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From small town Manitoba to ‘Hollywood North’

By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner

Ever since David Roncin was a little kid, he’s had an obsession with f ilm and storytelling. Anyone who k new t he for mer McCreary resident growing up could tell you tales about him picking up a video camera and making movies with his classmates as the stars. Since those formative years, his passion for film has not only increased, but turned into a successful, award winning career. But before all that, Roncin’s first foray into the magic of movies began with just learning how to operate the family’s home video player.

“It sounds funny, but the thing that I recall is that, as a kid, maybe just four or five years old, we had a Betamax and my parents taught me how to work it. Then I realized I could watch things whenever I wanted and from that, it just turned into an obsession to go through all the tapes we had and discovering films,” Roncin recalled. “There wasn’t any specific film that really did it for me, but just sort of a fascination with the whole process. That just became my thing, learning everything I possibly could about different filmmakers and f ilm history. I just devoured it, non-stop. And ever since then, you could say that I was pretty much obsessed with movies.”

Those humble Betamax beginnings branched out into involvement with the performing arts, first on a local level and then with a membership in the Association of Community

Theatres (ACT) Manitoba. That, along with his home grown movie making established Roncin’s reputation within the town as an auteur in training.

“People in McCreary, who knew me growing up probably knew [my love of films] as well. I was always doing plays and stuff in school and getting my classmates to participate in them. When the Grand T heat re in McCrear y closed down, I went and bought the projector from them and it’s still sitting in my parent’s garage at home,” Roncin noted, with a chuckle.

After high school, Roncin further pursued his dream, first spending a year at Brandon University, before being accepted to the Vancouver Film School in 2005. That’s where he received his formal film training, and more importantly, the opportunity to work on real life movie sets.

“I had a pretty diverse experience through film school and then after I graduated. I had a few assistant directing credits on some low budget, independent projects. At the same time, I was also working with casting directors and continued directing my own [short f ilms].

While doing this variety of work, I was also working part-time as a directing teachers’ assistant at the Vancouver Film School.

Later on, I aided a new directing instructor with the building of the new curriculum and then became a directing instructor at the film school myself. Early on, it’s all about getting the experience and establish-

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David Roncin has come a long way from his home town of McCreary, Manitoba to make it in Vancouver’s competitive film industry aka ‘Hollywood North’.

ing your credentials. In a lot of ways, your last job is your best route to your next job.”

After establishing himself within the local film industry, Roncin was able to leave his teaching post in 2014 and focus full-time working as a producer, director and writer with a wide array of features, television, short films and music videos to his credit.

A previous production Roncin had been a part of put him on the radar of Eric Hogan and Tara Hungerford, the creators of ‘Scout and the Gumboot Kids’.

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NACI drama receives donation

Cemetery sagas coming to Neepawa

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson The Neepawa Banner

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NACI’s drama program recently received a donation from Neepawa Banner and its advertisers. The $120.90 donation represented a portion of the proceeds from the Banner’s “Beauty and the Beast” spread, which ran in the April 28 edition of the paper. From left: Graeme Chapman (Lumiere), Vicky Elgert (Babette), Blair Chapman, and the Banner’s John Drinkwater.

This summer, Neepawaarea residents will have the chance to “walk” with the town’s pioneers and visionaries. On July 21, local grief support group, New Beginnings, will be hosting Cemetery Sagas; a salute to those who shaped the community.

With some outside help, the group’s volunteer board has created an event, which should be both entertaining and educational. Cemetery Sagas will take participants to six grave sites in Riverside

Festival of flavour coming to Neepawa in July

By Miranda Leybourne The Neepawa Banner Jam Fest will be back next month, giving Neepawa and area jam-makers a chance to put their best jar forward and enjoy some entertainment and local culture as well.

The outdoor festival, put on by ArtsForward, came to fruition a few years after Neepawa’s Lily Festival was cancelled. Rrain Prior of ArtsForward says she and her colleagues really wanted to continue offering the residents of Neepawa a fun event during the month of July.

“It’s a one-day festival,” she explains. “It runs from 1 p.m. to dark, and there are a few main components to this. We have our outdoor stage where there will be music all afternoon and into the evening. We also have an outdoor art show where people will be selling their art and displaying their art, and people showing things that don’t fit into the art gallery.”

The main draw, however, will be the chance to sample delicious jams made by local artisans, who have a chance at winning a 50/50 draw.

“People can submit their homemade jams any time up to noon on July 22,” Prior says, adding that there is no cost to enter. “Basically, people come in and...once they’re all set out, people pay a dollar for a token. They taste all the jams and vote for their favourite.”

The winner, Prior says, will get 50 per cent of the money raised in the contest, with the other 50 per cent going to ArtsForward.

According to Prior, last year’s Jam Fest was a big success.

She hopes that the weather cooperates and that people of all ages come out to enjoy the festival again this year. The festival will take place July 22 at ArtsForward in Neepawa.

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Cemetery and share the stories of prominent former residents buried there, including the first person buried in the cemetery.

Each stop will include a combination of stories, singing, music, instrumentals, short plays and costumes.

Fran Fraser, one of the organizers, said that they began planning the event in 2015, as a way of celebrating Canada’s 150 birthday and increasing awareness for their organization. Similar events have been held in Brandon and Winnipeg and Fraser explained that the idea of showcasing Riverside Cemetery came out of a book, called Once Upon A Tomb. The book, which is about cemeteries in Canada, included a chapter on the most beautiful cemeteries in Canada and mentioned two— one in eastern Canada and Neepawa’s cemetery.

Fraser hopes that both recent and long-time residents of the area will enjoy the event. “We want to show how our lives are still impacted by the heroes

and heroines [of the town’s past],” she said, adding that there was a lot of excitement among the board members about the event and they have had a good response from the community.

Cemetery Sagas will take place one day only, July 21, and there will be four tours: 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. While the walk isn’t long and there will be some chairs at the stops, good walking shoes are recommended. For those with mobility issues, the handy van will be available to help move attendees during the 6 p.m. tour. Tickets for each tour can be purchased at ArtsForward.

New Beginnings is a volunteer run organization that provides a number of programs for area residents who have suffered a loss.

These include a lending library of grief books, twice yearly guest speakers, grief groups held ever y two months and a men’s dinner, which aims to help men, in particular, share their experiences with loss.

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n my recent reading I have come across two very interesting columns. One is by a well known Manitoba columnist and he states that people waste a lot of time on their computers and he particularly targets Twitter. Probably the most famous Twitter user is U.S president Donald Trump.

He often blurts out something on Twitter. I have never used Twitter.

I think maybe this paper has a Twitter account. Younger smarter people than me can use it if they wish. I think it is largely a waste of time and energy. That’s my opinion.

I also read a column about the universal day care myth. Day care has been a huge topic for many years and there are those who would have us believe that all children should be in day care.

All day care should be owned by the government and certainly all levels of day care should be supervised and regulated by the government. That of course is untrue but it doesn’t stop some folks from pushing the idea that we must have universal, government controlled day care. Day care is a highly valuable institution in a community. Some folks truly benefit from having a day care option. What I have always found very frustrating, annoying even, is that many people do not seriously evaluate the pros and cons of day care. There is a cost to day care that seriously erodes the financial viability of believing that every parent must be working

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A single parent has to have some day care options but it may not be a government run day care.

