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Pulling off the tarp to unveil PHOTOS BY the new sign were HRCC Meloney and children staff Pamela Lewis, Sheena KATE JACKMAN-ATKINSON Easton Buydens, Hayden Kopytko and Jennifer Kinley, Lukas Kopp, Onyx Halashewski and Alex Ferguson.

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Banner Jackman-Atkinson The Neepawa BaNNer HRCC has been operating allow the centre to offer out of their current afterlocation 25 years, but as enrolment for school programs should there Parents and children has be a demand. were all increased smiles last Friday as and standards have the Happy changed, RM of Westbourne Rock Children Centre board reeve unveiled Kinley explained chair Sandi David Single sits on the HRCC their plans to build a that they have Building new daycare outgrown committee, which their current location. in Gladstone. Currently is made up of parents operat- Their current ing out the the basement as well as space has a number representatives from of the of limitations, Seven Regions Health municipal it lacks natural Centre, the light, has no kitchen facilities government and local service group has been working towards in which clubs. Single explained to prepare snacks their long-term plan that they and looked at a number of building a has an insufficient napping of new facility that will sites over area. the past two better meet “It’s years, but chose the time to upgrade,” she their needs. said. new site because Currently, the centre of its location.

Having recently purchased Kinley explains that censed for eight infants, is liproperty for the new construc20 pre- tion of the centre, on schoolers new centre is two Oct. 10, children and and four school-age staff from children. three years away, depending to In addition to better the centre helped to on unveil a sign meeting how quickly they can provincial guidelines, outlining building fundraise. plans as well a new The project is expected facility will allow as fundraising goals. to cost them between $500,000 A tree was to slightly and $600,000 also planted in what increase enrolment. will be the The new and Kinley said that location, beside the playground. between savings and past elementary school, fundraisers, will also they have HRCC director Jennifer about $100,000 so Meloney helped Onyx far. a Halashewski

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On Monday, Dec. 19, volunteers were busy packing hampers for the Neepawa Salvation Army’s Christmas Hamper program. Using lists of assigned families, volunteers are seen selecting toys based on the age and gender of the recipient family’s children.

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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson The Neepawa Banner Four days a week, seniors from across the community have the chance for some food and fellowship, thanks to the community’s Congregate Meal Program.

Held at the Neepawa Drop In Centre, the meal program was established as a way to give seniors, many of whom live alone, a chance to socialize and enjoy a nutritious meal.

The program is run under Home Assistance Neepawa and District’s (HAND) umbrella, though it receives some funding from Prairie Mountain Health.

Held Tuesday to Fridays, the Congregate Meal Program is open to anyone 55 years of age or older, as well as the disabled.

Attendees are treated to lunch, including beverages and dessert, all served by community volunteers. On any given day, there are between 23 and 35 diners, with special meals, such as those in celebration of Christmas, Mothers’ Day or Fathers’ Day attracting more people. People can come as often as everyday, “It’s a real social thing, people look forward to visiting,” said Barnaby.

Attendees are welcome to bring visitors or hold special events, such as birthdays or anniversaries, during the lunches.

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The Dec. 16 congregate meal featured a full Christmas dinner, including turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. The meal was prepared and served by (back row, from left): Bob Barnaby (volunteer), Myrtle Pottinger (relief cook/volunteer), George Woloski (congregate meal cooks assistant), Elder Maciel (Missionary Mormon Church volunteer), Elder Santos (Missionary Mormon Church volunteer), Mary Anne Nylen (volunteer), Lisa Adams (volunteer). Front row: Vicki Woloski (Congregate meal cook) and Dulce Nayve (volunteer).

Barnaby adds that they can also work with dietary restrictions and allergies.

The meals are cooked by the husband and wife team of Vicki and George Woloski and served by volunteers, including two Mormon Elders who have been volunteering their time for about three years as part of their missionary

work. Of the volunteers, Barnaby said, “We have a great group… We appreciate all of the volunteers, they make it happen.”

The meals cost $7 and for the last three years, a partnership with the Handy Van offers the meal, as well as a ride to and from the Drop In Centre, for $11 for anyone living in Neepawa.

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Santa made a special visit to the Dec. 16 congregate meal program in Neepawa. The meals are offered four days a week and are open to anyone over 55 years of age or the disabled. The program holds special meals to mark holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

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Above: Members of the NACI Beautiful Plains Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council received a donation from the Beautiful Plains Credit Union. The $1,000 donation helps fund the group’s operations and fundraising initiatives. From left: YAC members: NACI teacher-adivsor Bruce Menzies, Graeme Chapman, Jessica Gibson, Elizabeth Dobson, Sam Kerkowich; BPCF board member Keith Jury, BPCU member services manager Marla Steen, BPCF board chair Jane Goudy and BPCF board member John Lavich.

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson The Neepawa Banner On Dec 15, the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation (BPCF) presented a grant to the Neepawa chapter of Victoria’s Quilts Canada. The organization makes and distributes hand-made quilts to cancer patients. The foundation’s $1,500 grant will help pay for flannelette backing, batting and quilting. The quilt tops are made by volunteers, usually with donated material.

Now in its fourth year, the Neepawa chapter of Victoria’s Quilts has distributed about 110 quilts so far this year. Each year, they have seen demand increase, they distributed 84 quilts in 2015 and 38 quilts in 2014. Quilts are requested by a patient, their family or friends,

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The Neepawa chapter is the only Manitoba-based chapter of the national charity and they serve

people throughout rural Manitoba. In addition to a core of Neepawa quilters, the organization also has volunteer quilters from elsewhere in the province, including Brandon and a woman in Steinbach who has made 100 quilt tops.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

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here seems to be an ever widening gap between style and substance. In recent weeks, we have had a never ending media diet of how despicable Donald Trump is supposed to be. Trump is a bit weird, that is fairly obvious, but to listen to his detractors one would think Trump can singlehandedly ride the States into the ditch. He can’t, as he has to get approval from Congress and the Senate for legislation.

Now the United States may well not have much success in the next four or eight years but there will be a lot more factors than Trump. The United States economy is at far more risk from the national debt and outlandish union wages than they are from Trump. If the United States are to recover some of the 1950s and ‘60s glory in business and on the world stage, they will have to make some definite moves to improve their economy.

One major step would be to become more self-sufficient in energy production. That is already underway but there is a long way to go. Being dependent on Middle Eastern oil has cost the U.S. a lot of money, lost opportunity and thousands of lives in military conflicts they should likely have stayed away from. The U.S. should no longer consider itself the policeman to the world. They need to concentrate on building their own businesses and infrastructure, as it is obvious that both have declined over the past 30 to 40 years.

As to style and substance, we have some ongoing lessons closer to home. Our Canadian prime minister is proving that his critics were right, he’s not ready to be prime minister. Quite frankly, I don’t think he will ever be ready. Justin Trudeau is a

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Ken Waddell very light weight thinker. He’s a drama teacher, and may well have been a very good one, but there is no correlation between a good drama presentation and running a country. Because something sounds good doesn’t mean it is good.

Even closer to home, we have some style criticism being thrown up against Premier Brian Pallister. He can be abrupt and he wants things changed in a hurry. I think everyone understands that and it may be in stark comparison to the former NDP government. Under the Doer/Selinger regime, it seemed that the only real change was in the number of unionized public servants and their salary levels.

