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Neepawa lifts local service restrictions More freedom on parks, camping and other activities

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Neepawa and area residents may be very pleased with this update. On May 29, the Town of Neepawa put out a media release detailing further restoration of services in the community.

These changes will affect town parks, day camps, camping at Riverbend Park, Town Council meetings and the availability of the civic administration building.

Town parks Public washrooms in Neepawa, located at the flats, Park Lake and the individual washrooms at Riverbend will remain locked and unavailable at this time.

The playground located at Riverbend is not operating on a reservation basis, and is operational on a “use at own risk” basis. All provincial guidelines are to be followed and any garbage a person produces is to be taken with that person and disposed of properly at their own facilities. Playground equipment is not sanitized. The same applies to all parks and

playgrounds in Neepawa.

The basketball courts will remain closed, with barriers in place to prevent use. Any groups gathering outdoors must comply with provincial restrictions, limiting groups to 50 people outdoors while maintaining physical distancing. Food related activities must also follow provincial guidelines.

Day camps Day camps in Neepawa are now offering afternoon programming on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a maximum of eight children. At this time, regular day camp programming is being planned for July and August, with a maximum of 16 children. All families will be provided with written guidelines to be followed regarding food, physical distancing, staying home if ill, hand washing and more.

Children and guests will be screened upon arrival each day using the Provincial Screening Tool.

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Park areas in Neepawa, such as the playground structure located at Riverbend Park (pictured), are one of the items that have been permitted to be used again. The town put out a media release on May 29 announcing this restoration of services and activities.

officially been reopened.

While the grounds were taking reservations as of May 25, an official plan to reopen had not yet been set out.

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Delicious dandelions don’t deserve disdain

By Ken Waddell

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Ever y spr ing homeowners and park’s maintenance people spend millions of dollars and thousands of hours trying to suppress the notorious dandelion. The bright yellow flowers pop up in every lawn and boulevard across the nation.

Local beekeepers wish that people would just leave the lowly dandelion alone.

When the flowers emerge, it is often the lone supply of nectar and pollen for both wild and tame bees.

Manitoba beekeepers Dale and Kay De’Ath feel that the dandelion is an excellent source of early season food for their bees.

(Some may recognize Kay’s name as she is the bookkeeper for the Banner & Press.)

While most homeowners hold the dandelion in disdain, bees love them and the honey they make from dandelions tastes pretty good too. The whole plant is edible, the flowers, the

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Above left: A sign urging people to leave the dandelions for the bees. Right: Dale De’Ath tends to his bees. He and his wife, Kay, encourage people to let the dandelions bloom and if control is needed, the plants can be mowed before the seeds disperse. They suggest bagging the mowed seeds and composting the clippings.

greens and the roots. The leaves can be used in salads.

It’s reported that the roots make a pretty good tea and then there is always dandelion wine. Maybe the bees (and the beekeepers) are

trying to teach us a valuable lesson here. Instead of spending time and money spraying the dandelions, maybe we should be welcoming their presence. In a time when people are

justifiably worried about bee depopulation, letting the dandelions bring their cheery yellow faces to our lawns and boulevards might be a real good start.

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Minnedosa water park, Neepawa pool to open this season

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Lots of fun was had at the floating water park on Minnedosa Lake last year. Splish Splash plans to open again this year, but with extra precautions due to COVID-19.

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press With phase two of Manitoba’s reopening plans including recreational facilities, many pools and water activities are still hoping to get almost a full season in this summer. Splish Splash Water Parks, which set

up a floating water park on Minnedosa Lake for the first time last year, is still planning to open this season.

G er r y Ch a mpa g ne, president of Splish Splash, noted that they have tentatively set their opening date for the weekend of June 19.

Because of provincial regu-

lations in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Champagne stated that there will be some differences in their operations.

Some noticeable changes will include a hand wash station at the entrance; the park will be washed two or three times a day with a biodegradable solution;

life jackets will be sanitized after every use; the waiver that guests must sign before entering the water park will include COVID-19 screening questions; and the park will only operate at half capacity. He added that they plan to hire a couple more staff this year to make sure all their precautions are being implemented.

While they will be encouraging guests to physically distance and making sure they do everything they can to keep the park safe, Splish Splash will still be working to make sure their guests have lots of fun.

Champagne explained that they had some promotions last year that they hope to continue this year, as well.

“Capacity restrictions will affect [our] bottom line, but I feel it’s more important to open and let people know we are still there and to show guests a good time so next season is more of a success,” Champagne expressed.

Another tiny library pops up in Neepawa A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:1 (New International Version)

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Pictured: Neepawa Rotary Club president, Ron Nordstrom, stands beside the third Tiny Free Library that Rotary has placed in Neepawa. This one is at 578 Mountain Avenue. Others can be found at ArtsForward, the Margaret Laurence Home and Calvary Chapel.

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n a news release on Monday, the Province of Manitoba issued its 99th advisory to Manitobans.

It said, “Public health officials advise no new cases of COVID-19 have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today (Monday June 1). The total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba are, as of Wednesday, June 3, are 298.

The data also shows no individuals in hospital or intensive care, nine active cases and 282 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at seven. The total number of tests performed since early February is 445,923.”

The province, its health officials and staff have done a good job of keeping COVID-19 at bay. The early initial response was the correct one. But the time has come to evaluate and move on.

There have been less deaths from COVID-19 than the flu.

Most people recover from the disease and we really have no idea how many people have actually had C-19. If there is a readily available post-COVID test out there, we aren’t being told much about it. I guess it’s anyone’s guess how long we go along this same path of 1,000 tests a day and only turn up one or two cases.

Now that most places of business are open, albeit many at half capacity, the stage is set for one more step. If the number of cases doesn’t escalate significantly by June 15, then it is my opinion that we should open up everything. If neepawa

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Ken Waddell the number of cases doesn’t escalate across the general population, then we should change tactics.

Maybe we should have changed tactics a few weeks ago.

If the cases stay relatively low, then it makes no sense to maintain the lockdown on everything from festivals to fairs to baseball games to community picnics.

Some precautions need to be taken. As sick as we may be about hearing it, we should wash our hands frequently. If a person isn’t feeling well, then stay home.

If an outbreak of any major disease breaks out, then isolate or quarantine the location as much as possible. The whole C-19 experience begs the question about how we maybe should have been looking after our elderly in a better fashion. The fact that we have lost so many older people to influenza over the years needs to be questioned.

I won’t say that our health officials and provincial people have over reacted in this 2020 C-19 event, but if the current trend continues and we don’t loosen up a lot, and soon, I will certainly say that in the future.

It is very difficult to know what

really happened in Manitoba. In order to know, we need to be told where the cases happened. We need to know if there were underlying health conditions. We need to know a lot more details in order to determine how this all unfolded in Manitoba. There are those who say, and not without good reason, that C-19 basically didn’t exist in many parts of Manitoba. Of course, we don’t know that because we were never really told locations.

