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A grand ole time at the Grand Ole Opry Classic country supports local group

By John Drinkwater Neepawa Banner & Press

On Saturday, Oct. 28, local musicians performed the songs of the Grand Ole Opry country music stars. The event, entitled “ A tribute to the Grand Ole Opry”, was organized by Ron Nordstrom and Val Jarema as a fundraiser for the Beautiful Plains Archives. All age groups were represented in the Roxy audience, which numbered over 250 as they sang, with toes tapping along with the music. A “ house band comprised of Greg Fleck, “ Hughie” McLaughlin, Jim Danino and Ron Nordstrom supported talented local musicians, including John Cullen, Richard Desjardin, Herb Benson, Jessica Lukin, Shawn and Moira Woods, Isabel Jarema, Merv Bohn, Maureen Sneddon, Val Jarema, Carolyn Payjack, Bud Johnson, Mavis Rowe, Pat Martin, Denise Kennedy, Angie Weisgerber, Colin McNairney, Larry Novak and Ron Nordstrom.

It is estimated that nearly $5,000 was raised prior to any expenses. Excellent lighting and sound enhanced a most memorable show. Congratulations to all involved in the show.

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John Cullen, as Johnny Cash, performing “Folsom Prison Blues “. Cullen was one of the wide array of local artists who participated in the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, Oct. 28.

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It’s time to turn back the clock as Daylight Savings Time comes to an end this weekend. On Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 a.m. local time, the clocks will roll back an hour, giving many a much-needed extra hour of sleep.

Daylight Savings Time was first proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1784, it wasn’t used until 1908 when the f irstknown use of ‘Spring

forward, fall back’ took place in Thunder Bay, Ont. Daylight Saving was first introduced in Canada as a way to cut costs on coal and save money on energy. It was adopted across North America in 1918. Today, over 70 countries take part in daylight time, which in North America ends on the first weekend of November and begins on the second weekend in March.

Big Grass Marsh fire update

By Ken Waddell Neepawa Banner & Press Following up on details on the Big Grass Marsh fire, Westbourne-Gladstone Mayor David Single said, ”The fire departments did amazing job.” In the Neepawa Banner and Press article we somehow missed listing the Plumas Fire Department whose volunteers worked hard for at least three days to control the blaze.

Their efforts and the other area fire departments efforts, we were told, steered the fire around and away from farm sites and homes. The last report we received was that most major buildings were saved which is a good thing. A lot of fence posts were damaged or burnt off and that will incur a cost on behalf of cattle producers to replace them. Many acres of fall pasture grass were destroyed in the blaze. We have received some calls about the fire and possible causes, but we would like to hear more. We have been told the fire was deliberately set. We have also been told that this isn’t the first time that buildings, pastures, livestock and human lives have been deliberately put at risk by set fires and we feel it needs to stop. Please phone us at 204-476-3401 and ask for Ken Waddell or Eoin Devereux or email us at news@neepawabanner.com.

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Neepawa Salvation Army marches to new locale

By Eoin Devereux

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Shoppers searching for a few bargains and perhaps a hidden treasure or two, now have a little more space to do so at Neepawa’s Salvation Army Thrift Store. On Tuesday, Oct. 30, staff and volunteers officially opened the doors to the store’s new location, within the former Co-op building on Mountain Avenue. The new space is 6,000 square feet (sq. ft.), with 3,000 sq. ft. specifically for retail. That is 1,300 sq. ft. more than their previous location at 309 Davidson Street. As well, two more part time workers have been hired to join the 2.5 full time equivalent staff members that were already working at the business.

Neepawa and Area Salvation Ar my manager Amanda Naughton-Gale, along with a few dignitaries from across western Canada, commemorated the event with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Naughton-Gale said it’s so great to finally open up the doors and let people in.

“Everyone who has been checking out the new store has been commenting on just how much more space there is here, compared to the old location. Saying, ‘It’s like Value Village!’ and ‘I can’t believe how much space there is!’” NaughtonGale noted. “It’s well laid out and accessible. We’re pretty excited. Aside from the much larger storage area and processing space, we have a much bigger kitchen and food bank area. We’re able to house a lot more

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Neepawa and Area Salvation Army manager Amanda Naughton-Gale and Captain Gordon Taylor, area commander for the eastern prairie division, cut the ribbon at the new location for the thrift store.

food there. We also designed for a classroom space and a boardroom space. That in itself will allow us to go ahead with more programming for our clients. We want this to be a place where people can feel warm and welcome.”

One of the Salvation Army representatives who helped to usher in the new era in Neepawa was Captain Gordon Taylor, area commander for the eastern prairie division. Taylor commended Naughton-Gale and the rest of the staff for the exceptional work they’ve done to make this day a reality “It’s very exciting to see this type of step forward for the community and the local chapter of the Salvation Army. It’s a larger and better facility for us to be able to provide services. It’s

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been a long time coming and it took a lot of help from a lot of people in the community. [The head office] also wants to thank Amanda and the staff for all the work they’ve done in this process,” Taylor said.

As the opening day festivities began to wind down, Naughton-Gale noted that the Salvation Army received a lot of local support on the way to making it to this point.

“The Beautiful Plains Community Foundation and Farm Credit Corporation each donated $15,000.

As well, we received $4,000 from the Neepawa United Way, said Naughton-Gale.

“John Lavich did all the renovations. We purchased the property through Zen Developments, but John and his crew and all the

local contractors put so much blood, sweat and tears into this place. It’s been much appreciated. And of course, we’re thankful to all the people who showed up [on Tuesday] for our grand opening. Their support is what makes any of this possible and we look forward to serving the community in the new space.”

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‘Saying no is not an option’-Pallister

Province unveils green plan alternative

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson Neepawa Banner & Press

Acknowledging the need to address climate change, last week, the provincial government released their climate and green plan. In announcing the plan, premier Brian Pallister and Sustainable Development minister Rochelle Squires stressed that this “Made in Manitoba” solution would meet the needs of Manitobans, while also reducing the province’s greenhouse gas emissions.

The plan was released following close to a year of development, which included consultation with various stakeholders. The document released to the public on Oct. 27 will undergo a consultation period before implementation begins next year.

‘Balanced approach’ “This is a very important announcement,” said Pallister, adding that the plan will work for the province’s economy and the environment, while also respecting Manitoba’s role as one of Canada’s greenest provinces.

He noted that through hydroelectric dams, Manitoba has been investing in clean energy since 1906. Unlike other provinces, 99 per cent of Manitoba’s electricity comes from clean, renewable sources, which means that the province’s greenhouse gas output is currently about half of what it would otherwise be.

Squires stressed the need for Manitobans to have a concrete plant to fight climate change, “Climate change is real… Doing nothing is not an option.” She noted that Manitobans are already seeing the effects of climate change, including more severe weather, such as floods and droughts, and concerns over decreasing habitat for animals, such as polar bears.

Pallister explained that in crafting the plan, they have taken a “balanced approach”, weighing both the economy and the environment. The plan is based four pillars: climate, jobs, water and nature, with each pillar having four keystones. Under the climate pillar, the focus will be on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and investing in clean energy. Under the jobs pillar, the focus will be on using sustainable development to create new jobs and helping small and medium businesses adapt through financing and investment tools. Under the water pillar, the focus will be on both the quality and quantity of water, which includes mitigating the risks of both flood and drought.

Under the nature pillar, the focus will be on respecting nature, including obtaining a UNESCO designation for part of the province’s boreal forest, and recognizing the the ability of undeveloped and wilderness lands to act as a carbon sink.

$25 a tonne levy to be implemented The plan includes a carbon tax and Pallister was clear about the need to implement some form of carbon pricing.

While Pallister’s government has pushed back against the federal government’s mandate that all provinces implement a price for carbon by the end of 2018, an independent legal opinion sought this summer concluded that the federal government would be within its jurisdiction to force provinces to accept a national carbon pricing plan should no provincial plan be in place. “Saying ‘no’ is not an option… If we say ‘no’, we get Trudeau,” said Pallister, explaining that without a made-in-Manitoba solution, the less desirable federal plan would be forced on the province. He added that the goal of their plan is to see Manitoba become Canada’s greenest and most climate resilient province.

The federal government has said that all provinces must have either a cap-and-trade or carbon levy plan in place by the end of 2018. As cap-and-trade programs apply only to large emitters, of which there are few in Manitoba, the province has chosen to implement a carbon levy, which

would be spread among all Manitobans. “A carbon levy is simpler and more effective for Manitoba. It can cover more emissions in our economy, leading to more reductions, which is the goal. It gives price certainty to business, helping them plan and invest accordingly. And it costs less to put in place than any other system,” explains the plan.

Having their own plan will also allow the province to redistribute the levy money collected based on provincial priorities, as opposed to federal ones.

While the federal plan will begin with a $10 per tonne levy in 2018, it would rise by $10 each year, ending at $50 a tonne in 2022. Manitoba’s plan will start at $25 per tonne and remain at that level for the next five years. “We call it the Prairie Price – low and level, like the prairies,” said Pallister. “It’s the perfect level that respects what we’ve done for centuries on green technology,” he said about their price point. Pallister noted this price will influence consumption behaviours, but also offer certainty to help Manitobans adapt. Calculations done by the provincial government, and included in the plan document, show that this flat price will cost Manitobans less overall than Ottawa’s plan, while also resulting in a larger reduction in carbon emissions.

One of the areas in which the government is most looking for feedback from Manitobans is how the $260 million in annual revenue collected from the levy should be redistributed. Previously, Manitobans have said that they would like to see this money used to offer relief to households, especially those in middle and lower income brackets, or invested in green projects, business competitiveness, clean technologies and helping Manitoba adapt to a changing climate.

Agricultural exemption While specific sectors will also be singled out for targeted reductions in emissions, agriculture will, for the most part,

be exempt. During the announcement, Pallister noted the important role farmers play in the province’s economy. He added that they are usually international and domestic price takers, with a very limited ability to pass on costs, as well as being on the front lines of dealing with changing and challenging weather. “They know the consequences of not taking action,” he said of the province’s farmers.

The Made-in-Manitoba plan includes two exemptions for farm operations. The first will be an exemption from the carbon levy for marked fuels, both diesel and gasoline.

The second will be that agricultural emissions won’t be targeted through sector specific reductions. However, he added that policies will be developed to help reduce the sector’s emissions, which account for about 32 per cent of the province’s total emissions.

For farmers looking to reduce their environmental footprint, the plan includes proposed initiatives for agricultural lands to offer province-wide ecological goods and services, including further use of agricultural land for carbon storage and water management.

Over the plan’s first five years, the province is expecting to see a cumulative reduction in emissions between 2.3 and 2.6 million tonnes. While the bulk of this, over 1 million tonnes, will come from a carbon levy, other large reductions are expected to come from a five per cent biodiesel mandate (360,000 to 431,000 tonnes); Efficiency MB, a new, stand-alone agency to reduce electricity and natural gas consumption through products and programs, including green heating and green buildings (342,000 tonnes); and establishing a target to divert organics from landfills (270,000).

“This is the best plan I’ve seen in Canada,” said Pallister, adding, “We’ve got to get behind it and protect our province.” Squires noted that the plan will be open to consultation and input from the public at www.manitobaclimategreenplan.ca until the end of November.

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by Chad Carpenter

Climate plan reaches to solve a non existent problem

The PC government of Manitoba has announced a Made in RIGHT IN Manitoba Green Plan. As far as THE CENTRE green plans go, it is better than many. As far as carbon taxes go, I still oppose them. They are a tax grab, plain and simple. In itself, the Manitoba Green Plan is OK I guess. Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) has endorsed it. The plan does call for province-wide adoption of the Alternate Land Use (ALUS) system which was spawned in western Manitoba. ment to make wise investment Manitoba a green leader without In some ways ALUS is a natural decisions. It could be better this a carbon tax.

There is one interesting wrinkle extension of conservation district time but I am skeptical.

The underlying problem with in the Manitoba Climate and program which was launched in Neepawa in 1971 at the found- any “green” initiative in Mani- Green Plan. It doesn’t meet the ing banquet of the Whitemud toba, or in most of Canada, is federal government standards Conservation District which was that we are already very “green”. except for the first two years. After the first held at the two years, then new The underlying problem with any “green” t he fe d s Ye l l o w initiative in Manitoba, or in most of have said h e a d Manitoba Centre.

Canada, is that we are already very will have The con“green”. to raise the servation carbon tax district program grew out of the con- There are portions of the country even higher to meet federal stanservation and erosion control work that have some “smokestack” dards. Perhaps the saving grace done at the Rosedale Farm. Few problems but even that may be for Manitobans is that before that will remember, but that project simply visually superficial. If you time comes there will be a federal was started by local farmers and drive by McCains in Portage or election. Perhaps, if Manitobans the Manitoba Department of Hylife at Neepawa, especially in think about this process, they Agriculture in the 1960s to com- cold weather, you will see huge can dump all the Liberal MPs. bat the severe erosion in the RM emissions from their “smoke- Manitoba doesn’t need a green stacks”. The trouble is, it only plan. The feds are enforcing a of Rosedale.

The problem with the Mani- looks like smoke, it is mostly water green plan that is harsher than the made in Manitoba plan. The toba Climate and Green Plan vapour or steam if you wish.

If you fly over Manitoba, you answer is really quite simple isn’t is that it will tax fuel and use that money to fund some pro- will see that the percentage of land it? It is simple, as long as the rest grams. It will set up yet another that is Industrialized versus the of the country sees our logic and bureaucracy and as usual, a good fields, forests, swamps and lakes votes for a lower tax regime. I still percentage of the money will be is very small. Manitoba is already say, we don’t need a carbon tax absorbed by bureaucracy. The one huge carbon sink without any but if it is forced down our throats, remaining money will be used by green plan. All those fields, forests, it should be as small as possible. various government agencies and swamps and lakes combined with quite frankly, I don’t trust govern- a hydro based power system makes

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he airplane is an iconic image of World War II. While planes were used in WWI, their transformation from a mostly reconnaissance tool to a full-fledged weapon was a defining characteristic of the second World War. From dog fights over Europe to bombers over Japan, the airplane played a crucial role in bringing the battlefield to the skies.

What many people don’t know, however, is the important role Canada played in preparing air crews, including pilots, air observers, navigators, wireless operators, air gunners and flight engineers for the front lines.

The outbreak of MY war in September PERSPECTIVE of 1939 presented a major challenge t o t he Un it e d K i n g d o m a n d Kate its allies. At that Jackman-Atkinson time, the German a i r for c e , t he Luftwaffe, was more technologically advanced and had more battle experience, meaning the Allies were at a significant disadvantage with respect to this new and important technology. The British faced another challenge, with a small land base located close to the enemy, they lacked the space to operate both training and operational air bases, and all of their airfields were vulnerable to German attack.