However, Pallister has been criticized for being, horror of horrors, well off financially. He has an expensive home in Winnipeg and a home in Costa Rica.

He also spends a few weeks at his home in Costa Rica. To listen to some critics, that isn’t a good idea. I guess these same critics haven’t looked at Justin Trudeau’s travel schedule, but I digress.

The critics, and all the rest of us, need to look at results and not so much at lifestyle. Let’s see what Pallister can do.

He has a strong mandate, so does Trudeau and so does Trump.

All three have an opportunity to make some changes for

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the better. All three have huge problems to overcome. We are admonished in the Bible to pray for our leaders for wisdom and strength. There is no doubt they will need wisdom and strength to stand against the forces that intend to destroy our civilization.

I am certain that all three are being hindered by some very dumb rules. Case in point, if a medic or firefighter finds someone in peril on the streets in Manitoba, they cannot pack them off to a safe place against their will. That simply doesn’t make sense. Instead of waiting for the expense and time for a police officer, why not be allowed to intervene?

Instead, the medics have been known to have been forced to wait for extended periods of time instead of solving the issue on their own. A woman died in the frigid cold last week because of that rule.

I think instead of criticizing the lifestyle (ok,ok Justin forgive me) we should praise our leaders for taking decisive action.

I will go one step further and say the Liberal government did the right thing with the recent changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker program.

Yes, we need to pray for our leaders for wisdom and strength in the face of adversity.

May you and yours have a happy and prosperous New Year.

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t’s not a great time to be a charity in search of predictable funding. Independent decisions made by corporations and governments are cutting local charities out of money they used to rely upon.

As various levels of government face bulging budgets, they are cutting back on their grants to stay in the black. Many organizations are finding the grants MY upon which they used to PERSPECTIVE rely have been cut back or are no longer available. The ate provincial govackman tkinson ernment has put some of their grants on hold this year, as they try to get a handle on the province’s finances. In Neepawa, the Town’s 2016 budget cut grants by $16,900 and some organizations received no money at all. The trend isn’t expected to be temporary, Neepawa mayor Adrian de Groot said that they will continue to take a closer look at what organizations receive money from the Town.

Corporations are also making changes to how they support not-for-profits within our communities. Manitoba Hydro recently changed its employee giving program, which allows employees to make charitable donations through automatic payroll deductions. Charities also used to receive money from corporate matches in which employees donated to one of 14 local allocation funds, which were matched by the corporation.

Local fund committees then disbursed the money at their own discretion. Neepawa United Way, Neepawa and Area Palliative Care and the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation have all received significant and generous donations this way.

Hydro has changed its policy, with 27 provincial charities eligible for payroll deductions and just six regional charities eligible for the corporate matching donations. Employees select which of the six charities they want to direct the corporate match.

The problem is that none of the charities directly serve the Neepawa area, which is home to a new regional customer service centre built to serve the areas of Minnedosa, Erickson, Gladstone and Clear Lake. It’s a shame the the employees working there can’t make a payroll deduction to a charity directly serving that area.

Of course the newly approved charitable organizations provide some programming in the Neepawa area and of course residents from Neepawa, Gladstone or Minnedosa can travel to Winnipeg or Brandon to access services, but none of these organizations are focused on the grassroots areas of the province. None of them have a physical presence, an office or a pair of boots firmly on our ground.

It isn’t just about the total amount either, reliable grants or automatic payroll deductions give a charity a predictable income stream for the year. For an organization like Neepawa and Area Palliative Care, which is trying to run programming and provide consistent services on a shoestring budget, a stable source of funding is extremely important. Organizations will certainly take money any time a donor wants to give, but knowing how much is coming and when helps them make the best use of their donations. I also suspect that when donations are made before a pay check even hits a donor’s account, donations are often larger than they are when a donor must make a conscious donation.

I don’t fault any of the governments or corporations for the decisions they have made. I have mixed feelings about governments donating to charities and I can understand why Hydro, a province-wide company, would want to support provincewide charities. But it’s shaping up to be a perfect storm for small charities. We, as individuals, need to recognize that this is happening and that it’s part of a larger trend. We need to remember that if we want to keep services available locally and when we need or want them, we need to step up and give. We don’t want to see these organizations, which operate with very little overhead and a lot of volunteer hours, get squeezed out.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Strengthen the things that remain

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y the time you read these words, Christmas 2016 will be over. The gifts will have been opened. All leftovers from the dinner will have been consumed and we will be getting ready for the next event on the calendar—New Year’s Day. If your Christmas was anything like mine, you have witnessed an outpouring of random acts of kindness; as people in our communities went above and beyond the call of duty to help make this a Christmas to remember. Let me assure you that every act of kindness was greatly appreciated; whether or not you received any words or cards of thanks.

It was also a time where we were able to enjoy the company of family and friends as we sat around a table, enjoyed a good meal and told stories of events and experiences shared in the past year. Many were happy to welcome home children and grandchildren who live in distant places and who took some of their vacation time so that they could come home

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein for Christmas. These visits are always special and we only wish that they could have lasted longer than they did.

But for some of us, this past Christmas was a time to think of what might have been—of how things might be different if some of those we love hadn’t been taken from us in death.

We were reminded again that time does not heal all wounds. We still miss them dearly and we always will.

Nothing will ever fill the hole that they left when they were taken from us.

So as one year ends and a new one begins, it is up to us to strengthen the things that remain.

We begin by treating each relationship we have as a sacred trust given to us by God. That applies to our marriages (whatever form they may take), our

relationships with our children, with those for whom we work (employers), our neighbors, friends, church family and wider community.

These relationships didn’t happen by accident. God put each of us in the right place, at the right time and with the right people—people who would teach us valuable life lessons and who would learn similar things from us. These relationships are never to be taken for granted. Nor are they to be broken without first giving careful consideration to the consequences of doing so. Our goal must always be to strengthen these relationships so that they will be even more beneficial to us and others in the future.

This requires two things.

First is a commitment to excellence in all that we

do. We should never be content with doing anything less than our best in every task assigned to us.

No one expects us to be perfect or to do everything perfectly. But there is no room in any relationship for those who are satisfied with doing just enough to avoid getting reprimanded or fired.

As the new year begins, I urge us all to resolve that we will be the best people that we can be—the best partners, the best parents, the best employees, the best neighbors and friends—and do the best work that we can do.

Second, we must always remember that we do not have to do this alone or in our own strength. God offers us his help—the guidance that comes from the Scripture, encouragement from people of faith and the power of his Spirit that will make all these things possible.

May you and yours have a happy and fulfilling new year.

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s a year draws to a close, it is my custom to pause and review the 365 days of adventure and the people that have encouraged and impacted my journey.

One of the biggest adventures was relocating.

How fortunate I am to be a part of a small, caring community. Assisting in this adventure, lead role goes to Troy. I appreciated his patience and understanding as he dealt with a first time home buyer (Ed and I decided on the farm at Riding Mountain and Ed plain bought the home on the acreage and informed me of the deed!). Warren never batted an eye when I asked that all the flooring in my new home, approximately 1,400 square feet, be in place in three days.