Two parent families may also want or need day care for their kids and if it makes economic or career advancement sense, that’s all well and good. The only thing I ask people to consider is the affordability of day care for a family income.

Other aspects of day care are harder to measure but they should be considered. If a child loves being at day care and is doing well, that’s fantastic. But if a child isn’t doing well at day care, it can have some long term detrimental results.

The part that I object to is that governments, bureaucrats, academics and union leaders tend to want to put every kid in a government run, unionized, subsidized day care. The unions love growth in publicly funded operations, at any level, as it automatically swells union numbers. Union leaders are some of our best entrepreneurs, as

they love to grow their influence and their numbers. The easiest way to do it is to swell the number of people in public service unions.

I admire people who are truly innovative in the way they care for their kids. Sometimes, it’s sharing child care between families or between generations. Sometimes, it is juggling shifts so one parent can be always at home. I have no problem if a single parent needs day care. What I object to is our society being told that we have to have day care, that it has to be government run, has to be government funded and that parents can’t raise their own kids, they have to be raised by the state.

Having the government involved in every aspect of our life from day care to regulating how much sugar we eat is getting rather annoying. If I am really good, if I set down my computer, maybe my grand daughter will let me read a book to my great grandsons while we enjoy a candy bar without the government looking over our shoulders.

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hat does it mean to be Canadian? As the country prepares to celebrate its 150th birthday, many people, myself included, are asking this question. I was born in this country, as were my parents, MY you would think PERSPECTIVE I would know what it means to be Canadian, but I don’t.

It’s easy to Kate think about what Jackman-Atkinson Canada is— a cold and peaceful country, full of pristine wilderness and polite, friendly people.

This may not be the Canada most people experience, but the stereotype remains and it’s one, I think, most Canadians cling to.

But what does it mean to be Canadian? Summer or winter, Canadians like to complain about the weather, but we can hardly say that’s what it means to be Canadian!

Earlier this year, the Pew Research Centre conducted a survey to see what it meant to be a “true” Canadian. The survey talked to people in 14 countries and was undertaken in response to rising nationalist sentiments across the developed world. Nearly 90 per cent of Canadian respondents said that speaking French or English was “very” or “somewhat” important. Just over half of the respondents said that sharing national “customs and traditions” was important, but just what those practices included wasn’t specified.

This doesn’t really help us.

Surprisingly, for most people, being Canadian usually means being from another country. Apart from the First Nations, all Canadians, or their relatively recent ancestors, came here from somewhere else. They came in search of riches; fur, timber, gold or oil. They came to escape persecution; religious or otherwise.

They came to pursue opportunities, such as land ownership, not available to them in their home countries. This was true 150 years ago and it’s true today. The 2011 Canadian Census reported that 6.775 million people living in Canada, or one in five, were foreignborn. About 17.2 per cent of them came to Canada between 2006 and 2011 and in the 10 years between 2001 and 2011, just over 2 million immigrants came to Canada. Even those who were born here still often have some connection to their “homeland”.

Perhaps, because being Canadian is often about being from somewhere else, being Canadian is in many ways an act of comparison— We’re not as flashy as the United States, but we have free health care.

The United States has the American Dream. Rooted in the Declaration of Independence and articulated by writer and historian James Truslow Adams in 1931, the dream is that "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement”. The idea that anyone can work hard and achieve success, based on merit alone, is perhaps one of American’s greatest cultural exports. The “American” dream does exist in Canada too, but it isn’t nearly so central to our country’s identity. I truly don’t think there is a unified “Canadian” dream.

According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Canadian values include equality, respect for cultural differences, freedom, peace and law and order. In a world of increasing political, cultural and financial insecurity, these are values we should hold on to, but is that what it means to be Canadian? Is a Canadian someone who embodies these values?

Maybe we’ll never know what it really means to be Canadian, maybe that’s the answer. Maybe there is no one “Canadian” story, because we have all had different experiences— something allowed by our country’s diversity. I, for one, will drink some Maple Syrup and toast to that.

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Opinion

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Getting to the root of the problem

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wo weeks ago, Statistics Canada released its latest report: “Police Reported Hate Crimes in Canada—2015.” Its contents should concern every Canadian. According to the report, hate crimes against identifiable groups in this country are increasing, and Canada’s Muslim community is seeing the biggest increase (almost double the number reported in 2014).

But hate crimes against Muslims accounted for only 12 percent of the 1,362 hate crimes reported. Overall, police reported 469 hate crimes against religious groups—178 against Jews, 159 against Muslims, 55 against Catholics and 77 against all other religions. A further 641 incidents were based on race.

Blacks were targeted three times as much as all other races combined. Of the remaining 252, sexual orientation was the most prominent reason given.

But, and this is a big “but,” the figures only tell one side of the story. They give us some data on the age and gender of those accused of these

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FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein crimes. But they do not (because they cannot) tell us what motivated specif ic people to commit specific criminal acts; and that, in my view, is a good thing. Hindsight is always 20/20; but hindsight can never undo the damage done by hate crimes. In fact, nothing can ever really undo it. The only way to address the damage done by hate crimes is to keep them from happening in the first place. We must get to the root of the problem; understand the origins of hate and eradicate those attitudes from our lives.

Last July (2016), England’s Equality and Human Rights Commission released a study on causes and motivations of hate crime. For purposes of their study, the writers defined a hate crime as “any criminal offense which is perceived, by the victim or any other person,

To me, this is Canada

s you read this, I will just be settling my wings after the long flight home from Paris. Canada Day, Canada 150, will have filled the front pages of newspapers and flooded the airwaves. And so it should. I am proud to be a Canadian.

I work diligently to do justice to the title.

It is easy for me to recall Canada turning 100. It was the year I gave birth to my first born, and she now has to deal with being 50! There were celebrations and declarations. Fireworks, monuments, a new logo, centennial coins and medallions, and Expo 67. I recall the Confederation Train, a diesel locomotive and specially designed coach cars loaned by the Canadian National Railway, filled with exhibits showcasing Canadian history and culture. From Victoria, British Columbia, leaving January 9,1967 to the final stop in Montreal December 5, 1967, it awed 2.5 million visitors in 63 cities across the

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Rita Friesen country, its horn sounding out the first four notes of “O Canada” whenever it arrived and departed. Centennial Caravan tractor-trailers, carrying similar exhibits, reached 6.5 million people in 655 smaller communities that the train did not reach. The train and caravans were both very popular attractions. It was awesome and uniting, what it was intended to be.

All levels of governments invested, for the past and for the future. So what has changed in the past 50 years?

Other that all of us getting older! I believe there is still a strong appreciation for being Canadian. A strong appreciation for what our governments do, striving for equality and justice, striving

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By Addy Oberlin aking music in the local community band is one of my favourite pastimes. I would not say that I am a very good player, but when I hear all the instruments harmonizing, it gives me a warm feeling inside and I am again reminded how beautiful music is, not only to the ear but also to the heart. When I play the piano for

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to be motivated by hostility or prejudice.” After spending several months reviewing hundreds of pages of material, the writers had to admit: “We don’t know precisely why some people commit hate crimes, while others, in identical circumstances, do not. More studies are needed.”

They did, however, identify a common thread in the statistics they examined.