But Britain had the Commonwealth countries and began looking beyond its borders for a location to establish a series of training schools. Ultimately, the decision was made to locate the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) in Canada and an agreement was drawn up between Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand to establish 151 schools across the country to train those countries’ air crews.

In the just over five years they were in operation, 131,553 airmen, about half of the British and Commonwealth air force, were trained in Canada. To this day, “The Plan” remains one of the single largest aviation training programs in history.

Everything about the plan was ambitious. Not only the number of crew to be trained, but also the sheer work involved in establishing so many schools in such a short time frame. Schools had to be established for all training needs; initial training schools, elementary flying training schools, service flying training schools, air observer schools, bombing and gunnery schools, air navigation schools and wireless schools, as well as the supply depots and logistics to support them. Locations had to be scouted and in most cases, facilities built essentially from the group up. Documentation points to the infrastructure that was built to support the program, including the construction buildings, fuel storage, water and sewer lines, sewage treatment and disposal plants and water pumping stations. At Neepawa, where Elementary Flight Training School #35 was located, old timers talk of the challenges they faced pouring the cement for the runway in the area’s swampy soil. No one really knows how much cement is out there, contractors were told to keep pouring it until it stopped sinking.

The agreement for the plan was first proposed in September 1939 and the official agreement was signed on Dec. 17. The first training class officially began on April 29, 1940. This was an incredibly fast timeline. For comparison’s sake, the new 38,000 sq. ft. middle school addition announced for Neepawa this August is on a short timeline.

It’s expected to be open for the 2018-2019 school year and cost between $10 million and $14 million, depending on the final design.

The BCATP cost the Canadian government about $1.6 billion, just over half the project’s entire cost of about $2.2 billion, but it was well supported.

While the BCATP began winding down in 1944, its memory lives on in the many facilities which continue to be a part of our communities. After the war, they were turned into municipal airports, RCAF bases or industrial operations. In this region, the former schools in Carberry, Neepawa and Rivers continue to remind us of our community’s role in helping to win the war in the skies.

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Perspectives Knowing everything Observation won’t change anything

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ctober 26, 2017 was a day to which conspiracy theorists had long looked forward. That was the day when, according to legislation enacted 25 years earlier, all documents regarding the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were to be released.

As the day approached, the question on everyone’s mind was: “What, if anything, will we learn about this tragedy that we don’t already know?” As it turned out, not much.

Investigations, judicial inquiries and other hearings can only discover what the witnesses agree to share. While a great deal of information on the Kennedy assassination has been collected, many secrets that could give us the whole story of what actually happened that day died when those who were keeping them also died.

Others may still be hidden in the few documents that were withheld for national security reasons. Will we ever know the full story?

I doubt it.

The JFK murder was

A phrase from the book on my bedside, ‘Ride the Rising Wind, One Woman’s Journey Across Canada’, by Barbara Kingscote echoed and re-echoed in my thoughts and musings. [ I digress, but it isn’t often that a compelling book stays as long as this one has – I have been busy and busier!] This time the author is making her way across Ontario, waiting to see the prairies. She has chosen to stop at a small home, tucked in a clearing in the bush. The scent of a wood smoke smudge, the light from a window, drew her in. she ‘stepped across the threshold of my own hesitation into a lamp lit kitchen’.

Kingscote had a wide variety of welcomes in her travels. At times she would wait for dark and slip away without resting. Other times a family would welcome her and her horse, feed them well and provide for their

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FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein a horrible tragedy. A man who was so popular with his people was killed before he could even begin to do what he had been elected to do. But something else died that day. The day Kennedy died was the beginning of the end of people’s ability to believe the words of and trust the actions of their leaders.

This was fueled in part by those who believed that for reasons unknown, people unknown kept key pieces of information from those who investigated the assassination. Most found it hard to believe that Lee Harvey Oswald could have acted alone when he fired the shots from the Texas School Book Depository building. So they began asking questions—who else was involved? Why were they involved? What connections did they have?

Those asking the questions,

along with others who have been investigating this story for decades, were hoping that the documents released on October 26 would some answers.

Even if they did, knowing everything won’t change anything. We can’t undo history. The events of November, 1963, and tragedies that have happened since then—the 9/11 attacks, the spread of terrorism, crime, violence, war, the on-going revelations concerning sexual abuse of minors and issues surrounding Canada’s residential schools-all have left scars that may never fully heal.

The best we can do is learn from these events and do all we can to keep them from happening again. This is where those who lead us must take the initiative.

They need to realize that while they may not have sown the seed of distrust,

Pondering…

HOMEBODIES Rita Friesen journey. She had just cause for hesitation. My ponderings had me ref lecting on the times when I have been rewarded for stepping across my hesitations. Some quick, easy. Examples came to mind. I am not overly comfortable with heights, and that is a vast understatement. One of the years that we had a family vacation in the Rocky Mountains, and the time included days at Banff. The gondola there is fantastic, but not one of my favourites. I had decided years earlier that there was no need for me to ever put myself through the ride again. And here we were, children and grandchildren

all eager to ride to the top.

I have been a firm believer in setting a good example for my kids, admiring the beauty of a snake as long as someone else has it, doing the tough stuff with grace.

So I willingly agreed that we should all head to the top.

Not fun, but the reward of the fun the family had was worth the extra effort on my part. My older children understood the depth of my sacrifice and were gentle.

Or the hours I spent in the local pool with the grandkids, me not liking being in the water at all, but the girls loving every minute. They were young adults before they understood the gift I

they are reaping its fruit and must do what they can to restore strained relationships and rebuild the trust that has been lost.

That will not be easy. It will require every person in a position of leadership to be subject to the highest possible standards of integrity, honesty and transparency.

Each leader must set those standards personally and then exercise self-discipline to ensure they are met or exceeded.

There is still time to stop further erosion of people’s ability to trust their leaders from taking place. The foundations have not yet been destroyed. There is a spirit of good will and an eagerness to rebuild fractured relationships between those who lead and those who follow.

But those opportunities will not last forever. The work that needs to be done must begin now. As private citizens, we need to know that our leaders are putting us, our needs and our best interests ahead of their own agendas. Then it will be much easier to follow them in times of crisis.

gave them. Times when I stepped across the threshold of my hesitation and into a lamp lit kitchen.

Life goes on. More experiences have left me apprehensive about life. Well, some aspects of life. When one steps across a threshold there is no guarantee that the room is welcoming. Acquaintances may become friends, or not.

But it is worth finding out.

Casual conversations with strangers can be rewarding in information shared and new doors opened, or not.

I want to go forward in life, stepping bravely over my hesitations and accepting whatever comes. To grow from these new experiences.

To become all that I can and should be. There are times when I simply turn up the dial on courage and step forward. There are times I find that softly lit, welcoming ‘kitchen.’ May it always be so.

By Addy Oberlin Do you have many friends? The past week, I was amazed to find out how many friendships I have formed in the last 20 years in the Swan River Valley. Even my children were surprised and did not think their Mom will be in a hurry to move closer to her kids. When we get in touch with people and do things together we are bound to make friends.

The Bible tells of many instances where we are reminded of friends and friendships. Even Jesus who did not own a home had many friends who gave him a place to rest. Jesus tells us in John 15:14 “you are my friends…..” Friendship and love go hand in hand and in John 15:12 Jesus commands us to love each other as Jesus loves us.

That is a big task and I have seen much love sent to me lately. I have also seen it with the farmers that wherever a friend is in need there is help indeed.

Let us keep our friends in mind this coming week.

Thumbs up, thumbs down A thumbs up to the Yellowhead Centre Committee and Neepawa Gymnastics for allowing the continuation of the walking program in the hall.

We have been using this program for over 16 years and greatly appreciate the program.

Anne Pritchard and Liz Sumner Neepawa, MB

Thumbs up to the organizers and participants of the Grand Ole Opry held Saturday evening at the Roxy Theatre in Neepawa. It was an awesome evening of country music. The funds raised for the Beautiful Plains Archives are very much appreciated and will be put to good use preserving the history of our area.Thank you.

Norma Forsman, Helen Drysdale, Marj Goodwin, Don McGillvray, Ernie Gawaziuk, and Dennis Ranger Neepawa,MB Thumbs up to Neepawa Rotary for bringing fiddler Gordie MacKeeman and guitarist Peter Cann to perform at Country Meadows on Saturday morning.

Gordie and his three band mates played Friday night at the Roxy to open the season for Kaleidoscope Concerts.

Ron Nordstrom Neepawa, MB

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Looking Back

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1947: Lion’s Club Halloween Party a success Cecil Pittman

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80 years ago Tuesday, November 2, 1937 The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Foley was nearly demolished by fire Friday afternoon. A neighbour informed Mrs. Foley that smoke was issuing from an upstairs window and when she investigated she found a bed in flames but with a few douses of water she was able to quell the fire. It is thought an over heated stove pipe ignited the curtains in the room.

70 years ago Thursday, November 6, 1947 Fun galore and strange characters from every land marked the most successful annual Hallowe’en frolic and parade sponsored by the Lion’s Club on Friday night. The sports arena was filled with contestants and spectators. A street parade led by a galaxy of noisemakers, bugles and drums, left the arena at 7:30 pm and marched through the streets where every boy and girl was served doughnuts and apples. Members of the club put a great deal of effort into the arrangements and into ensuring the event a success. Prizes for the best costumes for all ages went

to Roland Pilkey first and Caroline McClay second.

60 years ago Thursday, November 7, 1957 The discovery of the body of an elderly man three miles south of town late Tuesday afternoon ended the search for missing Neepawa resident. From investigations carried out by the police and identification made from articles and clothing from the body it was believed to be that of Robert H. Glendefim, 84, from the home here since June 8, 1956.

50 years ago Friday, November 3, 1967 A total of $288.87 was collected by the children of Neepawa for the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

The total was almost $40 more than the $249.55 raised for UNICEF here last year, when the Manitoba total reached $20,000.

40 years ago Thursday, November 3, 1977 The United Way campaign fund is slowly and steadily growing. Campa ig n cha i r ma n Ea rl Murray reports this week that the campaign totals $14,080, as of Press time, with many more kits yet

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to come in. The figure doesn’t include a number of rural collections and includes none of the business campaign collections as of yet. Mr. Murray is hoping that most volunteers will be finishing up their collections and turning their kits in this week.

30 years ago Wednesday, November 4, 1987 Getting involved in community work rather than winding up with a criminal record, presents juveniles with a “Golden Opportunity”, according to Neepawa chairman of the alternate measures program. Dan Jardine said these are bonuses to both the juveniles and the community in the program. It means community service will take the place of a permanent record, and for the community it means valuable services can be performed.

20 years ago Monday, November 3, 1997 Workers at Neepawa’s Spring Hill Farms hog processing plant reached a new agreement with a company last Monday - four days before planned strike action. The agreement, reached with the help of a government conciliator was supported by 88 per cent of the plants 220 employees. It

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Neepawa’s Santa Claus parade in the early 50’s. On the left is Joyce Johnson and on the right is Cecil Pittman.

calls for a 15 per cent wage increase over the 5 year life of the contract. Wage increase is retroactive to February 1 of next year.

10 years ago Monday, November 5, 2007 After retiring from a General Motors assembly line, Ed Cudney found he needed something to keep busy. So the transplanted Ontario man by way of The Pas - Cudney and his wife moved to Neepawa last February - turned to

his old hobby, woodworking. Woodworking not only kept him busy, in the past his creations have raised enough money to send young cancer patients in Ontario to two weeks of summer camp each year.

When he moved to Nee-

pawa, Cudney wanted to keep up the tradition of helping kids with cancer. He reasoned that after surviving both lung and bladder cancer, it’s the least he can do for others in a similar situation.

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The Neepawa 4H Beef Club held their reorganization meeting on Monday, Oct. 23 at the NACI library.

The group currently has 15 members, ranging from 9 to 16 years old.

Plans are in motion for a few fundraisers this year, starting off with catering supper to the district MBP supper. That event will be held in the Arden Hall on Nov. 15 at 6:00 p.m. The Beef Club will also be doing bingo lunches for the months of November and December in Arden. In Feb. 2018 the Club will be selling gift cards.

The 4H Beef Club officers for the year are as follows: President – Josie Pedersen; Vice President – Max Baker; Treasurer – Cora Baker; Secretary – Madison Teichroeb; Club Reporter – Sveinna Bjarnarson; Scrapbooker – Lauren Rosling and Leaders – Shelley Bjarnarson, Hans Pedersen and Tim Baker.

The next meeting for the Neepawa 4H Beef Club is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 6 at the NACI Library.

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Canada’s ‘most essential military action’

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson Neepawa Banner & Press A relatively new technology, the airplane came of age as an essential weapon during World War II. Then after Hitler invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, war was declared

by Britain and France on Sept. 3 and by Canada on Sept. 10. When the war began, Germany had a better established and trained air force and the Allies knew they needed to quickly and efficiently train flight crews.

During the war, Canadian towns and cities, including Neepawa and Carberry, were home to training schools that welcomed airmen from across the Commonwealth and trained them for this new type of warfare.

While Britain’s Royal Air Force was on the front lines, the country faced two major problems when it came to training air crew; the small country lacked the space to accommodate both training and operational facilities and their aerodromes were vulnerable to enemy attack.

The United Kingdom looked to the Commonwealth countries for help with this important project, which would be known as the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). Canada was ultimately chosen because it offered proximity to Britain, allowing for easier transportation of men and equipment, a larger capacity to manufacture aircraft and easy access to the U.S. market for aircraft parts. The plan also had strong support from the Canadian government. Considering Britain’s September 1939 proposal, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King said that the training plan would be, “the most essential military action that Canada could undertake.”

Starting from scratch The final agreement for the BCATP was signed Dec. 17, 1939 between Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand and set out the percentage of trainees each country would send, along with the percentage of costs to be borne by each country. The UK paid its portion by supplying and transporting the necessary materials that Canada couldn’t provide, including aircraft, spare parts, airframes and engines.

Building a complete training program, including facilities, from scratch was an ambitious undertaking and Canada mobilized to make it a reality. Between 1940 and 1945, 151 schools were established across the country, including ones in Neepawa and Carberry. Setting up the program involved developing airfields and obtaining equipment, including airplanes. Supporting the project was a ground organization of 104,113 men and women.

The success of the plan can be seen in the number of aircrew who were trained at Canadian air bases. In total, 131,553 of these men ultimately took to the skies as part

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The school was in operation from March 30, 1942 until Aug. 24, 1944 and was part of an international plan to train air crew for the aerial war in Europe.

of the Air Forces of Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

Training for the front lines The goal was to prepare aircrew for the front lines as quickly and efficiently as possible and the schools included an intensive schedule of both classroom and flight training. The program trained not just pilots, but also air observers, navigators, wireless operators, air gunners and flight engineers.

