an indication of a procrastinator. It is at times synonymous with ‘pack rat’. Never know when you will need the odd bits and bobs you keep. Actually, you know you will need it within a week of discarding the item, whatever it is! We get to a certain stage in life when the loving gifts given to us are akin to clutter. If I can’t eat it, read it or use it well, the gift too often becomes clutter. (Right after Christmas there may be some of you that can identify with that!) My clutter is paper, stacks of paper and shelves

of books. I have the recommended filing system and am well acquainted with the garbage cans, but the paper is gaining on me. A few thoughts from the book for the year ahead: If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got. (anonymous) Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re right. (Henry Ford) The three great requirements for a happy life are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. (Joseph Addison) Some of us have great runways already built for us, so if you have one, take off. If you don’t, grab a shovel and build one. (Amelia Earhart.) And the last one – What you are is God’s gift to you; what you make of yourself is your gift to God. (anonymous) Happy New Year!

Now a new year is approaching with all its challenges and it will be a new beginning. We can make plans again and try to reach the goals we missed last year. There might be a change of plans and we will have to adjust to accommodate. One plan will never change and that is the love of God and His care for us. 1 Peter 5:7 tells us to “cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” May we experience this coming year His love, provision and care. Wishing you all a very Happy New Year.

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New art studio in Minnedosa officially opens its doors By John Drinkwater The Neepawa Banner On Oct. 22, Marlies Soltys won three awards during the Dragons’ Den style event entitled “What's the Big Idea?” Marlies, the creator of Modern Mosaics, wanted to have a space to showcase her art and provide an opportunity for others to display theirs. A vacant building became available in downtown Minnedosa to lease in early December. Following extensive refurbishment, this retail space and gallery opened its doors on Friday, Dec. 18. Soltys can install unique mosaic kitchen backsplash, tub surround or even stair locations. Framework is being built towards the rear of the building to house rooms for artist materials and classes in painting, draw-

ing and mosaics. Soltys has an Applied Counselling certificate from ACC and organizes corporate teambuilding using her art, which enables participants to have something you can hang on your wall at the end of a session. Marlies said, “We are in a wonderful location and will be open weekdays 1:30-5:30 pm, Fridays until 8:00 pm and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. We host work by photographer, Campbell Moss of Onanole,

wood art by Gary Stevenson of Brookdale, pottery by Sue Davar and Jeff Bettle of Old Church Pottery and Gift will be displaying his pottery and paintings. We are planning to create space near the front of the gallery to allow kids to draw, paint etc. and with their parents’ permission, to showcase their efforts as up-coming artists. A grand opening of the gallery is being organized for January 23.”

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A mother who gave us the best of her life. Who cherished our secrets, our sorrows, our strife. Who taught us to love and taught us to pray. Dear Mother of ours, God bless you today. Your life was unselfish for others you lived. Not for what you received, but for what you could give. Just a loving thought and a silent prayer. A beautiful memory of a mother so dear.

Craig Campbell Blair Peacefully on December 18, 2015, Craig entered into rest at the Portage District General Hospital. Craig was born on July 4, 1954 in Gladstone. He was raised in Woodside where he stayed his whole life. He was an only child to Charles and Dorothy Blair. He met Valerie Litster and they were married on January 29, 1983. In August of the following year, their son Chad was born. Daughter Vanessa arrived in January of 1989. Craig farmed with his father until the early 90’s. His son Chad started helping out and finally joined fulltime by 2002. Craig had many other hobbies including baseball, curling, bowling, darts and loved golfing. He enjoyed watching football, playing cards and riding his motorcycle. He had a soft spot for his cats and dogs. Craig had a very generous heart, collecting for Central Plains Cancer Care. He was a proud member of the Langruth Legion. Craig was predeceased by his wife Valerie in June of 2010; father Charles and mother Dorothy. Left to mourn his passing are his son Chad (Brittany) Blair and daughter Vanessa (Chris) Flood, as well as other family and friends. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Central Plains Cancer Care Services or to a charity of one’s choice. Clarke’s Funeral Home, Gladstone~MacGregor www.clarkesfuneralhome.com

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Youth Advisory Committee supports Christmas Cheer Submitted The Neepawa Banner Last week, the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee made a donation to the Neepawa Salvation Army Christmas Cheer. The donation is the result of a raffle that the YAC

Presenting the cheque to Salvation Army representative Amanda Naughton-Gale were (from left): Josh Jackson, Tony Eu, Sam Nickart, Elizabeth Dobson, Ta r y n M c C o n e c h y , Sam Kerkowich, and Courtney Gilmore. SUBMITTED PHOTO

4-H group celebrates On Dec. 22, the he Gladstone Handi-Workers 4-H Club held this year’s Christmas party. Twentytwo members of the club attended the party, where they enjoyed snacks, games and sung Christmas carols.