To say there were cases in Winnipeg or Prairie Mountain RHA is pretty much useless information.

I personally think that most everyone acted out of an abundance of caution but we may have overdone it a bit. The next two weeks will illustrate our path back to some level of normality.

If case numbers remain low in that time period, the time will have come to resume all normal activities.

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s we headed east for our morning walk, the wind blessed us with the fragrance of the lilacs blooming profusely by the compost yard. Before we were close enough to properly appreciate the varying hues of mauve and lilac, the swooping of the swallows caught our attention. The cluster of elevated bird houses are once again occupied and the aeronautics are amazing, swooping and HOMEBODIES soaring and dancing in the hunt for insects. The old adage my materRita Friesen nal grandmot her taught me surfaced– you can’t go barefoot until the swallows are back. Well, with plantar fasciitis, I can’t go barefoot at all!

That led my thoughts to another piece of folklore wisdom– don’t plant your corn until the leaves on the oak tree are the size of a squirrel’s ear. How old an oak? How large a squirrel? Involuntary smile at the imagery…

Rounding the corner of the trail at the southeast end of the cemetery, we stopped to admire a turtle. It chose to ignore us, withdrawing its head far into its shell. Wondered if it needed help to find the river, wondered if it just wanted us to go away, wondered if it was on a mission. After spending a few minutes respectfully admiring it, we continued on our way. The Saskatoon bushes are in bloom and then I wonder if the strong winds have troubled the blossoms to the point that they will give up on bearing fruit; did the touch of frost already do that? Will have to wait and see.

Down in the valley, out of the wind, the sun is master and we slow our steps and pause to admire the old willow tree bending far out over the river. The beavers have harvested many of the branches and there is a beauty in the strength and courage of the old tree. Johnny Cash’s song– “Beside a singin’ mountain stream, where the willow grew… flesh and blood need flesh and blood, and you’re the one I need,” captured my love for the beauty of nature and the deep appreciation for human love.

We picked up our pace after we crossed the little bridge, for the dogs love to harvest the goose grease left on the path. I rather they not indulge… if there would be a sound track for an alarm clock that would propel me from the comfort of my bed, it would be that of a dog’s retching... true that! Ahead of us stretched the stairs to the top of the valley, all 74 of them. The dogs are 11 years old and I am their human equivalent. Last year, we climbed those stairs without taking a break, with them often leading the way. Now we pause at the little look-out. Looking out for my well being! Continuing without a pause to the very top would have me winded and that doesn’t look good to me, or an observer.

Once again the wind catches us, cooling us, refreshing us for the last leg of our walk this morning. Knowing that a treat is waiting for all of us, we pick up the pace and head for home.

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A crisis of faith

am not a prophet. Nor am I the son of a prophet. And I am somewhat skeptical of any person who claims to know what God is saying to specific people at specific times and in relation to specific events. My own experience and that of many ministerial friends is that when we make such statements, we are almost always wrong.

But that doesn’t stop people from asking a question that has been with us since the beginning of time: “If God exists, and if God is a God of love (as Christians say he is), then why didn’t he snuff out COVID-19 when it first surfaced and heal those who had tested positive for it? And what’s keeping him from doing it now? Or did he send it as a punishment for society’s sins?” Those aren’t easy questions to answer, but I will try.

As for the existence of God, I will be quite blunt in my response. I can’t prove that God exists. You (or anyone else, for that

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein matter) can’t prove that he doesn’t. The existence of God is something we must accept by faith. It is something we choose to believe, even though we can’t scientifically prove it.

“Without faith,” the writer of Hebrews tells us, “it is impossible to please God; for those who come to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who diligently seek him.”

(Hebrews 11:6) Is God a loving God? Yes, he is. St. John, in his first letter, puts it this way: “God is love.” (1 John 4:8) Everything God says and everything God does is motivated by his love for the world and its people and by his desire that they enjoy all the blessings he can give them. Like a loving and car-

Observation

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y daughter came out and prettied up a little plot of soil in the front of my home. I like the friendly faces of my pansies, before I pick them and press them so I can make greeting

cards out of them later.

Maybe you have planted your garden and are checking it out or watering it. I hear the farmers are doing well out on the fields, putting in their seeds.

Yesterday, I started to

ing parent, God gives us all things richly to enjoy, but he sets limits on us so that we don’t abuse his creation or the people around us.

That brings us to the crucial question— does God send plagues like COVID-19 to punish society for its sins against him?

NO! He doesn’t have to.

God has given us people with the knowledge, wisdom and skills to identify them and help us control their spread. If we fail to heed those warnings, we are to blame for the suffering we and others experience.

So— were we warned?

Yes. Did our leaders know about this virus in time to take action to control its spread? Yes, they did (they have admitted as much).

Did they act on what they

cut out my newspaper articles and file them.

It is great if we can find time to occupy ourselves in a productive and satisfying way. We see so much rebellion in the world. People are on edge, spending time in a wrong way, causing harm to others. This is not what God wants us to occupy ourselves with.

Our nerves are strained as we fight loneliness, but

knew and were their actions appropriate and effective?

Those questions are being debated now and will be debated for many years to come— and not just in our country.

All of which brings us to this question: Where is God while this crisis is going on? He is here. He is guiding governments as they take measures to control its spread and help those in need. He is helping scientists find a cure and a vaccine to protect us from it. He is giving strength to those who are weak and he is comforting those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19. And he is right where you are, ready to give you whatever you need to help you survive and thrive amid this crisis.

G o d d id not s end COVID-19. It came on its own. But if we will partner with him, God will bring much good out of these difficult times. So be strong, stay safe and have faith.

Together, with God’s help, we will survive.

there is a way out. God can give us contentment and peace during this time of COVID-19.

Jesus tells us in John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you...

Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

May this be our aim this week.

Thumbs up, thumbs down Thumbs up to Lorraine and Wayne for the work that they do in the Community Garden. The gardens could not happen without you.

Thanks!

Community Garden Growers Neepawa, MB The Gladstone Dinosaurs give a thumbs up to Leslie, Rosie, Judy, Sheila and Jean for the plants that were planted in the golf club planters on June 2. Thank you, our clubhouse and tee boxes will look like a million dollars again this year. Gary and Garry for the Dinosaurs.

Garry Henderson Gladstone, MB

A huge “thank you” to the Town for tilling the Community Garden. It is greatly appreciated.

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Big thumbs up to all Country Meadows staff for keeping our loved ones safe and for their hard work in arranging visits.

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Sacrifice the vulnerable or the economy?

A rebuttal to Brian Giesbrecht’s letter from May 22, entitled “We can’t continue to live in suspended animation”.

It sounds like Sweden’s infection rate (thus herd immunity) is only around 7 per cent at this time and they’ve experienced over 4,000 deaths. Should we have moved forward by sacrificing our elderly and vulnerable for the economy, or should we sacrifice economy to protect our people, like Canada has done?

I don’t have the answer and I don’t think we will for years down the road, if ever. But I rest easy knowing that I still have my parents, my grandparents and my immuno-compromised friends in my circle as we start to carefully reopen our province.