For pilots, training began with Elementary training, which took approximately eight weeks. This stage included at least 50 hours of flying. Neepawa was one of these schools and was in operation from March 30, 1942 until Aug. 24, 1944. Here, training pilots learned how to fly de Havilland Tiger Moths. After successfully passing Elementary training, trainees progressed to more advanced instruction at Service Flying Training Schools.

The course length varied at these schools, from 10 to 16 weeks and flying time varied from 75 to 100 hours. There were 41 of these schools, including one at Carberry, which was in operation from Dec. 26, 1940 to Nov. 17, 1944.

Community impact The impact of the training schools was felt across the country. Following the Great Depression, the influx of trainees, trainers, their families and the schools’ required support staff was welcomed by many communities. The construction of the sites also offered economic benefits to local construction companies and merchants keen to serve the schools’ needs.

In Neepawa, the few years during which the school operated were a memorable time for residents. The faces of students and staff from the school were a familiar sight

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around town and in the dance halls. Sometimes though, locals were on the receiving end of pilots keen to test the limits of their aircrafts. Roy McGillivray, who grew up on the family farm south-west of Neepawa, remembers pilots flying their Tiger Moths low to the ground, just above the heads of people walking through fields. When he used to go for the cattle, he was always sure to walk along the fence line, which offered him some protection from the low flying planes. His wife, Joan, remembers the planes flying down her family’s long driveway, before pulling up at the last minute to fly low over the house.

The BCATP came to a close on March 31, 1945 with a total cost of $2.2 billion, $1.6 billion of which was paid by the government of Canada. While the Plan lasted only five years, its impact lives on in the facilities that continue to be in use today, as municipal airports, RCAF bases and industrial sites, as well as the graves of the fallen men and women who lost their lives in training accidents or in the war time skies.

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Nationality of BCATP graduates (1940-1945)

Manitoba’s training establishments

Nationality No. of Graduates Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 72,835 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 9,606 Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) 7,002 Royal Air Force (RAF) which included 42,110 - Poles (448) - Norwegians (677) - Belgian and Dutch (800) - Czechs (900) - Free French (2,600)

#1 Central Navigation School - Rivers. #2 Manning Depot - Brandon. #2 Training Command Headquarters - Winnipeg. #3 Bombing & Gunnery School - MacDonald. #3 Wireless School - Winnipeg. #5 Air Observers School - Winnipeg. #7 Bombing & Gunnery School - Paulson. #7 Air Observers School - Portage La Prairie. #7 Equipment Depot - Winnipeg. #8 Repair Depot - Winnipeg. #10 Service Flying Training School - Dauphin with satellite fields at North Junction & Valley River. #12 Service Flying Training School - Brandon with satellite fields at Chater & Douglas. #14 Elementary Flying Training School - Portage La Prairie. #17 Service Flying Training School - Souris with satellite fields at Hartney & Elgin. #18 Service Flying Training School - Gimli with satellite fields at Netley. # 19 Elementary Flying Training School - Virden. #26/#35 Elementary Flying Training School Neepawa #33 Service Flying Training School - Carberry (RAF) with satellite fields at Oberon & Petrel.

Naval Fleet Air Arm also trained at BCATP schools 5,296

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Laurier’s Manifesto

Lest We Forget Eileen CLARKE

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Warns against conscription

“Even as late as Dec. 27, 1916, the Globe repeated its warnings against any effort ‘to force Canadians into the ranks,’ and summed up public opinion thus: “Trade Unionists are found opposing conscription and the leading opponents of every manifestation of democracy are favouring the system.

No less empathetic had been the language of the government. At the beginning of the session of 1916, in answer to my enquiry whether the promise recently made by the Prime Minister of enlisting 500,000 men meant conscription, and he answered in these words: “My right honourable friend has alluded to conscription—to the idea in this country or elsewhere that there may be conscription in Canada.

In speaking in the first two or three months of this war, I made it clear to the people of Canada, that we did not propose conscription. I repeat that announcement today with emphasis.’

“Equally empathetic and unqualified were my own declarations on the subject. Throughout the whole campaign of 1910 and 1911 I may recall that the Nationalist-Conservative alliance which opposed the navel policy of the Liberal government of that time asserted that such a policy meant conscription. Meeting these assertions I gave the public frequent assurance that under no circumstances would conscription follow the adoption of our policy. Again and again after the outbreak of the present war I insisted that conscription should not be introduced in Canada. Such was my position when the government reversed its attitude and, without warning, introduced the military service act.

Editor’s note: The 1917 Canadian federal election was described by historian Michael Bliss as the “most bitter election in Canadian history”, it was fought mainly over the issue of conscription. Prime Minister Borden wanted a coalition government but Sir Wilfrid Laurier, head of the Liberal Party of Canada, refused to join the coalition over the issue of conscription. Laurier’s Manifesto was basically his election platform and it took up well over a full page in fine print in the November 9, 1917 issue of the Neepawa Press. We have re-printed the key portion about conscription.

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Alvin He was a prairie boy who came of age just as the world he knew was blown apart; a lanky sort of lad, this farmer’s son, with ample ears, square jaw and sky-blue eyes, a little short of handsome.

The arms that held the reins grew tanned and strong loading the stone-boat, milking, pitching sheaves, guiding the plough toward some distant tree; now looking east toward the house and barn, now west beyond the church and elevator up to the Riding Mountains in the park where German prisoners, unbeknownst to him, would soon wait out the balance of the war.

The fields he tilled were square and orderly ranging from good black Manitoba soil to stony gravel at the “other place” where the long rise, the Arden Ridge, runs through, an ancient border of Lake Agassiz.

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The 226th Battalion lined up on Hamilton Street in Neepawa ready to march to the CPR station in 1916.

The buildings in the background are currently occupied by It’s Time and Taylor Law Office.

His nostrils flared at the peculiar smell specific to a Lancaster in flight, a pungent one, not easily defined, some mix of sweat, smoke, gunpowder, and fear.

Hunched in the turret, cramped and shivering — an area as cold as hell was hot — so coffin-like, it gave no room to stretch, feet jammed against the bulkhead, not easy to bale out, should need arise, his job — to keep the enemy at bay with rounds of ammunition.

No prisoner was ever more confined.

He felt the acrid taste of helplessness.

This raid occurred at night.

On daylight raids the buildings down below were belching smoke; the fields were piecemeal, every shape and colour, spread out like a giant jigsaw puzzle, like patchwork quilts the neighbour women stitched At WI meetings back at home, meetings that centered solely on the cause: peddling war bonds, gathering tin cans, knitting wool socks for soldiers overseas, anything to speed war’s sluggish pace and bring their men all safely home again.

His dreams were those of many country lads in 1943 — to have some land and livestock, wife and kids, a place to call his own.

Ploughing, that sunny April afternoon, his heart was beating to familiar sounds: the constant swishing of the horses’ tails to cool them off and brush away the flies, a barking dog; the whistle of the train that rattled by each day at 4 o’clock.

They planted wheat that spring, he and his dad, against the day they’d see those tiny bombs, those kernels of potential energy, exploding in the warm moist fertile soil to grow and ripen into ready cash.

‘Twas then he learned to sow his headlands last, seeder and harrows turning on command, to leave no corners where the weeds could grow.

Now, as his body worked to seed the land his mind kept drifting down the gravel road to Norgate’s schoolhouse, just across the tracks where there would be a dance on Friday night; how he would shed his dirty overalls, scrape the black loam from under fingernails, put on his suit and tie his tie just so, polish his oxfords, brush on shaving cream, to feel his arms around the neighbour girls, so soft and round and supple in his grasp.

His fears were small, in retrospect, that all the pretty lasses would decline his timid invitation to the waltz.

Now though, his more immediate concern, was getting the horses safely to the barn, watered, unhitched and bedded down on fresh clean straw to spend the night after a measured feed of tasty oats, sufficient payment for a day’s hard work.

But when at last he hit the schoolhouse door soldiers outnumbered farm-boys two to one,

and neighbour girls were being mesmerized by lads in uniform who came across as macho, worldly wise, while spouting off how they had signed up at their country’s call to battle foreign foes, how they would make short work of Hitler’s thugs and still be home by harvest.

The engines’ drone resounded in his ears.

Four, if the plane was working as it should, three, or even two would get them back to England, having dropped their bombs, on this, his tenth brave mission of the war, glad to have made it through another day.

Once, peering through the smog, he thought he saw his mother with her milk pails in the yard, the hedge of lilacs just above the garden, her Monday laundry hanging on the line.

An unseen girl below, with shaded eyes

looked up and saw four bombers in formation hurtling through the filament of clouds and hit the ditch for cover.

What would he ponder, had he time to think?

Would he resent the others in his crew, the pilot in his cockpit most of all, where he would love to be?

(Permit teachers in a country school had ill-prepared him for what lay ahead.)

Would he just long for family back at home, to lay his tired head in Mother’s lap, to have her hold him close and stroke his hair, and sing his heavy baby-blues to sleep?

Or Margo, his fiancée, back in England, the girl he got engaged to just last week; to feel her soft warm body in his arms tonight as they would dance at the canteen; how he would take her back to Canada after his next mission, or the next, and how his folks would love her as he did?

Would he dwell on larger issues — war and peace, ‘man’s inhumanity to man’?

Most likely, with the danger he was in, the nearest target for the German guns, the only thought pulsating in his head was “Get me out of here...”

He never saw the plane that zeroed in giving their pilot no time to change course;

another Lancaster in crowded skies above the target zone.

Such was the irony of many bombings, each completed safely only to be felled by a mistake.

Their Lancaster went down at Russelsheim in August/44, southwest of Frankfurt.

Perhaps his short life passed before his eyes.

Perhaps he saw that legendary light that bodes security and peace and warmth — serenity, like sunrise on the farm.

How fortunate he never got to see his father’s stricken face, his mother’s tears, the day the mailman turned in at the gate to bring the dreaded letter.

Missing in Action — some degree of hope; only missing and presumed dead.

Then came the word to say he was alive!

His name was on a new survivors’ list — Alvin Roy Jackson.

How they offered thanks until their hopes were dashed by an official note saying the printer erred, the list was wrong,

That he had died a hero, instantly, assuring them he didn’t suffer pain.

They could be proud that he had passed away in service to His Majesty, for home and country, giving all he had to give, his little life at twenty.

He never saw his mother lay a wreath year after year down at the cenotaph, never swapped stories at the Legion Hall. It was his lot to never hold his grandchild on his lap or teach his son to plow the furrow straight, to sow his headlands last.

Gone was the dream to work from dawn to dusk to earn the farmers’ coveted reward, a timely death at three-score years and ten, to lay with forebears by the country church.

A cookie-cutter stone on German soil, Durnbach War Cemetery, confirms his death, “Air Gunner, Alvin Jackson,” one among three thousand other souls whose last sad address is recorded there.

A little piece of land now bears his name among the pines of northern Manitoba, Jackson Peninsula in Gayoway Lake, the tribute by a grateful government for faithful soldiers who did not return.

By Grace (Jackson) Gill

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History of the 226th Overseas Battalion General Sir Sam Hughes, minister of militia, authorized Lieut. Colonel R. A. Gillespie to organize a battalion, to be raised in Northern Manitoba during the winter of 1915-16. The recruiting of this battalion provided an opportunity of testing the “Area System”, a new idea, originating with the Minister of Militia.

This system provided the signing-up, billeting and training of men in detachments at their home towns until such time as Camp Hughes opened up.

On November 23rd, 1915, Lieut. Colonel R. A. Gillespie singed up his first recruit and started a campaign which proved to be one of the most successful since war was declared.

A great many individuals scouted the new idea and declared it unworkable, but the colonel’s splendid organizing ability dispelled all doubts on that point and insured not only the success of the battalion, but that it would be up to strength very quickly. On 1st April, 1916, the battalion reached a total offer 1,300, being several hundred men over strength.

Lieu.-colonel Gillespie, was one of the organizers of the 106th regiment (Winnipeg Light Infantry), which corps has recruited and sent forward the following battalions: 10th Battalion, 61st Battalion 101st Battalion 222nd Battalion 226th battalion; also a company each to the 27th (City of Winnipeg) battalion and the 44th battalion, as well as drafts to the “Princess Pat’s” and the units at the front.

On June 1st, 1915, Lieu.-

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The 226th Battalion saying goodbye to their loved ones and leaving the CPR station in Neepawa in May 1916.

Colonel Gillespie accepted the position of Junior Major to the 61st Battalion, which commission he held, until promoted to the command of the 226th battalion, formerly known as area “B”. He is a native born Manitoban, entering the field of action in 1881 in the city of Winnipeg, where he received his public school and academic education. After graduating as a druggist, he followed his profession in Winnipeg, operating retail stores in different sections of the city. These stores have so developed in recent years as to feature more particularity the manufacturing and jobbing end of the drug business. An ardent lover of

outdoor life and successful participant in many sports, a natural leader of men, understanding thoroughly the life and character of the Western man, the Colonel, with his splendid military knowledge, especially in machine gun and musketry, is eminently fitted to command any Canadian Battalion, but particularly one containing so large a percentage or Western men as the 226th.

Portage la Prairie, Dauphin, Virden, Neepawa, Minnedosa, Russell, Gladstone, Shoal Lake, Glenboro, Souris, Carberry, Swan River, Birtle and Rapid City each provided a detachment. “The men of the north” or “The Grizzly Bears,” as they were

commonly known, have the reputation of being physically superior to any battalion in Camp Hughes; while their efficiency and physical training, baloney fighting and musketry, is considered equal to that of any other battalion in camp.

The men are recruited largely from agricultural districts, and the majority were born in Northern Manitoba, so the battalion will go overseas representing Canada in the truest sense of the word. A “Grizzly Bear” is shown on the Battalion badge, underneath which appears the following wording: ‘Men of the North’-an exceedingly fitting cognomen for the battalion.

Why we remember Remembrance Day occurs in Canada each November 11. It is a day of national commemoration for the more than 100,000 Canadians who have died in military service. The costs for Canada, with its relatively small population, have been substantial.

CONFLICT

POPULATION

SERVED

DIED

WOUNDED

First World War (1914-1918)

7,800,000

625,825

61,082

154,361

Second World War (1939-1945)

11,500,000

1,086,343

42,042

54,414

Korean War (1950-53)

14,000,000

27,751

516

1,072

Peacekeeping

N/A

119

N/A

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The officers selected by Colonel Gillespie to assist in training and organizing the battalion were all well-known commercial and professional men of the province, and while no special effort was made to select men of repute in athletic circles yet, the great majority of his officers excel in some particular line of sport. The prowess of the battalion in this respect is evidenced by the fact that at the recent camp athletic meet, they carried off the premier honours, and in the season’s game contests they stand on par with all competitors. Apart from pay day, “Visitors Day” is the most eagerly looked for by every man in the battalion, as

that day invariably brings large numbers of welcome friends from all parts of the surrounding country.