Most hate crimes, they argue, happen when one identifiable group perceives another to be a threat to their safety, security, way of life or well-being.

Instead of taking the time to determine if their perceptions are accurate, these perpetrators act to intimidate, mock, ridicule and in extreme cases, physically harm their victims; hoping to eliminate the perceived threat. When asked to justify their actions,

they say something like this: “We must protect our group’s interests because nobody else (especially the government and law enforcement) will do it for us.”

This attitude is far from new. It was evident in Jesus’ day, prompting him to urge his disciples to follow a different law—the law of love. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind and all your strength,” he said; “and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” We are to love, accept and forgive others as God has loved, accepted and forgiven us.

This principle (or its equivalent) can be found in the sacred writings of virtually every religious system on earth.

The growth of hate crimes world-wide is an indication of just how far we have strayed from the standard set for all of us in our sacred books.

Can we change? Yes! We can acknowledge our lack of love and seek God’s forgiveness. He will forgive and by his spirit, will enable us to replace suspicion and hate with genuine love.

for economic stability and growth. We, as a nation, have continued to welcome strangers, recalling that we are descendants of ‘strangers’.

My fore-parents came as refugees, fleeing the hostility in Russia, seeking safety and security in a foreign land. The Mennonites were assigned areas in which to settle, the East and West Reserves, and from here, they began their work to contribute to the nation that welcomed them. As will those we now welcome.

The descendants of the many settlers, some refugees, some seekers, contribute to the fields of science, medicine, arts, theology– there were no limitations to what they could and did achieve. As will the descendants of those we now

welcome.

To sit in the quiet, to sit with dignity, in my home, in the place where I choose to live, to me, this is Canada.

Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!

Whose heart hath ne’er within him burn’d, As home his footsteps he hath turn’d, From wandering on a foreign strand!

If such there breathe, go, mark him well; For him no Minstrel raptures swell; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim; Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonour’d, and unsung.

Sir Walter Scott

the hymn sing in the care homes, I need all the notes there are on the page, even after years of playing. However, some young girls help me by playing the violin. They are so gifted that they play by ear and just follow me. It is wonderful to see these girls use their musical gift for the Lord.

Music is often used in the Bible. The Psalms are full of praising the Lord with music, singing or instrumentals. I love Psalm 150 “A psalm of Praise.” Let’s use our instruments and praise the Lord with them. It is also good to sing praises to our God it says in Psalm 147. “Praise the Lord.”

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Bursting the bubble There’s been a push for a universal daycare system in Canada for 40 years. All that time, it’s been called a “crisis.” Now, federal Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos promises we’ll get there “eventually.” Frankly, if we never do, it will be a decided win for families.

This so-called crisis has only ever been one to a thin minority of activists - which is precisely why we don’t yet have a universal system. Those who bemoan the lack of a universal institutional daycare system do so on different grounds: it gets mothers of young children working, it helps boost union membership, and - for big business - it creates more workers.

In short, those lobbying for a universal system make up an unholy alliance of left and right - and very little of it has anything to do with actual benefits to children.

In reality, no research shows that a plurality of children in a country benefit from access to universal institutional daycare. Rather, the opposite is true - there are benefits to targeted programs, which is precisely what the federal government now proposes.

Universal daycare supporters generally cite an influential study done in the 1960s in Ypsilanti, Michigan, To bolster their claim. The Perry Preschool Project worked with about 58 children for 2.5 hours a day. The child-to-adult ratio was six to one. These were at-risk children whose homes the researchers visited once a week, spending time with the mothers. Tracking the results into the long term, the children who participated in this particular intervention outperformed those who did not.

Were we to follow the example of this research, we would have half-day, targeted, small-scale programs for disadvantaged children. The application of this study for a Canada-wide system is so remote as to be irrelevant.

Duclos may in fact be aware of the research showing adverse affects from universal systems like Quebec’s.

Peer-reviewed studies have shown detrimental outcomes for kids there. Behavioural problems amongst children have risen.

The authors of a 2006 study wrote that children “were worse off in the years following the introduction of the universal childcare program.” They continued: “We studied a wide range of measures of child well-being, from anxiety and hyperactivity to social and motor skills.

For almost every measure, we find that the increased use of childcare was associated with a decrease in their well-being relative to other children.”

Mothers also fare poorly. When parents must use daycare (because it’s the only funded option), the family experience is limited to getting up early, taking children to care, rushing to pick them up only to feed, bathe and pack them into bed, then getting up early the next morning to do the whole thing again.

Meanwhile, increasing costs of daycare are the result of government meddling. When Ontario moved to fullday kindergarten, it pulled three- and four year olds out of daycares and into schools. Those older children were used to subsidize the care of younger children, who are more expensive to care for. Many daycares went under, while others increased rates. Good daycare, regardless of who pays for it, is expensive.

It’s politics, some will say, that we don’t yet have universal daycare. That’s a different way of saying voters don’t want it. This is true. If you ask Canadians what they prefer for a child under six, a strong majority will say it’s best that children be at home with a parent. Yet we know many parents must use daycare.

Those who struggle to find care generally do, whether it be in a centre, with family or in a neighbour’s home the latter two types of daycare being the kind activists don’t appreciate because they can’t be easily unionized or regulated.

A universal system is an expensive solution in search of a problem. If we never get beyond targeted interventions, Canadians should be thankful.

Andrea Mrozek Program director, Cardus Family (www.cardus. ca/family)

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The 1930’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.

What would be known as the Great Depression was ushered in by the stock market crash in 1929. That caused a worldwide economic depression. This was followed with a horrendous drought that struck the Prairie provinces, which were reliant on one single crop, wheat. What the drought did not get, the grasshoppers and the wind storms that tore away the topsoil did, and devastated agricultural production. The lucky Prime Minister during the first years of the depression, was R.B. Bennett and many things were named after him such as a Bennet yard, the name for a farm that had been abandoned or Bennet coffee, the name used for roasted wheat coffee. To save the 30 cents a yard for cotton at the store. women made diapers, aprons, underwear, pillow cases and curtains from the flour, sugar and feed sacks. At the Beautiful Plains Museum, you will find aprons and pillow cases made from bags fancied up with beautiful embroidery.

The manufacturers seeing an opportunity, began putting printed patterns on the sacks and soon, many women were wearing fashionable dresses made from these sacks. The Great Depression caused many hardships, including the change of the cuisine of the time. Many of the seniors who lived through the depression remember the many ways their moms could make rhubarb desserts, beans and potatoes. One of my older friends refused to eat rhubarb after living through the ‘30s. He said he had eaten enough in his childhood to last his lifetime. Patches of rhubarb plants still can be found on the prairies in abandoned yards.

Rhubarb treat cake 1 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon Topping: 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup milk 1/3 cup melted butter 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup brown sugar 2 cups flour 2 cups chopped rhubarb, 1/2 cup walnuts 1/2 tsp. salt fresh or frozen 1 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1 tsp. soda 4 Tbsp. milk Mix together sugar, butter and egg. Stir the flour, salt, soda and cinnamon together.

Add the dry ingredients in two additions alternately with the milk and vanilla, starting with the milk. Fold in the rhubarb and place in a 9x13” pan. Bake in preheated oven at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until firm in the middle. Topping: combine all the ingredients and spread over hot cake. Broil until bubbly, watch it carefully as not to burn.

