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New hotel begins construction in Neepawa

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

The shovels are in the ground for a highly anticipated new business venture in Neepawa. On Monday, July 17, a group of investors, contractors and local dignitaries all gathered to officially commemorate the start of construction for the new Best Western Plus Hotel.

The upscale hotel complex is being built just slightly north of the junction of Highways 16 and 5, on the southern portion of what was locally known for many years as the ‘C.N. property’. The new building will feature 72 rooms, including several executive style suites, as well as a full pool, water slides and convention centre.

Murray Parrott, who represents the 40 person shareholders group that wanted to bring a hotel franchise to Neepawa, spoke on behalf of those investors at the groundbreaking event. He said that there is an incredible amount of elation for all involved to finally reach this day.

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Best Western Plus officially set to open in 2024

The official groundbreaking for the Best Western Plus in Neepawa was held on Monday, July 17. Representatives for the local shareholders group,as well as Best Western Plus, Stride Credit Union, The Constituency of Agassiz and Town of Neepawa, all particiapted in the event.

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Artists transform Neepawa’s hid’n hollow

Throughout the past week, local artists Katy Martin and Meaghan Peters have been working on the wall, creating a large and eye catching mural.

Top left: Shades of green were applied to act as a base for the mural. Peters can be seen applying a coat of the paint in the photo pictured at the bottom right.

Bottom left: The outline of a tree is carefully painted by Martin.

Top right: The mural as it appeared on the morning of July 18.

1973: Area local to work at Deloraine Hospital

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

125 years ago, Saturday, July 16, 1898

Moses McFadden spent some days in the Valley a short while ago. Several old Hudson’s Bay trails have been thrown open, causing much inconvenience to many and only serving a few.

100 years ago, Tuesday, July 17, 1923

Jas. Walker, of Humstone, lost a large barn, several sets of harness and 4,000 oat

sheaves by fire on July 5. As the fire started about 8:00 p.m. while the help was at hand, the ten horses in the stable were got out safely.

75 years ago, Thursday, July 22, 1948

Some of the best known boxers in Manitoba, many of them current champions lead by Ed Zastre, Canadian heavy weight champion and Olympic fighter, will be in Neepawa on Saturday, July 31. Sponsored by the Neepawa and District Canadian Legion, the proceeds will be in aid

of the building fund for the new Legion Hall. T. Evans is chairman of the committee arranging the show.

Fifty names are required before the Neepawa Board of Trade can go ahead with a new housing plan with the Central Mortgage Housing Corporation.

50 years ago, Thursday, July 19, 1973

Veronika Lehmann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lehmann, graduated July 6 from the St. Boniface School of Nursing. Veronika attended the Arden

School and Neepawa Area Collegiate. We wish Veronika much success in her nursing career in the Deloraine Hospital.

20 years ago, Monday, July 21, 2003

No damage was reported after a tornado touched down in a field near Cordova, about 10 miles southwest of Neepawa last Monday.

Environment Canada meteorologist Jay Anderson, of Winnipeg, said the twister touched down for about five mins–a relatively short time period for a tornado…

The worst hit part of the province was the Altona area, where baseballsized hail, coupled with a twister, smashed car windows, flattened crops and uprooted trees.

On Sunday, July 13, a group of former students, descendants of former students and friends were on hand for the unveiling of a cairn to mark the site of the Budka School…

Budka School No. 1717 was built in 1914, seven miles north and one quarter mile west of Glenella, by Albert J. Kuno, a Glenalla merchant.

Disclaimer: The information gathered and used each week in the Looking Back feature is directly taken from the original print copy of the Neepawa Press and Neepawa Banner newspapers. Any errors or omissions from stories (Factually or otherwise) are the result of the original print and not the responsibility of the archivist for the current version of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.

If you were looking to diversify your wardobe around this time in 1973, Marr Fashions had something planned to help you do just that. This advertisment from the business appeared in the July 19, 1973 edition of The Press.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BANNER & PRESS ARCHIVES Veronika Lehmann, who graduated from Nursing School on July 6, 1973.

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By Chad Carpenter Tundra

A straw bale….

It could be very simple

My former U of M professor said at a grad gathering to be wary of statistics. Being a good farm girl, she knew of what she spoke. She said, “A couple of statisticians were out rabbit hunting. They both spotted the same rabbit at the same time and each took a shot. One shot was two feet in front of the rabbit, one shot was two feet behind the rabbit. On average the rabbit was dead”.

Last week I wrote a column titled “It should never happen again”. I had one reaction that called it “trash”. I had one that disagreed with me and two who liked it. On the average, the column was OK I guess.

Last week’s column got me thinking more about what I said in it, “The farther away from the community-reality a decision is made, the worse the decision you get.” Right now, we have a lot of decisions being made by people who are totally unaffected by the decision. Case in point is the highway speed zone east of Neepawa on Hwy. 16. It needs to be reduced. Everybody who travels that piece of road knows that. In the past 20 years, the HyLife plant has expanded to 1,700 workers coming and going to the plant twice a day. I can remember when that approach was into a field that would have half a dozen vehicles a year pull in. There is a rental business on that stretch of road now, a Manitoba Hydro station, a machinery dealership and there will soon be an approach to a regional hospital. The speed limits need to be reduced.

The Town of Neepawa has made all the appropriate applications, but have been turned down. Turned down by whom, you may ask? By Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation (MIT). It used to be called Manitoba Highways, but the newer, more complicated title speaks volumes. Same task,

but made to sound more important. The problem is the MIT staff will tell you that the Town of Neepawa, or any other town for that matter, is the traffic authority within their town. That is obviously not the case or the town decision to lower speed limits would have been implemented months, if not years ago. If (or more precisely when) there is accident or death on that stretch of road, will the MIT bigwigs take the heat, or the town?

Also, if the speeds change, the civil servants get paid. If the speeds don’t change, they still get paid. Besides, the longer the decision is kept out of local hands, the more studies get done and the more people, who are not affected by the decision, get paid to sit on their butt and pontificate. Either the towns are the traffic authority, or they are not. Clearly they are not and that is just plain wrong.

Let me explain just how dumb the process is. Around 2000, MIT fought hard against putting in traffic lights at the corner of Mountain and Hwy. 16 (Main Street) in Neepawa. Study after study was done and the answer always came back “No”. Then one day there was an accident on Mountain and MIT had to come out and check the location for proper signage, etc. The official in charge pulled into town from the west and, not unexpectedly, had to wait and wait for oncoming traffic to go through so he could to turn left onto Mountain

Ave. Once it was he who was in danger and delayed in his travels, he was now affected by the lack of lights. The quote I heard was that he “Didn’t care what the traffic count studies said, we need lights at that corner.”

Some years later, with similar, but worse, problems at the junction of Hwy. 16 and Hwy 5 north, MIT officials were finally convinced to put in lights. With the earlier example in 2000, I was Mayor of Neepawa and was fully aware of both the need and the delays, so, along with council, had been pushing for change and it finally came. In the second instance, 10 years later, I was mayor again and was at a meeting where many suggestions were being turned down by MIT. In exasperation, I said, “You have to give us something to go home with.” The official said, “OK, we’ll put in traffic lights”. Those lights have likely saved lives at that very busy intersection.