In this, the Battalion has become the envy of the camp and it is doubtful if any other battalion ever attained such popularity in Camp Hughes.

The 226th Battalion consists of men recruited, in detachments, in 14 of the towns of Northern Manitoba, and represent as fine a type of manhood as the province has ever assembled. In raising these detachment groups of men with common interests were brought together, assuring what every battalion greatly desires, a strong feeling of good fellowship. In all these places, the hospitality of the people seemed to know no bounds, and officers and men feel a deep appreciation for the long-continued expressions of good-will and oft-repeated favours. In assisting recruiting, by splendid entertainments, by magnificent gifts and in numberless other ways, they made life so pleasant that “to soldier” was “to live.” Everywhere the people responded generously to the new system of billeting the soldiers in private homes; and with the happy associations of the winter months, little wonder that when the order came to move to Camp Hughes on June 1, the whole of each town turned out to say good-bye to their “own boys” of the 226th, and to wish them “god speed.”

we pay tribute to those past and present who served our country with courage and compassion.

“Remember Those Who Served”

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Community Involvement

The tradition of community support has continued at Beautiful Plains Credit Union Ltd. in 2017. We are proud to be able to support many local endeavors and events, both financially and with the support of our dedicated staff members through volunteer commitments. Supporting the communities we serve and the events held within these communities is very much a part of our fabric as a credit union based on our member ownership structure.

The 2017 year has seen BPCU provide in excess of $20,000 worth of financial support to events held within our trading area, along with our staff members contributing nearly 2000 hours of volunteering their time to different events and organizations.

2017 was Canada’s 150th birthday and Beautiful Plains Credit Union Ltd. was proud to be a part of the milestone and celebration. We contributed funding towards the Neepawa Canada Day 150 celebrations, along with the Glenella Homecoming/Canada 150 celebration that occurred on August long weekend, as well as commissioning the design and construction of 5 commemorative benches that have been placed at various points through our trading area.

UPDATE

Meals in the Field

Another successful Meal in the Field campaign and harvest season has wrapped up in the area with BPCU and our partners, Chicken Corral Restaurant, Kulbacki Seeds Ltd., The Neepawa Banner & Press, and MNP LLP.

Winners from the 2017 Meal in the Field draw were Kathleen Sulz (BPCU – pictured above), Katherine BirchGork (Chicken Corral), Springhill Colony Farms (Kulbacki Seeds), Dale De’Ath , Rick Davison, & Dennis Beaumont (Neepawa Banner & Press) and Mark Pollock (MNP LLP).

CONGRATULATIONS!

Ron Jesson, BPCU President, enjoying a seat on one of the commemorative benches commissioned by BPCU.

The Beautiful Plains Credit Union Ltd. float for the Glenella Homecoming weekend parade.

Among the many other events that were supported by BPCU during the 2017 year were the Family Day celebrations in Neepawa, the Neepawa & Area 4-H Fat Stock Show and Sale, the Touchwood Park Association Inc. fundraising golf tournament, Neepawa Fair, Neepawa Rotary Club Auction, and Kelwood Fair. Organizations receiving support from BPCU during the 2017 year included the Neepawa Bird Sanctuary, Beautiful Plains Community Foundation Youth Advisory Committee, the Kaleidoscope Concert Series, McCreary Mountaineers high school hockey team, and the Neepawa Natives Jr. A Hockey Club. This is just a small portion of the organizations and events that BPCU has provided financial support to.

Our staff have provided volunteer time to groups such as Touchwood Park Association, The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #23 in Neepawa, McCreary Minor Hockey, Ste. Rose du Lac Minor Baseball, Beautiful Plains Community Foundation, Glenella Homecoming Celebration planning committee, The Roxy Theatre in Neepawa, and the Budz’n Bloom Day Care Centre.

Community involvement remains at the heart of what we do as a credit union in the communities we serve.

Cheryl Dyck has made the decision to retire from BPCU. Cheryl will be leaving us after 8 years of dedicated and excellent member service. We all wish her the best as she embarks on life’s next journey!

Financial Administrator Beautiful Plains Credit Union

Cheryl Ernest

I have been employed in the Financial Services industry for the past 15 plus years. I have served in multiple capacities during this time with Farm Credit Canada and more recently having moved over to Beautiful Plains Credit Union as the Financial Administrator in February of 2015.

I was born and raised in the Neepawa area and have continued to reside in the community with my family to this day.

Over the years in Neepawa, I have been a member of various community organizations such as the Roxy Theatre, Yellowhead Centre, Neepawa Minor Hockey, the NACI Grad Committee, Neepawa Nursery School and the organizing committees for multiple provincial curling championships held in the community.

Today I sit on the boards of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #23 and Hockey Manitoba.

Neepawa Branch Box 99, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Ph: 204-476-3341 Fax: 204-476-3609 info@bpcu.mb.ca

Courtney Gilmore with her patio furniture set as the lucky winner of the BPCU E-Statement draw.

Congratulations!

Glenella Branch Box 57, Glenella, MB R0J 0V0 Ph: 204-352-4475 Fax: 204-352-2212 info.glenella@bpcu.mb.ca

Rural Outlook

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

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Lake Agassiz book launch a success

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

Writing about the history of a long forgotten glacial lake can be hard; making it actually interesting can be even harder. But if the recent capacity crowd, which filled the foyer of the Beautiful Plains Museum in Neepawa was any indication, Bill Redekop has found a way.

On Wednesday, Oct. 25, the prominent Winnipeg based author hosted the rural book launch for Lake Agassiz: The Rise and Demise of the World’s Greatest Lake. The book looks at the history of what was the world’s largest lake, which was located on a large portion of what is now Manitoba, northern Ontario, Minnesota and North Dakota.

As part of the Neepawa launch, Redekop read some excerpts of his work and answered questions from the audience. After the event concluded, Redekop noted that both he and his publishers were quite happy with how receptive the early response has been.

“This was a fantastic group. When you hold events like

[a book launch], you always wonder how many people are going to be there, but the reception we received here was fantastic. There was a great turnout here at the Museum, as well as in Brandon [on Oct. 24], and the people were so appreciative and so interested in the story. It was a chance for me to find out that there is an interest in the subject matter. When I started this, I didn’t know that. I didn’t know people would be interested and even buy the book. I started out assuming no one’s going to buy this book, but I’m going to write it anyway,” said Redekop.

During the research stage, which Redekop began three years ago, he discovered that there was a fascinating story behind all the science of Manitoba’s geographic history. From there, he surmised that taking a laymen’s approach to examining the history and sharing the mysteries of Lake Agassiz would make it more accessible to the average reader.

Now that the hard work is done, Redekop noted that these types of session with the public are “The fun part of the process.”

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Author Bill Redekop (seated) speaks with people after his book launch on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at the Beautiful Plains Museum in Neepawa.

Copies of Lake Agassiz: The Rise and Demise of the World’s Largest Lake, can be found in Neepawa at Harris Pharmacy.

Neepawa Legion Ladies Auxiliary celebrates 85th

Submitted Neepawa Banner & Press

The Royal Canadian Legion was founded in Nov. 1925 in Winnipeg and chartered in 1926 by special Act of Parliament.

However, veteran welfare and assistance had been carried on since 1916. During the 1914-1916 war years, as wounded veterans returned home, women were asked to help with their recovery by visiting hospitals, sending parcels to the hospitalized and needy families as well as raising funds. In general, these ladies served the veterans and their dependents.

Thus, the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary became a reality and many such auxiliaries were established all across Canada.

On Dec. 15, 1932 the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch Number 23 (Neepawa) was formed with 16 charter members. This year marks the 85th anniversary of this organization.

Over the years, the local Legion Ladies Auxiliary has assisted the Neepawa Branch as needed, as well as remembered veterans and their families. In addition, the Legion Ladies Auxiliary has carried out fund raising activities that support local health facilities, schools, youth organizations, charities, Neepawa Salvation Army, Deer Lodge Hospital...just to name a few.

For example, in 2016, the

Neepawa Legion Ladies Auxiliary donated over $26,000 to our community and veterans.

To assist local groups raise funds for their projects, the Neepawa Legion Auxiliary has partnered with them on Meat Draw Suppers. In 2016, these groups included: the Neepawa Wildlife Association to assist with their youth mentor program, Neepawa Air Cadets for their trip to attend the 100th Anniversary of Vimy

Ridge in 2017 and Hazel M. Kellington School for new school playground equipment.

Assisting youth with scholarships is an on-going project. The first Neepawa Legion Ladies Auxiliary scholarship was awarded in 1956 to a veteran’s son or daughter graduating from grade 12 and continuing their education. Sixty-one years later, this Scholarship is still awarded.

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Lansdowne Heritage Resource & Tourism Committee Biennial General Meeting Crocus Club, Arden, MB Thursday, November 16, 2017, 7PM Committee & Museum Updates Presentation by Gordon Goldsborough Municipal residents and volunteers welcome!

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TV AUCTION - Nov. 9, 2017

A Major Fundraiser Of The Neepawa Rotary Club # Donor 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94

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Riverside Hutterite Colony 8 -10 lb pails of Honey $30/pail $240 Sandra de Groot 25 doz - Butter Tarts ($12 / doz) $300 Sprucewoods Colony 15 - 50lb bags of Potatoes ($10 each) $150 Tim Hortons - Neepawa Tims Coffee Brewer, 2 mugs, coffee $125 Neepawa Tire 4 wheel alignment $90 Clean Conscience Duct & Carpet Cleaning Sofa and chair cleaning $90 Whitemud Watershed Conservation District Gift Basket $65 Hymie the Hair Cutter 4 - $17.00 hair cuts $68 Chicken Corral Take Out Party 2 spec. pizza, 24 wings, pop $75 Westward Ford Sales Fossil Wrist Watch $305 NAPA Autoparts Mazergroup Npa Mechanic’s 36” creeper $50 Air Liquide Canada Inc Brandon Blueshield Welding Jacket + 4 Pair Welding Gloves $75 Bamboo Garden Restaurant $40 Gift Certificate $40 CWD Satellite Router + Surge Protector $75 On the Run - Neepawa Esso 2 $25 Gift Certificates $50 Guinn Bros. Memorials Granite clock $100 Camp Wannakumbac 1 Week Summer Camp at Clear Lake $350 Helen Drysdale Set of 3 Pies $36 4U Home Decor & Consulting 1 of a Kind Decorated Window $60 P. Baker Backhoe Service 20 yards screened gravel $180 REMAX Prairie Mountain Red Barn Playset $60 Neepawa Golf Club 4 Green Fees - no cart $160 The Lily Nook $50 Gift Certificate $50 Neepawa Greenhouse Gift Package $80 Whitey’s Fitness Body Shop 3 months membership $135 Enns Bros. Equipment Childrens Activity Centre $255 Mar Dee Enterprises 12 volt heavy duty battery $125 Farmery Estate Brewery 1 Gift Package of Farmery Merchandise $25 Kristy Sprik - Tupperware Consultant Tupperware Serving Bowl Set $70 Nick’s Repair Service 2 $50 Gift Certificates $100 Studio One Jade - Hair Cut and Style $27 Chalet Flooring and Window Fashions Area Rug (approx 5’ x 8’) $300 Mazergroup-Neepawa New Holland 80pc Metric + Sae Tool Set $400 CN Suppliers 2 - Logitech Stereo Headsets $46 McDonalds Restaurant 10 Extra Value Meals $75 Marijka’s Therapy Clinic and Day Spa 1 hour Massage $77 Orv’s Appliance Sales + Service G.E. Minifridge Stainless Steel $378 Yellowhead Physiotherapy 10 Pilates Classes $120 Mowat Livestock / Jarvis Meats (Gladstone) Side of Beef (cut & wrapped) $745 Northstar Seeds 10kg Northstar Instagreen lawn seed $60 This N’ That Mfg 10 Sliding Cabinet Shelves & installed $550 Neepawa Pharmacy Obus Form Back Support $144 Dreger’s Plumbing & Heating Weiser Entrance Door and Deadbolt Set $275 Springhill Hutterite Colony Case of pork back ribs - 10 Kg $100 Jennifer Enns Photography Family Portrait Session $150 Venus Hair and Body Care Kelsey : Hair Products and Cut $28 Neepawa Drycleaners and Laundromat Wedding dress cleaned and boxed $190 SQ One Home Const Electric Patio Heater $179 Daughter On Call $50 Certificate & misc. Items $70 Kerreen’s Clothing Gift Basket $75 Lansdowne Recreation Commission 1 day rental of Arden Curling Rink $250 Neepawa Natives 10- Pack Natives Game Tickets $100 McCain Foods - Carberry Lakeside Outdoor Fire Bowl $192 M & K Cleaning Carpet Cleaning -3 rooms $125 Oakridge Meats Ltd Voucher for Meat Package $50 Leslee’s Esthetics Facial $74 Century 21 - Westman Realty Ltd (Lisa Adams) $150 in C of C Neepawa Bucks $150 Boston Pizza Brother Digital Wireless Colour Laser Mulitfunction Printer + 10 Kids Meals $499 Neepawa Vet Clinic $100 credit voucher $100 BOXE Neepawa Combat Sports Club 1 Month Membership Certificate $50 Munro Farm Supplies 50 Acres Custom Dry Application $375 Herbs for Health $25 Gift certificate $25 It’s Time Apparel & Promotions 6 - $50 Cert. (use in “even” months) $300 Comfort Electric 4 LED Wafer lights and 1 Hr install $250 Neepawa Home Hardware & Thomas Window and Glass String Trimmer $130 Bamboo Garden Restaurant $40 Gift Certificate $40 Neepawa Motel 1 night stay - 2 people $90 Farmer’s Edge 160 Acres Soil Productivity NDVI + GPS Soil Sampling $480 J.B. Photography $50 certificate - photo services $50 Rolling Acres Redi-Mix Concrete $500 concrete delivered to Neepawa $500 PromoTime Duffle Bag with Personalized Embroidery $80 Studio One Becky - Hair Cut and Style $27 Crop Production Services - Franklin and Gladstone 1 case (2 x 10L) Startup Herbicide $150 Mowat Livestock / Jarvis Meats (Gladstone) Side of Beef (cut & wrapped) $757 Dream Parties by Brenda 2 - $50 vouchers for Decorating Services $100 Flash Back Music & Collectables Family Photo Session $100 Studio One Naida - Hair Cut & Style $27 Gladstone Auction Mart Certificate $100 booking in cattle $100 Kinley-Thomson Chartered Accountants Inc. $200 Credit on accounting services $200 Westman Communications Group Gift Basket $60 Kulbacki Seeds 1 bag Grain Corn Seed $300 CIBC Taylormade Golf bag with Stand $132 Helen Drysdale Set of 3 Pies $36 Bank of Montreal $50 Gift Certificate and Jacket $100 Ducks Unlimited Canada - Neepawa Chapter Framed Ducks Unlimited Wildlife Print $400 Kellie’s Nail Art Manicure + Pedicure $64 H & R Block - Minnedosa Office $50 Certificate (Neepawa or Minnedosa tax prep) $50 Giant Tiger $50 gift card $50 Assante Financial Management Ltd Garmin Vivo Fit 2 Activity Tracker + Heart Rate Monitor $129 Gill & Schmall Agencies/ Harris Pharmacy/John’s Electric/Hylife Travel Voucher $1,600 Cozee Cornucopia B&B 1 night stay for 2 $100 Jackd Catering Wing Party - 100 Chicken Wings $150 T.I.C. Parts & Service Battery Powered Leaf Blower $145 Rocky Mountain Equipment Echo Gas Grass Trimmer $290 Chicken Corral Take Out Party 2 spec. pizza, 24 wings, pop $75 Neepawa-Gladstone Coop Bulk Fuel 20 L synthetic winter oil (OW40) $157 Ben’s Auto Repair 4 wheel alignment + Oil Change $150