Diana Davidson Langford, MB

Leave my legal firearms alone

In response to Mr. Paramor’s letter from May 29: First: Fully automatic firearms have not been allowed in Canada since 1953. Anyone that does possess a fully auto firearm has a restricted/prohibited firearms permit. With the provision of having fully auto mechanism disabled! Better known as a wall hanger.

All military assault style weapons in Canada are semi-auto. Unless you smuggle in or buy through the black market.

Second: M16s, when they were first introduced in the Vietnam war, they were chambered in 7.56x65, or better known as 308 calibre.

When Nam started, the rifles that were used were an AR14 (7.62x65), the M1 Garand (30-06), the M1 carbine 38 pistol calibre and the 45 acp grease gun. Some GIs also took the AK47s off of dead or captured enemy. The M16 did not drop in calibre (5.56/223) until ’67/68.

Third: The nut case at Ecole Polytechnique used a SEMI automatic AR15. Not a fully auto version.

Fourth: It was the Michigan Legislature (where there were armed people). Not Minnesota.

The nut case that did the shooting in Texas used a bumpstock to increase fire power. Still not fully auto.

Comparing the US gun laws and Canadian gun laws, can you say apples and oranges?

If you are going to jump on the knee-jerk reactionism that prevails through the uninformed and ignorant, then get your facts straight.

What Mr. Trudeau has done with this legislation is pit urban against rural for no other reason than his and some of the Liberal parties’ gain. (Not all Liberals or NDP agree with this knee-jerk reaction.)

The biggest reason that military assault style weapons are getting into nut cases’ hands is the leaky Canadian border system, as well as hoodlums/gangs smuggling these guns in.

While I personally do not own such weapons, I do own hunting weapons, and if you allow governments to take firearms, military style or hunting rifles, we soon descend down a slippery slope to where only the cops, the military and the worst of all the crooks have guns. Which harkens back to the Nazism, pre-WWII that confiscated all firearms except for cops (gestapo), military and hoodlums (the SS).

To Mr. Paramor, leave my legal, registered firearms alone.

Drew Harper Neepawa, MB

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Before the Confederation of Canada in 1867, riverboats and trains of ox-drawn Red River carts hauled freight between the United States and Winnipeg. Donald Smith (known as Lord Strathcona) and his fellow investors built a branch line from Pembina, North Dakota to carry goods to Manitoba. Completed by 1878, its construction helped in the building of the CPR mainline, because it provided the materials necessary to construct the western portion of the national railway. To prevent the West from the possible takeover by the States (which they were threatening to do), the Canadian government endorsed the laying of a railway from sea to sea. Many wanted the railway to go through the states, as the route had fewer obstacles to overcome. In response to that idea, John A. MacDonald gave a speech before the House of Commons, Jan. 17, 1881, in which he stated, “But, Sir, we desire to have the trade kept on our own side— that not one of the trains that passes over the Canadian Pacific Railway will run into the United States if we can help it, but may, instead, pass through our own country, that we may build up Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Halifax and Saint John by means of one great Canadian line, carrying as much traffic as possible by the course of trade through our own country.” Canada would be a rare example of a nation created through the construction of a railway.

Although many thought it was impossible to build such a railway, Sir John A. MacDonald was determined to keep his promise. However, MacDonald’s Conservative government met with misfortune when private financiers hired to build the railway bribed government officials. When this became public knowledge, MacDonald’s government was forced to resign and lost political power in the election of 1873. The Liberal government, under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie, believed the railway should proceed only as quickly as funds allowed, so it was slow going. It wasn’t until 1878, when MacDonald was re-elected prime minister, that the railway construction started in earnest.

On Oct. 21, 1880, a new group signed a contract with the MacDonald government.

They agreed to build the railway in exchange for $25,000,000 in credit from the Canadian government and a grant of 25,000,000 acres of land. Building the railway was hard work. Head railway surveyor and design engineer, Sandford Fleming, and his men surveyed the land to find the best possible route over swamps, bogs, waterways and finally, the Rocky Mountains. It took years of surveying to determine the best route across Canada. Surveyors had to push their way through dense bush and scramble over rugged terrain and were in danger of forest fires, drowning, wild animals, as well as hordes of pesky mosquitoes, while living in tents, with food scarcity. Bridge crews built the bridges and trestles and dynamite blasters cleared any rock in the way. Men called Navvies cleared the trees and brush from the railway route, grading crews graded and elevated the roadbed, using horse drawn equipment. Track layers laid wooden railway ties, steel rails were then laid and spikes were pounded in to hold the rail in place and then gravel was spread between the ties. Many of the railway workers were European immigrants. The pay was generally $1.50 to $2.00 a day, with some deductions taken off for lodgings, etc.

When the railway was in Manitoba, its intention was to take the track over Selkirk way, as it did not flood there, plus the river was easier to cross at that point. Winnipeg offered the CP free land for the railway yards, they would pay for the bridge and the CP would be exempt from property taxes forever. It was short lived victory. This deal would come back to haunt them in the future, with the loss of millions of dollars of tax revenue and the cost of cleanup after flooding. An old fashioned delightful dessert.

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here’s no reason to let a little global pandemic get in the way of your good time bro! That seemed to be the mindset of many people recently, as there appears to be an aggressive strain of stupid going around out there parallel to COVID-19.

During the Memorial Day weekend in the United States, a resort, located in a part of Missouri known as Lake of the Ozarks, received international attention for all the wrong reasons. A video was shot at what was called the “Zero Ducks Given Pool Party”, showing a massive crowd packed into a small area, drinking and partying without masks or a care in the world.

The bar that hosted the event did state, after the video went viral however, that it had taken some precautions, such as taking guests’ temperatures and offering hand sanitizer. However, physical distancing obviously didn’t happen.

Even under normal circumstances, I’d hope that most people wouldn’t want to be anywhere near this mass of frat bro/sorority girl culture, for fear of catching something…most likely hepatitis. But in these times, with COVID-19 still a grim spectre that hangs over many in the United States, all of this just reeks of cluelessness and entitlement.

Canadians can be covidiots too I wish that we could all just wave aside this type behaviour as typical “Merica!!!”, but Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park also recently caught a case of the moronic. On Sunday, May 24, an estimated 10,000 people gathered inside the park, despite repeated calls from public health officials

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As of the time of writing this editorial, the greater Toronto area accounted for 3,17, or about 78 per cent of the current active COVID cases in Ontario, Dr. Alon Vaisman, an infectious disease physician at the University Health Network of Toronto, told CBC News that the growth in new cases in Ontario since early May is “primarily a Toronto problem”.

Free-dumb fighters There are several smaller examples of this type of entitled behaviour happening all across Canada and the United States. The most common arguments to try and justify these actions hinges upon the mantra of personal freedom.