The hottest days of summer. And it was. Needed a toilet installed after the floor was down and before moving day, one morning open for that to be done.

HOMEBODIES Rita Friesen Thank you Francis. Friends and family that helped with the move. Did I mention that happened on the hottest days of the summer?

Another highlight was my time in Holland. The country. The bike and barge tour tested my mettle and etched lasting memories. My understanding of the deep scars of World War II, on the earth and on the people, I could not have learned from reading or watching movies. I will never be the same. The time away was a wondrous combination of humor and horror. Working windmills, museums, enjoying a drink on deck while anchored in Delft, art and music. All components that make my

vacation a true time away.

Thank you Marie.

Completed my course as a Level One Spiritual Care Provider and received my certificate of registration to solemnize marriages.

Not certain exactly what I will do with these newest credentials, but I am ready.

There are moments when I regret not having more formal education. They are brief moments, for my life is full and I am thankful. My instructors for the spiritual care course wondered if I should take all my certificates, create new ones for my vast life experience, and collage a wall as my university diploma. I got what they were trying to tell me…

Quick trip to Salve Lake, Alberta, to renew friendships with the great grands.

They are one, four and five, (give or take a year!) and I don’t want them to not know me. Was introduced to Paw Patrol, I heard Papa Troll and wondered if I was to be Mama Troll. I am tight with the grands and they will remember me!

Conversation that most resonated: visiting a long time friend who has earned the right to ask probing questions – he is 92 and caring for his 95-year-old wife. He asked how I was doing with new personal relationships. I said I had been told that I was out spoken and opinionated.

Without batting an eye, he replied – somebody had to tell you that?

Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again too few to mention! Happy New Year to all.

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Letters Psst: Manitobans already get private MRIs Maybe it’s just happenstance that a private MRI clinic is located less than 10 miles south of the Manitoba border in North Dakota. Maybe it’s a coincidence that all the grateful testimonials listed on the clinic’s website were submitted by patients from Winnipeg. Or maybe, just maybe, the clinic is specifically situated to serve Manitobans.

Manitoba Health Minister Kelvin Goertzen recently raised the possibility of allowing private MRI clinics to operate in Manitoba.

“We want to do the analysis,” said Minister Goertzen.

“We want to see if it works in the Manitoba context — what would work in Manitoba?”

The Opposition immediately made it clear it isn’t interested in looking at anything of the kind.

“Clearly the [Progressive] Conservatives are willing to consider a two-tier, American-style health-care system and bring that here to Manitoba,” said NDP health critic Matt Wiebe.

Happily, we don’t have to rely on speculation from politicians to imagine what such a system might look like because Saskatchewan is already trying it.

Saskatchewan allows private MRI clinics, but there’s a catch: for every private MRI performed, the clinic must perform a free MRI for a patient on the public waitlist.

Saskatchewanians can get private MRIs without leaving the province; other Saskatchewanians are getting MRIs at no cost to themselves or the taxpayer; and, as a side benefit, these private MRI clinics are creating jobs and paying taxes in Saskatchewan.

It will be interesting to see how Saskatchewan’s experiment turns out over time, but it seems Manitoba would do well to consider its neighbour’s healthcare policies generally.

The Canadian Institute for Health Information tracks wait times on several procedures. While it doesn’t track MRIs, the CIHI does provide some clear comparisons.

First the good news for Manitoba: it provides hip fracture repairs within standard time frames 92 per cent of the time, while Saskatchewan hits the mark 80 per cent of the time. The two provinces are tied on radiation therapies that are virtually always provided quickly.

On other procedures, Manitoba lags behind Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan performs 100 per cent of its hip replacements on time while Manitoba only meets that standard 69 per cent of the time. Saskatchewan performs 99 per cent of its knee replacements on time; Manitoba is at 64 per cent. Saskatchewan performs 96 per cent of its cataract surgeries on time; Manitoba is at 41 per cent.

Here’s the kicker: Saskatchewan is spending less than Manitoba on healthcare. The CIHI reports that Saskatchewan spends $6,686 per person on healthcare while Manitoba spends $6,927 per person.

Clearly, this is some of the evidence Minister Goertzen will be looking at. Manitoba is running a deficit of nearly a billion dollars so it’s simply not going to work to fix every healthcare problem with money.

Yet, we rightly strive to provide better and faster care for those who need it. It’s Minister Goertzen’s responsibility to provide the best possible care with every dollar in the health budget, so, of course, he needs to consider innovations such as private MRI clinics.

But we need to be clear-eyed about those considerations because the reality is that private MRIs are already available to any Manitoban willing make a short drive south of the border.

Here’s an important question for those who oppose private MRIs: why entrench the status quo? Manitobans will continue to leave the province for private MRIs; private clinics in North Dakota won’t be required to provide free services for the Manitoba’s public system; and, the jobs and taxes generated by these clinics stay in the states.

Given the costs of opportunities lost, it’s worth at least looking at a new idea.

Todd MacKay Prairie Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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New company taking over garbage collection Neepawa Town Council - Tuesday, Dec. 20

By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner

A new company will start picking up Neepawa’s garbage and recycling in 2017. Town council voted on Tuesday, Dec. 20 to enter an agreement with Municipal Waste Management (MWM). The deal with the company, who is based out of Souris, will be for three years (20172019), with an option for a possible two year extension on the contract. The existing agreement with TAC Ventures of Neepawa expires on Dec. 31.

MWM, TAC and a third company, OSS of Yorkton, SK, bid on the waste and recycling collection contract. MWM had the low bid at $301,306.75 per year. TAC Ventures’ bid was next closest at $341,686.80, while the OSS bid was considerably higher than the other companies. The OSS bid also only included a full cart style (similar to Bran16124JM0

don’s individual waste and recycling bins) as pick-up.

TAC would provide a traditional bag pick-up service, while MWM would provide bag pick-up with an option to change to cart in the future should the Town decide to go that route.

Neepawa Mayor Adrian de Groot said MWM offered the widest variety of options at the best rate over a shorter term. He noted that it offers the Town flexibility with how it can proceed in the future.

“One of the things that was important to us was the option for the five year contract. As well, we’ve ask our public works committee to look at solid waste and recycling pick-up, so we’ve been doing some background work. So, one of the options is ‘Do we provide that service with in-house personnel? Do we buy equipment and if so, do we look at the bin system?’. Based on that conversation, we didn’t want to misguide anybody

who would be tendering, in order to say ‘We’re going to be up front with you. We’re reviewing this right now, so we wanted a short term contract.’ We talked to our current contractor about those opportunities and [they] weren’t interested in discussing it. So then we thought, why don’t we go out to tender rather than just renew the contract, which traditionally has been done. We thought let’s check the marketplace,” stated de Groot. “[MWM] is a broad company, a global company.

There is no doubt about it that they’ll be able to do [the job].”

Exact details on the transition schedule, number of vehicles and individuals that would be a part of the new waste and recycling collection pick-up were not released during the council meeting, though it was mentioned that a truck would be permanently located in Neepawa and several local individuals

would be hired and trained to do the work.

Town not pleased with PUB The Town of Neepawa is not happy with the lack of progress that’s been made on its request for a water rate increase. Before any rate changes can be made, municipalities most apply to the Public Utilities Board (PUB) for the revision.