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In the 1930s, flour, sugar and feed manufacturers saw an opportunity and began putting printed patterns on the sacks. Soon, many women were wearing fashionable dresses made from these sacks.

Grandparents summer, now on at the Beautiful Plains Museum

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To celebrate Canada’s 150th, we are inviting all grandparents to bring their grandchildren to the museum. Learn about your family history, while exploring the museum’s many unique artifacts – you might even find something donated by your ancestors!

Children will be provided with a list to question to ask their grandparents to learn

more about how older generations worked, learned and played. There will be many games and activities to enjoy together, including filling out a family tree.

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They cost us only our time and memories and encourage us to connect with others. Therefore, to all of our valued grandparents, be generous with your stories, remembering that your grandchildren will have them for a lifetime and pass them on.

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A Red-headed Woodpecker.

Submitted The Neepawa Banner Volunteers from the Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program will be heading out to the Kinosota-Leifur Important Bird Area (IBA) on Sunday, July 9 to look for the globally threatened Red-headed Woodpeckers.

The K inosota-Leifur IBA is thought to host more than 50 pairs of Red-headed Woodpecker, a globally important concentration of this species. This species prefers open, grazed woodlots, with standing dead trees. It is distinct, with a vivid red head and a large prominent white patch on its lower back. It is thought that declines in its breeding population are due to loss of this very specialized and disappearing habitat. It is also a migrant, unlike the more common and familiar types of woodpeckers,

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With the local food bank running low on food, Marlies Soltys, owner of Inspire Studio in Minnedosa, has thought of a way to promote her business and benefit those in need.

For two weeks running up to Fun Fest, Soltys is encouraging people to bring in a non perishable food item.

Each donation entitles them to pop one of the many balloons hanging in her store.

Each balloon contains a prize, such as leather bracelets, bath salts and necklaces. Two balloons contain an Inspire Studio gift certificate. Soltys said, “It is our hope to run out of balloons sooner than later and of course fill the food

bank cupboards, so that no one in our area needs to worry where their next meal is coming from.”

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Clockwise: Top left: Guests who arrived for tea were greeted by these charming ladies, Agnes Keast and Joyce Johnston, who donned period dresses for the occasion. Top right: Esther Patterson, Mary Belton and Westlake-Gladstone mayor David Single cut the cake at the celebration. Bottom right: It was a full house at Gladstone’s Centennial Apartments for the combined Canada 150 and apartment’s 35th anniversaries.

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2016 Donor Recognition This year the BPCF would like to thank and congratulate the following for their Donor Achievements: Community Supporter ($500+): Jamie & Myrna Denbow, Robert & Diane Hockin, Jim & Shelley Graham, Joe & Glenda MacPhee, Alex & Val Jarema and Rod & Doris Shuttleworth Friend of the Foundation ($1,000+): Brian McCannell and Wayne & Leila Hildebrand Community Builder ($2,500+): Jim & Donna Schmall and Linda Crooks Heritage Club ($5,000+): HyLife Foods Foundation Benefactor ($10,000+): Retail Ready Foods Foundation Patron ($25,000+): Gaynor Vivian and Brittany Kuharski

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ANNUAL REPORT for the year ending 2016

SUMMARIZED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION DECEMBER 31, 2016

Box 486, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 487 Walker Ave. Phone/Fax: 476-2681 Email: bpcfinc@mts.net www.beautifulplainscf.ca For more information or to pledge your support, please contact any member of the Board of Directors: Jane Goudie—President Brad Walker—Vice President Kate Jackman-Atkinson—Treasurer Kristin Tibbett Mark Morehouse John Lavich Keith Jury

Ian Thomson Kolleen Mitchell Ginny Collins Shelley Graham

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Assets Current Assets Cash Accounts Receivables

Investments Capital Assets

157,428 801 158,229 3,489,596 67,956

$3,715,781

Liabilities & Net Assets Current Liabilities Accounts payable and accruals Cumulative grant commitments

5,650 145,660 151,310

Net Assets Administrative Reserve Community Fund Designated Funds Operating Fund

74,773 1,500,985 1,988,611 102 $3,715,781

Auditors’ Report on Summarized Financial Statements To the Community Members of Beautiful Plains Community Foundation Inc. The accompanying financial statement of Beautiful Plains Community Foundation Incorporated, which comprise the summary statement of financial position as at December 31, 2016 is derived from the audited financial statements of Beautiful Plains Community Foundation Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 2016. We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those financial statements.

The summary statement does not contain all the disclosures required by Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations. Reading the summary financial statement, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of Beautiful Plains Community Foundation Incorporated.

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of this summary financial statement in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this summary financial statement based on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standard (CAS) 810, “Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements.

In our opinion, this financial statement, derived from the audited financial statements of Beautiful Plains Community Foundation Incorporated, for the year ended December 31, 2016 is a fair summary of those financial statements.

Yours truly, MNP LLP, Neepawa, Manitoba, April 10, 2017

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: This report covers the year 2016. Once again it was a very successful one.

At the June Grant Luncheon $101,010 was given out.

Fabulous!!

Leaving the BPCF Board that month were Lisa Davie, Jamie Denbow, Nena Latag and Denis Saquet. The Board thanks them for all their hard work and effort during their time on the Board.

In September 2016 we welcomed new Board members, Keith Jury, Kolleen Mitchell, Mark Morehouse and Ian Thomson.

Once again in November there was the 24 Hour Giving Challenge. Many thanks to those community members who participated in the Jail ‘n Bail Fundraiser which raised $3,180 that went along with the 24 Hour Giving Challenge. You, the Community, raised $18,080 with The Winnipeg Foundation contributing an additional $2,000. The BPCF was fifth highest in the province for raising funds that weekend!! These funds went into the Community Fund. The Community Fund is made up of donations from individuals, businesses or corporations that allow the Foundation to determine how the monies will be dispersed.

Another funding opportunity for the Community Fund is that of the Decade Club. The idea is to interest 100 people to commit $100 a year for 10 years. This is a very

easy way to make regular donations to our Community.

We are continuing to support the Riverside Cemetery Designated Fund. Designated Funds are donations from individuals, businesses or corporations who direct how the funds will be dispersed.

The Foundation continued the NHL Hat Auction fundraiser in February and raised $9147.15. Thanks to Tridekon for donating back their winnings to the Foundation.

The Foundation learned that Hazel M. Kellington School needed to raise money to replace their play structure so in May the BPCF suggested that they have a toonie walk-a-thon. This was to be followed by a hot dog lunch. BPCF would match the funds they raised up to $15,000. It rained that day but over the next week or so the students raised over $22,000. Apparently lots of pennies were counted. Present and past Board members assisted at their hot dog lunch.

Look for our two new signs, one on the east side of town and one on the east. Now we have to get two more, north and south!

Thanks to all in the community who have donated and supported the Foundation in any way. We look forward to your continued support in the coming years.