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conducted to raise funds for the initiative. The draw was held at NACI on Dec. 7 The group, made up of NACI students, also went to the Neepawa Rifle Range to help pack Christmas Cheer Hampers. This year’s YAC members are: Aleigha Bell, Tony Eu, Courtney Gilmore, Ashley Hanke, Josh Jackson, Jonathan McCarthy, Sam Nickart, Chris Obstenuk, Elizabeth Dobson, Elise Gork, Sam Kerkowich and Taryn McConechy.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GREAT CANADIAN Dollar Store franchise opportunities are available in your area.

For Rent FOR RENT OR LEASE

We currently have commercial space for lease in downtown Neepawa in the former Neepawa Press building. Soon to be available are three self-contained office/storage spaces in the lower level. We also have a main floor space of about 2500 plus square feet with access from the front street and loading dock doors on the back alley. Rental/lease agreements include heat, water and electricity. Long term leases preferred but will consider shorter term depending on tenant needs.

To view the space and for more information, call Ken Waddell at 204-476-6214

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7:30pm Farmers vs Glenboro Sunday, January 3, 2016 8:30am #1 NOVICE 9:45am #2 ATOM 11:00am #3 PEEWEE/BANTAM 12:30pm #1 NOVICE 1:45pm #2 ATOM 3:00pm #3 PEEWEE/BANTAM 4:15pm Npw Jr Rec vs Alexander 6:30pm Natives vs Swan Valley 8:30pm Rentable Ice Monday, January 4, 2016 2:30pm Blood Donor 3:45pm NFSC 6:30pm Jr Rec 7:30pm Public Skate 8:45pm NoStars Tuesday, January 5, 2016 7:00am NACI Tigers 10:00am Adult Skate/Parents n’Tots 11:45am Nooners 2:00pm Natives Practice 4:00pm NFSC Wednesday, January 6, 2016 7:00am Atom 3rd Roster Practice 12:00pm HMK 2:00pm Natives 3:45pm Spins n’ Jumps $5 Drop In Fee 7:15pm Tigers vs GCB 9:30pm Big Valley Thursday, January 7, 2016 7:00am NFSC 10:00am Adult Skate/Moms n’Tots 12:00pm HMK Proof 2:00pm Natives Practice 4:30pm Carberry vs Gladstone 6:00pm Killarney vs Dauphin 7:45pm Neepawa vs Glenboro 9:30pm Commercial visit our website for more upcoming event information www.yellowheadcentre.com

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Celebrating the season with lights

JANUARY 1, 2016

Helen Drysdale OUT OF HELEN’S KITCHEN

Cherry cheese French toast With extra people around during the holiday season we are so busy planning main meals breakfast gets forgotten about. This year wake them up to the aroma of this impressive breakfast recipe that can be prepared the evening before and baked in the morning. Cherry cheese French toast 12 slices of white bread 4 eggs 1 3/4 cups milk 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. vanilla 1 250 g pack cream cheese, softened

2 Tbsp. sugar 1/4 cup milk or cream 1 can cherry pie filling icing sugar for dusting the top if desired

Lightly grease 9x13” pan. Place 6 slices of bread onto bottom of pan. Beat cream cheese with 2 Tbsp. sugar and 1/4 cup of milk. Spread over bread slices in the pan. Spread about half the can of cherry pie filling on top of the cream cheese on the bread. You will not need the whole can as it does not need to be too thick. Top with remaining bread slices. In a bowl mix the eggs, milk, 1/4 cup of sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Pour over the bread. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight. In the morning place in a preheated 325° oven if using a glass Pyrex pan or 350° if using metal. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden and set in the center. If desired dust with sugar. Use remaining pie filling for a garnish.

Don’t desire all the delicacies, for he might be trying to trick you.