Neepawa submitted a request to PUB, its third application over a three year period, in late 2015 and has yet to receive an answer. The rates have not been significantly changed since 2011.

Recently, Town administration received an update from PUB, which indicated that the application was still in the queue. Mayor de Groot said this delay is unacceptable.

“We keep asking ‘When is this going to happen?’, and we get the same answer every time.

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Council decision disappoints local company

By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner A major change to Neepawa’s garbage and recycling contract has a local company evaluating its next move.

TAC Ventures, which has had the Town’s garbage and recycling contract for just under a decade, was not successful in its latest bid effort. Instead, the Town has accepted a bid from Municipal Waste Management (MWM) of Souris. This new deal will see MWM take over the collection of garbage and recycling materials until at least 2019.

Jack Falk, the owner and operator of TAC Ventures said this decision from the Town was disappointing and will force him to cut back on the number of employees he’s able to maintain. TAC currently employs four fulltime workers.

As well, Falk believes that this decision will take money out of the community, as an out-of-town company such as MWM isn’t likely to use area businesses for services such as vehicle repairs, for example. Falk noted that TAC is local and when they needed to spend money, they did that locally as well.

The next move for Falk and his business includes exploring legal action, as TAC and MWM have had a confidentiality agreement in place since July 2016. He is speaking with his attorneys to see if that agreement has been breached during the bidding process with the Town of Neepawa.

Falk also expressed gratitude to everyone in the community that has been so supportive of the business over the years. He added that the company continues to operate, but will simply rearrange its business model to focus more on commercial clients and the scrap metal business.

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Songs of the season

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Christmas concerts are a beloved part of every holiday season!

Hazel M. Kellington School, Neepawa

Brookdale Elementary, Brookdale

Right: Brookdale Kindergarten to Grade 8 students performed “Just a little R and R” in the musical Santa’s Holiday Playlist on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

Below left: Santa and Mrs. Claus played by Greg Ens and Hailey Dennis appeared.

Below right: Mrs. Kathy Roe's “Boy Band” Grade 5 - 8 from Brookdale School playing Jingle Bells.

PHOTOS BY JOHN DRINKWATER

Above: Ms. Angie Tester directs Grade 4 HMK students in ‘A Pirate Christmas’. Pictured, the cast are performing ‘Pirates All Are We’.

PHOTOS BY JOHN DRINKWATER

Right: On Monday afternoon, Mr. Pudlo’s class performed ‘A Winter’s Tale’.

Left: Santa a.k.a White Beard, was played by Sam Oman.

YM Young School, Eden

Above: Hazel M. Kellington Grade 4 kids sing ‘ Christmas Fiesta, from the musical ‘I Need a Little Christmas Vacation’.

Right: Grade 5-8 Band under the direction of Mrs. Kathy Roe play “The Hanukkah Song” at the Dec. 20 Christmas Concert.

Below left: Nevaeh in her role as Mrs. Claus in the Eden School presentation of “Santa’s Holiday Playlist”.

Below right: J.M. Young K - 8 Grade students perform in the musical “Santa’s Holiday Playlist”.

PHOTOS BY JOHN DRINKWATER

PHOTO BY KATE JACKMAN-ATKINSON

On Dec. 16, after singing carols with the residents at Country Meadows, the HMK Grade 5 students wished the residents a merry Christmas and happy New Year.

PHOTO BY KATE JACKMAN-ATKINSON

On Dec. 16, grade 5 students went to Country Meadows to sing carols with the residents.

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Adult day program helps keep seniors active and independent

PHOTOS BY KATE JACKMAN-ATKINSON

Participants in Neepawa’s Adult Day Program are responsible for the seasonal decorations in Yellowhead Manor. As part of the program, the group’s 20 clients make the decorations (such as the snowflakes hanging from the ceiling) and put them up, lending a festive and homey feel to the building’s dining area and entrance.

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson The Neepawa Banner As the seasons change, so does the decor in the dining room of Yellowhead Manor and it’s all thanks to the participants in the community’s Adult Day Program. Run by out of Neepawa’s Country Meadows Personal Care Home, the Adult Day Program gives seniors in the community a chance to keep their hands, bodies and minds active.

Coordinator Trish Boersma explains that the goal of the program is to keep seniors living independently, in their own homes for longer. Though many of the program’s 20 clients call the apartments in Yellowhead Manor home, some also live elsewhere in the community.

The program runs from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday

to Friday. The clients are picked up and dropped off by the Handy Van. Boersma explains that they have different themes and do activities, games and physical activities, such as crafts, bingo or floor curling. The program also benefits the greater community, as the clients decorate the dining room and entranceway of Yellowhead Manor using their crafts.

Most of the participants

live alone and the program provides a connection to the outside world. “Social interaction is huge when you live alone,” said Boersma. She explained that a lack of interaction can lead to depression and losing track of time, as days run into nights.

These are the two biggest challenges faced by seniors living alone.

Clients are referred to the program through the community’s home care nurse,

usually by a family member. The family member fills out a form outlining any health conditions or concerns, which provides information that helps Boersma as she works with the clients.

Right now, the program is full and Boersma said she has a waiting list of eight people. She hopes that one day, they might have the funding to add another day to the program and accommodate the demand in the community.

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Neepawa Banner Sports Bantam Chiefs Ladies win seventh straight

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Arden Curling Zones

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By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner

PHOTOS BY DIANE RUZYCKI

A Scotties Central Regional qualifier was held in Arden on Dec. 17-18. Tiffany McLean of Portage la Prairie defeated Mackenzie Zacharias in the final 14-2.

Female Chiefs top Norman Wild

By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner The Yellowhead AAA Female Midget Chiefs closed out its 2016 regular season schedule with a pair of dominant wins in Thompson. Yellowhead first topped the Norman Wild 9-1 on Saturday, Dec. 17 and followed that up with an equally impressive 6-1 triumph on Sunday, Dec. 18.

The first showdown featured goals from eight different scorers, with Tatum Amy notching a pair. Jena Barscello, Karissa Cullum, Rylee Gluska, Cassidy Little McKiya Mazur and Sadie Wood each added lone goals to secure the outcome. Miranda Cook put in a 26 save performance for the win.

The next day, Yellowhead once again proved to be too much for the Wild, as it was a 6-1 one sided affair. Cassidy Little had a pair of points (one goal - one assist), while Tori Eilers collected the victory, with a 24 save performance. Those wins were the sixth and seventh straight for the Chiefs and improved their record to 11-5-1 on the year. That’s good enough for 24 points and a tie for third place with the Winnipeg Avros in the standings.

Yellowhead returns to league play on Wednesday, Jan. 4 against the Pembina Valley Hawks.

The Bantam Chiefs have been able to keep pace with the league leading Pembina Valley Hawks, picking up a pair of wins. Yellowhead first outlasted the Southwest Cougars on Saturday, Dec. 17, 3-1 and quickly followed that up with a 6-4 win over Eastman.

Bray Rookes of Elkhorn, Foxwarren’s Colby Wotton and Jake Poole of McAuley, all scored for Yellowhead in the Southwest showdown.