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2016 GRANTS COMMUNITY FUND GRANTS

Brookdale Community Centre ............................... $ 3,000 Budz ‘N Bloom Daycare Donna .............................. $ 4,000 Early Learning Neepawa ......................................... $ 8,000 Franklin Memorial Hall ............................................ $ 4,000 Kelwood Playground & Wellness Committee ........ $ 1,000 MB Holiday Festival of the Arts ............................... $ 500 NACTV ................................................................... $ 4,000 Neepawa Cooperative Play Centre ...................... $ 1,000 Neepawa Novas Gymnastics Club......................... $ 4,200 Victoria’s Quilts—Neepawa Branch ....................... $ 1,500 Viscount Cultural Council Inc. ................................... $ 500 Yellowhead Centre ................................................ $ 7,000 Total Community Fund Grants ..........................$38,700

YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE GRANTS

Beautiful Plains Museum .......................................... $ 500 Yellowhead Centre ................................................... $ 500 Neepawa Hospital Chemotherapy Unit ................... $ 400 Neepawa Public Library ............................................ $ 300 Neepawa Veterinarian Clinic .................................... $ 500 ArtsForward Amanda ............................................... $ 300 Total NACI Youth Advisory Committee Grants ..$2,500

Al Crooks Al Paramor Alan Goddard Alesha Schuman Alex & Val Jarema Allen Hanke Allison Murray Alma McKelvy Angie Tester Anne Lee Anonymous Anonymous - All Charities Anonymous - United Way Arnie Suski Ashley Monka Ashley Plett Barb Nicoll Barb Reid Barry & Lorraine Hockin Berg & Marg Wopnford Bernice Campbell Bert & Linda Lowry Family Fund Betty Ebner Blair Chapman Bob & Sharon McCreath Family Fund Bob Lepischak Bob Phinney Brad & Joy Walker Brad Meyers Brent & Ginny Collins Brian McCannell Bruce Menzies Bud Johnson Candace Ford Carmen McPhee Carol Dresler Cathy Ford Cathy McCutcheon Cherie Paswisty Cheryl Ernest Chris & Sharon Kulbacki Chris Pedersen Christie Wahoski Claire McCannell Claudette Christson Colin Gowan Colleen Taylor Connie Lagerquist Connie McLeod

DESIGNATED FUND GRANTS

Allan Lytle Memorial Fund ....................................... $ 270 IOOF & Rebecca—Belles, Beaux ............................... $ 75 Arts Stabilization—ArtsForward ............................... $ 389 Arts Stabilization—Burrows Trail ............................. $ 389 Contact MB ‘95—Burrows Trail ................................ $ 177 Beautiful Plains Museum ....................................... $ 3,930 Country Meadows PCH ........................................ $ 5,840 Country Meadows PCH Courtyard .......................... $ 135 Touchwood Park..................................................... $ 1,040 IOOF & Rebecca—Neepawa Minor Ball ................... $ 353 Neepawa Health Centre ....................................... $38,060 Naomi Chapter—Children’s Ward ............................ $ 165 Roadside Park ............................................................ $ 40 NARTA Scholarship—Carberry Collegiate ............... $ 200 Jeff McCannell Memorial Scholarship ..................... $ 420 Eden Scholarship ...................................................... $ 165 IOOF & Rebecca - NACI Grade 7 & 8 Most Improved Student ........................................... $ 288 IOOF & Rebecca—NACI Band ................................ $ 745 Kin Club of Neepawa Scholarship ........................... $ 245 Mrs. A.K. & Joe Butcher Scholarship .................... $ 4,110 NACI Safe Grad Scholarship ..................................... $ 785 Whitmore Family Scholarship ............................... $ 1,682 NACI Philanthropy Fund ........................................... $ 280 Total Designated Fund Grants ..........................$59,810 TOTAL GRANTS DISTRIBUTED ................... $101,010

In memory of Keith Lockhart In memory of Lawrence Hargreaves In memory of Liz Guttman In memory of Lois Jury In memory of Lorraine Lindy In memory of Muriel Tremaine In memory of Ruby Cathcart In memory of Stan Oliver In memory of Virginia Forsyth Iris Kooting Isobel Jarema Jack & Donna Falk Jail-n-Bail Donations Jamie & Myrna Denbow Jannine Hargreaves Jason & Leah Sumner Jean Forsman Jean Jackson Jenn Byram Jim & Joanne Pollock Jim & Shelley Graham Jim McLaughlin Joan Enns Jo Ann Lytle Joe & Glenda MacPhee John & Dorothy Nicholson Family Fund Judy Elgert Judy Taylor Judy Zeke Juliana Aglangao Karla MacDiarmid Kathy Jasienczyk Kathy Kuharski Kelvin & Elsie Bell Kelvin Hollier Ken & Christine Waddell Ken & Helen Mitchell Kerrilee Lapointe Kerry Funk Kerry Turner Kevin Paramor Kim Paetkau Chapman Kolleen Mitchell Krisjan Jacobsen Kristin Tibbett Kristy Sprik Lane Englund Leila Brown Leonard F. Pritchard

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In 2016, a new donor advised, flow through fund was established by Gaynor Vivian.

Vivian is part of a multigenerational family of Neepawa hoteliers and wanted to continue to support the community, even though he sold his hotel, the Vivian Motor Inn, in 2015. “I grew up here,” he said, adding, “My mother was born here, my dad spent most of his life here, I wanted to maintain a connection to the community.”

Vivian committed to give the Foundation $10,000 a year for 10 years. Unlike the Foundation’s other funds, where the initial investment is never spent, Vivian’s fund is set up as a flow through, where the full amount of the donation is given out each year. Vivian has targeted projects which benefit youth, with a particular focus on sports and youth at risk.

The fund’s first grants were given out in 2017.

2016 COMMUNITY FUND DONORS

Dale Swanton Darian & Tani Major Darlene & Warren Gillies Darlene Smith Dave Cameron Dave Cochrane Dave Zeke David Todoruk Deb Forsyth Denis Saquet Dennis & Irene Magwood Diane Martin Don & Brenda Kryschuk Don & Susan Schmall Family Fund Dorothy M. Smith-Harris Dunc & Alayne Tibbett Ed & Helga Perrett Family Fund Elizabeth Sumner Ellen Snedden Elsie M. Slimmon Evelyn McConnell Gayle Johnston Genie Barnaby Glen & Heather Cummings Gwen McCaskill H. Todoruk Heather Poncsak Helga Perrett Hugh Sumner HyLife Foods In honour of Berg & Marg Wopnford 50th Wedding Anniversary In memory of Agnes Dickson In memory of Alex Dickson In memory of Allan & Ann Hockin Jane Ann & Frank Hockin In memory of Allan Drysdale In memory of Almer(Al) Pasosky Mike & Evelyn Pasosky Family Fund In memory of Audrey Simon In memory of Brian Buhr In memory of Charles (Bud) Hanson In memory of Daune Yerex In memory of Diane Calvert In memory of Dorothy Guillas In memory of Jack Huxley In memory of Jack McDougall In memory of Joan Dickson

Neepawa & District Health Centre Fund Brian McCannell Elizabeth Sumner Country Meadows PCH Fund NARTA Designated Fund Jamie Denbow

NEW FUND ESTABLISHED IN 2016

Jeff McCannell Memorial Scholarship Fund Brian McCannell NACI Safe Grad Scholarship Fund NACI Safe Grad Committee ASM Viscount Cultural Council Fund Anonymous