The case of the speed zone changes mentioned above, in contrast to traffic lights, have almost no cost. It would be a matter of moving two to four signs. The delays are not needed, studies aren’t needed. Simple action is required, but simple action, even when it’s both cheap and obvious, doesn’t seem to be part of the MIT department’s abilities.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Banner & Press staff.

My sister the younger sent a photo of a straw bale she had bought at a roadside kiosk, snug in the back of her vehicle. She never blinked at the five dollars she paid for, but reflected on the irony that as much as she appreciated the help in getting it loaded, she was perturbed that the seller recognized her as too old to load it by herself. Many of us are caught in that dilemma at one stage of our life, and so I encouraged her to get used to it!

It was the bale that triggered the memories and conversation. We recalled our father collecting bales with his beat up red Toyota– a truck that became synomous with the appearance of our father. He loved that truck! The reflection progressed to her memories of Gerald and John, a cousin and his friend who spent many a summer at the farm, taking pride in how perfectly they could stack a rack of bales, and how many they could get on a load. Those were her memories. I remembered the day that John and I loaded an epic load of straw bales– the tallest and shapeliest load one could image– only to have dad tell us to unload it at the neighbour’s farm! Mr. Thiessen needed/wanted straw bales and dad had promised him a load. Needless to say, John and I were disappointed. Then there was the summer of transition. Dad had returned to university and the young men who worked for him were accustomed to loading a few bales, engaging in a philosophical discussion, working a bit and talking a bit. Left in charge, I wanted the job done in the least amount of wasted time, and they resented a young snippet ordering their days. Alas, I had forgotten how much I appreciated the start and stop working with dad, for it was indeed a pleasant and easier way to get a great deal done with what felt like less effort.

Five dollars for one square bale of hay. My sister’s comment was that we could have been rich. I asked Gordon to guess the value and he hoped it wouldn’t be more than three. Nope. Five. A brief pause and then he added he remembered when they sold for fifteen cents a bale. Inflation has hit everyone, everywhere. It’s a long time since those fifteen cents days. Why, that would be when a Coke was 10 cents, as was a bag of chips!

One of the things about retirement, well, semi retirement, is the ample time in a day to remember and reminisce. The further ahead I go, the further behind to observe! My father maintained that the unexamined life was not worth the living. It is safe to say that my very examined life is definitely worth the living. I love how a phrase or a photo can take me down a rabbit hole. There are times when I am surprised at what I see that I missed the other times I entered that same rabbit hole, age and experience contributing to the new view. May it always be so.

Ken Waddell

Right in the Centre

Dreams worth working (and praying) for, Part VI

In one of his many stand-up comedy routines, the late George Carlin made a statement that, though shocking, has proven to be quite true. “In this country (meaning the United States),” he said, “You have no rights. If you doubt my words, just do some research on the way Japanese Americans were treated after the Pearl Harbor bombing in WW2.”

The facts speak for themselves. Roughly 120,000 Japanese Americans, many of whom were living on the west coast, were relocated to internment camps in Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Arkansas, Idaho and Utah. In Canada, 22,000 Japanese Canadians, most of whom lived in BC’s Lower Mainland suffered a similar fate. Regarding the Japanese Americans, Carlin said: “They were American citizens who had the same rights as every other American until, with one stroke of a pen, their government took them all away.”

Carlin went on to argue that what Americans con-

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sider to be their inalienable rights are little more than privileges that can be revoked at any time. The same, I would argue, is true in Canada. Section One of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that an individual’s rights can be limited by law so long as those limits can be shown to be reasonable in a free and democratic society. That, of course, raises the questions of who determines what limits are reasonable and what criteria are used when making those decisions. In both countries, these decisions are made by governments.

And that is a huge part of the problem. Over the past 30 years, the focus of our country’s laws has changed. The rights of an individual are now supreme. So when drafting new laws or even

when passing Orders in Council to ensure public safety (during a pandemic, for example), governments must ensure that they do not unduly limit an individual’s basic human rights. There is always the danger that measures made with the best intentions can be overturned by the courts and their benefits can be lost.

In addition, as we saw before pandemic restrictions were fully lifted, governments may have to deal with citizens who resent the restrictions imposed on them and take to the streets to demonstrate their displeasure-all in the name of asserting their rights.

Humans were not created to live in isolation, focusing on themselves alone. God made us to live in communities-groups of people who look out for

and care for each other-who live as neighbors and work together to make their part of the world a better place for all who live in it. But for that to happen, we must be prepared to give up some of our rights so that we can fulfill our responsibilities to others in our community. Governments cannot force us to yield our rights and act responsibly. We must choose to do so. That choice must be motivated by love for those around usnot just any love; but God’s love filling us and flowing through us to touch others.

I long to see the day when people will stop talking about rights and start asking how they can act more responsibly to serve their families, their neighbours, their friends, the others in their communities and most of all, their God. I long to see the day when people will take initiative, do more for themselves and demand less from governments.

Can it happen? Yes. Will it happen in my lifetime?

I don’t know; but it is certainly a dream work working and praying for.

God’s grace is the only remedy from the grip of sin in our lives

By Pastor Vlad Makyeyev First Baptist Church

The Holy Bible is the Word of the living God. It never embellishes sin. God in His Word tells us that none of us is spiritually and morally pure. As fallen creatures, we are so wicked that we proclaim our own “goodness” despite having and practicing many hidden and evident sins in our lives. Just take a look at what human race does. People love evil rather than good. Our full jails testify to that. Our eyes are full of anger, greed, and adultery. We are corrupt in our business practices and politics. We are driven by greed and self-indulgence since our physical birth. We love sin, and hate holy God

The Carberry bus crash: If there’s political will, we can do better

Editor’s note: Though this letter to the editor exceeeds the standard 400 word limit that the Banner & Press normally attempts to adhere to, we felt it made enough points that needed to be shared in full with the public.

Enough time has gone by that the handivan crash that happened on June 15 at Carberry has already fallen off the front page and is becoming old news. As I write this, seven people are still in the hospital, one who is still in critical care. This story is not old news for them, nor is it old news for the families in Dauphin who are still coming to terms with losing their loved ones, And, it’s also not old news to the people who first arrived on that scene, the members of the general public who stopped, and the first responders from Carberry and Neepawa, who saw and heard things that could cause PTSD which they will carry with them for a lifetime.

I have only recently moved back to Carberry after 18 years away, but this intersection has been a problem for my town for decades, longer than the 52 years I’ve been alive. My first understanding of the danger of it was after a friend of my grandfather’s was decapitated there over 30 years ago. In Carberry, we have long memories and despite MPI’s assessment only being ten years back, we know that there has been many fatalities and accidents there over many, many years.

and His holy Word.

On the top of all this, we joyfully embrace all kinds of idolatry so that we can continue to live in sin pleasing our flesh and pride. We profess God but, in our actions, we deny Him.

Titus 1:15-16, “To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed”.