The next night, the

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Chiefs faced the challenge of the Eastman Selects. In this contest, it was a five point performance (three goals two assists) from Poole, which powered Yellowhead on to their seventh straight league victory.

Owen Wareham of Rivers, Reece Richmond of Forrest and Rory McNabb from Hamiota, also scored to help propel the Chiefs to their seventh

straight league victory.

In the new year, the Chiefs’ first action will see them travel to Thompson, for a pair of games against Norman on Jan. 6-7. The home game for 2017 will not be until Jan. 15, when Yellowhead will host those same Norman Wolves at the Shoal Lake Communiplex.

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Please forward resume along with references to Box 335, Gladstone, MB, R0J 0T0. _____________________ We are looking for 8 experienced (2-3yrs.), seasonal applicants to work on a bee farm as an Apiary Technician in Neepawa, MB. 2 applicants from March 15 to Sept 15, 2017, 6 applicants from April 15 to Oct 15, 2017. Must be able to work full time, including evenings & weekends. Duties include: unwrapping/wrapping, queen rearing, making nucs, feeding, medicating, supering, pulling honey, extracting crop, maintain/ assemble equipment, etc.

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Thank You We, the family of the late John Keysers would like to thank everyone who attended his funeral, took part in the service, offered their prayers, sent flowers or food, contributed donations, sent cards of condolences, phoned, e-mailed or provided support at this difficult time. A special thanks to Father Mark Filips for officiating at the funeral Mass and to Wendy Denbow and members of the United Church for the use of their church. Thank you to all the grandchildren who carried Grandpa to his final resting place. It was not an easy job, but you did it and you did it well. Grandpa and Grandma were both very proud of the fine young men and women that all of you have become. Thank you to the Plumas Legion and Legion Auxiliary Branch 189 for the honour guard, the traditional military playing of the Last Post and the laying of the wreath and poppies. It was an awe inspiring performance. Also thank you to the Legion Auxiliary and the Plumas Hall committee for setting up the hall and for catering and serving the lunch.

We’d also like to thank all of Mom and Dad’s old neighbours who formed a receiving line along the driveway at the farm when we did the final drive home with Dad. It was quite a sight to behold, seeing all of you lined up in the wind and snow! Thank you for that final gift in honouring not only Dad, but both our parents! We were all very touched!

Thank you to Dr. Swanepoel and staff at the Glenboro Personal Care Home. Your care and devotion over the last few years was very much appreciated. Last but not least, thank you to Clarke’s Funeral Home for their compassion and guidance.

With heartfelt thanks from the John and Margaret Keysers family

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Obituary VINA AUDREY MUZYKA Vina Audrey Muzyka of McCreary passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the McCreary Alonsa Personal Care Home at the age of 83 years.

Vina was born on July 13, 1933 in the McCreary district to Alphonse and Laura Barre (nee Schulz). She was one of six children. Vina attended Bower School.

Vina married her husband Walter of 51 years on October 28, 1950. They lived in Atikokan, Ontario and in 1961, they decided to go into farming permanently. They raised five sons on the farm.

In 1979, they moved into the town of McCreary and she continued to work at the McCreary Alonsa Personal Care Home as a dietitian/cook for 20 years, a job she really enjoyed.

Vina loved gardening, hiking, horseback riding, and singing. She was well known to bring her bouquets of flowers to the church and the hospital. Vina was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

She was predeceased by her husband Walter in November of 2001, her son Martin in August of 2013, and her brother Henry Barre.

Vina leaves to mourn her passing and cherish many fond memories; her sons Larry (Ella), Robert (Becky), Kevin (Betty) and Darrin (Edith), eight grandchildren, and six great grandchildren, her sisters Delores, Leona, and Gloria, her brother Louis as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service for Vina was held on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 11:00 am from Knox United Church in McCreary under the auspices of the Lutheran Church of Canada. Pastor James Vosper officiated. Interment followed in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in McCreary.

The family would like to thank the staff of the McCreary Alonsa Personal Care Home where Mom resided since December 2012. They were like family to her as she had retired from working there following 20 years of service.

Thank you to our brother Darrin and his wife Edith for shouldering most of the load over the years after Dad passed away. A real special thanks to Louise and Albert Jackson for taking care of our mom in our abscence. A special thank you to Bev and Garry Barker, John Terrick, Brad and Patsy Mowat for their hospitality during this time.

Thank you to Pastor James Vosper for Mom's wonderful service, and to our cousin Vernice for playing the organ and to the United Church Choir for the wonderful singing, and to Knox United Church for the use of the church and the Knox United Church ladies for preparing the funeral lunch. Thank you to Ryan Raffray of Sneath-Strilchuk Funeral Services for all of his help in making this all so much easier to deal with. We will be forever grateful - the Muzyka brothers Larry, Robert, Kevin and Darrin.

Flowers are gratefully declined. Should friends so desire, donations may be made in memory of Vina to the McCreary Alonsa Personal Care Home, the Alzheimer's Society of Manitoba or to a charity of one's choice.

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Obituary Lynn Nichol It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Lynn Nichol in the comfort of her home in Riding Mountain on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the age of 69 years.

Lynn was born in Winnipeg on March 26, 1947 to Alvin and Agnus Ackerman (Pennell).

Lynn was raised in Riding Mountain and with the exception of a few years, she resided in Riding Mountain.

Like her mother, Lynn was proud to call Riding Mountain home. She was active in her community, giving countless hours of her time volunteering for numerous clubs and committees, including the Riding Mountain Curling Club, Youth Club, and History Book Committee to name a few. She was instrumental in starting the Ladies’ Night Out in Riding Mountain and for over ten years ran a successful and fun evening for ladies in town and surrounding communities. Whatever activity was happening in the community, Lynn was there, organizing, working-- doing whatever was needed to help ensure the event was a success.

Lynn was employed by the Royal Bank of Canada for many years and worked in a variety of branches; Erickson, Clear Lake and lastly Neepawa and she was respected by all her colleagues and clients. Upon her retirement from the bank, she worked as a secretary for Unger Construction. She enjoyed interacting with coworkers and the public and made many friends over the years.

Lynn enjoyed being with and around people. Casino trips were a highlight for her and she and “the girls” had many fun trips to Mahnomen, South Beach and Carberry. She enjoyed many bonspiels curling with “the girls” over the years and especially loved the trips to Pinawa to curl. She and Glen loved music and dancing, sometimes traveling hours just to attend a good dance. She could have a good time and make a friend wherever she went. She looked forward to the Ackerman family reunions and attended each one since they began, even traveling to Terrace, BC. She was a wealth of knowledge on family history and she will be deeply missed at future reunions. In short, Lynn enjoyed any opportunity for socializing whether it was meeting friends for coffee, joining family at the Asham Stomperfest, visiting her sister and family in Pinawa, or attending community events.

Lynn loved doing crafts and baking. Over the years, each family member has received some token of her knitting, crocheting or sewing. She has made too many Christmas ornaments to count over the years and loved to decorate the house for the holidays. At Halloween, trick-or-treaters could count on her famous puffed wheat and rice crispy cake.