Leonard Paramor Linda Boyle Linda Hainstock Linda Lawson Linda Stinchcombe Lisa Adams Lisa and Keith Wrightson Lorene Schipper Loretta Keller LUD of Glenella Mabel Fulton Marg Van Buskirk Mark Perrett Mark Rainka Mark Tibbett Marla Steen Marsha Pollock Matthew & Kate Atkinson Maureen Snedden MB Hydro - Neepawa Staff Melissa Stevenson Michelle Gerrard Michelle Young Mike & Evelyn Pasosky Fund Mitch Hutton Moria Woods Mr. & Mrs. Dale DeAth Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne Murray & Linda Hart Murray & Lisa Davie Murray Potter Naida Eiriksson Nancy Hunter Nancy White Neil Turner New Hope Health Centre Odile Butterfield Pat & Marie Angers Family Fund Pat Ernest Pat Graham Patrica Jacobsen Patricia Fedoruk Patty Underwood Poettcker Medical Corporation Ray and Marj Gork Ray Ducharme Reg Curle Retail Ready Foods Rob Wahoski Robert & Diane Hockin

The Harvey Kuharski Fund Brittany Kuharski Vivian Flow Through Fund Gaynor Vivian Riverside Cemetery Fund Jim & Donna Schmall

Robert & Norma Somers Robert & Yvonne Ferguson Rodney & Doris Shuttleworth Roger and Dorcas Brown Ron & Janice Goldade Ron & Olia Jesson Ron Nordstrom Rosemary Postey Rudolph & Isobel Jarema Ruth Hanke Sara Farough Scott Freeman Sharon Smyth Shawn Kopytko Sheena Taylor Shelley Lepischak Shelley Mayor Sherri Hollier Sherry Grieder Shirley Glushek Stephen & Jane Goudie Family Fund Sue Farquhar Susan Drayson Sylvia Kuharski Tammy Dudenhoffer Tani Mayor Tena Kilmury Terry & Donna Smith Terry Buechler Thomas Sill Foundation Tridekon Twyla Kopytko Tyler Todoruk Val Parayeski Vicky Taylor Warren Burton Wayne & Joanne Nelson Wayne & Leila Hildebrand Family Fund Winnipeg Foundation A full list of past and present donors can be found on our website: www.beautifulplainscf.ca

The Beautiful Plains Community Foundation would like to thank all those who have donated, attended fundraising events and volunteered. The Beautiful Plains Community Foundation would not have been able to distribute over $1.85 million without your support!

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McCreary filmmaker proud to be connected with award winning children’s show

Continued from Page A2 ‘Scout and the Gumboot Kids’ is an animated and live-action television series geared towards inspiring children to explore the grandeur of nature. Roncin became involved in the second season as a producer and assistant director, focusing primarily on the live action aspects of the show. He noted that he was very impressed with the project and its message.

“I’d seen a pilot that they did a few years earlier that was a very, very different incarnation of the show.

So, when they asked me to come on board with the production, it was interesting just to see how far it had come and what it had solidified into. The show has a whole element of mindfulness, which I think is the linchpin for them when it came to the structure of the show and the understanding of what they wanted to do with it. That element I wasn’t as aware of in the original incarnation. But now that it’s there, I feel that it’s got a strong message for kids. There’s something really powerful about positive messages.

At the same time, it’s not a preachy show. Kids won’t get the message if they’re not entertained. That’s the challenge, but it’s something, I believe, has been achieved.”

‘Scout & The Gumboot Kids’, airs on CBC, as part of the children’s programming block. It has won several Leo awards, British Columbia’s highest film honour, and has also been endorsed by the David Suzuki Foundation and the UCLA Global Media Centre for Social Impact.

Having worked on 30 of the 40 episodes produced, Roncin is thankful for the chance to be involved with such a great example of progressive children’s

to offer. But also tap into that independent energy, because that’s where I come from. I’m in the independent world and I’d love to bring that spirit back to my home.”

Ref lecting on the journey from McCreary to Vancouver, Roncin noted that the profession continues to prov ide new challenges every time he steps onto a film set.

“I always knew this is what I wanted to do, but I didn’t really analyze why I love filmmaking until I got a little older and I started to think about what is it that actually attracted me to it. Part of it is the magic of film, but the other part is an interest in people,” said Roncin. “On screen, it’s a great way to delve into the human experience, but it also happens on set. It’s working with people and working in unfamiliar places. You see the essence of people come out when you’re in a small group, trying to solve a puzzle somewhere with a camera, when there is nothing else working. I realize more and more that’s what keeps me in it. Bringing people together, with a common goal and that is what always excites me.”

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As for other endeavours, Roncin recently served as first assistant director on the full length film ‘Never Steady, Never Still’ and directed a short film called ‘Match’. His next goal is directing his own full length feature film, potentially in his old stomping grounds of McCreary and area.

Roncin believes it would be fitting to go full circle and return to where it all began. “ I ’v e b e e n g e t t i n g together a team of people, who like the project and believe in it. It’s still in the early development stages, but the goal is to bring out some key Vancouver people and get together with some talent from Manitoba and put together a film in the Parkland,” said Roncin.

“In Vancouver, there is so much production here, people are used to it, so going into a community in which it’s a new thing is always interesting. [As a filmmaker], you love to see people coming out and wanting to be a part of it, so that’s what I want to do. Try to come back and harness some of that energy from where I grew up. I’d love to spend some time there [in McCreary], take advantage of the landscape and the visuals that it has

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Heading into the final weeks of the Santa Clara Baseball League’s regular season schedule, the top three clubs are all vying for playoff position.

The first place Portage Padres appear to have the inside track to claiming top spot in the standings, after defeating the Neepawa Cubs on Monday, June 26, by the score of 14-11. Jason Kirkland collected the victory for the Padres. That win was Portage’s eighth straight.

The previous day on Sunday, June 25, the Padres played a doubleheader ag a i n st t he Dauph i n Brewers, where Portage claimed both games by identical 5-4 scores. The hectic schedule appeared to finally catch up with the Padres on Tuesday, June 27, as they lost their first game of the regular season 8-4 to the Austin A’s.

As for Neepawa, their loss to Portage was their first defeat in just over a month, after winning seven straight games.

The Cub’s previous game was a victory in a pitcher’s classic, as Neepawa

outlasted the Carberry Royals 1-0.

Neepawa pitcher Garrett Rempel lead the Cubs with a four hit complete game for the win. He also added eight strikeouts on the way to the victory.

Carberry pitcher Bret Heselwood, meanwhile, had an equally impressive outing on the mound for the Royals, registering seven strikeouts and surrendering just three hits. Heselwood still ended up with the loss, though, after Neepawa’s Ian Kerkowich secured the lone run for the game in the bottom of the second inning.

Elsewhere around the league, the Minnedosa Mavericks (7-3-0) topped the Dauphin Brewers, Carberr y Roya ls and Austin A’s, in their weeks schedule.

Meanwhile, the battle for fourth place remains an interesting race, with the Plumas Pirates, Carberry Royals, Austin A’s and Dauphin Brewers all within a single game of one another. Plumas’ v ictor y over Por t a ge gives them the advantage for the fourth and final playoff spot.

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Former Yellowhead Chiefs forward Morgan Geekie was recently selected in the 2017 NHL entry draft. The 18-year-old from Strathclair went in the third round (67th overall) to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Last season, Geekie played 72 games for the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering 90 points (35 goals - 55 assists). Along with the Chiefs and Americans, Geekie has also previously suited up for the Neepawa Natives, playing a pair of games for the club in the 2014-2015 season.