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Dream Parties by Brenda 2 - $50 vouchers for Decorating Services Stoney Creek Transport Voucher - Livestock or Other Transportation Nick’s Repair Service 1 $50 Gift Certificate Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries $25 Liquor Mart Gift Cert White’s Funeral Home Stanley Utility Heater Angie’s Cutting Edge Ladies hair cut and products Neepawa Banner & Press $500 Advertising or Print Credit Penno Machining and Manufacturing Steel Framed Picnic Table w/ treated top Farmery Estate Brewery 1 Gift Package of Farmery Merchandise Neepawa Home Hardware & Thomas Window and Glass Lawn Mower ADM Agri-Industries Company ADM Men’s Leather Jacket - XL Venus Hair and Body Care Lori : Hair Product and Mens cut McLaughlin GM 2 Chevrolet Bar Stools Performance Exhaust & Brake Service $60 Gift Certificate Piston Ring Neepawa Sports Package Springhill Hutterite Colony Case of pork back ribs - 10 Kg Beyond the Garden Gate $50 Gift Certificate for Fresh Flowers Diamond Water Works Wine Making Kit Package Neepawa Pharmacy Gift Package Neepawa Shop Easy $50 Gift Certificate Neepawa Natives 10- Pack Natives Game Tickets Neepawa Gladstone Co-op & Beautiful Plains CU $1000 Gift Card for fuel Redfern Farm Services 40 acres Dry Floater custom application Roxy Theatre 12 month Stud. Pass (No 3D’s) Arts Forward (VCC) Rental of North Rm. & Kitchen Zeke’s Quality Jewellers $50 Service Credit Team Electronics Blu Ray + DVD Player Neepawa Safeway 2- $25 Gift Cards McCain Foods - Carberry Lakeside Outdoor Fire Bowl S-Mart Box of Kimchi Noodle soups Landon Cameron Golf TaylorMade Milled Putter - Left Hand Aleksio Tomoniko 2 - 10 litre jugs of VP480 Dairy Queen 2 - 10” ice cream cakes Val’s Pies voucher for 5 pies (baked or unbaked) Neepawa Natives 10- Pack Natives Game Tickets Brews Bros. $30 Gift Certificate Poplar Ridge Golf Course 4 Rounds of Golf with carts Century 21 - Westman Realty Ltd (Troy Mutch) $150 in C of C Neepawa Bucks Neepawa Tire 4 wheel balance It’s Time Apparel & Promotions 6 - $50 Cert. (use in “odd” months) Sutton -Harrison Realty Restaurant Tour in Neepawa Northstar Seeds 10kg Northstar Instagreen lawn seed Flash Back Music & Collectables Gift Basket Dr. Gerard G Murray Gift Certificate Daughter On Call $50 Certificate & misc. Items Yellowhead Centre Gift Certificate toward Yellowhead Hall Rental Gardewine North $250 freight voucher J.C. Lavich Construction (2010Ltd) Propane Patio Heater Ben’s Auto Repair 4 wheel alignment + Oil Change Middleton (Cory) Ent. $200 Gift Certificate for Tree Removal Robert Sopuck, MP D-SR-Npa Gift Package H & R Block - Neepawa Office $50 Certificate (Neepawa or Minnedosa tax prep) Step-Into Action Physio & Wellness Wellness Package Giant Tiger $50 gift card Town of Neepawa 2 Night Campground fee Studio One Sandra -Hair Cut & Style Quintex Service Ltd. Prize Package Neepawa-Gladstone Coop Ag-Petroleum 20 L Round Up Transorb Crop Production Services - Franklin and Gladstone 1 x 5 Gal pail OW40 Diesel Engine Oil BOXE Neepawa Combat Sports Club 1 Month Membership Certificate Sista Thyme/Plaster Paint Neepawa “Paint a pillow” Class Marlyne Hargreaves “Prairie Wildflowers” - group of 3 matted prints Pat Traill Original Artwork By Opie “Owls” NACTV Credit for 3 DVD’s A&L Get Active Boot Bag Chicken Delight 2 - $20 Gift Cards Gardewine North $250 freight voucher Farm Credit Canada Gift Basket Lee’s Restaurant $30 Gift Certificate Neepawa Chiropractic Centre Chiropractic Pillow Beautiful Plains Ag. Society Family riding membership in B.P.A.S. Ag Complex Yellowhead Windows Jump Starter Kelli Smith home made child’s poncho Creative Memories Karen Ferguson 12”x12” Creative Memories Album Val’s Pies voucher for 5 pies (baked or unbaked) Gwen Myker Baryla 2’x2’ epoxy mirror Taylor Jackson Financial Services Inc. Block Knife Set Arden Dinner Theatre Table for 8 (Dec 1 or 2)

$100 $330 $50 $25 $80 $108 $500 $300 $25 $370 $300 $20 $250 $60 $70 $100 $50 $100 $75 $50 $100 $1,000 $340 $250 $100 $50 $130 $50 $192 $30 $240 $130 $56 $60 $100 $30 $280 $150 $72 $300 $100 $60 $75 $400 $70 $350 $250 $219 $150 $200 $50 $50 $40 $50 $50 $27 $60 $146 $160 $50 $82 $75 $100 $45 $60 $40 $250 $60 $30 $75 $250 $113 $50 $90 $60 $75 $150 $200

Due to increased number of donors, cash donors are listed separately

All items purchased must be paid for and picked up (at NACTV) by noon Friday November 10, 2017.

Thank you to all our Donors and Buyers.

Proceeds toward Neepawa Roxy Repointing Project & other Community & International Projects

Thursday, NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The Auction is at the NACTV Studio and Broadcast on NACTV. Starts at 6 p.m.

TV viewing available at Neepawa Curling Club Lounge

Bidding: On Site • 12 Westman, 592 Bell, 30- MTS & Antennae Phone: 204-476-2639 and 204-476-0355

NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS DATE A9

Stability starting to surface at NACTV

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press Though this year’s annua l genera l meet ing (AGM) for NACTV wasn’t quite as dramatic as had been seen previous years, that didn’t mean it still wasn’t as important for the future of the community access channel.

Just over a dozen people attended the non-profit organization’s meeting, which was held at the Neepawa Library on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The main focus

of discussion was centred upon the future programming options and potential equipment upgrades, a nice change of pace from the dramatic tone of prior years. In 2016, NACTV nearly ceased operation, before announcing a last minute management agreement with the Neepawa Banner & Press.

The year before that, there was much upheaval on the executive board, with what could be described as a volunteer coup against the chairperson at that time.

After two years of dramatics, this year’s meeting could be perceived as downright boring, but in a good way.

The first order of business focused on the balance sheets year-over-year. For the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, NACTV made a profit of $840.01, with total income of $63,367.72 and expenses being $62,527.71.

In 2016, the station posted a loss of $12,760.44, with income pegged at $78,357.70 and expenses listed at $91,118.14.

Whitey’s Runway

NACTV general manager Ken Waddell said spending has been reigned in, to ensure long term viability.

“Certainly, we’ve cut some hours for paid staff.

They’re [in the off ice] from 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m., four days a week, which is a shorter amount of time than previously. That’s one thing we’ve done. We have also cut out the number of paid position that were involved. We are starting to climb again in terms of staffing costs, so it’s a balancing act,” Waddell stated. “We have to be as efficient as possible with the use of your staff, as well as your volunteer base.”

The total accumulated debt for the station is around $11,000. Waddell said the only way to whittle down that debt is to increase the amount of ad revenue and donations generated per year.

As for future of pro-

gramming on one of Canada’s last independent access channels, a recent survey distributed across the community had some interesting suggestions. Of the 34 total respondents, the vast majority expressed a preference towards the news oriented programs.

In particular, Town Council, The Mayor’s Hotline and NACTV reads the news were singled out.

Programming that was low on the list of popularity was the sports programming, such as hockey and baseball. Another item of note was the suggestion that more children’s programs might be a nice addition to the schedule.

NACTV volunteer Dave Bennet said there were a few surprises in the survey results, but that it’s still a positive for them moving ahead.

“The sports [programs] being so low, was a surprise.

But, that just may be due to the fact we’ have heard from the demographic that’s not interested. There were two responses with notes regarding the [Neepawa] Cubs baseba l l.

Right now, we put a lot of time and effort into those events, so if nobody’s watching it, you think, as a volunteer, maybe we need to focus on something else,” suggested Bennet.

The final matter on the evening was the election of the NACTV board.

Members Dave Bennet, Myra Bennet and Pauline Zygadlo will return for the second year of their twoyear term. Don Walmsley and Jean Borchardt were re-elected after competing their terms, while Jamie Willis, Michelle Walmsley and Rrain Prior were elected for the start of a two year tenure.

PHOTO BY JOHN DRINKWATER

Hailey Tonn was one of 17 models who showcased fashions from It’s Time on Oct. 26th at Whiteys Gym during the “Feeling good, looking good” fashion show. A Silver collection was taken to raise funds for the Pallitive Care Commitee.

TV AUCTION Nov. 9, 2017

Rotary Also Thanks the Following Cash Donors Bayhill Inn and Suites Beaut. Pl. Community Medical Centre Brydges & Taylor Vet Clinic Eileen Clarke, MP Agassiz FJ’s Building Jed’s Repair MNP Mountain Dental Dr. C Fedorowich Neepawa Banner & Press

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HOME IMPROVEMENT for

Canadian Winters

Safeguard roofs against snow damage

Snow may delight young children itching for a day off from school. But for many homeowners, the sight of snow means their time will soon be spent clearing paths and plowing driveways rather than building snowmen and sledding with friends.

The sight of falling snow also may inspire some homeowners to think about the roofs of their homes. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety warns that it is important to understand the risk of roof collapse due to the weight of snow on the roof. Roof structures that are in good condition can support roughly 20 pounds per square foot. IIBHS says this equates to around four feet of new snow before a roof will become stressed.

Total snowfall is not the only factor to consider. Homeowners also must check the type of snow that has fallen.

According to House Logic, six inches of wet snow is equal to the weight of about 38 inches of dry snow. That means it may take much less sodden snow to weigh down a roof.

Roof condition and the shape of the roof bear consideration as well. Popular Mechanics says the ideal pitched roof is smooth and steep so that the snow slides off. Closely spaced rafters improve the strength of the

roof. A flat or slightly pitched roof may accumulate snow more readily.

Homeowners are urged to inspect roof rafters to see if they are cracked from previous snowstorms or damaged from insects or rot. Snapping or popping sounds while snow is on the roof is not a good sign.

House Logic also says that homeowners can tell if the snow load on the roof is too much by paying attention to interior doors. If such doors begin to stick, that may be a signal that there’s enough weight on the center of the house to distort the door frames. Houses that had improper renovations or homes in which load-bearing walls were removed may be more susceptible to this problem.

Removing snow from a roof is not an easy job — and may be a task best left to professionals. The safest way to remove snow from the roof is to use a snow rake with an extension arm that enables users to push and pull off the snow while standing on the ground. One should not climb onto a snowy or icy roof to remove snow. Shovels, which can damage roof shingles, should never be used.

IIBHS says that hiring a professional roof contractor is one way to safely remove snow from the roof. Licensed

and insured contractors will have the experience to get the job done correctly and safely. Roof snow removal is a priority for those who live in mountainous or extremely snowy areas. If unsafe amounts of snow are left on rooftops, leaks, damage and collapse may result.

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Sports

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS A11

Neepawa Farmers fall to Border Kings

Gladstone win home opener After falling to Neepawa in their opening season game last weekend, the Gladstone Lakers have bounced back with an impressive 10-3 win over the Melita Bisons.

Sean Kubas proved to be an offensive juggernaut, with a six point night (four goals - two assists). Teammates Jesse Toth (2G-2A) and Nick Stire (2G-1A) also had big nights for the Lakers. Gladstone will next face the challenge of the defending league and provincial champions, the Killarney Shamrocks, who are already off to a 3-0-0 start in the standings. That game is set for Friday, Nov. 3 at the Shamrock Centre.

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

An ineffective effort on special teams proved to be the undoing for the Neepawa Farmers on Saturday, Oct, 28, as they lost to the Boissevain Border Kings 8-4. The Farmers gave up three goals on the penalty kill, as well as surrendering one when they had the man advantage, on the way to their f irst loss (1-1-0) in the Tiger Hills Hockey League (THHL) regular season.

The game, which took place at the Yellowhead Arena, started off well for the hometown Farmers, scoring the first two goals of the game. Ward Szucki lead the way just 4:29 into the opening period. Just 48 seconds later, Szucki’s team-mate, Bret Levandoski doubled Neepawa’s adva nt age at 2-0. Before the end of the opening 20 minutes, however, the Border Kings bounced back with a pair of their own, from Patrick Leask and Chris Low, respectively.

Shifting into the second p e r io d , t he Fa r me r s would reclaim the lead

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Boissevain Border Kings goaltender Mark Tripp is able to disrupt Neepawa’s Ward Szucki’s chance on a breakaway, during the second period of their game on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Yellowhead Arena.

To close out the night, previous scorers Leask and Low added to their stats with goals, while Kelly Glowa also contributed with his first of the year. Neepawa’s Riley Kolesar put one away for the Farmers, but that wasn’t enough, as Boissevain would leave the

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The next action for Neepawa will be on Friday, Nov. 3, when the team t ravels to MacGregor to face the Wild.