Isaiah 5:20, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who substitute darkness for light and light

for darkness; who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”

This is the time and place we are living in now! If we do not repent of our sins and ask God to forgive us, we are condemned as human race before Creator God who is holy and just. Please, do not think that these verses in the Bible are written about someone else or another

country. It can be you, me, and us.

Lord Jesus, we need your grace. Extend the period of your grace because there are so many on the march to the fiery hell deceived by the devil and his minions.

If your second coming is round the corner, let it be so! Come, Lord Jesus, and take Your bride, your true Church home!

Thumbs up, thumbs down

To the Margaret Laurence Home Committee, volunteers, gardeners, artists and crafters for hosting the Manawaka garden pARTy. It was a wonderful display of Neepawa area talent. To those who have never toured the Margaret Laurence home or the MacPhee’s Gardenview Farm, please check out these treasures!

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This is a very busy intersection and it has a median that is too short for semi’s, trucks with trailers, farm equipment and buses. Many farmers take their equipment a mile east or west to cross the #1 because it’s just too dangerous at that intersection. Others take their chances trying to cross both lanes without stopping in the middle. Drivers who are unfamiliar with the crossing get stuck in the middle with their butt-ends sticking out on the driving lane. The intersection has been made busier now that we have the casino, Spruce Woods Park, the McCain’s plant, increased agricultural traffic during seeding and harvest, and many commuters who drive through it daily on their way to work, not to mention that truck transportation has greatly increased, moving almost all goods across the province and country. Surely increased safety should also be warranted.

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A thumbs down for the destruction of a noise buffer hedge at 5th and Main. Due to one driver’s careless driving. It caused little or no obstruction in 45 plus years as shown in the June 30 Banner.

Norm Hogarth Neepawa, MB

out of helen’s kitchen

Helen Drysdale Robin Hood

The year is 1915: Nellie McClung presents a petition to the Alberta Legislature demanding women’s suffrage, “In Flanders Fields” is written by Canadian poet and physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, Alexander Graham Bell makes the first coast-to-coast long distance phone call from a land line, and Robin Hood Flour Mills published the first of many cookbooks. Opened in 1909, at Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, Robin Hood Flour Mills, with its green-and-red archer emblem established itself as one of the most trusted names in Canadian kitchens. Their cookbook took over two years and ten thousand dollars to make and specifically promoted “Robin Hood” flour. The cookbook’s forward states, “No pains have been spared to make the Robin Hood cookbook the finest example of modern printing.” Written by Mrs. Rorer, an author of many books on cooking, it featured beautiful artwork by the artist, Mr. Moen. My grandmother emigrated from France in 1912 as a teenager with her family. She later acquired this cookbook and used it to help feed her family of eight children. I am proud to have inherited this cookbook for my collection. My grandma’s copy features splatters of the ingredients used in the recipes she made. I know which recipes she favored the most by the amount of splatters! I also have a newer version from 1950 given to my mom at her wedding shower. Its forward states “ We hope this book will be your gold mine of bright ideas, your friend in deed…that nobody can ever borrow it from you without being made to cross her heart and hope to die that she’ll bring it back the next day!”

Today’s Robin Hood recipe are Ice Box cookies (AKA refrigerator cookies). Whip up several batches of this cookie dough and refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months. When your favorite mother-in-law phones to say she is coming over or you are craving homemade cookies, just slice and bake. It’s just that simple. This recipe is basic dough and can be made as is. Chocolate chips do not work in this dough as they do not slice. To vary the dough:

•Lemon poppy seed cookies; omit the vanilla and add 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, 2 tsp. lemon zest and 3 Tbsp. poppy seeds.

•Festive cookies; add 3/4 cup chopped red and green candied cherries and 1/2 cup coconut.

•Old fashioned cookies; add 1/2 cup finely cut dates, 1/2 cup chopped nuts and 1 tsp. cinnamon to the flour.

•Rum raisin cookies; omit the vanilla and add 1 1/2 tsp. rum flavoring and add 2/3 cup of finely cut raisins.

•Butterscotch; omit the vanilla, add 1 tsp. butterscotch or caramel flavour, replace the white sugar with brown and add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.

•Sprinkle cookies; add 1/4 cup sprinkles and roll the shaped dough in sprinkles.

•Coconut cookies; omit the vanilla and add 1 tsp. coconut flavoring and add 3/4 cup of shredded coconut.

Basic ice box cookie recipe

2 1/2 cups Robin Hood Flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup butter

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).

40 per cent of vehicles travel above posted speed limit

Submitted Manitoba Public Insurance

Speeding on Manitoba roads continues to be one of top contributing factors in serious –and often deadly – collisions, with 40 per cent of vehicles found travelling above the posted speed limit in a recent MPI province-wide study. Of these vehicles, seven per cent were travelling more than 10 kilometres above the posted speed limit.

The 2022 study, which included over 1.2 million vehicles at over 50 different urban and rural locations throughout the province, was designed to better understand how frequently drivers were speeding on Manitoba’s roadways. MPI plans to use the findings to improve existing programs and develop new targeted initiatives to reduce speeding.

“MPI data has consistently shown us that speed is a contributing factor in almost 20 per cent of all fatal collisions annually and this latest study tells us that remains a common and risky habit for many drivers,” said Satvir Jatana, MPI’s Chief Customer Officer. “No matter what road you’re on, when you’re behind the wheel it’s important to drive the speed limit for that area and remember to adjust for weather, road and traffic conditions.”

Preliminary fatal collision data shows that speed was the primary contributing factor in approximately 30 per cent of the fatalities that have occurred on Manitoba roads to

date in 2023.

New electronic speed display sign program

To increase drivers’ awareness of their travelling speeds, MPI is launching a new program this fall to provide electronic speed display signs to interested municipalities and First Nations. As part of the program, MPI will fund the purchase of up to 35 signs in 2023 and an additional 20 signs in 2024, with no cost to the communities.

“The results of our pilot program conducted last year found that electronic signs are effective in reducing vehicle speeds and making our roads safer for all road users,” Jatana said.

Tips to manage your speed

Follow these road safety tips to always keep your speed in check:

• Plan your route and give yourself enough time to safely reach your destination.

• Use cruise control to avoid inadvertently going over the speed limit.

• Maintain a safe following distance, which means a four-second distance in ideal driving conditions.

• Remember when passing by a roadside emergency vehicle, you must move to the farthest lane from the scene whenever possible. In this situation, drivers also are required to slow down to 40 km/h when the posted speed limit is below 79 km/h or 60 km/h when the posted speed limit is 80 km/h or higher.

1/2 cup All Vegetable or Golden Shortening

1 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Stir well to blend. Cream butter, shortening and sugar, together using electric mixer. Add eggs and vanilla and mix. Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture. Mix well. Shape dough into 2 rolls about 2 inches (5 cm.) in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper and chill overnight in the refrigerator or freeze for later. When ready to use cut into 1/4” (5 mm) slices. Place on ungreased baking sheets allowing room for spreading. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 13 minutes or until golden.

Annual

The Neepawa Titans is a community owned team.