Elsewhere on the draft board, a pair of MJHL alumni were also selected, as Nick Henry (Portage Terriers) and Wyatt Kalynuk (Virden Oil Capitals) were chosen by the Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers respectively. Henry, who currently plays for the Regina Pats, was taken in the fourth round (94th overall) and is a former MJHL rookie of the year (2015-16).

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In total, there were eight Manitoba players selected in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Chicago on June 23-24: 2nd overall. Nolan Patrick, Winnipeg.

(Selected by Philadelphia Flyers) 6th. Cody Glass, Winnipeg.

(Vegas Golden Knights) 56th. Josh Brook, Roblin.

(Montreal Canadiens) 67th. Morgan Geekie, Strathclair.

(Carolina Hurricanes) 73rd. Stelio Mattheos, Winnipeg.

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Neepawa wins Midwest Regionals

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The Neepawa Mosquitos claimed the Midwest Baseball Regionals, June 23-25 in Hamiota.

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Back row; Left to right. Coach Lynnette Wither, Jenna Gibson, Emma Gale, Claire Beaumont, Emma Fraser, Coach Scot Smith, Natasha Bauche and Manager Shelley Allen. Middle row; Left to right. Claire Scheper, Brooke Allen, Cordelia Smith, Jenna Bray, Kiera Major, Amber Wahoski and Katie Rae Byram.

Front row; Left to right. Jillian Perrett and Macy Wither. The GU12 Neepawa Stingers’ team had five wins and five losses this season. The team played against three teams from Brandon and one team from Minnedosa. The team also played played in a tournament in Nesbitt and the ‘End of Season’ tournament in Brandon.

The Midwest Baseball Regionals were held June 23-25 in Hamiota. The Neepawa Mosquitos first game on June 23 was a 12-2 win over Rossburn.

Their second game of the day ended in a 7-2 loss against Birtle.

On June 24, Neepawa defeated Russell 14-9, however, because of the second game loss, they ended up in a playoff position with Russell for second place. The tie-breaker ended in a successful 5-2 win for Neepawa. The boys then played Strathclair, the first place team from the other pool, in a nail biter of a game, as both pitchers were on top of their game. Neepawa ultimately prevailed over Strathclair with a final score of 1-0.

The win advanced Neepawa to the final game on Sunday, June 25 against Birtle. A higher scoring game ensured but Neepawa prevailed with a 13-10 victory. This win awarded Neepawa the Midwest Regional Mosquito championship banner and advanced them to ‘AA’ Provincials, which will be held in Winnipeg in July. Good luck boys!

MJHL pre-season schedule released Submitted MJHL Media Release The pre-season schedule for the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) has been finalized. It will begin on Monday, Sept. 4 and conclude on Sunday, Sept. 17. In a media release, MJHL commissioner Kim Davis said that the pre-season is a critical evaluation time for all the clubs.

“Teams are carefully evaluating their talent, both long-term prospects and those players who could potentially be in the line-up for opening night,” noted Davis. “The pre-season is also a good opportunity for fans to see the stars of the future.”

For the Neepawa Natives, they will play six exhibition games; three on the road and three at the Yellowhead Centre. Those games include:

Friday, Sept. 8: Neepawa at Waywayseecappo.

Saturday, Sept. 9: Waywayseecappo at Neepawa.

Tuesday, Sept. 12: Neepawa at Dauphin.

Wednesday, Sept. 13: Dauphin at Neepawa.

Friday, Sept. 15: Winkler at Neepawa.

Saturday, Sept. 16: Neepawa at Winkler.

The regular season will begin on Friday, Sept. 22.

In other MJHL news. The league will be conducting it’s first-ever Prospect Development Camp running from July 27 – 30 at the Seven Oaks Arena. The camp will feature list players born in 2000 and 2001 from each MJHL club and will focus on preparing the players for a successful junior hockey career and helping them transition from minor hockey to elite junior hockey in the MJHL and beyond.

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Obituary Doug McKinnon On the morning of Tuesday, June 13, 2017; after a courageous battle with cancer, Doug peacefully passed away at the age of 55 years with his loving family by his side.

Doug was born in Neepawa, MB on March 5, 1962 and was raised in Arden, MB. He attended school at Arden and later at ACC taking his first level heavy duty mechanics.

Doug started his working career working for several farmers. He had a variety of jobs working for Riverside Gravel, Pool Elevators, D. Welding, Penno’s Machining and Arden Agri-Motive. Lastly his most enjoyable job was working for Bert and Mo at Tridekon along side his buddy “Danno”.

Doug met Cheryl and they moved to Plumas. He enjoyed helping Cheryl raise her children Myles and Dylan.

They enjoyed camping, fishing, spending time with family and especially each other.

Doug was predeceased by his mom Marie in 1990, his father Lorne in 2000 and infant sister.

He leaves to cherish his memory his loving friend and partner Cheryl; his stepchildren Michelle, Myles (Michelle) and Dylan; his siblings Dale, Denise (John) and Darren (Lori); His brother-in-law Richard (Carlye); his nieces and nephews Sheldon, Shane (April), Tanya (Chris), Brett (Jalin), Haileigh (Will), Carter, Courtlyn and Sheridan; great nephews Hayden and Braxton.

Doug also leaves to mourn his aunts, uncles and numerous cousins and close friends.

Doug cherished the time he spent with his nieces and nephews, they meant the world to him.

Funeral service was held at the Arden Community Hall on Monday, June 19, 2017 with Wendy Denbow officiating. A private burial will take place at a later date.

Anyone wishing to make donations may do so to Neepawa Palliative Care Service or Cancer Care Manitoba.

The family would like to thank Dr. Tariq, Dr. Poettcker, Dr. Milligan and Dr. Wiebe and the nursing staff of Neepawa Hospital for all the care they provided. Special thank you to Mary Ellen Clark for all her time and support as well as the Palliative Care volunteers that sat with him at night. Also, a special thank you to Kristin and Joann in the chemo unit.

White’s Funeral Home Neepawa, MB in care of arrangements. 1-204-476-2848

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Obituary Anna Bisson Born March 9, 1954 at the St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg.

Passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at her home with her loving husband Gerald at the age of 63 years.

Anna was always willing to share a smile, a laugh and a hug. She was well loved by all those around her. Being the proprietor of the Gladstone Hotel and the president of the Gladstone legion #110, she had the opportunity to touch the lives of many people from many walks of life and they were all enriched by her friendship. She will be sorely missed. Loving mother to Stephany and Jennifer; stepmother to Lesley and Angie; proud grandmother to Kenzie, Jacob, Emily, Payton, Bella and Levi.

In keeping with her wishes, no service will be held.

Donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Portage or Brandon locations.

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Edith Marion Boxall It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our wife, mother and grandmother, Edith Boxall, on June 13, 2017 at the Neepawa hospital with her family by her side. Left to cherish her memory are husband; Dennis, children; Wayne (Cathy), Darren (Natasha), and Scott (Jenny) as well as two grandchildren; Brooklyn and Brodey.