Bombers win pair The Minnedosa Bombers are off to a quick star t, w inn ing a pa ir

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Both players have already accumulated six points apiece, with four goals and two assists for Jury and three goals and three assists for Lewis. Next up for Minnedosa will be a date with the Souris Elks on Saturday, Nov. 4.

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Listmayer traded to Dauphin

Defencemen Kruz Listmayer (#3).

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The Neepawa Natives have traded veteran defenseman Kruz Listmayer to the Dauphin Kings in exchange for 6’2, 202 pound defenseman Austin Friesen. Friesen is a 1998 born player who hails from Winnipeg and has collected 14 points in 57 games with the Kings over the past two seasons. “Friesen is a skilled defenseman that will play in our top 4 to provide more depth for the hockey club”, stated general Manager Myles Cathcart. As for Listmayer, the 20-yearold played in 130 games for the hockey club over the past four seasons, collecting 25 points and 220 penalty minutes. Cathcart went on to talk about his respect for Listmayer and dedication to the hockey club, “Trades are never easy and it is something we do not take lightly. Kruz is an amazing person, dedicated and a true professional. He has represented the organization with class and dignity during his years in Neepawa.

We wish him the best in future.”

Natives head coach Dustin Howden echoed a similar message regarding Listmayer. “Kruz and I broke into the league around the same time. I was the defensive coach and we spent a lot of time in the arena. A hockey team is more than just practices and games it becomes an extension of a family. He is a quality young man with a great future ahead of him. I have a lot of respect for the way he represented himself and the organization”

Pistons’ Worrad wins Player of the Week Submitted MJHL Media Release Steinbach Pistons are riding a five-game winning streak, due in large part to the outstanding play of Drew Worrad, who has been named the Recycle Everywhere MJHL Player of the Week.

The 20-year-old exploded for seven points (4-3) in three wins last week for the Pistons, who are ranked tenth in the country by the

Canadian Junior Hockey League.

Worrad, who hails from Birr, Ont., is now on a twopoint per game pace with 15 points (8-7) in seven games for the Pistons, who have a season record of 13-3.

The r unners up for this week’s award were 20 -year-old goaltender Emilien Boily of the OCN Blizzard and 19-year-old forward Dexter Kuczek of the Winnipeg Blues.

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Steinbach Pistons humble Natives

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

If there’s one thing to remember from Neepawa’s recent 10-3 loss to the Steinbach Pistons, it’s that if a team loses by one or 100 goals in the game, it’s still only two points in the standings. We should definitely remember that about t h is g a me a nd quickly forget everything else that transpired on the ice at the Yellowhead Arena on Sunday, Oct. 29.

Heading into this showdown, the previous regular season game between these teams was on Oct. 11 and saw Neepawa claim a decisive 6-1 win. Since that tilt, however, the clubs have been trending in very different directions. Neepawa had dropped five of their past seven games, including a disappointing 6-2 loss to the Winnipeg Blues on Friday, Oct. 27.

The Pistons, meanwhile, headed into Sunday night with a four game winning streak on the line.

Recent Pistons pickup Drew Worrad proved to be a one man wrecking crew, scoring a pair of goals just 94 seconds into the game. He’d close out the night with three goals and an assist, good enough to earn the first star of the game. In just seven games with Steinbach this season, the 20-year-old has already accumulated 15 points. Worrad wasn’t the only Steinbach player to have an explosive of-

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

The Steinbach Pistons peppered the Neepawa Natives’ net with 51 shots during the game, on route to a 10-3 win on Sunday, Oct. 29.

fensive night, as Brendan Martin, Bradley Schoonbaert and William Koop all ended up with a goal and pair of assists. Tyson McConnell also added a pair of goals, one of which was off a penalty shot in the third period, to put the exclamation point on the blow-out.

Neepawa, for the most part, was completely held in check throughout the game. For ward Just in Metcalf was the only Native to make any major impact on the stat-line, by registering a pair of goals and an assist. Braden Binda put away the other goal for Neepawa, while Nolan Richards had a pair of assists on the night.

G oa lt ender M at t he w Thiessen picked up the win with a 28 save effort.

In the other crease, Evan Robert and Noah Morin split the duties, though it was Robert who registered the loss on his ledger.

Immediately after the game, Natives head coach D u st i n Howden wa s , understandably, not in a talkative mood. The Banner & Press did, however, catch up with the coach the following day, though the frustration of the previous night was still on his mind.

“Steinbach was able to create more opportunities out there [on Sunday night] than us, and they were able to take advantage of those chances,” said Howden. “They did a good job of advancing the puck and keeping us on our heels. What it comes down to is that we

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Howden added that the team needs to put this game behind them and simply focus on the task at hand, their next game.

That upcoming challenge was on Wednesday, Nov. 1 against the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. The results from that game were final after the publication deadline for the Neepawa Banner & Press and will appear in the Nov. 10th edition.

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NACI Slasher Showdown

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The action was fast and furious at the Yellowhead Arena this past weekend, as the annual Slasher Showdown took centre ice.

Eight clubs from across rural Manitoba participated in the three day event, which began on Thursday, Oct. 26. As part of opening night, the host team, the Neepawa Tigers took on the NPC (Winkler) Nighthawks. While the Tigers put in an excellent effort, the visiting Nighthawks were simply too much for them and left the ice with a 5-3 win. Wiley Speiss, Bryce Kusugak and Tysne Stanski all scored for NACI. The loss knocked the Tigers into the consolation bracket, with a game scheduled against the Crocus Plains (Brandon) Plainsmen.

Neepawa 4-2 Crocus Plains Crocus Plains jumped out to an early lead over the host club, with a pair of first period goals. NACI would bounce back in the second period, as Brady McLeod scored his first of the tournament. The Tigers followed that up with a pair of goals in quick succession. Ben Rainka scored with 5:46 remaining in the period.

Zone 7 NACI Game results

Monday, Oct. 30 - Junior Varsity volleyball Neepawa Tigers 2 -0 Carberry Cougars (boys) 25-14, 25-18 Rivers Rams 2-1 Neepawa Tigers (girls) 25-12, 25-27, 15-9 Monday, Oct. 23 - Junior Varsity volleyball Neepawa Tigers 2-0 Minnedosa Chancellors (girls) 27-25, 25-21

FAN“STATS”TIC BOWLING PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

The NACI Tigers hockey team (in white) hosted its annual Slasher Showdown at the Yellowhead Arena on Oct. 26-28.

Just 10 seconds later, Owen Wiebe added another, to give NACI their first lead of game at 3-2.

For the third period, it was a fast paced 20 minutes of play. Neither team washable to find the back of the net, until an empty netter from Neepawa’s Tysne Stanski, making the final score 4-2. The win catapulted the Tigers into the consolation final, where they would face a familiar foe, the Minnedosa Chancellors.

Neepawa 5-4 Minnedosa Br yce Kusuga k and Tysne Stanski both scored

a pair of goals, pushing the NACI Tigers on to victory in the consolation final. Tanner Mann added a single, giving Neepawa the 5-4 win over Minnedosa. As for the championship bracket, after beating NACI in the opening round, the NPC Nighthawks would top the Pembina Tigers in the semi-final, by a 4-3 margin. In the final, the Nighthawks would close out the weekend with a 6-3 victory over the W.C. Miller Aces After the conclusion of the tournament, NACI Tigers manager Mark Rainka noted that the team

NACI eliminated from football playoffs

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press The NACI Tigers’ season has ended with a 54-22 loss to the Swan Valley Tigers. The game was played in Swan River on Sunday, Oct. 29 and was a first round playoff matchup for the Murray Black Cup, the consolation championship.

NACI quarterback Tanner Mann passed for 230 yards and a touchdown.

He also added 110 rushing yards on seven carries, as well as a two point conversion.

Other notable standouts on the offensive side of the ball included running back Taine Middleton, who had 14 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown and receiver Jacob Normore, who collected a 60 yard

TD catch. Pn defence, Rylan Hollier lead the way with eight tackles.

In the other semi-final, Virden dominated East Parkland 55-0, and will now face Swan Valley in the consolation final.

As for the semi-final matches for the Doug Steeves Cup, The league top tier playoff bracket, Dauphin outdueled Southwest 40-31, while Moosomin dominated Parkwest 84-6.

didn’t get off to the type of the start they’d hope for, but still closed out the weekend with a solid effort. As for the feedback from visiting coaches and families off the ice, he said that the Showdown was very positively received.

The NACI Tigers hockey team returns to league play on Friday, Nov. 3 with a game in Carberry against the Glenboro/ Carberry/Baldur Wildcats. The Tigers follow that up with a home game at the Yellowhead Arena on Sunday, Nov. 5 versus the Vincent Massey Vikings.

Start time for that contest is set for 7:15 p.m.

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ter. “Besides that, Lizzy is Submitted Neepawa Banner & Press well known for her work

Submitted Neepawa Banner & Press He arrived in Arden late one afternoon several years ago, looking for some historical information.

He had planned on stopping for a few minutes to take pictures on a return trip back to Winnipeg.

Two hours later, he left the Arden area armed with stories about crocus f lowers, cement block buildings, effigy mounds and more.

You might have heard his voice on CBC radio or read Abandoned Manitoba, his book that captures historical stories and places in Manitoba.

If you have ever looked for information on the Manitoba Historical Society website at www. mhs.mb.ca, chances are you have seen his name attributed to pictures and information. His name is Dr. Gordon Goldsborough.

Much to the local heritage committee’s surprise, visitors began arriving in Arden this summer. The visitors were in search of a bank vault, the topic of one of the stories in Dr. Goldsborough’s new book. The heritage committee is now contemplating heritage signage for the bank vault that serves as a very sturdy playhouse in the children’s playground.

When the Lansdowne Heritage, Resource & Tourism Committee prepared for its Biennial general meeting, it seemed fitting to invite Gordon Goldsborough to Arden as a guest speaker.

He will present a picture-slide show and will have books for sale at the heritage committee’s biennial Heritage meeting on November 16, 2017, at the Arden Crocus Club, 7:00 PM. Committee members will be providing committee reports and updates about the new museum. Municipal residents and volunteers are invited to attend.

Acclaimed songwriter, L izzy Hoyt is one of Canada’s most powerful Celtic-folk artists.

Known for bringing history to life with music, she is a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient for her work commemorating Canadian veterans and Vimy Ridge history through music. A talented multi-instrumentalist (fiddle, guitar, harp and mandolin), she has been nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards, Wester n Ca nad ia n Mus ic Awa rd s, I ndependent Music Awards and more.

Lizzy is a full-time musician who has travels and tours throughout the year with her trio.

“What can I say? We like to support homegrown talent,” said Kelvin Bueckert, secretary for the Gladstone and District Community Cen-

commemorating veterans which is an issue we as a board believe is incredibly important. Anyway, going a long w ith our homegrown talent theme, I should also mention that we've got James Patterson, a talented Gladstone area singer and song writer lined up to open the show, so it should be a entertaining night of songs and stories. To be frank, our community center has had a bit of a challenging year, but events like this help keep it alive. So, I'd just like to encourage people to come out on Nov. 10 and support it.

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Helen Drysdale out of helen’s kitchen

The 1990’s

This year Canada is celebrating 150 years since confederation (the sesquicentennial). I thought I would spend the next several months showcasing some historic recipes in Canada’s honour.

1990 - Céline Dion releases her first English album and she achieved worldwide fame. Dion remains the best-selling Canadian artist and one of the best-selling artists of all time with record sales of over 200 million copies worldwide. Jan. 1, 1991 - After months of protest, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney passes the GST tax. The federal tax adds seven per cent to the cost of many goods and services. 1992 - Nelson Jackson takes over Neepawa Pharmacy previously run by Laurence Hargreaves. 1993 - Kim Campbell was the first, and to date, only female prime minister of Canada, who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993. When she called an election, Liberal Jean Chrétien won a landslide victory. During the election campaign, Chrétien promised to repeal the GST, which the Liberals had denounced while they were the Official Opposition.

Instead the Chrétien government attempted to restructure the tax and merge it with the provincial sales taxes in each province. They intended to call it the “Blended Sales Tax”, but opponents quickly came to derisively call this proposal the “B.S. Tax”. Today we still have the GST. 1993 - The hospital and East View Lodge are seeking to amalgamate in hopes to reduce costs. Jan. 1, 1994 - The North American Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico takes effect (NAFTA). Today NAFTA is again in the news.

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The Hockin family has been a farming family in the Neepawa area for many years. Frank and Jane Ann Hockin came to Canada from Cornwall, England in 1885, they settled in Ontario. With 6 children in tow they moved to the Mentmore district in 1907 to farm. Four more children were born to them in Manitoba. The Hockin family were always community minded and active with many church and community projects. Frank Hockin was a councillor and reeve of Langford as was his son Herber (councillor and reeve), grandson Elmer (councillor) and great, great grandson Don Hockin (Carb) who has served as a councillor in Langford for 31 years. A superb history of community spirit! In 1990 the Hockin family were having a reunion. For their reunion they put together a cookbook. I was given my Hockin cookbook as a Christmas gift and it was my go to book for recipes.

I hope you enjoy these Hockin family recipes.

English pasties - Grandma Hockin (Mrs. Frank) Your own pastry recipe 2 onions, sliced or mix 1/4 turnip, optional 1 lb. round steak, cut into 1 carrot, if desired small cubes Season to taste 4 potatoes, sliced Roll pastry. Divide in 4 parts. Cut into circles. Place meat and vegetables on one side of pastry. Season as desired. Brush edges with milk, turn over, seal edges and brush top with milk. Bake at 400° for 30 minutes, then reduce heat to 350° and bake for 15 minutes more or until nicely browned.

Prize butter tarts - Elsie Hockin 2 eggs beaten 3 Tbsp. cream 2/3 cup butter 1 cup raisins 2 cups brown sugar 2 tsp. vanilla Fill tart shells 2/3 full. Bake at 350° for 20-25minutes.

Yield 2 dozen.

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Elmer and Vera Hockin were active in their church and community in many ways all their lives. They were an insipration to their family and to those around them.

Grant’s favorite chili – Grant Hockin 1 lb. g rou nd beef, Dash of cayenne browned in butter 1/8 tsp. chili powder 3/4 cup potatoes, diced 1 tbsp. Worcestershire 1/2 cup of onions, sliced sauce 2 cups tomato juice 1/2 tsp. paprika 1 tsp. salt 1 can red kidney beans To the browned meat; add other ingredients except beans. Cook about 20 minutes until potatoes are tender.

Add beans; cook 5 minutes longer.

Poet Laureate takes aim at Raymond Cooper

Small town newspapers are a bit different from their counterparts in Montreal or Toronto.

That’s true today, and it was true in 1998, when I was growing up in Lennox Valley.