Come out and meet the Staff and Board, as we plan for the future of the Team. Board positions are available and elections will take place at the A.G.M. Contact: Ward Szucki at 204-841-2213 or Jamie Denbow 204-212-0587.

For more information you can reach Ken Pearson, Head Coach and General Manager at 204-841-4552

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Murray Parrott speaks to Rotary Club about new hotel plan

By Ken Waddell Neepawa Banner & Press

On Page 7 of last week’s Neepawa Banner & Press, a photo was shared showing the beginning of the groundwork for Neepawa’s Best Western Plus (BWP) hotel.

Just after print deadline, spokesperson Murray Parrott made an update presentation to the Neepawa Rotary Club on Wednesday, July 12.

Parrott said the project started to in 2017-18 but had been delayed for a number of reasons but the intervening years have brought about some exciting changes. He said, “We started out 63 rooms, then 67, then 69 and now the plan is set at 72 rooms. The foundation work is about to begin based on 72 rooms” The extra rooms came about as a result of re-arranging stairways and maintenance and laundry facilities.

Parrott and members of the group visited many other hotels and found out “many things not to do”. All floors will be virtually identical, there will be a room for a hot breakfast and that kitchen will be available to cater to special events.

Parrott said they learned a lot from the BWP hotels at Winkler and Morden. The new hotel will have a large swimming pool and three water slides suited to various ages. The hotel will face west onto Hwy. 5 and

A fabulous weekend of fun, food and music

Inaugural Whitemud Music Festival to be held in August

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Whitemud Music Festival

The organizing committee is pleased to announce that plans are well underway for a fabulous weekend of fun , food and music in the beautiful Lansdowne Centennial Park in Arden MB on Aug. 25 and 26.

This two day music festival includes eight bands, three food trucks and lots and lots of fun. Rush camping is included with your ticket and there is plenty of room for the biggest of RVs and a great shaded space for tenting as well.

As for our performers, Friday night at 8:00 p.m. The Chris Ghidoni Band will kick things off, performing their blues/ rock sounds, and are guaranteed to get us in the mood for our Friday headliner, The B34st. This band is all the way from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and is known for their high energy crowd pleasing performances. If you have never seen these guys perform, you are definitely missing out!

Saturday at 12:00 p.m., our day of music starts off with a local act out of Neepawa called Lunch Money. They play a great set of songs that everyone will know and be able to sing along with. Next up is another local group out of Minnedosa called No Maintenance, another great group who perform popular songs we all know and love. The next two bands are Westman favorites, Crossfyre and Full Flannel Jacket. Both bands are Brandon based and have a proven record of getting people up dancing, enjoying their great song selection and performances.

To end the night on Saturday, we are excited to have Cobra Snake Neck Tie ( a great George Thorogood tribute band out Winnipeg) take the stage to give us some hard hitting blues/rock tunes. And the final act to hit the stage on Saturday is another band from Winnipeg called ZZ Topless that will have us all up and rockin to our favorite ZZ Top tunes. What a fantastic line up for our inaugural festival.

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have good visibility from Hwy. 5 and 16. There will be 12 to 14 staff.

Parrott is optimistic the hotel will be up in 14 months and that will enable the facility to accommodate a couple years of hospital construction workers, work-

ers from the new regional school project and the proposed reconstruction of Hwy. 5. The group has 40 shareholders with varying amounts of investment. BWP is a membership group, not a franchise.

Manitoba’s Largest Small Town Fair! THANK

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PHOTO BY JOHN DRINKWATER

Murray Parrott updated members of the Neepawa Rotary Club on the Best Western Plus just underway.

Neepawa seeks input on future active transportation plans

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

Neepawa wants you to get active with your opinions when it comes to transportation. The Town is exploring the creation of an advanced active transportation master plan, and have launched a new survey inviting residents to share their perspective.

Active Transportation is defined as any type of human-powered travel within a community from one place to another. Walking and cycling are the best examples of this type of model.

Town officials are hoping the information you provide to the survey will help them

in planning for future infrastructure improvements.

It’ll also be used to develop a safe and fully integrated network throughout Neepawa to help get people around town safely without using cars.

The survey can be located online at the top of the main page of the Town of Neepawa’s website. It can also be opened by using the QR code found on the posters located through the community highlighting the project.

Anyone who competes the survey is entered to win a $250 gift card to a local Neepawa retailer of their choice. The survey will be accessible online until Friday, July 28.

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The Town of Neepawa is looking for your thoughts on how to best expand and improve its active transportation model.

Arrival of hotel in Neepawa could mean much more to the community than just new local jobs

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“It’s been a six year journey, and there has been an awful lot that’s happened in those six years,” said Parrott. ‘But, we’re very happy to have reached this moment.”

As for partnering with a brand such as Best Western Plus, Parrott said it was very important for the investors to collaborate with a well regarded and respected business. Fellow investor Marvin Beaumont elaborated on Parrott’s point.

“There were several hotel chains that identified Neepawa as being the next logical market to establish themselves in, within Manitoba. So, when [the local group of investors] started looking for who we should go with, the more we researched, the more it seemed Best Western Plus was, clearly, the right choice,”

A valuable market

On the other side of the partnership is BWH Hotels, the global parent company of Best Western Plus. Gilles Landry, owner and operator of a Best Western Plus in Winnipeg, has aided the local investors group through the entire process. He was on hand for the official groundbreaking ceremony and spoke with the Banner & Press after the festivities concluded. He said they are impressed with the local investors and see great potential in Neepawa.

“With this new location, we will now have ten [Best Western Plus] in Manitoba. A decade ago, it was only two. We’ve been careful with our placements, partnering with investors and communities that we felt had potential, and Neepawa is very much like

that. A growing community and a great location. I think this will be very good for the town, and everyone involved,” noted Landry.

Creating economic opportunities

The establishment of a new hotel in Neepawa also means more than just a few new local jobs and a comfortable stop for weary travellers. It will also puts the community into consideration for a variety of events and other business ventures.

While he was unable to offer any specifics, Parrott noted there has been inquires already from a few interested parties.

“Since the sign has gone up, our Economic Development Officer [Marilyn Crewe], has received a lot of inquires from outside our Neepawa catchment area. So, we do have people looking closely at Neepawa now. [As well], we’ve already had people wanting to build next to us, so we’re being cautious on how we’re doing things, but it’s definitely great for the town,” stated Parrott. “You know, I was asked by one group, who are planning an event for March of 2024. We told them ‘Well, we’re not going to open until around September [2024]’. So, they came back and indicated ‘Okay, we’ll plan for March of 2025, for now’. So, an opportunity like this is all about accommodation and availability. That’s the one thing Neepawa has really needed, is access to accommodation.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the hotel is looking at a September 2024 completion. Between 12 and 14 staff positions are expected to be created from the hotel.

PHONE: 476-5919

A pair of renderings of what the new Best Western Plus in Neepawa will likely look like once it is completed in 2024.

Neepawa minor ball teams compete at baseball provincials

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

A trio of local minor ball clubs were out and about last weekend proudly representing Neepawa in the Baseball Manitoba Provincial Championships.