Now look, I am a fervent believer in personal freedom. As long as you don’t physically, emotionally or f inancially hurt anyone else with your freedom, you can do whatever the heck you want. But when you believe your individual rights supersede everyone else’s or public safety as a whole…well then, you’re just a jackass. Freedom is not an absence of obligation or responsibility to anything greater than your own immediate and infantile self-satisfaction.

Self less and selfish As we gradually emerge ( ho p ef u l l y) f r om t he

COVID-19 pandemic, we see now that there are two types of people out there, the selfless and the selfish.

The selfless are those who put themselves in harm’s way to help others, no matter the cost to themselves.

The first responders, nurses and doctors; the transport and front-line staff who worked tirelessly to keep the store shelves stocked; and the millions who chose to stay home, despite the hardships and stress that it created.

The selfish are those who demand their personal entitlements. They protest and threaten and fight, but only for themselves and their desires. They put their wants ahead of what’s right, no matter the cost to anyone else. Which one of those two types of people were working on their tans and drinking Bud Light Lime in Toronto and Missouri over the long weekend?

Addendum: In a potential example of instant karma, M issour i state health officials are now tracking a person who attended the pool event at the Lake of the Ozarks, who tested positive for COVID-19.

Disclaimer: Column like I see ‘em is a monthly opinion column for the Neepawa Banner & Press.

The views expressed in the article are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

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The Barn in Kelwood will be hosting weekly farmers’ markets throughout the summer every Friday and Saturday.

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press The Barn at Kelwood has become known for selling locally sourced products and, starting this month, they will have even more local products available every weekend. Starting Friday, June 19, The Barn will be hosting weekly farmers’ markets on their outdoor property.

Kalee Mund, owner and operator of The Mountain General, which is the gas station and general store portion of The Barn, noted that they will be hosting a farmers’ market every Friday evening and Saturday

morning throughout the summer. She added that they plan to have different events and programs taking place during the markets, including yoga classes in Kelwood Centennial Park.

Mund explained that there is enough space both on The Barn’s property and in the park that they can make sure there is physical distancing taking place.

“We’ll have all the vendors spaced out far enough,” she stated. If there is a high enough attendance, they will also keep track of how many people are shopping so that they don’t allow too many people to congregate.

Because of COVID-19

public health restrictions, many annual farmers’ markets in surrounding communities have been cancelled. Mund noted that because The Barn’s large property allows for physical distancing, they wanted to run their farmers markets to allow growers to have somewhere to set up shop.

“I’ve had people even from Swan River interested,” she expressed, adding that the market in Swan River is one of the ones that’s been cancelled. “All these vegetable farmers and fruit [growers] need somewhere to sell their stuff.”

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Top: Some deer were spotted playing “follow the leader” near Wasagaming on Friday, May 15.

Bottom: Businesses at Clear Lake are beginning to open again. The L akehouse had their patio open with spaced out seating on May 15.

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1980: Road rejuvenation sparks ‘sarcastic sign’

100 years ago, Friday, June 10, 1920 A group photograph was taken by W. B. St. John on Wednesday of four generations in direct line of descent. They were James Irwin, of Neepawa, aged 89, and his son William, of Newdale; the latter’s son Charles, and his boy, aged 8 months.

90 years ago, Tuesday, June 3, 1930 Ju ne 15 i s M a g n a Carta Day throughout t he Engl ish spea k i ng world and celebrations are being promoted by an international committee with headquarters in St. Paul, Minn. There cannot be much display in Canada.

We have no distinctively Canadian flag, so we are confined to mere talk.

80 years ago, Tuesday, June 4, 1940 No more attempts will be made by Britain to appease Mussolini. Italy is expected to enter the war at any time and likely without notice.

Complaints are still reaching this of f ic e r eg a r d i n g t he indiscriminate shooting around Neepawa. The latest comes from the vicinity of the Riverbend Park. A local merchant last week was doing a little fishing at the River on Wednesday afternoon, but had to give it up as bullets were coming too close to be comfortable, even though he was well initiated into barrages in the last war.

M. Baroni, who has a chicken ranch across the valley, says that last year

70 years ago, Thursday, May 18, 1950 Neepawa Health Unit regrets that due to flood conditions, the Health Film festival scheduled for Friday here has been cancelled.

60 years ago, Friday, June 3, 1960 An engineer’s report has recommended demolition of the wooden ‘ jacket’ surrounding Neepawa’s water tower, fol lowed by s a ndbl a s t i n g a nd insulating of the standpipe and water tank. Council w i l l l i kely adopt t he recommendations.

Neepawa and District Chamber of Commerce will be approached shortly with a request that it take the initiative in forming a Regional Library in the district…

When a vote was held here two years ago, it was defeated, not only in Neepawa, but also in the rural municipalities of Langford and Rosedale. At least two municipalities (or a town and one R.M.) must obtain favourable votes before a Regional Library can be formed.

50 years ago, Thursday, June 4, 1970 The Neepawa Press is pleased to announce the appointment of Catriona Talbot as journalist for this newspaper.

Miss Talbot is from Winnipeg and has had three years experience of weekly and twice weekly newspapers in Br it ish Columbia and Manitoba.

She studied at the university of Manitoba, majoring in Philosophy and political science. It was here she beca me i nterested i n journalism and gained exper ience on the university newspaper, The Manitoban. Miss Talbot’s interests include music, photography, ceramics and politics. She is enthusiastic about Neepawa, especially a b out t he u p c om i n g Summer Festival of the Arts and the way people

here put so much effort into such projects.

40 years ago, Thursday, June 5, 1980 Someone in the Kelwood district is more than a little upset about the main municipal road to the east.

Two carefully hand-made road signs were erected over the weekend to warn travellers. The signs are on solid posts, made of plywood, whitewashed, hand colored, hand lettered and bolted to the posts.

Rosedale councillor Sid Wrightson said Monday he didn’t know who made the sarcastic signs, but they may be up for a while– at least until the road maintenance crew comes back to finish its work.

The two-mile stretch in the northeast corner of Rosedale was quite a washboard this spring, according to one local resident. Now, it’s worse.

Wr i g h t s o n s a i d a municipal maintenance crew arrived early last week. The shoulders of the road were scraped, bringing up gravel, dirt and grass. This was spread on top of the road and buried under new gravel.

The crew should return before the end of this week, the councillor said.

He added, it will require several operations over the summer to complete the project.

“However, someone took exception to the way things were being handled and put up the signs before the work could be finished,” the councillor said.

30 years ago, Tuesday, June 5, 1990 The Neepawa-based W h itemud Water shed Conservation District has acquired 74 acres of unique prairie land for $5,000.

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the deepest valley in the province.

“Geolog ically, it’s a signif icant land form,” said Wayne Hildebrand, manager of the Whitemud Watershed. “It’s a river bottom habitat, and a main travel route to the (Riding Mountain National) park for moose, elk, deer, coyote and wolves.”

20 years ago, Monday, June 5, 2000 The second outbreak of

are flu-like and can occur three days to six weeks fol low ing exposure to contaminated nests, saliva, feces or urine.