Unlike papers in the big city, the Lennox Valley Hometown News wasn’t made up of a large staff of full-time journalists and investigative reporters. The total payroll of our newspaper included Boyd Sanders, part-time intern, reporter and student at the local junior college; Maxine Miller, who penned “Rumor Has It,” the most popular weekly column in the paper; and Iris Long, who wasn’t really on the payroll as such.

As editor, publisher and owner of the newspaper, Iris got whatever profit was left after all the bills were paid. Needless to say, she wasn’t rich, but she loved her work and knew that she was involved in something important. And for what it’s worth, that’s a lot more than most folks can say.

Until recently, the Hometown News had a parttime advertising person on staff, but demonstrating the power of printed news, she answered a want ad in her own paper and took a job selling real estate for an agency based 16 miles away in Springfield.

That left one other staff member, Elizabeth Barrett, “Lennox Valley’s Poet Laureate.” She would take deference to being called a staff person. It wasn’t that she was rude, she just tended to think of herself in more elevated terms. It was even rumored that Elizabeth, a widow, had married her husband, Millard Barrett, just for his last name.

In 1997, Maxine took aim at her fellow writer in “Rumor Has It” with the headline, “Could Worley Browning be next?”

While Iris covered the hard news, Boyd was sent

out to cover city council and school board meetings, high school ball games and church socials.

Maxine kept pace with the local rumor mill and was having a banner year in 1998. Her focus had shifted from the “budding” romance between the valley’s two unmarried clergypersons (at least she assumed that Sarah Hyden-Smith was single) to the latest murmurings concerning Raymond Cooper’s “conversion” at the most recent contemporary service at Lennox Valley Lutheran Church.

It was hard, even for a woman of sophistication and savoir faire, a term Elizabeth liked to use with regularity, to stay above the fray of the recent events of the valley. It was rare for her to get down into the mud, so you wouldn’t find Elizabeth writing about the annual turkey shoot or TV evangelist coming to town.

Barrett had a way with words. Her column, titled, “Free Verse,” always included the words,

“by our own Poet Laureate, Elizabeth Barrett,” underneath.

In 1996, she penned one of her most memorable poems: “There may not be much to see in my small town / but I tend to not let that bring me down./ For just when it seems no life is near, / I make up for that with what I hear.”

And there was much to hear during that fateful week in Lennox Valley. “Silver Tongue” Dick Bland, town mayor, was furious at Raymond Cooper, who on Monday slyly hung up on Mayor Bland just as he was getting ready to “out” Cooper for joining the Lutheran Church under false pretenses.

All he was able to say, before hearing the click and dial tone, was “I want to congratulate you.”

Now daily listeners of “Renderings with Raymond” were more convinced than ever that their champion of the airwaves would soon be their new town mayor.

But Elizabeth didn’t fall for Cooper’s performance. She knew something was amiss, and her weekly poem would be the topic of conversation for days to follow: “Talk-show hero Raymond Cooper / fell on the floor in religious stupor. / To some, that makes him mighty super./ Please hand me a pooper scooper.”

The Good Folks of Lennox Valley is a feature that previously appeared in the Neepawa Press and will run weekly in the Neepawa Banner & Press. Visit lennoxvalley. com to learn more about the good folks.

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Classifieds –––––––––– Help Wanted Jarvis Trucking Ltd, Gladstone, MB. require additional Class 1 drivers. Operating super B grain hoppers, prairie provinces only. Contact Steve, 204-385-3048 or 204-871-5139. Email kjarvisfarms@gmail.com. _____________________ Truck driver with class 1A license. Experienced with end dump trailers. Can start right away. For details contact Anderson Sand and Gravel.

204-385-2685 at Gladstone.

–––––––––– Thank You Thank you to everyone, who was a part of our 50th anniversary. May God Bless you for your thoughtfulness and kindness. Barry and Connie

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Obituary ALFRED OTTO WALKER It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of our Dad and Grandpa, Alfred Walker, age 90 at the Grace Hospital in Winnipeg.

He died very peacefully in the afternoon of October 24, 2017, surrounded by his family.

Alfred Otto Walker was born on July 27, 1927 to Martha & Charles Walker in the Maitland District, Manitoba. He was baptized on August 24, 1927 in the Lutheran faith and confirmed at Tupper Lutheran Church on February 28, 1943. He was a faithful member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Plumas and in his younger years was active as a trustee. He remained steadfast in his Christian faith until his life’s end.

Alfred attended Maitland School to age 13 when he needed to leave school to work on the farm. On October 24, 1950 he married Ellen Kreutzer and they farmed initially with Ellen’s parents and then purchased a farm of their own in the Tupper District. One winter they lived in Winnipeg where they both worked at Eaton’s Dept Store.

Dad worked hard to pay off the farm and never bought anything on credit. Although it was not a huge farm, he and Mom lived very comfortably and were able to retire to a new home in Plumas in 2001. His interest in farming never waned and he was always a farmer at heart.

Alfred was handy in woodworking and enjoyed his workshop and projects until only a few years ago. In retirement he also came to enjoy fishing, especially with his friend Emil Bulas. Alfred had the opportunity to do some travelling and in later years enjoyed trips south in the winter. After Ellen’s passing in 2004, he became interested in cooking and baking and his freezer was well stocked with perogies and cookies, pies and bread.

He enjoyed his garden and canning season which culminated with well stocked shelves of fruit, pickles and jam. In 2003 he became a proud grandfather to Yulin Ellen Harley whom he adored.

Lung problems plagued Alfred for many years and in the past couple of years became more problematic. Last November he came to stay with his only child, daughter Arlene (Les and Yulin).

Alfred was predeceased by his wife Ellen; parents Charlie & Martha; brothers Clifford, Leonard and Harvey. He leaves to mourn his daughter Arlene (Les); granddaughter Yulin; brothers Wilfred (Carol), Delvin (Verna); sister Kathleen Koncz (Alec) and sister in law Ruby Walker; Ellen’s sister and brother in law Evelyn and Leonard Kreutzer as well as many nieces and nephews.

Alfred was a godparent to Bernard Kreutzer, Kenneth Flatt (deceased), Kathy Berry, Glenda Wegner and Sherman Kreutzer.

Thank you to Dr George for his compassionate care and the staff of 5 North at the Grace Hospital and to the friends and family for the many visits while Dad was ill. He loved the company and visits were never long enough.

Dad’s passing leaves a huge void in our lives but we are reassured by his hope in Christ Jesus and the promise of eternal life. Memorials may be made to Lutheran Hour Ministries, Zion Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or to World Vision.

Funeral Service Monday, October 30 at 2 pm Zion Lutheran Church, Plumas Manitoba, with burial in the Tupper Cemetery.

Clarke’s Funeral Home, Gladstone~MacGregor www.clarkesfuneralhome.com

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–––––––––– –––––––––– For Rent For Sale or Lease 3 bedroom for rent, in Neepawa. Available Dec. 1, 2017. $1,050 plus electric and water. F/S, W/D supplied.

Call 204-841-0448 _____________________ Churchill Block, Neepawa, apartment for rent. Available immediately. Phone or text 204-841-1298 _____________________ House for rent in Riding Mountain area. No pets and no smoking. 204-966-3343. _____________________ TRAILER RENTALS: cargo, dump, equipment, auto, livestock/horse. FORK LIFT TELEPORT 729-8989

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Meyers Auctions & Appraisals. Call Brad at 368-2333. www.meyersauctions.com

For lease in the Glenella area: pasture quarter, all fenced, used for grazing cattle. Offers. 1-604-427-2532

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Storage vans (semi trailers) for rent or sale. Anderson’s 204-385-2685, 204-3852997 Gladstone.

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NuVision Commodities St. Jean, MB buying feed grains, wheat, barley, peas, oats, off grades grain and custom hauling back to the Red River area. Phone 1(204)758-3401 or 1(204)746-4028.

Tender TENDER The Municipality of North Cypress-Langford are accepting tenders for the following Water Pipeline Extensions To supply and installation of approximately 4000 metres of pressure pipeline, 2 service connections and related appurtenances all located in the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford.

Details of the scope of work required for the project are available at the office of the Municipality of North CypressLangford.

All bidders shall submit a completed tender form in an envelope marked on the outside with “Municipality of North Cypress-Langford Water Pipeline Extensions 2017” to the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford, Box 130, 316-4th Avenue, Carberry, MB R0K 0H0, no later than November 20, 2017 at 12:00 noon.

Council of the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford Email: ncl@rmofnorthcypress.ca Phone: 204-834-6600 Fax: 204-834-6604

Invitation to Tender

The farm land listed below in the Municipality of GlenellaLansdowne is available for sale: ***Note: Highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted.

Land

NE 14-16-13 WPM NW 14-16-13 WPM Exc: Wly 210 feet of Ely 270 feet of Nly 210 feet

Acres- Approximately 160 159

Sealed Tenders to purchase the land will be received by: TAYLOR LAW OFFICE, 269 Hamilton Street, P.O. Box 309, Neepawa, Manitoba R0J 1H0 until December 1, 2017 @ 11:00 a.m.

Terms & Conditions: 1. Each tender shall be in writing in a sealed envelope, clearly marked as to contents and shall be submitted with a certified cheque OR Bank Draft payable to “Taylor Law Office in Trust” in an amount equal to 5% of the Tender price; 2. If the Tender is accepted, the cheque or draft shall constitute a non-refundable deposit. If the Tenderer fails to complete the purchase of the property, the Seller shall herein retain the deposit as liquidated damages; 3. The balance of the Purchase Price shall be paid by certified cheque, bank draft, or lawyers trust cheque and trust conditions on possession date; 4. Possession date to be 30 days after acceptance of Tender; 5. Vendor will pay the 2017 property taxes; 6. The Tenderer will pay the applicable GST or provide acceptable undertaking to self-assess; 7. Highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted; 8. The Tenderer shall be deemed to have relied on the Tenderer’s own inspection and knowledge of the land and the titles for the properties, its true condition, possible liabilities and the status of the title hereto independent of any representations by or on behalf of the seller.

The Owner will only consider a tender on both properties.

Coming Events DEKALB SuperSpiel welcomes the World

November 17 - 20 Morris & Rosenort 32 Women’s teams 32 Men’s teams $90,000 prize money Come Celebrate

10 SUPER YEARS of DEKALB Curling! www.dekalbsuperspiel.com

Brookdale Fall Supper Sunday, November 12th 4:00- 6:30 Continuous seating Adults $15.00 6-12 years $8.00 5 & under free

McCreary’s 35th Annual

Craft & Gift Sale

Sunday, November 5, 2017 McCreary Community Centre

$200 Cash Door Prize!

Doors open at 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Variety of new Vendors • Lunch Available!

Admission: $3

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–––––––––– Notice _ rden Hall, cap. 255. Park, A camping and sports facilities, rink, curling ice, kitchen and lounge. Call Leah 368-2403 or 841-4766 _____________________ Drug problem? Narcotics Anonymous can help. Meetings on Sat at 7 p.m. and Tues at 7 p.m. at Calvary Chapel, 221 Hamilton St. Neepawa _____________________ Neepawa Drop In Centre snooker tables will be open every Monday 7-10 p.m starting Nov. 6th. Open to anyone age 55 or older, no membership needed for evening pool. 4, 6x12 snooker tables available to play on, pro or first time player, come pick up a cue.

Cost $1 per game.

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Everyone Welcome!

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

First Baptist 11:00 a.m.

Calvary Chapel 10:30 a.m.

Knox Presbyterian 11:00 a.m.

Roman Catholic Saturday 7 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m.

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

Christ Lutheran 9:00 a.m.

International Worship Centre 1:30 p.m.

Waldersee Lutheran 10:00 a.m.

Prairie Alliance Church 11:00 a.m.

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

Brookdale United 9:30 a.m.

–––––––––– Coming Events Minnedosa Fun Fest’s Gift and Craft Sale: Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 10am-3pm at Minnedosa Community Conference Centre(63 Main St N, Minnedosa). Shop from over 40 crafters, artisans, and home based business vendors!

Start your Christmas shopping early or find something for yourself! There will be raffle prizes, a supervised Kid’s Activity room with face painting, crafts and more! $2 admission (Kids 12 and under are free!). Lunch will be available. _____________________ The Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve is hosting a workshop “Soil Health and Your Bottom Line”.

Healthy soils offer amazing benefits at a global scale, like cleaning air, water and supporting wildlife and the environment. And healthy soil is also key to your farming success and your bottom line. Join us for an informative day at the Parkland Recreation Complex at 10 AM on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. For more information or to pre-register please contact– Valerie Pankratz—204-848-0556 or visit http://rmbr.ca/

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MAJOR APPLIANCE and TV Service in home. Call 476-4077

–––––––––– Vehicles

Budget Tire Co. We buy and sell good used tires.

726-8199, Brandon

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Red or white potatoes, no fertilizer or spray, 50lbs $15.

Alvin Weber, second lane right on Plumas hwy #260, N of #16 _____________________ Wine coloured recliner. Good condition. Phone 204-4762088.

–––––––––– For Sale _ uilding lot in Kelwood. 70’ x B 125’. Offers. 1-604-427-2532 _____________________ Farm land for sale: SE 1/4 1-13-16 WPM Municipality of North Cypress/Langford.

160 acres (135 cultivated)/ Sealed, written offers will be received until November 22, 2017 including a deposit of 5% by certified cheque or bank money order. Possession January 15, 2018.

Purchaser responsible for own legal fees, other applicable costs, GST and 2018 property taxes. Unsuccessful bids will be retuned. Highest or any other offer not necessarily accepted. Charlie & Kathleen Swanson, 506 - 3590 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3K 2J1 Phone: 204-831-5354 _____________________ For sale NW quarter of 1015-16. Located 4 miles NE of the village of Franklin.

NH3 applied this fall. Good producing land. Send your offer to Cyril Kasprick 222 Pritchard Farm Road, East St Paul, MB R2E 0B4. Deadline Dec. 1. _____________________ Range fed beef and fed with grain. No antibiotics or implants. Cut and wrapped, government inspected at abattoir. $4 per pound, Selling by quarters. 204-3852056, leave message.

Help Wanted Industry-leading company expanding across Manitoba Flexible hours.

Info sessions in the following areas : Winnipeg Brandon – Steinbach Portage la Prairie Morden –Gimli *time and dates of these sessions to be communicated to interested parties.

Please text contact info to 204-296-5551 before Nov. 6, 2017

Ben's Auto Repair has a full time service writer/office manager position available immediately.

We are seeking an individual with great customer service as they will be responsible for dealing with customer concerns and any issues that arise. Applicant will be responsible for answering phones, booking appointments, ordering parts and invoicing. Person must be able to prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks. Automotive experience is an asset but willing to train.