The 11U AA team visited Altona, and were one of 16 clubs to make the tournament. Neepawa was placed in Pool C, which consisted of the host club from Altona, as well as teams from Fort Garry and Rock Lake.

In their first two games, on Friday, July 14, Neepawa first defeated Rock Lake, by the score of 4-3, but then were blanked by Altona, by the score of 9-0. In their final round-robin matchup versus Fort Garry, Neepawa was just overpowered by the city club, and lost 11-1. A team from MacDonald, ultimately won the weekend, beating St. James 6-5 in the championship final.

Just a little down the road in Winkler, Neepawa’s 13U AA club was also competing. Their competition in the round-robin portion of the weekend included teams from Morden, Rock Lake and Fort Garry. It was a tough opening day for Neepawa, as they were defeated by Rock Lake and Morden on Friday, July 14. They then closed out the road trip with a Saturday loss to Fort Garry. The tournament final would see the host club Winkler win it all, beating Fort Garry 9-3.

The third and final baseball provincial for Neepawa last weekend was in Niverville, and featured the 15U A club. Our team was paired up against Seine River, Lundar, Niverville and Winkler in the round-robin.

In their pair of games on Friday, July 14, Neepawa started off strong, with a 10-7 win over Niverville, and a 7-4 victory over

Lundar. The games on Saturday, however, were not as successful, as Neepawa lost to both Winkler (6-4) and Seine River (4-2). Their 2-2 record put them just outside of advancement into the provincial playoffs.

Neepawa/Portage series tied

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

The series between the Neepawa Cubs and Portage Padres has been much more dramatic than many fans of the Santa Clara Baseball League had likely expected.

In game one of the bestof-three series on Friday,

Blue Dolphins open swim season in Hamiota

Submitted

Neepawa Blue Dolphins Swim Club

The Neepawa Blue Dolphins Swim Team opened up the swim competition in Hamiota on Sunday July 16. It was a cool day, but still the swimmers prevailed and competed.Following are the results from the local athletes:

7/8 Girls : Charlize Macymic-3rd 50m Backstroke; 3rd 25m Breaststroke.

25m Freestyle; 2nd 25m Backstroke.

13/14 Boys: Jacey Smith-1st 25m Butterfly, 25m Breaststroke and 25m Freestyle; 4th 50m Freestyle.

July 14, the fifth seeded Cubs shocked Portage with a 5-4 walkoff win. That was their fourth time this year that Neepawa has picked up a victory via walk off. Game two would see a similar walkoff win, this time for the Padres.

That game also included seven separate lead chan-

ges, before Portage locked down the 9-8 victory Game 3, which is the deciding game of this intense series was scheduled to be played on Wednesday, July 19, just after the Banner & Press publication deadline. Details on that game will appear on the Santa Clara Baseball League website.

Minnedosa sweeps Austin

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

The Minnedosa Mavericks have pulled off an upset in the opening round of the Santa Clara Baseball League playoffs. The sixth place Mavs, who closed out the regular season with an 4-11 record, have swept the third place Austin A’s (8-7). Perhaps even more unexpected than the win itself, is perhaps the manner in which Minnedosa eliminated their opponents, winning 2-0 and 13-6, to very quickly win the bestof-three series.

The game one win could be credited to the excellent duel pitching effort of Aus -

tin Taylor and John Hutton, who gave up just three hits combined over the course of seven innings.

In game two, it was much more of an offensive back and forth, as hitters for both clubs found their rhythm. While Austin jumped out to a very quick 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning, Minnedosa replied with five runs of their own in the fourth and sixth innings, respectively.

John Hutton was a huge contributor to the Mavericks’ success, hitting a home run and adding four RBIs to secure the win. Josh McInnes, also aided in the victory, going 2-for-3 at the plate and collecting a pair of

stolen bases. Jared Martens, meanwhile, went 1-for-3 with a home run a home run and 3 RBI for Austin. With this series upset, the Minnedosa Mavericks now move on to face the top team in the Santa Clara League this regular season, the Carberry Royals (11-4). Game one is scheduled for Friday, July 21 in Carberry, while game two is set for Minnedosa for Monday, July 24. Both are set for a 7:00 p.m. start time. Game three, if necessary, will be announced shortly, with those details available on the Santa Clara Baseball League website.

In the tournament final, on Sunday, 16, Wawanesa/ Souris beat Brandon, by a final score of 10-9.

Congratulations to all the Neepawa clubs on a tremendous effort and spectacular season overall.

9/10 Girls: Norah Grace Reid-1st 100m Breaststroke, 100m IM, and 50m Breaststroke; 2nd 25m Butterfly; 3rd 25m Breaststroke; Rylee Wilson-2nd 50m Backstroke; 3rd 25m Butterfly; 1st 25m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle, and 25m backstroke.

9/10 Boys: Joey Smith1st 50m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, 25m Freestyle, and 25m Backstroke.

11/12 Girls : Teylar Jacobsen-1st 100m Breaststroke, 100m Backstroke, 25m Breaststroke, and 100m IM/3rd 50m Freestyle; Anne Crosson-1st 50m Backstroke, and 50m Butterfly; 2nd 50m Freestyle. 100m IM and 2nd 50m Butterfly.

13/14 Girls: Clar Ann Howe-7th 50m Freestyle; 1st 25m Breaststroke and

15/17 Girls : Kammi Smith-1st 100m Backstroke, 200m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle and 200m IM Aliyeh Jacobson-1st 50m Freestyle and 25m Freestyle; 3rd 100 IM

Big shoutout to Ashley, Alyssa, and Austin Nadeau who competed at the meet, but were unable to be counted because they compete in the winter with the Brandon swim team.

The next meet for the Blue Dolphins is scheduled for Sunday, July 23 over in Winkler. That will be followed up by the Neepawa Meet, which is set for Saturday, July 29 at the Neepawa Swimming Pool. The start time for the event is set for is 9:00 a.m.

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The Neepawa 11U, 13U and 15 U baseball teams.

Irene Mauthe

June 10, 1935 – July 12, 2023

Mom passed away suddenly, but peacefully, the morning of July 12, 2023 at the age of 88 years.

She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Arnold, children Terri, Karen (Tim), Craig (Michele), grandchildren Robyn, Scott (Jessica), Kenton (Ashlin), Bryce (Amilee), great-grandchildren Tyson, Alisha, Avery, Adelynn, sister Agnes Mohr, in-laws Gertie Chipka, Ernest Mauthe, Doreen and Norm Fox, and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents, Jack and Katherine Single, infant brother Richard, brothers and their spouses Arnold and Edna Single, Bob and Alma Single, in-laws Adolph and Freida Mauthe, Ed and Margaret Mauthe, Sharon and Steve Scrupa, Barry Chipka, and nieces Susan Mackenzie and Diana Mohr. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 28, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, Waldersee MB. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mom’s memory to Christ Lutheran Church or a charity of your choice.

For all of us she did her best, God grant her now eternal rest.