There is no vaccine for the disease, which can lead to respiratory failure and shock.

Note: According to the CDC, there is still no specific treatment, cure or vaccine for the hantavirus.

However, if affected individuals are recognized early enough and receive care in an intensive care unit, they may do better.

hantavirus in southwestern Manitoba in the last two years has claimed another life.

The 68 year-old woman, whose name and home town have not been released, died May 20.

Last year, a 27 year-old woman came into contact with an infected mouse at a farm near McAuley.

It’s believed the second woman came in contact with the virus while spring cleaning…

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110 years ago, Friday, June 3, 1910 W hen the Hotel Hamilton bar closed on Tuesday night, the man who built it and has conducted it with general satisfaction to the public for several years, retired from the business. On June 1, Mr. D. N. King took charge, and everything is running along smooth as usual. The new proprietor is a man of long experience in the trade and shows a capacity and tact that ensures success.

he had 17 pheasants killed or maimed. He got 20 more this year to raise, but despairs for their lives too, if the present bombardment keeps up. He has also lost ducks.

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times playing catch up. Joey Deerborn, with the general are battling two major misconceptions: the use of growth farm lobby group Keystone Agricultural Producers, said, hormones and the application of manure. She explains “There is not a broad understanding of what it means to that the use of growth hormones isn’t allowed in Canada, These days, farmers and their lobby groups have to farm.” He explained that they work to educate not just meaning that any Canadian pork sold is free of added worry about more than just the weather and international urban Canadian, but also the media. “People need to hormones. The second misconception relates to the apcommodity prices. As Canadians become more discon- understand where their food comes from, it doesn’t just plication of manure onto fields. She said that while some nected from the farm, education is becoming increasingly come from the store,” he said. When it comes to educa- people believe manure is sprayed onto fields, with little important. tion, “Farmers have a really excellent story to tell,” said concern for neighbouring residents or the environment, The 2016 Census of Agriculture found that in 2015, Deerborn. the practices of either injecting or directly incorporating 280,315 people were employed in agricultural operations

By Kira Paterson the manure into soil prevents run off. across Canada, which is less than 1 per cent of the country’s Neepawa Banner & Misconceptions Continued on Page 13 Press population. While some urban Canadians still know people Deerborn said the biggest misconception they face is With Manitoba being who actively farm or have jobs that are dependant on the that farmers have endless access to capital.

“Farmers have the third largest beef produagricultural sector, Canadians overall have lost their first a lot of capital at risk,” he noted, explaining that one cing province in bad Canada, hand knowledge of farming. “More and more, there’s a year can have a huge impact on not the farmer thejust and cattle industry in this disconnect,” said Carson Callum, the general manager of their family, but also the community province they support.

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“We need about to really impact our modernizing recently is a go back by winter, when pasture industry.”

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Tenting not permitted Classic car owners hold Continued from Page 1 Washrooms located at the Riverbend Campgrounds are open for campers only at this time. However, the washroom at the canteen building near the grounds is currently open to the public. Access to both these washrooms must be limited to one household at a time, or no more than two persons from different households.

Physical distancing guidelines apply, both within the building and while waiting in line, with the exception of immediate family members, or caregivers assisting persons within their care.

Anyone using the washroom facilities must also follow proper handwashing and hygiene procedures.

Enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols will be enacted to protect the public. While these facilities are open, campers are encouraged to first consider using the bathrooms and showers in their trailers and campers as much as reasonably possible.

These guidelines have been put in place in conjunction with those detailed by the Town of Neepawa on May 6. As such, overnight stays and limited-term campsites may only be occupied at 50 per cent capacity, with no adjacent sites occupied at the same time. Available campsites will be as provided by the town in order to keep operations within these guidelines. Reservations must also be pre-paid via a

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contactless transaction such as an e-transfer, credit card or by debit. At the time of reservation, campers are also asked to prepay for any firewood they may need.

The firewood will then be delivered to the booked site.

No group campsites, group reservations (side-by-side reservations), or tenting will be permitted. Campers exhibiting any sign of illness will not be permitted to use the facilities. Campers must also bring their own supplies, gas up before leaving home, ensure that everything brought to the site is packed up with no trace left when leaving and to only utilize local health providers in an emergency.

“Right now, we have about five campsites booked for the entire season, which is all we’re allowing at this time. So we’re at max capacity there,” said campground manager Darryn Cameron. “For the rest of the sites, we’re looking pretty busy most weekends, some weekends not. Some of the camping we get is usually tied to swimming lessons, so we’ll have to see if we can go forward with something like that.”

Cameron added, “It’s a good thing [that we can re-

open]. It’s at least one thing that people can do at a time when most other events are cancelled, so they can get out and enjoy the summer.”

Council and civic administration Town council meetings are to continue being held in a public forum in the Council Chambers with the room set up in compliance with distancing requirements.

Council members may choose to attend in person or electronically, with meetings continuing to be taped and aired on NACTV. In addition, the Civic Administration building has been reopened with modified hours as of June 1. The building will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with a limit of three people in the front reception area at a time. Those entering must sanitize their hands upon entry and adhere to distancing protocols. While the building is now open, the Town of Neepawa is encouraging all to conduct their inquiries via telephone or email and to continue payments via the available remote options, as much as possible. Appointments can also be made if required.

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Beautiful Plains Community Foundation, Big Grass Community Foundation and Carberry and Area Community Foundation are accepting grant applications for the Emergency Community Support Fund.

Each Community Foundation has $40,000 to distribute to eligible non-profit organizations supporting those vulnerable persons affected by Covid-19.

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On May 29, owners of classic cars participated in a town-to-town “Rollin’ COVID Tour” for front-line workers, emergency services personnel and any other persons and organizations that have helped the public to navigate COVID-19. The tour was greeted by pleasant weather as viewers clapped, smiled, cheered and waved as the car parade drove by.

Dave Burba, a key organizer, extended thanks to Lindsay Rystephanuk, Don Morrison (Minnedosa) and Terry Smith (Neepawa) for their co-operation in organizing the event. Participants of the cruise included the Minnedosa Valley Cruizers, Minnedosa and Neepawa Roadrunners, Red Tail Cruizers, Cornerstone Cruisers, Vintage Cruisers, Memory Lanes and Stokers Social Club. Stops made included Minnedosa, Carberry and Neepawa.

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Giving a new meaning to safe grad

Area collegiates celebrate graduates while staying physically distanced arrives, they will exit their vehicle, receive their diploma and any awards they earned, have a chance to get some photos taken by family and then return to their vehicle to continue along the parade route.

The parade will finish off at Third Crossing Manor, Gladstone’s personal care home. Members of the public are welcome to find a place along the parade route to cheer on the graduates.

The week leading up to grad day, Smith noted that there will be a social media challenge for the graduates, if they want to participate. Things like posting their kindergarten picture, or a picture of their favourite extracurricular activity and other tasks will be posted each day. The staff also sent out an encouraging message to the grads in a picture collage of different staff members with separate words of a phrase, reading, “Chase your dreams; burst out at the seams; never stop trying; never stop learning; live life to the fullest; give it nothing but your best. Congrats and best wishes, from WMCI staff.”