Please mail resume to: Ben's Auto Repair, Box 2214, Neepawa, MB. R0J 1H0

Rolling River School Division is located in southwestern Manitoba, in close proximity to Riding Mountain National Park and Brandon, MB. Advertise with the Neepawa Banner & Press Ph: 204-476-3401

1-888-436-4242

Email: ads@neepawabanner.com

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Cancellations and corrections only within business hours and corresponding deadlines.

Full Time Term TEACHER required Douglas Elementary School Grade 5/6 Classroom (Music is an asset)

For more details and application information, please visit our website at www.rrsd.mb.ca select Employment then Teaching Positions.

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

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Help Wanted

NOVEMBER 3, 2017 A17

Auction Sales McSherry Auction 12 Patterson Dr. Stonewall, MB

invites applications for CUSTODIAN – Brookdale Elementary School Beautiful Plains School Division is accepting applications for a custodian at Brookdale Elementary School, in Brookdale, MB (6 hours per day split shift). Duties include the cleaning and maintenance of buildings, equipment and grounds under the direction of the Principal and Maintenance Supervisor.

The starting wage is $19.42 per hour with 4 annual increments of $.50 /hr. The Division offers a pension plan and other benefits. Start date will be December 2017.

Applicants should submit their resume stating their qualifications and experience along with three professional references by Monday, November 13th, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. to: Shannon Bayes, CPA, CGA, MBA Secretary-Treasurer Beautiful Plains School Division Box 700 Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Tel: (204) 476-2388 Fax: (204) 476-3606 Email: bpsd@bpsd.mb.ca See Division website for more details on this position at www.beautifulplainssd.ca Click on Job Postings or email bpsd@bpsd.mb.ca for a detailed ad.

Successful candidates must complete a Criminal Records and Child Abuse Registry check.

The Division thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Estate & Moving Auction Sat Nov 4 @ 10 AM

Estate & Moving featuring Restaurant Equip Sat Nov 11 @ 10 AM

Estate & Moving featuring Good Tools & Tractor

Sat Nov 18 @ 10 AM Call to Consign - Go to Web For Listings!

(204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

Manitoba Community Newspaper Association Province-wide Classifieds FOR SALE

Advertisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the ad; Manitoba Community Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such ads. For greater information on ad conditions, please consult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.mcna.com.

BATTERIES FOR EVERYTHING. Automotive, farm, construction, ATV, marine, motorcycle, golf carts, phones, tools, radios, computers etc. Reconditioned,

27 to Nov 5! In recognition of our 15 years of furniture business in Brandon and the Westman area, a 15% discount on all regular priced products and regular priced orders during the entire sale. Some other specials during the anniversary sale include $999 for a solid wood queen bed, 5 drawer chest and nightstand in choice of 14 colours (by order).

Beautyrest 800 pocket coil queen mattress set for $499 (in stock). $299 five drawer solid wood chest, two colours (in stock). England (a Lay-z-boy Company) double sleeper sofa $899 (in stock). 5 piece all wood counter height table set, 54x54 inches, gray colour (in stock). Selection of wood framed dresser mirrors starting at $29. Other store specials are available, see staff or contact KDL for more information. Mon-Fri 9-8, Sat 9-6 & Sun 11-5. Call KDL Furniture at 204-571-1971.

660 Highland Ave., South side of #1 Hwy., Brandon.

obsolete and hard-to-find batteries. SOLAR equipment. The Battery Man. Winnipeg. 1.877.775.8271 w w w.bat ter yman.c a PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 400,000 readers weekly.

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Parts & full trailer repair, trailer safeties & Autopac Trailer Repair. Sales, Leasing & Financing of flat-deck, dumpbox, cargo, gooseneck & utility trailers & truck beds. Kaldeck Truck & Trailer, Hwy #1 MacGregor, M b. 1- 8 8 8 - 6 8 5 - 3127.

15th Anniversary Sale Oct

GLADSTONE AUCTION MART LTD.

BRED COW SALE

Friday, November 24, 2017 at 11:00 A.M.

BRED HEIFER SALE

Kitchen renovation! (do it now) In-stock cabinets or Decor factory orders!

Province-wide ser vice.

Low overhead = You Save!

Fehr ’s Cabinet Ware house 1-800-758-6924 of-

Friday, December 8, 2017 at 11 A.M. Cows must be at mart by noon Thursday for preg checking.

To consign cows, please call Tara at 204-385-2537 or 204-870-9524

Help Wanted

License # 1108

HyLife Foods a division of the HyLife organization is engaged in the dressing and processing of hogs for both domestic and world markets.

To reach and sustain its position as a premier supplier of quality food products it strives to employ talented and motivated people who are capable of reaching the cutting edge of their discipline.

This position is based at the operations in the vibrant community of Neepawa, Manitoba which has a reputation for its beauty and high quality of life. Due to rapid growth we are looking for Meat Cutters/Production Personnel.

Responsibilities / Duties include but are not limited to: • Slaughter, eviscerate and mark hogs for further processing • Cut pork carcasses into primal cuts for further detailed specifications intended for commercial, industrial, institutional or wholesale use • De-bone edible part and remove inedible organs or parts The successful candidate should possess the following qualifications: • Be able to work in a culturally diverse workplace • Have a good work ethic • Focus on treating people with dignity and respect • Appreciate a stable long term work environment • Experience as an Industrial Butcher or trimmer is required • Completion of secondary school may be required Current starting wage is $14.15, ranging as high as $21 plus $1.00 per hour perfect attendance incentive!

We offer a comprehensive benefits package and competitive compensation based on experience and knowledge.

HyLife has been recognized as a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best-Managed Companies.

If you have the qualifications and the passion to meet this challenge then we would like to explore your potential.

Please apply online at http://www.hylife.com/current-opportunities/ at 623 Main Street E, PO Box 10,000, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

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DRIVERS WANTED

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221 Ellen St, Neepawa.

MLS#1728263 Cozy bungalow, close to downtown amenities. Single car garage.

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LAND FOR RENT

AGRICULTURAL CROWN LANDS are presently available for rent for hay or grazing. These lands are situated in the Rural Municipalities (RM)s of: ALONSA, ARGYLE, ARMSTRONG, DAUPHIN, ELLICE-ARCHIE, EMERSON - FR ANKLIN, ETHELBERT, FISHER, GLENELLA-LANSDOWNE, GRAHAMDALE, KELSEY, LAKESHORE, MOSSEY R I V E R , M O U N TA I N , NORTHERN MANITOBA, RIDING MOUNTAIN WEST, ROBLIN, ROCKWOOD, ST. CLEMENTS, ST. LAURENT, STE. ROSE, STUARTBURN, SWAN VALLEY WEST, TACHE, WEST INTERLAKE, WESTLAKEGLADSTONE. Closing date for applications for hay and/ or grazing is November 17, 2017. Please contact your nearest Manitoba Agriculture Crown Lands District Office for more information or call Crown Lands and Property Agency at 1-866-210-9589. A listing of Manitoba Agriculture Crown Lands District Offices can be found online at: www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/land/crown-land/ agricultural-crown-landsdistrict-offices.html. A complete listing of Agricultural Crown Lands available for rent can be found online at: http://www.clpamb.ca/ leases_and_permits/LPproperties.aspx or at any Manitoba Agriculture, RM, or First Nation Band office.

STEEL BUILDINGS

BLOWOUT SALE!” 2 0X 2 3 $ 5 , 9 9 8 . 2 5 X 2 7 $6,839. 30X33 $8,984.

One End Wall Included.

Bonus Drill/Impact Driver Combo Kit Included. Check Out www.pioneersteel.ca for more prices. Pioneer Steel 1- 8 5 5 -212-70 3 6

Sales experience preferred, but will train as required Apply with resume to: Westward Ford 150 Main St. West Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Fax: 204-476-3604 Email: wwford2@mts.net

more. ALL Ages & Medical Conditions Qualify.

CALL MANITOBA BENEFITS 1-(800)-211-3550

90 Fourth St, Glenella.

MLS# 1722050 3 bed, 1 bath. Full basement with large family room. Close to school.

Diane Martin 204-841-0932

15 Sixth St, Glenella.

MLS# 1719391 3 bed, 1 bath,1172 sf, well cared for.

Liz Sumner 204-476-6362

John Nelson 204-476-6719

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career!

Employers have work-athome positions available.

Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep. ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

invites applications for full time Educational Assistant at Twilight Colony School (located east of Highway #5 between Neepawa & Carberry) This Educational Assistant position is a full time position (5.75 hours per day) which will commence on a mutually agreed upon date.

Previous applicants must submit an updated cover letter and resume.

Successful candidates must complete a Criminal Records and Child Abuse Registry check.

Inquiries regarding position can be made to Rhonda Dickenson at 476-2388.

Send application including references by NOON, Wednesday, November 8, 2017 to: Rhonda Dickenson Coordinator of Student Services Beautiful Plains School Division Box 700 Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 TEL: (204) 476-2387 FAX: (204) 476-3606 EMAIL: bpsd@bpsd.mb.ca Only those selected for a short list will be contacted.

Others are thanked for their interest now.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017 A18

The Legion Ladies Auxiliary of Neepawa

Continued from page 7 The winner of this Scholarship in 2017 was Jesse Elder, who is currently enrolled in a science degree program at Brandon University.

The Ladies Auxiliary also annually supports youth attending the Legion Sports Athletic Summer Camps at the Peace Gardens.

One of the major fundraisers for the Legion Ladies Auxiliary is the annual Remembrance Day Luncheon and Bake Sale. All able members contribute to this event, which was held on Nov. 2 at the Neepawa Legion Hall. As this is the 85th Anniversary of the Neepawa Legion Ladies Auxiliary, there will be anniversary cake. As well,

anniversary cake will be served at the Remembrance Day Banquet at the Neepawa Legion Hall on Friday, November 10 with the evening starting at 5:30 pm.

Member ship in the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary is open to any woman who is of good character; has reached the age of 18 years old and is eligible to be a member of the Royal

Canadian Legion and is willing to work for the aims and objects of the Royal Canadian Legion and its Auxiliaries.

Currently the Neepawa Legion Ladies Auxiliary has 92 members, including five Life Members. Some of our members have contributed to our organization for many years. These include: Nancy Syntak (42 years), Brenda Ellis (42

years), Winnie North (42 years), Brenda Hodgins (45 years), LeAnne Harding (45 years), Isabel Bonnett (46 years), Mabel Fulton (46 years), Phyllis Stewart (47 years), Lillian Sangster (47 years), Elsie Hockin (48 years), Beryl Tinkler (49 years), Eva Beere (50 years) and Susan Mashtoler (51 years), Anyone interested in joining the Neepawa Le-

gion Ladies Auxiliary should contact Yvonne Ferguson, Membership Chairperson (tel. 204476-5226) or Laurie Kohinski, President (204476-2577).

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NEEPAWA, MB. Aug 19, 2015 - A new initiative Natives board member C from the Neepawa Natives junior ‘A’ hockey club is the next few days, farms w reaching out to the region’s agricultural industry. Har- of Neepawa will receive a www.neepaw vest for HockeyBANNER is a project & where local farm families for concept.

NEEPAWA PRESS NOVEMBER 3, Hockey 2017 A19 are being asked to donate a portion of their crop to “This is something the We’ve mailed out details help support the operations of the club.

As part of the donation, all participating farmers and Neepawa and surrounding their immediate families would be recognized on sig- community, so it’s very im nage at the Yellowhead Arena, as well as online on the plore options for making team website. The Neepawa Natives are also planning said Tibbett.

NEEPAWA, MB. Aug 19, 2015 - A new initiative Natives board member Cam Tibbett said that w a Harvest for Hockey game night early in the 2015Team general manager M from the Neepawa Natives junior ‘A’ hockey club is the next few days, farms within a 20 kilometre r 2016 MJHL regular season, where the club would important for the hockey reaching outI’d to the region’s agricultural industry.

Harof Neepawa will receive a letter the Hat I was appalled at the state of Riverside Cemetery this sooner see a colourful resting place of tooutlining just recognize its contributors andfamilies extend afor free gate ad- instead connection the region’s vest for Hockey is a project where local farm Hockey concept. mission of upatoportion six tickets to crop all oftothe participating areais has stronga summer. I visited my dad’s grave three times and never are being asked to donate of their “This is something“The the team very aexcited green grass. for Hockey farmers and farmingWe’ve families.

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In the Oct. 27 edition of the Banner & Press, we asked for your opinion on the future of the perpetual care program at Neepawa’s Riverside Cemetery. Here is some of the replies we received. Space did not allow for all the feedback in the Banner & Press, but it will all appear online at mywestman.ca. Thank you for sharing your views. A new question will appear in the Nov. 11 edition of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

I did not pay $800 for two years of flowers. Sorry, but a little beautiful flowers in our cemetery is a peaceful area and lots of visitors! If they wish to go to grass, I will be wanting a substantial refund.

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Really, what I believe this comes down to is how much The Neepawa Natives are also planning said Tibbett. a Harvest for Hockey game night early in the 2015- care” Teamworth general manager Myleswho Cathcart said it’s planted flowers and manicured grounds. A refund indeed is this element of “perpetual to those 2016 MJHL regular season, where the club would important for the hockey team to establish a str would be fair although I wish it would just remain one recognize of have or will and have relatives there worth.

I get it, base. its contributors extend a free gateinterned ad- connection to the region’s agricultural mission of up to six tickets to all of the participating “The area has a strong farming heritage an the most pretty cemeteries in the westman region. thefarmers grieving family monetarily isforward only to making Harvest what for Hockey and farming families.

Neepawa contributes Natives are looking Patty Andriechuk only one revenue line. It costs much more to have all of NEEPAWA PRESS the “pretty” than than those dollars equal. Property taxes, R0011063026 My opinions on the cemetery remain the same. It is special levies, etc. are the lions share of the financial reno longer sustainable with today’s wages aand staff and I sources. How much is everyone prepared to step up for? would like to see grass not flowers and maybe a few pots Bob Archer at the entrance.

Donna Gall It would be sad if there where no flowers on the family graves.

This is very sad. Yes, we were featured in magazines Tammy Darling because of its beauty, but that beauty spoke volumes of the respect and care given to the resting places of the many in It is a big issue but it’s also a business decision. Where the cemetery. It is a big job to care for I know, but many will the money come from for the cost and also there wasn’t people paid for perpetual care in good faith. I’d rather a supplier who could supply the whole tender!!!! Yes the see a pretty resting place than a refund.

Neepawa cemetery has been noted for it’s beauty and we Lisa Walsh have taken many many visitors to see this beautiful resting spot BUT if it cannot be financed by the Town—what e Known across country for the flowers on our family are some of the options?Food For Thought! & graves.

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