Clarke’s Funeral Home Gladstone - MacGregor in care of arrangements

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Two bedroom, one bathroom apartment at Stewart House in Minnedosa. The apartment is in a quiet 12-plex apartment block and is a 55+ building for a single or couple. The apartment includes AC, a plug-in parking stall, fridge, stove, in-buiding laundry, secure entrance into the building, storage room, deck and more. Rent is $1,050./month plus hydro. Water is included with the rent. No smokers or pets. A one-year lease is necessary and references required. For more information or to book a viewing call 204-826-2184.

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Jarvis Trucking Ltd,

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Operating super B grain hoppers, prairie provinces only. Contact Steve, 204-385-3048 or 204-871-5139

Email kjarvisfarms@gmail.com

We currently looking for both a permanent and part time farm hands. We are a 7000ac family grain farm located at Laurier MB, with strong beliefs in working together. We offer competitive wages (based on experience). During the busy season we work longer hours (12-16hrs per day) and work around the weather. The remainder of the year we aim for weekends off and for 8-5. (Option for more if required)

FULL TIME POSITION

- class 1a is a must (hauling grain, seed and fertilizer, water trailer for sprayer)

- field duties (harrowing, spraying, fertilizing, picking stones, dirt work, and operating gps)

- maintenance (general farm maintenance, equipment services, and minor repairs. Heated shop)

- welding is a asset

- general farm duties (yard care, cleaning, washing of equipment)

William “Bill” Clarke

June 10, 1931 – July 10, 2023

Bill passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 10, 2023, at the the Third Crossing Manor, Gladstone at the age of 92. Bill was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Manchester, England to John & Olive Clarke.

Bill grew up in in Lancashire and Yorkshire, England working on his parents farms. He then took on his own farm in Lothersdale, Yorkshire after his marriage to Margaret(nee Wall) in 1958 and raised their 3 older children: Steven, Patricia (Tricia) and Catherine (Cathy). He and Margaret also farmed a hill farm in the Yorkshire Dales where their third daughter Jackie was born.

Bill soon felt that England was becoming too constraining and he wanted to follow in his grandfathers footsteps. He was always up for new adventure and and so he and Margaret and his 4 children set sail and immigrated to Canada in 1974. His love to farm led him first to Blenheim Ontario where he worked on a dairy farm and his 4th daughter Dawn was born. Bill then started farming on his own in Wellington County and his youngest son, Jonathan was born in Fegus, Ontario.

The call of the west was a big pull for Bill to have his own farm and opportunities for his sons to farm and set up farming in Amaranth Manitoba where they lived for nearly 40 years.

Bill had a great love for life, he loved his wife Margaret, his children, his grandchildren and his great grandchildren and he loved All Creatures Great and Small, especially his dogs. He had a great sense of humour, told the best stories, told and made up great rhymes, loved country music and folk music. He loved to talk to people and often told great tales about his childhood years and growing up in England. Bill was dearly loved and will be terribly missed by all of his family and all who knew him.

Bill is survived by his loving wife Margaret (Wall) of 64 years. Daughters: Patricia (Tim) Scoffield, Catherine (Peter) Robinson, Jackie (Curtis) Sutherland, Dawn (Marty) Isfeld, and son Jonathan (Keri), 22 Grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren, his sister Pauline Naylor and brother John Clarke.

Bill is predeceased by his parents John and Olive Clarke, granddaughter Dawn Robinson. May he be reunited with his eldest son, Steven Clarke whom he has missed terribly.

Clarke’s Funeral Home Gladstone – MacGregor in care of arrangements.

Rose Labuik, and her family, wish to thank everyone who came out, near and far, for her 101st birthday.

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to everyone for the Flowers, Food, Cards and condolences for the Passing of our Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother.

Lorraine Ferrar

Special thanks to Dr.Milligan and all the staff at Neepawa Hospital for the excellent care Lorraine received.

Lori Speiss, Ashleigh Jamieson, Jimmy Kawohl, Jenniffer Speiss, and Tyler Rehaume and families.

Cultivated Acres for Rent

Land Description SE 31-13-12 135 acres approx.

SW 29-13-12 115 acres approx.

SE 29-13-12 50 acres approx.

NW 20-13-12 150 acres approx.

NE 20-13-12 150 acres approx.

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Rolling River School Division

Maintenance Worker - PAINTER (Licensed Trades)

Full Time - Permanent - 12 months per year

The school division has a central maintenance shop in Minnedosa, MB with six (6) Maintenance Workers (Licensed Trades and Unlicensed Trades) who maintain 12 schools and Division office and shop buildings. For more details and application information, please visit our website at www.rrsd.mb.ca select Employment then Support Staff Positions link.

Thank you to all applicants for their interest in Rolling River School Division. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Tender

TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION

Invites tenders for Clear Diesel Fuel & Clear Gasoline

Tenders for approximately 95,000 litres of clear diesel fuel to be delivered to various Division owned tanks situated throughout the School Division.

Tenders for approximately 170,000 litres of clear gasoline to be delivered to various Division owned tanks situated throughout the School Division.

The duration of the Tender is from September 2023 through June 2024.

Tenders will be accepted until 12:00 pm CDT Monday July 24, 2023.

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Send Tenders to:

Michael Johnson, Transportation Supervisor Turtle River School Division Box 309 McCreary, Manitoba R0J 1B0 Phone: 204-835-2067 Fax: 204-835-2426 mjohnson@trsd.ca

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HyLife is a global leader in food processing. Our vision is to be the best food company in the world. To achieve this, we need talented people like you to join our team. HyLife creates limitless opportunities for passionate individuals, and we have an exciting new career opportunity located in Neepawa, MB for you to explore!

The current starting wage is $16.10/hour

PLUS opportunities for pay increases and competitive bonuses.

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HyLife has an accommodation process for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation during your employment because of a disability, please contact Jobs@hylife.com. An HR representative will be in touch with you as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis and our accommodation policy can be forwarded upon request. We want it to be YOU! Come join our HyLife team. We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted

Help Wanted ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR Administrator

ArtsForward Art & Cultural Center

The Board of Directors for ArtsForward is accepting applications for the position of Administrator.

Under the direction of the Board, the Administrator is responsible for the overall operation and management of ArtsForward.

The Administrator will work to continue to implement the vision and direction for ArtsForward’s programs and services to ensure they meet the needs of the community, and will continue to build strong customer service and community relationships to support ArtsForward’s operations.

Qualifications/Experience

• Post Secondary education in business, marketing, management, or related field

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• Excellent project, organizational and time management skills

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ArtsForward’s Board thanks all applicants for their interest, however only those under consideration will be contacted.

Posted: July 17, 2023

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Letter to the Editor: We need politicians to do better

Continued from Page 5

At this point, after such a terrible tragedy, we need our politicians and bureaucrats to do better. If you are a concerned citizen, please write your MLA. The election is coming and this issue must not be brushed under the rug. Or, as so often happens, bureaucrats drag their heels until the problem just gets replaced with 15 others and people forget. We’ve been asking for lights at that intersection for decades. Dare we even suggest an overpass? At minimum, reduce the speed to 80 km/hr. When I wrote to my MLA, Eileen Clarke, she told me the matter was being investigated by the RCMO (whoever that is) and that the Minister of Infrastructure was aware. What requirements are necessary to have any assessment done at intersections like this? What requirements are necessary to have an incredibly busy and dangerous intersection warrant control and safety measures? Is a massive accident where 16 people died enough of a requirement? How often are assessments/reassessments done so that tragedies like this do not occur? When was the last assessment completed

for this intersection? It can’t come down to a matter of cost. Who can put a price on one life, much less 16 lives, or the many others who have died there who are not accounted for in this editorial.