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press Graduating from high school is a significant achievement that deserves celebration. Even though traditional grad ceremonies and parties can’t take place this summer because of COVID-19, many schools are still finding ways to honour the Class of 2020, while abiding by the physical distancing guidelines from the province.

Carberry Collegiate Carberry Collegiate is one of many schools that has adopted a new version of graduation. “It’s going to be more virtual than anything,” explained Carberry Collegiate principal Bruce McCallum. On June 24 and 25, grads will have a scheduled time to go to the gym and walk across the stage to receive their diplomas, with family in attendance. McCallum noted that these presentations will be livestreamed online, so that family and friends not in the grad’s household can still watch them receive their diploma as it’s happening.

During each graduate’s scheduled time, they will also have a chance to take pictures with their family. Then, they will head to the Knox Zion Presbyterian Church, across from the school, to take a picture on the front steps. McCallum explained that one Carberry Collegiate tradition is taking a group picture of all the grads on the front steps of the church, but since a group photo won’t be able to happen, they are taking individual pictures of every grad on the steps to put together in a collage.

On June 25, after all the grads have had their scheduled time to walk across the stage, they will have a physically distanced parade down the streets of Carberry so residents can see them all decked out in their grad dresses and suits.

“We will cover a fair number of areas [in Carberry] so that people don’t have to congregate,” McCallum stated.

The Carberry community has also contributed to the celebration of the Class of 2020. “Community members have worked hard to generate funds to put banners up of each grad around town,” McCallum explained. These banners are going to be put up prior to graduation day, on many of the light standards within Carberry.

Also on the 25th, there will be videos from this year’s valedictorian, as well as any dignitary greetings, available to watch on the Carberry Collegiate website. Awards will also be presented in an online video. “We certainly want to recognize students for all the hard work and time and energy that they’ve put into school for the last 12 years,” McCallum expressed.

William Morton Collegiate, Gladstone Gladstone’s high school, William Morton Collegiate (WMCI), is planning to make the town their graduating stage this year, with a parade going through Gladstone and the students receiving their diplomas at one point along the route. Nancy Smith, English teacher and career counselor at WMCI, is the chair of the staff committee that is organizing grad this year. “A handful of us [WMCI staff ] kept talking about it and feeling really badly for the grads that wouldn’t have their day this year,” Smith noted.

“We wanted to plan a day so that it’s special for them, even though it’s different than it normally would be.”

The school decided to hold their adapted ceremonies on the same day it was originally planned, June 19. Smith

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WMCI staff put together a picture collage with a message for the Gladstone class of 2020.

noted that every year, the graduating class gets a group picture taken at the goal posts on the soccer field. They wanted to keep this tradition alive, so Smith explained that they plan to have circles painted on the field where each graduate could stand to be distanced from the others, then they plan to have a local drone photographer take a picture of the class from the sky. If the grads have a dress or suit for the ceremony, they are encouraged to wear it.

“We are giving them the opportunity to dress up to the nines and have their moment,” Smith expressed.

After the group photo, grads will go straight to their vehicles to start the parade, which will head to Gladstone’s only 4-way stop intersection. Smith explained that the 4-way stop will be where they set their stage. As each grad

Minnedosa Collegiate Minnedosa Collegiate (MCI) has also adapted their ceremonies with scheduled diploma presentations and virtual awards and speeches. MCI principal Arlene DeMontigny sent the Banner & Press their tentative plans for grad.

According to the plans, the students will have an appointment to go to the school and receive their diploma on June 25. The presentations will be recorded and put online on June 26, to go along with the virtual speeches and award presentations.

June 26 is also when the graduates’ public festivities will be taking place. They have a parade scheduled for 1:30 pm going through Minnedosa. Along the route, there will be yard signs posted for every graduate, which they will be able to take home afterwards. Photos of each graduate will also be posted in the windows of businesses along Main Street. That day, the students will also get a class photo, which will be taken out on their soccer field.

Starting next week, the graduates will also have the opportunity to take some pictures with signs that go along with the theme that was chosen for this year’s graduation.

The signs will be available for the grads outside the school from June 8 to 29.

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Obituary Robert Harry Kingdon Robert (Bob) Harry Kingdon, of McCreary and formerly of Erickson, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre at the age of 94 years. He was born November 13th, 1925 on the road allowance in the Empire District.

Bob was a Veteran of WWII, and a proud and active member of the Royal Canadian Legion for 74 years. Bob married Anne Marie Lee and they were married for 73 years, as of May 3rd, 2020. Together, they raised a family of 7 children on a farm outside Erickson. He cherished each of his family and friends dearly. His love of life and wonderful sense of humour was loved and appreciated by all who knew him.

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Bob was predeceased by son Maxwell and daughter Nancy. Surviving are his 3 sons: Allan of Brandon, Bryan (Joan) of Winnipeg, and Gordon of Victoria, B.C.; 2 daughters: Brenda (Bob Haynes) Kingdon of Bemidji, Minnesota, Judi (Lawrence) Zariwny of Calgary. Bob also had 15 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.

A private family service will take place at a later date.

If friends so desire, donations may be made to the Dauphin or McCreary Regional Health Centre’s Palliative Care Units.

Remembrances and condolences may be shared at www.raesfs.ca Rae’s Funeral Service of Erickson is in care of the arrangements.

Anne Marie Kingdon Anne Marie Kingdon of McCreary and formerly of Erickson, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at the McCreary-Alonsa Regional Health Centre at the age of 89 years. She was born June 23, 1930 in the R.M. of Clanwilliam, Manitoba.

Anne Marie married Robert Kingdon and they were married for 73 years, as of May 3rd, 2020. Together, they raised a family of 7 children on a farm outside Erickson.

Anne Marie was predeceased by her husband Robert (Bob) Kingdon on May 14, 2020, son Maxwell and daughter Nancy. Surviving are her 3 sons: Allan of Brandon, Bryan (Joan) of Winnipeg, and Gordon of Victoria, B.C., 2 daughters: Brenda (Bob Haynes) Kingdon of Bemidji, Minnesota, Judi (Lawrence) Zariwny of Calgary. Anne Marie also had 15 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.

Anne Marie was always proud of her family and loved the large family gatherings at the farm and later at their home in Erickson. Her family will always fondly remember her cooking - especially her cinnamon buns, candy cake and perogies! Anne Marie loved to knit and many of her family will cherish the hand made items from over the years.

A private family service for Bob and Anne Marie will take place at a later date.

If friends so desire, donations may be made to the McCreary-Alonsa Regional Health Centre Palliative Care Units.

Remembrances and condolences may be shared at www.raesfs.ca Rae’s Funeral Service of Erickson is in care of the arrangements.