Proverbs 23:3 (The Living Bible)

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Above: Seasons Greetings from Bill and Vi Fraser. Their decorated home is situated on Hwy. 16 West near the Franklin junction. Photographed evening of December 21. Left: Decorated home located on Hwy. 5 North. PHOTOS BY JOHN DRINKWATER

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Sun Jan. 3 ..............Community Announcements 10:00 ............... Rotational Christmas Programming 10:00 ....Community Announcements Mon Jan. 4 ..............Community Announcements 10:00 .Yellowhead Competitive Curling 12:30 ..... Jam Session at The Legion 2:30 ............. Harry’s Classic Theatre 4:15 .Lily Fest 2013 - Scottish Dancers 4:30 N . eepawa United Church Service 5:45 ......Philippino Talent at Lily Fest 7:00 ................................Coffee Chat 8:00 .Npa Natives vs Swan - Jan 3/16 10:30 ....Community Announcements Tues Jan. 5 6:00 ......Community Announcements 10:00 ...........................Mixed Curling 12:00 ...Npa Natives vs Swan - Jan 3 2:30 .... St. Dominic’s Church Service 3:45 ..Lily Fest ‘13 - Leanne Pearson 6:30 ...................... Stomperfest 2014 7:00 ..............NAC TV BINGO - LIVE ...................................................Filler 8:00 ........ Heart Smart Cooking 2010 8:30 ........... Selkirk Aboriginal Centre 10:30 ....Community Announcements Wed Jan. 6 ..............Community Announcements 10:00 .....Country Blend at Brookdale 12:00 ..............................Coffee Chat 1:00 ....LVJ ‘14 - Cookshack Shakers 2:30 .Neepawa United Church Service 3:45 ....Farmers vs Glenboro - Jan. 2 5:45 ............ Dean Gunnerson at LVJ 6:30 ..................................Herb Dock 7:00 ........................ News and Views 8:00 .Neepawa Town Council, Jan. 5 9:30 .Npa Natives vs Swan - Jan 3/16 12:00 ....Community Announcements Thurs Jan. 7 ..............Community Announcements 10:00 ........ NAC TV Reads the News 11:00 ....................Country 2 Country 12:00 ..............................Coffee Chat

1:00 .Hearing Session - Murray Smith 2:00 ........... Selkirk Aboriginal Centre 4:00 .Travel - Asian Cruises (Boychuk) 6:00 .......... NAC TV Reads the News 7:00 ........................ News and Views 8:00 ....Npa Town Council, January 5 9:30 .........Farmers vs Glenboro - 1/2 11:30 ....Community Announcements Fri Jan. 8 ..............Community Announcements 10:00 .. Old Time Dance - Mar. 16/13 12:00 ........Npa Town Council, Jan. 5 1:30 ..........Neepawa Calvary Chapel 2:45 ............. Harry’s Classic Theatre 4:45 . Crocus Synchronized Skate #1 7:00 ................................Coffee Chat 8:00 ..... Chiller Thriller Theatre - TBA 9:30 ..................Grizfest 2015 - Vol 2 11:30 ... Chiller Thriller Theatre - TBA 12:30 ....Community Announcements Sat Jan. 9 ..............Community Announcements 10:00 ........ NAC TV Reads the News 11:00 ...NACI Tigers vs Wildcats -1/6 1:00 ....................Sister Reign at LVJ 2:00 ...Plumas Zion Lutheran Church 3:15 ....................... Turtle Shell Band 4:00 .......... NAC TV Reads the News 5:00 ..........Npa Town Council, Jan. 5 6:30 ..................................Herb Dock 7:00 ............................News & Views 8:00 .Yellowhead Competitive Curling 10:30 ....Community Announcements Sun Jan. 10 ..............Community Announcements 10:00 .... Calvary Church, Minnedosa 10:30 ....Charlie Sage Fiddle Contest 1:00 .Neepawa United Church Service 2:15 .............................Mixed Curling 4:15 ......History - Neepawa Salt Well 4:30 ......... Party at VCC - Dec. 11/15 5:30 ........Spring Time in the Rockies 6:30 ...................LVJ - Tammy Wruth 7:00 .Neepawa United Church Service 8:15 .NACI Tigers vs Wildcats - Jan. 6 10:15 ....Community Announcements

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