She is predeceased by her parents, Alvin and Agnus Ackerman, her step-father Gerald Moore, and her husband’s parents, Sam and Frances Nichol. She is survived by her husband, Glen, daughter Colleen (Kent Warrington) and his children Zac and Stephanie and her daughter Jewel. She is also survived by her brother Earl (Ackerman) and his family: wife Shairanne, son Kevin (Tracy), and his daughter Ashley and her sister Myrna (Suski) and her family: husband Richard, son Scott and his family (partner Carly, children Annika, Jill and Matilynn) and son Brett and his family (partner Laetitia and her son Niko). She will be missed by numerous extended family members and friends.

The family would like to thank the home care workers for the care and companionship they provided for Lynn, the community for their support during this difficult time, all those who helped to set up the hall and arrange lunch for the funeral, Adele Murray for music, and White’s Funeral Home for taking care of the arrangements.

The funeral service was held Wednesday, December 14 in the Riding Mountain Legion hall with Rita Friesen officiating. Pallbearers were Malcolm Hutton, Kevin Ackerman, Scott Suski, Brett Suski and Zac Warrington.

Interment will take place at a later date in Riding Mountain. Donations in Lynn’s memory may be made to the Riding Mountain Curling Club or Riding Mountain Hall, as these were two causes that were very important to her.

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Arnold Henry Schettler Arnold Henry Schettler was born on October 18, 1926 approximately half a mile west of where he lived on the day of his passing, in the Grass River District. He was the oldest child of William and Sophie Schettler. Dad was the big brother to sisters Violet, Helen, Ruth and little brother Walter.

Dad passed away on December 16, 2016. The Lord granted him his wish to pass away at home on the farm.

Dad leaves behind his wife of 60 years, Mae; their sons Doug (Pam), Blaine (Sharon) and daughter Bonny Soper; grandchildren from oldest to youngest Nathan (Nicole) Schettler, Lois Schettler, Zachery Schettler (Alyssa), Alyssa (Tyson) Guenther, Cody (Sarah) Schettler, Lyndon Soper (Melanie) and Katlyn (Myron) Enns; great granddaughters Aryn Schettler, Emma Schettler and Sophie Schettler.

Dad suffered many losses throughout his life but was never so deeply hurt as when his grandson Layne Soper died at the age of eight years old and then some time later when he lost his infant great grandson Xavier Schettler. Dad felt so helpless as he watched his family go through the grief of those two sad events. Dad said he wanted so much to take the pain away. We know he would have done whatever he had to if there was anything that could possibly be done.

Dad, as you carry on with your next journey in life we thank you for all the Love, Understanding and Guidance.

Love your Wife, Children, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren, Nieces, Nephews and their families.

Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Gladstone Christian Fellowship with Pastor Randy Fehr officiating. Interment followed at the Tupper Cemetery, Clarke’s Funeral Home, Gladstone~MacGregor www.clarkesfuneralhome.com Kenneth Richard Chemerika After a long, courageous battle with cancer, it is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kenneth Richard Chemerika on December 10th, 2016 at the St. Boniface Hospital, at the age of 52 years.

Ken was born in Neepawa, Manitoba on September 28th, 1964. He grew up on a farm outside Riding Mountain.

He attended J. M. Young School in Eden until Grade 9 and then went to Neepawa Area Collegiate for his high school years. Ken enrolled in a computer programming course at Herzing Career College in Winnipeg. After graduating in 1985, he held term positions at three Winnipeg companies. He then secured employment as a computer programmer for Nygard International Limited where he worked for almost 20 years, until due to failing health, he could no longer work. Highlights of his employment with Nygard included his two work trips with co-workers to Hong Kong.

During his time at his childhood farm, he enjoyed many hours outdoors helping his Dad, riding his bike, playing tag as well as playing hide and seek with his siblings.

When he knew it was a day to go fishing with his Dad and brother, he was up at the crack of dawn casting his fishing rod in the yard for practice.

Ken loved the digital world and often spent his leisure time playing video games, searching the internet and watching movies. He liked the challenge of fixing computer problems for his family and co-workers.

Remaining to cherish Ken’s memory are his parents Richard and Marie, his brother Ron (partner Carolyn), his sisters Brenda (Grant and son Brandon), Elaine, Carol (daughter Amanda) and many Aunts, Uncles and cousins.

Ken is predeceased by his Grandparents and several Aunts, Uncles and cousins.

The funeral service was held December 15th, 2016 at St. John’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Neepawa with Father Emil Kardasinec officiating. Interment followed at the Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa. White’s Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Ken will be sadly missed. Donations in his memory can be made to CancerCare Manitoba.

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Volunteers, donors make a merry Christmas Left: Amanda NaughtonGale, Community Services Representative at the Neepawa Salvation Army Thrift Store, receives bags of nonperishable food from Neepawa Gladstone Coop managers Dan Soltys (left) and Darren Roe. The ready-to-go bags contain groceries valued between $5 and $20 have been purchased by Co-op customers during a three day period (Dec. 16-18) to help those less fortunate.

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Above: Elder Maciel and Elder Santos, missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, are pictured pre-sorting non-perishable groceries that will later be included in the Salvation Army’s 2016 hampers.

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Church Worship Times Prepared by the Neepawa Ministerial St. James Anglican 11:00 a.m.

First Baptist 11:00 a.m.

Calvary Chapel 10:30 a.m.

Knox Presbyterian 11:00 a.m.

Roman Catholic Saturday 7 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Ukrainian Catholic 9:00 am every second Sunday Neepawa United Church 11:00 a.m.

Brookdale United 9:30 a.m.

Christ Lutheran 9:00 a.m.

International Worship Centre 1:30 p.m.

Waldersee Lutheran 11:00 winter 10:00 summer Prairie Alliance Church 11:00 a.m.

The Abiding Word Lutheran Church 9:00 a.m.

NOTICE OF HEARING UNDER THE HIGHWAYS PROTECTION ACT THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC BOARD

We are looking for some dynamic individuals to join our growing team:

Notice is hereby given that a hearing of the Highway Traffic Board will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in Room B6, Brandon Provincial Building, 340 – 9th Street, Brandon, Manitoba.

The successful candidate will bring their interpersonal skills, work ethic, professionalism and organizational skills to grow and enhance our growing retail business. The successful candidate will work with the Team to establish priorities for each day/week/month to sustain and grow our existing business. The candidate will work as part of a team to improve efficiency, inventory turns, shrinkage, and overall sales which would include hardware, paint, electrical, etc. The successful candidate will possess the qualities necessary for a growing retail business such as motivated, self-starter, and leader with a proven track record of sales and service in retail environment.

Management skills, computer literacy, Class 5 license, clean driving abstract and the physical ability to receive freight is required. Position is full time, including weekends, health and dental benefits available.