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Notice Municipality of North Cypress-Langford Public Hearing 2020 Financial Plan

Date: June 22, 2020 Time: 6:00pm Location: Carberry Community Hall At the time, date, and location above, the Council of the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford will present the 2020 Financial Plan. The presentation will provide an overview of the proposed financial plan followed by a forum for questions and comments from the public. The purpose of the hearing is to allow any interested person to make a representation, ask questions, or register an objection.

Copies of the proposed financial plan are available on our website www.rmofnorthcypress.ca, or upon request from the municipal office, 316 4th Avenue during regular business hours. Questions and remarks may also be directed by letter to our Chief Administrative Officer or through our email address at ncl@rmofnorthcypress.ca Consultation with our community is an important component of the Municipality’s budget process. Council encourages you to attend.

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, interested individuals are encouraged to register with the Municipal Office, 204-834-6600, for the hearing by June 19th, so alternate arrangements can be made, and notification given, to ensure proper social distancing measures can be taken to ensure the health and safety of the public, staff, and Council.

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As a Meat Cutter/Production Personnel you will be a critical member of our team in the creation of our world class product. Our positions range from working on our slaughter production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between! With our wide variety of jobs, excellent people, and our drive for innovation you will certainly find a job that suits you!

Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to: • Slaughter and eviscerate hogs for further processing • Harvest and package edible offal • Process pork carcasses into primal cuts • Butcher and package pork primal cuts into value added specifications for local, national and international premium markets • Carry out other tasks related to processing of meat for shipping to customers or storage • Sanitation People who will succeed as members of our team will: • Enjoy working in a fast paced, stable long term work environment • Appreciate working in a culturally diverse workplace. We employ people from all over the world!

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Wage scale extends to $22.10 per hour We believe that our success is founded on the strength of our team.

As such, we place a great deal of emphasis on attracting, developing and retaining good people, and consider every one of our employees to be a highly-valued member of the HyLife family. To that end, we are committed to providing a working environment that not only fosters personal growth, but also recognizes our employees’ contributions towards the common goal of our company’s success because of this HyLife has been recognized as a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best-Managed Companies.

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Please apply online at http://hylife.com/current-opportunities/ or email to jobs@hylife.com or mail to PO Box 10,000, 623 Main St E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0.

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Regular School Bus Driver

Alonsa Area Applicants require a current Manitoba Class 2 driver’s license and School Bus Operator’s Endorsement or willing to obtain through a Division provided training course.

Further information regarding duties and qualifications may be obtained by contacting the Transportation/Maintenance Supervisor.

Applications including 3 references will be received by the undersigned. Closing date is when position is filled.

Dean Bluhm Transportation/Maintenance Supervisor Turtle River School Division Box 309 McCreary, Manitoba R0J 1B0 Phone: 835-2067 or Fax: 835-2426 deanb@trsd.ca Although all applications are appreciated, only candidates who are selected for a personal interview will be contacted.

Rolling River School Division Head Custodian at

Erickson Elementary 8 hours per day

12 months per year - split shift positions The Custodian provides cleaning and minor maintenance services to ensure a positive physical environment of the school building.

Qualifications: Required: • Grade 12 • Prior work-related cleaning and building maintenance experience • A working knowledge of and experience with commercial cleaning equipment • Prior successful experience planning work activities, providing workload direction or employee supervision • Ability to work as effectively with others as a member of a team • Physically fit and capable of performing physically demanding work • Ability to take initiative and work unsupervised • Ability to communicate effectively with people both orally and in writing • Able to work a split shift (early morning shift and late afternoon to evening shift) Preferred: • Current WHIMIS training and certification • A working knowledge of and experience with commercial cleaning equipment • Valid Class 5 Drivers License A willingness to complete and maintain WHMIS certification is a job requirement.

Salary as per C.U.P.E. Collective Agreement.

Start date to be arranged. (by July 1, 2020).

For further information please contact Mr. Fred Scott, Maintenance Supervisor at 204-867-2754 Ext 239, email: fscott@rrsd.mb.ca Please submit a covering letter with a comprehensive resume, addressing the stated qualifications and naming three work related references to the following by Friday, JUNE 12, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

Sarah Woychyshyn Administrative Assistant, Human Resources Rolling River School Division Box 1170 Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 Phone: 867-2754 Ext 244 Fax: 867-2037 Email: swoychyshyn@rrsd.mb.ca The Rolling River School Division thanks all applicants for their interest.

Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Neepawa Natives cash lottery weathers adversity

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Despite dealing with a few sales obstacles over the course of the spring, Thank you to all applicants for their interest in Rolling the Neepawa Natives were River School Division. Only those candidates selected for still able to score another interviews will be contacted. successful Cash Draw Lottery. The winners of the Health 2020 edition of the junior “A” hockey club’s annual HIP/KNEE Get up to $50,000 fundraiser were unveiled Replacement? from the Government on Sunday, May 31, during Other medical of Canada. a live telecast on NACTV conditions causing ALL Ages & Medical TROUBLE WALKING and online. Darlene Drul, of or DRESSING? Conditions Qualify.

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Neepawa Natives head coach/general manager Ken Pearson (on left) and team president Ken Waddell draw the winning names for the 2020 Cash Draw Lottery.

asking for tickets right up until the last minute. One particular ticket seller noted that they were very impressed with the willingness of people to be supportive.”

A new element to the cash draw was hosting it live on NACTV. The original plan was to hold the event at the team’s spring prospects camp, which had been scheduled for late March. Restrictions due to COVID-19, however, made that inoperable. Waddell said they made the situation work as best they could. He added that the addition of a live broadcast as an ongoing part of the cash draw is something that the team would like to explore.

Natives head coach and

general manager Ken Pearson thanked the members of the 2019/2020 squad for their support in the early sales.

“Right off the start, the players got out there and did a great job of contacting a lot of people. Obviously, COVID stepped in and we had to take a little bit of a step back. But people continued to call in and pledge their support to the hockey club. I think in the last three to four weeks, we had a fair amount of people come in and buy tickets. So, overall, things went very well and we’re really happy that we continued to receive support, given what we are all going through,” stated Pearson.

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The new MJHL season officially started on June 1, and with it, teams now have the ability to sign players and make trades.

The Neepawa Natives were no exception, as they have made three deals right off the bat.

First, the club acquired the CJHL playing rights to defencemen Austin Clyne (01) and Parker Malchuk (01) from the Portage Terriers, as part of the future considerations they received from a previous trade.

Neepawa then immediately flipped Malchuk’s right to the Dauphin Kings in exchange for Carter Sawchuk and the MJHL list rights to Mitch Thiessen

from the Dauphin Kings. Along with Malchuk, Dauphin also received the MJHL rights of Madden Murray and a sixth round pick in the 2021 draft.

Sawchuk has played two seasons in the MJHL for the Kings and has accumulated 75 points (23 goals - 44 assists) in 117 total games. As for Clyne, in 50 games last year with the Terriers, the 18-year-old defenceman has 15 points (3G - 12A) and was selected to the MJHL all-rookie team.