On this matter, we need political will, not just to brush it off to the administration. We need political will so we can do better than just a cookie-cutter response from our politicians. We need to do better so that no one else will lose a loved one at that intersection. We need to do better so that our first responders don’t have to deal with a devastating scene like that. We need to do better so that workers, semi-drivers, and people on route to Spruce Woods or the casino for some leisure time, are not taking their lives in their hands at that crossing. Carberry is now infamous for this crash and we are a town that is so much more than that. For Carberry, and for all our loved ones, we just need our politicians to do better.

Beth Proven with support from T. Kotaska, K. Duguay, K. Enns, D. Mestdagh, and D. Schneider Carberry, MB

Letter to the Editor: Scientific knowledge is essential

The following is regarding the editorial “It should never happen again” from the July 14, 2023 edition of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

I really disagree with you: Without vaccines many people would die or live diminished lives. Examples: Smallpox, polio, chicken pox (which carries shingles into about a third of all people), mumps, meningitis, whooping cough, the vaccine Gardisil 9, which protects from HPV, which is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the world which causes many kinds of cancer, etc.

China is really suffering from COVID-19 because

they don’t have a vaccine for it, so they shut down cities and is the reason Apple iPhone manufacturing is being transferred to India.

Also, it wasn’t mishandled in Canada because we had a Justin Trudeau Liberal government who handled it among the best governments in the world, compared to the U.S. which had that moron and imbecile rightwing Republican President Donald Trump who is a liar, cheat, fraud, and crook, and voting for him was the worst thing that the stupid Americans ever did.

And a much higher percentage of Americans died

compared to Canadians until the left leaning President Biden made, at great cost and criticism from typically stupid right wing Republicans who promoted either no or the wrong vaccines.

Scientific knowledge is essential, and you don’t seem to have it. Do you still deny climate change?

And God bless those who worked with the sick and dead Canadians who worked in hospitals and personal care homes to help people who risked their lives when we didn’t fully understand it.

David Waldman Winnipeg

MGEU members on strike

Liquor workers in the Manitoba Government Employees Union (MGEU) went on strike on July 19. According to the MGEU, its 1,400 members have been working

under an expired contract with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries since March of 2022. Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries is a Crown Corporation owned by Manitobans and controlled by the Provincial government. Further details will appear in a future edition of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

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Tim Hortons Camp Day returns to Neepawa

Local Tim Hortons customers helped send children to camp on Wednesday, July 19. They did so through their support of the annual Camp Day fundraiser. All the proceeds from hot beverages and iced coffee sales across were donated to Tim Hortons Foundation Camps to help underserved youth. Last year, the initiative raised more than $12 million nationally, and more than $236 million in total has been raised across Canada since 1991.

Neepawa and Area 4-H Beef Club results

By Sveinna Bjarnarson

Submitted

The Neepawa and Area 4-H Beef Club held their Achievement on July 4. We would like to thank all our sponsors for helping us cover our achievement day expenses. We couldn’t have done it without you.

A huge thank you to our club executives this year: President Madisyn Robertson; Vice President Carson Baker; Secretary Sveinna Bjarnarson; Treasurer Quinn Sawchuk; Club Reporter Sveinna Bjarnarson; Scrap Book Ashley Dyke

Our head leaders for 2023 were Shelley Bjarnarson and Dalyse Robertson.

Project Books

Junior: 1. Kooper Jury; 2./3. Sadie Sawchuk; 2./3. Summer Sawchuk

Intermediate: 1. Sveinna Bjarnarson; ; 2. Keegan Dyke; 3. Morgan Dyke; 4. Averi Jury; 5. Quinn Sawchuk

Senior: 1. Madisyn Robertson; 2. Carson Baker; 3./4. Eric Schultz; 3./4. Jason Schultz

Judging

Juniors : 1. Summer Sawchuk; 2. Sadie Sawchuk; 3. Kooper Jury

Intermediate: 1. Averi Jury; 2. Sveinna Bjarnarson; 3. Quinn Sawchuk; 4. Keegan Dyke; 5. Morgan Dyke

Senior: 1./2. Madisyn Robertson; 1./2. Jason

Schultz; 3. Eric Schultz; 4. Carson Baker.

We would like to thank Richard Bramley for judging and Bruce Rosling for being the ring person. Jody Jury did a great job announcing and pivoting inside during the rain storm. Thank you also to Leslie McLaren for being the show clerk and our awesome show marshall Amanda Bradshaw. A very special thank you to Lynn and Brad Oshanyk and Doug and Brenda Hodgins for cooking us supper after the show and to Dairy Queen Neepawa (Pam Brown) for the Dilly Bars for dessert.

Grooming

Senior: Sponsored By Penno’s Machining and Mfg. Ltd 1. Madisyn Robertson; 2. Carson Baker; 3. Eric Schultz; 4. Jason Schultz.

Intermediate : Sponsored By Jury Farms. 1. Sveinna Bjarnarson; 2. Averi Jury; 3. Quinn Sawchuk; 4. Morgan Dyke; 5. Keegan Dyke

Junior: Sponsored By Taylor Law Patterson LLP.

1. Summer Sawchuk; 2. Kooper Jury; 3. Sadie Sawchuk

Overall Groomer : Sponsored By Brad and Lynn Oshanyk and Doug and Brenda Hodgins. Madisyn Robertson

Showmanship

Senior: Sponsored By

Shur Gro Neepawa. 1. Madisyn Robertson; 2. Carson Baker; 3. Eric Schultz;

4. Jason Schultz

Intermediate: Sponsored By Northstar Ltd.

1. Sveinna Bjarnarson; 2. Averi Jury; 3. Keegan Dyke;

4. Morgan Dyke

Junior: Sponsored By J.C. Lavich Construction Ltd. 1. Summer Sawchuk;

2. Kooper Jury; 3. Sadie Sawchuk

Champion Showperson Sponsored By Deja View Farms. Madisyn Robertson.

Overall Members

Sponsored by A. Kuyp Excavation

Junior: Kooper Jury.

Intermediate: Sveinna Bjarnarson.

Senior: Madisyn Robertson.

Yearling Heifers Split #1 : 1. Eric Schultz; 2. Morgan Dyke; 3. Quinn Sawchuk; 4. Kooper Jury;

5. Sadie Sawchuk; 6. Averi Jury.

Yearling Heifer Split #2: 1. Jason Schultz; 2. Madisyn Robertson; 3. Keegan Dyke; 4. Sveinna Bjarnarson; 5. Summer Sawchuk.

Champion Yearling Heifer: Sponsored By CAMO Cattle Co.(Tibbett Family). Jason Schultz Reserve Champion Yearling Heifer: Sponsored By Creekside Cattle Co (Dekoning Family). Madisyn Robertson.