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Join a team of dedicated professionals in the delivery of outstanding service to Beautiful Plains Credit Union members. Under general supervision, the Senior Member Service Representative will perform a variety of member client service activities; including promoting, and cross selling the full range of deposit and investment products and sundry services. This position will act as a liaison between members and various credit union departments (ie. loans, administration) and is a resource for actively soliciting new deposit and investment business by following up on staff referrals, sales initiatives and member client inquiries. The Senior Member Service Representative will act as a resource to Member Service Representatives by providing technical guidance on day-to-day banking processes. One to three years of previous job experience; or an equivalent of education and experience. The minimum education required is grade 12. Interested individuals are invited to forward a resume in confidence by January 11, 2017 to: Marla Steen Member Services Manager Beautiful Plains Credit Union Ltd. Box 99, Neepawa, MB, R0J 1H0 msteen@bpcu.mb.ca

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Continued from page 7 I’ve had administration do an estimate on the lost numbers for revenue, while we’ve waited and it adds up to over $350,000 since the last rate increase.” said de Groot, “It’s a real frustration. I’ve approached the minister during the most recent Association of Manitoba Municipalities meeting and he was very respectful, and then we receive a letter back saying that it’s in the queue. Come on!”

During the council meeting, Deputy mayor Darryl Gerrard noted that delays like this make municipal officials look bad, because it forces larger one time increases on ratepayers once the application is passed, as opposed to smaller incremental bumps that are more in line with annual increases to costs or labour.

The Town of Neepawa plans on immediately contacting PUB, as well as MLA Eileen Clarke, to see what can be done to deal with this situation.

Rosedale Waterline A new rural water supply line through Neepawa to the RM of Rosedale is being examined. The construction of a 25 kilometre stretch of pipe would connect the town’s water supply and could move between 100 and 150 cubic metres of water per day. It would allow for three per cent of water capacity to be transferred to Eden for a negotiated fee and contribution to the capital costs. Deliberation on a

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potential deal will likely begin in the new year.

Misc Neepawa has received an invitation from Sport Manitoba to submit a bid for the 2020 Power Smart Manitoba Games.

Town officials did not openly disregard the concept of hosting the games, but noted that it was a large endeavour.

They believed that it would likely require a co-hosting option, if it were ever to be seriously explored. The Town of Virden recently decided not to move forward with hosting the 2018 Winter Games, after finding that they’d be unable to put together the number of volunteers needed to stage the two week event. Neepawa had previously hosted the 1976 Summer Games and had co-hosted the 1992 Summer Games with Minnedosa. The deadline to apply for the 2020 Games is Feb. 2017.

RCMP and Town officials have agreed to renew their occupancy agreement on 239 Mill Street. The deal will now run until 2021. Details on the contract were not released.

Representatives with Beautiful Plains Community Foundation made a presentation to council. The slide show examined the history of BPCF and how it assists organization both within Neepawa and across the region. It also discussed some ideas on working with the Town in the future.

Ad Deadline Tuesday Noon Help Wanted

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4-Hers help prepare hampers

Cattle Market Report Dec. 20, 2016 Steers

3-400 lbs.

4-500 lbs.

5-600 lbs.

6-700 lbs.

7-800 lbs.

8-900 lbs.

900+ lbs.

Bulls

$2.10 - $2.33 $2.00 -$2.20 $1.80 - $2.05 $1.70 -$1.9175 $1.50 - $1.785 $1.30 - $1.66 $1.20 - $1.575 $0.90 - $1.00

Heifers

3-400 lbs. $1.70 - $1.98 4-500 lbs. $1.60 - $1.85 5-600 lbs. $1.50 - $1.76 6-700 lbs. $1.50 - $1.66 8-900 lbs. $ 1.30 - $1.50 900+ lbs. $1.20 - $1.535 Cows $0.55 - $.84 559 head sold

Members from the Neepawa Area Belles, Beaux and Builders 4-H Club helped prepare hampers for the Neepawa and Area Salvation Army this week.

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By Claire Tomoniko Neepawa Area Belles, Beaux and Builders 4-H Club The Neepawa Area Belles, Beaux and Builders 4-H Club is well underway.

Members are doing a variety of projects such as Outdoor Wilderness Survival, Cloverbud Introduction to 4-H, Wacky Weather, Small Engines and many more.

Our head leader is Mrs. Leah Sumner. During one of our first meetings, we elected our executive positions. They are Madison Kilburn (president), Cecilie Holm (vice president), Jenna Beaumont (secre-

tary), Olivia Na (treasurer), Allison Beaumont, Ida Holm, and Ella Koshel (scrapbookers) and Claire Tomoniko (news reporter).

This year, besides regular club meetings, we have participated in two special events. On Nov. 11, our club attended the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Yellowhead. This was an important event, because it reminded us that we should be thankful to the men and women who served in the wars and

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peacekeeping missions and that we should appreciate how lucky we are to have the freedom we have.

Our second special event was packing Christmas

hampers at the Neepawa Rifle Range. We packed food and presents for people to enjoy over the Christmas holidays.

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GLENELLA GOFER MEMORY TREE 2016

In Memory:

Remembered By:

Edwin & Christina Unger .................................. Joe & Judy Poncsak John & Ida Single .............................................Harold & Gail Single John Bohn........................................................................Ruth Bohn Emil Petrowski ......................................Amanda Petrowski & family Heinz Marohn.......................................................... Delores Marohn G. T. Single ....................................................................Grace Single John & Linda Dilk .............................................Brian & Marilyn Dilk Dave & Bernice Jones ..............................Don & Val Boxall & family Ricky Malfait, Angus Fifi, Annette & Achiel Malfait ................................................Laurette Heudebourck Violet Doerksen, Peter Doerkson, Ed Doerksen, Lawrence Smale .......................................................Marilyn Shamu Fred Dayholos, Gail Heintz ........................................Rose Dayholos Bill & Beth Martin, Ernie & Phyllis Preisentanz ...................................Clare & Laura Preisentanz John Bohn..................................................... Ervin & Arleen Kramer Val Dilk, Bill & Mary Rossnagel ................... John & Judy Rossnagel Edward & Martha Wutzke, Amber Wutzke, Mike Senkowski ...........................................Larry & Doreen Wutzke Rae Armit .....................................................Larry & Doreen Wutzke Elsie & John Oswald, John Dayholos, Vernon Scott ...... Verna Scott Charles Brydes Sr., Norman Brydges, Norman Miller ...Joyce Brydges Marg Smits ............................................................... Joyce Brydges Michael Vickers ................................................. Jim & Hilde Vickers Dave Mashtoler Sr., Michael Mashtoler .. Herb & Joy Smith & family Irene Smith, Linda Smith ....................... Herb & Joy Smith & family Fred& Irene Gardiner, Shirley Stewart ........................... Donna Allen Albert & Emma Rossnagel, John & Mary Babyck ........................................... Raymond & Lil Rossnagel Ed & Martha Wutzke, Amber Wutzke, Danielle Hansen ........................ Leonard & Wendy Wutzke & family Charles Brydges Sr., Norman Brydges .............................Gail Ridley Norman Miller, John Onischuk, Marg Smits.....................Gail Ridley Ernie & Phyllis Preisentanz, Bill & Beth Martin ................................................. Sid & Maureen Mathers Tim & Ellen Martin ...................................... Sid & Maureen Mathers John & Violet Fuglsang .....................................Bob & Bev Fuglsang Bertha Stewart, William Stewart, Fred Lazor .....Bob & Bev Fuglsang

In Memory:

Remembered By:

Castle Scott, Vernon Scott, Ted & Verena Hares.................................................Wayne & Terena Scott Wayne & Gladys Gork ....................................Wayne & Terena Scott Annette & Achiel Malfait, Brett Malfait, Rick Malfait ....................................................... Bob & Angie Malfait Trey Muir, Harry & Joan Muir, Martin Klassen .................................. Jayce & Christa Muir & family Adrienne Groening, Christina & Edwin Unger ..................................... Jayce & Christa Muir & family Tom Elgie .................................................................Jessica Klassen Bill & Beth Martin, Tim & Ellen Martin ............. Otto & Corrine Kopp Phyllis & Ernie Preisentanz .............................. Otto & Corrine Kopp Marge Marciski, Ruth McLaughlin ...................................Irene Sulik Robert Boxall ................................................................ Vince Boxall Lorne Robert Freeman ........................................ Marianne Freeman Liz Cole .............................................................................. Don Cole Ronnie Smith, Harlod Wutke..................................... Marlene Smith Alma Wiebe, Tina Wiebe ..................................... Betty & Ben Wiebe Stanley Zdan ................................................................... Hazel Zdan Stan & Angela Stoughton, Jim Stoughton ........Les & Gerinne Bohn Geo Bohn, Geo & Elenora Flatt ..........................Les & Gerinne Bohn Herb & Stella Dilk .................................................Barry & Linda Dilk Ottelie Hoehn, Adolph Gebler, Gerhardt Gebler, Scott Gebler ......................................................... Keith & Ruth Neill Gerald Gebler, Ken Gebler, Dawn Mutch, Rose Annetts........................................................ Keith & Ruth Neill Glenda Bohn, Marge Marciski, Wanda Juskowiak ............................................................ Keith & Ruth Neill Beverly .....................................................................Margaret Ginter Tim Gallagher,Vincent & Violet Fischer ........................Val Gallagher Clayton Duncan, Terry Duncan, Katherine Finkewich ... Olga Duncan Tony Finkewich............................................................. Olga Duncan Nick & Marguerite Turko ............................... Norman & Carol Turko Tim Gallagher, Doc & Vi Fischer ......Gerald & Desirae Knoll & family Alvina Smith, Val Smith, Tom Plas, Phyllis Haneson ......................................... Brian & Geraldine Smith Wayne & Gladys Gork .................. Glen, Tammy & Carly Lambourne John & Eva Onischuk, Sam Volsey, Ted Larsen, Chris Onischuk .......................................... Ernie & Debbie Onischuk

Thank you to all who supported and bought memory tree bulbs.

Thank you to all that volunteered all year for the Gofer Committee.

Please note that all names in this list are provided by the Glenella Gofer organization and spelling of names is the sole responsibility of the the organization. Any concerns must be directed to the Glenella Gofer organization.

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Local charities impacted by changes to giving program services to the Neepawa area. United Way Brandon CEO Cynamon Mychasiw confirmed that despite the closure of the Neepawa United Way earlier this year, they don’t have the resources to expand into the rural areas, including Neepawa.

While the Neepawa United Way folded earlier this year, both Neepawa and Area Palliative Care and the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation (BPCF) both say they will notice the change. Through payroll deductions and corporate matching dollars, Manitoba Hydro employees

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson The Neepawa Banner Changes to Manitoba Hydro’s charitable giving policy are making it a little harder for employees to support charitable organizations close to home. Previously, employees could donate to charities directly through automatic payroll deductions, as well as to one of 14 local allocation funds, which was matched by the corporation and distributed by the local fund committee. Under the old giving program, smaller, Neepawa-based charities, such as the Neepawa United Way, Neepawa and Area Palliative Care and the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation received numerous donations from Hydro staff.

This year, as employees looked of the list of eligible charities for 2017 payroll deductions, no Neepawabased organizations were on the list. Additionally, the policy around the corporate match has been changed, cutting local charities out of this funding pool too.

Scott Powell, Manitoba Hydro’s manager of Public Affairs explained the changes, saying, “Earlier this year, we canvassed all of our employees and invited them to submit their choices as to where they’d like to direct the donations they pledge via payroll deduction.” He added, “While this is a change to what we did previously, the new program does reflect the

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comments we heard from our staff as well as our research of ‘best practices’ as it relates to corporate citizenship.”

The changes added some new charities and Powell explained that these organization, which include the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba and the Canadian Mental Health Association, offer programming, support or treatment to all Manitobans.

As for the corporate match, Powell explained,

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[It’s] huge money

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– Mary Ellen Clarke Co-ordinator, Neepawa and Area Palliative Care have been very generous to local charities. They have been supporting Neepawa and Area Palliative Care since 2008 and have given $4,280 to the charity in the last five years.

Neepawa Palliative Care is entirely funded by local donations, receiving no money from provincial charities such as CancerCare Manitoba.

Co-ordinator Mary Ellen Clarke said that for them, these donations represent “huge money”. She added that the loss will effect their program’s finances.

Since 2000, Hydro employees have also been very generous toward the BPCF, donating over $30,000 under the old program.

“In order to reflect the provincial scope of our operations and provide our employees with an option as to where they’d like to direct Hydro's corporate match, Manitoba Hydro identified six regional charities. These include: the United Way of Brandon; the Selkirk Community Foundation; the Dauphin Community Foundation; the Lac du Bonnet & District Charitable Foundation; The Thompson Community Foundation and the United Way of Winnipeg.”

For rural Hydro employees looking to support charities in their own communities, the problem is that none of these organizations provide direct programming or

While local charities will not longer receive donations via payroll deductions, Powell said that there will be two new ways for Hydro staff to support charities of their choice.

“The first, our Volunteer Grant Program, will see the Manitoba Hydro make a $200 donation on behalf of an employee that donates 50 hours of volunteer time to a registered Canadian charity,” he explained, adding, “The second, our Employee Champion Program, will see the Hydro provide fundraising assistance, promotional support and recognition to employees that individually choose to, or mobilize a corporate team to support a registered Canadian charity.” These two new programs are expected to be up and running in the first quarter of 2017.

About the changes, Powell said, “While we recognize that not every single employee may be fully supportive of these changes, we believe that they will bring a greater focus to our province-wide community giving activities and promote a greater spirit of volunteerism among our 6,400 employees.”

Eligible charities The 27 charities eligible for Manitoba Hydro’s payroll deduction donation program (selected through employee polling): Alzheimer Society of Manitoba Inc. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Society of Canada (MB) Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation Inc. Canadian Diabetes Association (MB) Canadian Mental Health Association, Manitoba and Winnipeg Canadian Red Cross (MB) Cancer Care MB Foundation Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba Inc. Crohn’s & Colitis Canada (MB) Firefighter’s Burn Fund Inc. (MB) Heart & Stroke Foundation (MB) Kidney Foundation of Canada (MB) Manitoba Lung Association Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Parkinson Canada Inc. Portage Plains United Way Inc. Ronald McDonald House Charities Samaritan House Ministries Inc. Siloam Mission Inc. Society for Manitobans with Disabilities Inc. The Salvation Army Prairie Division United Way of Winnipeg* United Way of Brandon & District Inc. United Way of Morden and District Inc. Winkler and District United Way Inc. Winnipeg Harvest Inc. Winnipeg Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

While this is a change to what we did previously, the new program does reflect the comments we heard from our staff.

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– Scott Powell, manager, Public Affairs, Manitoba Hydro’s

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