As well, the Neepawa Natives have traded the list rights of Riley Niven to the Winnipeg Blues for a sixth round pick and a conditional fourth round pick in the 2021 draft.

Watching from the sidelines for too long

Note: Protests related to the death of George Floyd continue to spread across the United States and Canada. In relation to what’s going on, Eoin Devereux requested an additional space within the pages of the Banner & Press to briefly discuss the situation.

Column

like i see ‘em

Eoin Devereux

I

don’t know what to do. From the relative safety of small town Canada, I’m watching, in real time, the United States of America crumble.

I don’t know how to stop feeling helpless. But honestly, what I’m feeling is likely a fraction of what African Americans feel, not just now, but on a constant basis.

I don’t know how to facilitate change to the systemic problems of a nation of which I’m not even a citizen. Especially since I can’t say, with any certainty, that I ever attempted to facilitate the type of change that’s needed right here at home.

I don’t know what to say. It feels wrong, and maybe just a little bit selfish, for me to talk about my feelings of confusion, sadness and anger. This isn’t about me.

I’m not smart enough to properly encapsulate what’s happening and how to solve anything. This column is honestly just a monthly therapy session for me to throw out some sarcastic quips and righteous anger about the stupidity of the world. But what’s happening right now isn’t something to quip about. And it isn’t something to simply re-tweet or sign a petition for or show up at a march and then go back to our “normal” lives. Normal is the problem right now. Because my normal is not the same as what George Floyd’s normal was.

I don’t know what to do right now, but I do know that simply doing nothing is not the answer. It wasn’t the answer before all of this either, but I just didn’t see it...or maybe I didn’t bother to look.

All lives will matter, but only when they matter equally.

Disclaimer: Column like I see ‘em is a monthly opinion column for the Neepawa Banner & Press. The views expressed in the article are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

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By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

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• Carberry Collegiate 2020 official graduation day will be Thursday, June 25, but it will be very different this year due to COVID-19.

With a timed schedule, each graduate will have family members present in the Cougardome for reception of a diploma, any awards and photographs.

There will be a parade of graduates later in the day.

Attractive banners containing graduate photographs will be placed along Carberry’s Main Street.

There are 48 potential graduates, so some presentations will occur June 24.

Effective Monday, June 1, small groups of select students will be invited to meet with their teachers for some needed help and motivation.

• Thanks to Dorothy Shupe, we got the opportunity to meet Raymond Chin, of Vancouver, on May 26, who was on a bicycle tour across Canada to Halifax.

Chin (53), a civil engineer graduate from the University of British Columbia, had always wanted the challenge of this trip, so when the work opportun-

Carberry/North Cypress-Langford

Here and there

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Left photo: Raymond Chin, Vancouver cross-country cyclist, stopped in Carberry May 25.

Right photo: Front-line workers, Denise Lamblez (L) and Melissa Krahn, two Gladstone nurses, were seen cycling along Highway #1 on May 26.

ities failed, he thought now is the time.

Raymond had spent the night in the Carberry Campgrounds and went to the East End for some nourishment, before heading for Winnipeg. He speaks three languages, English, French and Cantonese, and plans to cycle 115 miles daily.

French was learned when he studied in Quebec.

Chin planned to reach Halifax in mid-July and hoped to return home via train. He was really im-

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pressed with the congeniality of the East End coffee group, especially Tillie Harpelle, Gene Kramarchuk and Dorothy Shupe.

Since leaving Vancouver, they were the first people to speak with the cyclist.

• Carberry Hospital recently suffered some damage when the sprinkler system malfunctioned. Patients were moved to Glenboro Hospital, their sister health care facility. The personal care area and emergency section remained open.

Renovations are underway and soon the whole facility will be back to normal ,stated the Carberry/Glenboro Hospital manager, Debbie Rea. • Sheldon Kennedy was one of the 2020 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame inductees, which has been postponed until 2021.

Kennedy, who was raised in Elkhorn, spent 15 seasons in the NHL and became famous for his leadership against sexual abuse. His mother, the former Shirley

Adams, was raised in Wellwood and taught school in Neepawa for three years.

Shirley was an outstanding athlete, specializing in fastball and track. Currently, she instructs dance in the Virden area.

• Front-line workers, Melissa Krahn and Denise Lamblez, two Gladstone nurses who enjoy physical activities, were out cycling on Highway #1 Tuesday, May 26. They also cross country ski and kayak on Jackson Lake and the

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Assiniboine River. Krahn is also a North Norfolk municipal councillor.

• Building Sustainable Communities program grants to our area include Carberry 4-H Beef Club ($21,000) for upgrades and improvements to existing 4-H facilities; Town of Carberry ($21,750) for Zoning Bylaws update; and RM of North CypressLangford ($21,000) for Zoning Bylaws update. Of the $10 million Manitoba government grants, Agassiz constituency received $327,432.

• Andrew Johnson, a Canadian, was the first black Valedictorian chosen in 274 years for Princeton University.

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Acreage just east of McCreary features a 2 bedroom bungalow (vinyl siding, metal roof). garage and several sheds. All paved road access.

Priced to sell at $50,000.

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Imagine yourself in this beautiful and private post and beam dream home on a heavily wooded quarter section. This wood and stone themed home boasts two extra-large bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a lovely loft area, a stone fireplace with a pizza oven, a steam shower and much more. Outside you will find a shop/garage/ workshop, a greenhouse, a barn, an efficient central boiler (wood), which heats the home and garage/workshop area with in-floor heat, wood storage area and lots of beautiful views, trees and some pasture land. Being just minutes from Riding Mountain National Park, you will enjoy the view of the birds, wildlife and scenery from the wrap-around deck and screened-in porch on the back of the home. A seasonal creek winds through this property. The crawl space of this well-insulated home is 4’ and built with concrete-filled LOGIX styrofoam blocks. The 2x6 walls are insulated with Roxall insulation and the ceiling’s styrofoam insulation gives it an R60 rating.

MLS# 202011208

Great sized family home features 4 bedrooms, an updated bathroom, newer kitchen cabinets with an abundance of storage. Newer flooring.

Partly fin. bsmt. Single garage has been lined insulated and heated with a pellet stove to add extra living space. $229,000

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Let the fun begin! Year round home at Otter Lake.. 2 bedrooms, nicely updated bath/laundry, deck and more.

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Check out this private sanctuary on the north-west corner of Arden. Enjoy a view from every window of this brick character home with a spacious entryway, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a formal dining room.

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This 1/4 section northeast of Riding Mountain has 130 cultivatable acres, and a 12-acre yard with corrals, with the balance being bush.

A lovely updated 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1,700 sq. ft. home complete with many extras will impress you.

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The sign of a significant achievement

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Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) staff brought yard signs to all their Class of 2020 graduates.

Top row, from left: Shamira Peralta, Tanner Speiss and Lauren Sellman. Bottom, from left: Simone Levasseur and Natalie Babcock.

Congratulations to the graduates of NACI and all the schools in the Westman area.

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