Progeny Yearling Heifer: 1. Madisyn Robertson; 2. Eric Schultz; 3. Carson Baker; 4. Sveinna Bjarnarson.

Champion: Sponsored by Rob Smith & Son Backhoe and Trucking Ltd. Madisyn Robertson. Reserve Champion. Sponsored By Pyramid Collisin. Eric Schultlz.

Two Year Old w/ Calf at foot

Champion: Sponsored By Hardrock Land & Cattle Co. (Robertson Family) Carson Baker.

Supreme Female: Sponsored by Greenbush Angus. Champion Madisyn Robertson, Reserve Champion Carson Baker.

Market Steer Split #1:

1. Madisyn Robertson; 2. Jason Schultz; 3. Quinn Sawchuk; 4. Morgan Dyke; 5. Eric Schultz; 6. Sadie Sawchuk.

Market Steer Split #2: 1. Summer Sawchuk; 2. Averi Jury; 3. Carson Baker; 4. Kooper Jury; 5. Sveinna Bjarnarson; 6. Keegan Dyke.

Champion Market

Steer: Sponsored By Randy and Shelley Bjarnarson Family. Madisyn Robertson

Reserve Champion Market Steer: Sponsored By Foggy Mountain Farms (Sawchuk Family). Summer Sawchuk

Progeny Steer

Champion Progeny Steer: Sponsored By JAS

Red Angus. Eric Schultz. Reserve Champion Progeny Steer: Sponsored By Christianson TDS. Carson Baker

Overall Champion Steer: Sponsored By Jury Farms. Madisyn Robertson

Overall Reserve Champion Steer: Sponsored by Kulbacki Ag. Supply. Summer Sawchuk High Gainer. Sponsored By Whitemud Livestock (Sveinna Bjarnarson). Carson Baker.

Best Family Pair. Sponsored By Neepawa Gardewine. Madisyn Robertson.

Did You Know...

THANK YOU ALL WHO MADE OUR 2023 ACHIEVEMENT DAY & SALE A SUCCESS!

• Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op Ltd.

• A Kuyp Excavation

• Greenbush Angus

• Brad & Lynn Oshanyk

• CAMO Cattle Co.

• Christianson TDS LLP Neepawa

• Creekside Cattle Co.

• Deja View Farm

• Doug & Brenda Hodges

• DQ Grill & Chill Neepawa

• Foggy Mountain Farms

• Whitemud Livestock

• Gardewine Group Inc

• Hardrock Land & Cattle Co. Ltd.

• JAS Red Angus

• JC Lavich Construction 2010 Ltd.

• Jury Farms

• Kulbacki Ag Supply

• McDonalds Neepawa

• Rainkie’s Sewage

• Randy & Shelley Bjarnarson

• Rob Smith & Son

• Shur-Gro Farm Services

• Taylor Law Patersons LLP

• Valerie Wilson

• Richard Bramley for judging our club show

• Bruce Rosling doing a great job as ringman

• Jody Jury for being an awesome announcer

• Ken Dalgliesh, Beautiful Plains Ag Society, for all of his assistance.

• FCC Neepawa for the cold drinks and chips

• All bidders & buyers at the sale

• All of the family and community members who came to watch

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PHOTOS BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Road reworks in the works around Neepawa

Residents and visitors to Neepawa are sure to have noticed the abundance of orange around town lately. Pylons and barriers have been placed in multiple spots where sections of road have been dug up in preparation for repair.

Above: A small section of road along Mountain Avenue between the Safeway and United-Anglican Church.

Top right: This portion of road was dug up at the corner of Main Street and Mill Street.

Bottom right: Another prominent section of pavement to be re-done is located outside the Roxy Theatre on Hamilton Street.

LAND & BUILDINGS FOR SALE BY TENDER

Stride Credit Union invites sealed tenders for the purchase of either/both of the following land and buildings located in Plumas and Glenella, Manitoba. Highest tender not necessarily accepted. Re-purposing these facilities for the enrichment of surrounding areas is a focus for Stride Credit Union so preference will be given to community focused initiatives.

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AVAILABLE FOR GUIDED INSPECTION: THURSDAY, JULY 27 9AM-12PM

Year built: 2004

Sq. Ft.: 2,513

Frontage/Area: 63 ft

Avg. Monthly Hydro: $524

Property Taxes: $13,320.17

AVAILABLE FOR GUIDED INSPECTION: FRIDAY, JULY 28 9AM-12PM

Year built: 1967

Sq. Ft.: 1,300

Frontage/Area: 0.10 acre

Avg. Monthly Hydro: $312

Property Taxes: $1,899.03

Tenders addressed to Stride Credit Union, 19 Royal Rd N, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 1T9, and plainly marked on the envelope “Tender for Purchase of Plumas and/or Glenella Property” will be received until 5pm on Monday, July 31, 2023.

Tender Information

OFFERED AT $48,000

·The submission of the Offer; the receipt of the Offer by Stride Credit Union, and the opening of the Offer does not in any way constitute acceptance of the Offer.

·Stride Credit Union in its entire discretion may reject or accept all or any part of this tender or any of the Offers submitted under this tender call; and Stride Credit Union is under no obligation to accept the highest or any Offer.

·Buildings are sold on an “as is” and “where is” basis.

·Upon Stride Credit Union’s acceptance of any Offer, the Offer shall become legal and binding upon the Tenderer.

·Offers may not be withdrawn after the date and time above advertised for receiving Sealed Offers/Tenders.

·A deposit of 10% of the bid price, by Draft, Certified Cheque, or Money Order must accompany each Offer envelope with remittance payable to Stride Credit Union. The balance of the bid price is payable 10 business days following acceptance of the Offer by Stride Credit Union.

·Possession is not authorized until the successful bidder is notified that their Offer is accepted and the Purchase Price is paid in full to Stride Credit Union.

100 Burrows Ave., Plumas, MB

70 2nd St., Glenella, MB

PHOTOS BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Hedges, dead tree removed on Main Street

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

Left: A hedge, which has been identified by Town officials, as being on Town property along Neepawa’s Main Street (near Dairy Queen) was removed recently, partially due to an accident that had occurred, which prompted the Town of Neepawa to conduct an examination of the sightlines along the highway. The examination supposed the hedges to be an obstruction.

Above: A dead tree on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Main Street has been removed.

The Neepawa Banner & Press is also available online at: www.myWestman.ca

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

McCORMICK X6 SERIES. BUILT FOR ANY JOB.

McCORMICK X6 SERIES. BUILT FOR ANY JOB.

McCormick has designed and built the X6 Series with an ambitious goal: to create a series of mid-range tractors that have the reliability and versatility to be able to respond to the real needs of every farm. Ranging from 110 to 133 horsepower with Standard and Premium models, the X6 Series is designed to be highly versatile in any job.

McCormick has designed and built the X6 Series with an ambitious goal: to create a series of mid-range tractors that have the reliability and versatility to be able to respond to the real needs of every farm. Ranging from 110 to 133 horsepower with Standard and Premium models, the X6 Series is designed to be highly versatile in any job.

PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE WADDELL