She is survived by two sisters; Carol Carter and Linda Dominque (Romeo) and two brothers; Norman (Mary) Loney and Leonard (Pat) Loney. Also surviving are two sister in law; Darlene Commer (Tom) and Alvina Anderson (Gordon) as well as brother in law; Harvey (Kim) Boxall.

She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Edith was born on March 24, 1954 at Ste. Rose du Lac, Manitoba. She is the youngest of five children. On July 13, 1974 Edith married Dennis Boxall. Together they raised four boys; Calvin, Wayne, Darren, and Scott. Edith was predeceased by her son Calvin; parents Ken and Meta Loney; parents in law Lorne and Kathleen Boxall; and brother in law Terry Carter.

Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 2:00 pm at the Glenella Hall with Wendy Denbow officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association 401-1 Wesley Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3C 4C6 or the Central Plains Cancer Care 318 Saskatchewan Ave. E Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 0K8.

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Obituary Craig Douglas Craig Douglas, born December 19, 1959 passed away on June 16, 2017 at the age of 57. Craig was the second oldest child of Ron and Nina Douglas.

Left to cherish his memory are his parents Ron and Nina; wife Jodi; daughter Katelyn (John, Onyx and Tyndall); son Tyler (Stephanie); stepdaughter Nicole (John and Abigail); stepson Braeden; sisters Alice (Neil and family), Marilynn (Glen and family); brother Faron (and family); parents in-law Frank and Gail; Sheila Douglas (Neil and family), along with aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Craig was raised and received his education in Gladstone. From an early age, he took an interest in and began helping his parents at the family business “Ron’s Cold Storage & Abattoir” in Gladstone. He learned and developed his meat cutting skills and continued to work alongside his parents until the sale of the business in 1983.

In August of 1984, Craig married Sheila Henry and together they raised their children in Gladstone. During this time Craig worked for several years in Human Resources at Springhill Farms in Neepawa before finding his passion as an advisor/agent in the Insurance Industry.

When life and circumstance parted Craig and Sheila’s life together, Craig remained committed to his children, community and friends in Gladstone. His business grew and his dedication to his work and the well-being of his clients remained strong.

In the spring of 2012 Craig found his “match” and fell in love with Jodi. That summer Jodi and her children moved to Gladstone and a beautiful, strong blended family was born. Craig and Jodi enjoyed many things together but especially their trips to Hawaii. They were married there, on the Big Island in February of 2015. Craig most enjoyed his family time, Sunday “Fun-days”, barbeques, hunting, curling and playing an active and loving role in the lives of his children and granddaughters.

In January of 2017 Craig was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. He never wavered in his will and determination to fight the disease and he fought like no other. Sadly, he lost his courageous battle after only 6 short months.

We the family, would like to extend our sincerest thanks to Dr. Sandra Wiebe of Neepawa for her dedicated care and concern for Craig and also the wonderful staff at Neepawa General Hospital. We would especially like to thank the 3rd floor Nursing staff and doctors of Brandon Regional Health Centre for the excellent care and compassion shown to Craig at every stage. You were his security and definitely there when he needed it the most. Thank you Bob and staff at Clarke’s for your guidance and to Randy Fehr for your friendship and service. Last but not least, our heartfelt thanks to the amazing community, family and friends of Happy Rock and our U.S. hunting family. Your kindness, care and support have carried us through this difficult journey and we are so grateful for all of you.

As per Craig’s wishes, if so desired, donations may be made to the Happy Rock Children’s Centre Building Fund, Box 335, Gladstone, Manitoba R0J 0T0 or to the Gladstone Community Benefit Fund, Box 258, Gladstone, Manitoba R0J 0T0.

Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, June 23, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Gladstone District Community Centre with Interment at the Gladstone Cemetery.

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

First Baptist 10:30 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 (at St. James) 11:00 a.m.

Christ Lutheran 9:00 a.m.

International Worship Centre 1:30 p.m.

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

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who passed away May 30, 2004 Beautiful memories are wonderful things, They last till the longest day They never wear out and they never get lost, And can never be given away.

To some you may be forgotten, To others a part of the past, But to us who loved and lost you, Your memory will always last.

Remembered with love and forever missed, Alfred, Arlene, Les and Yulin

In Memory

Jean Stewart

July 20, 1929 – July 1, 2016 God saw you getting tired, a cure was not to be.

He wrapped you in His loving arms and whispered, “Come with Me”.

You suffered much in silence, your spirit did not bend, You faced your pain with courage, until the very end.

You tried so hard to stay with us but your fight was not in vain, God took you to His loving home and freed you from the pain.

Lovingly remembered by Doug & Kathy, Gwen & Dirk, Debbie, and families.

Birth Barry & Doris Kohinski welcome their first grandchild

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Thank You We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone for their acts of kindness following the passing of our mother, Helen Gilmore. Thank you for the flowers, plants, food, cards, phone calls, visits and memorial donations. Special thanks to all of the staff and volunteers at Country Meadows for their excellent care and compassion while Mom was a resident on F - wing. We would also like to thank Mom's special friends at the Home for all of their care and concern. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.

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Kayla graduated from Brandon University with the degree of "Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing". Kayla graduated with great distinction in her class and is presently employed at the Health Science Centre Winnipeg - we are so proud of you.

Canadian Center of Gene Transfer (a division of Genesus Inc.) is looking for a Barn Technician to join our team. The successful candidate should be a selfmotivated, reliable individual & be attentive to detail, as well having a team-oriented, positive attitude with a desire to learn. The applicant MUST have a valid driver's license & their own vehicle and be a current Canadian citizen or one with an open work permit or a provincial nominee & be comfortable working in a physically demanding environment with boars.

Experience is preferred, however not necessary, & willing to train the right candidate if potential is evident.

This is a fulltime, permanent position with our Gene Transfer Centre Lab, located in Hamiota, MB. Starting wage is $15.00 /hour with a comprehensive benefits packages offered.

For further information, or to apply, please email Peppe at canadianai@genesus.com or call 204-229-8162

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John & Gerry Nelson Celebrate their 50th Anniversary married July 1, 1967

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Council of The Municipality of Glenella - Lansdowne will be accepting tenders for the hay for the following parcels: One to five year term East half of NE ¼ 16-17-14 wpm One to five year term NE9-17-13 wpm One to five year term SE33-17-14 wpm Tenders should be marked “Tender” and submitted to the municipal office at the following address by noon on Tuesday July 11th, 2017. Highest bid not necessarily accepted.

Dated this 26th day of June, A.D. 2017 Wendy Wutzke, CMMA Chief Administrative Officer Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne Box 10 Glenella, MB R0J 0V0 Phone 204-352-4281 Fax 204-352-4100 Email: rmofglen@inetlink.ca

NOTICE OF HEARING Turtle River School Division is proud to offer FREE Junior Kindergarten programs commencing September 2017.

Turtle River School Division is proud to offer FREE Junior Kindergarten programs All children born on or before December 31, 2013 are eligible to register. Please register at your earliest convenience between March and August 2017 at the Turtle River School Division Office. Registrations packages can also be dropped off at École Laurier for the French program or at Glenella School for the English program beginning September 4, 2017. Registration packages are available at the Turtle River School Division office or on the Turtle River School Division website (trsd32.mb.ca).

Please forward or drop off the completed registration package to: Turtle River School Division École Laurier Box 309, 808 Burrows Rd Box 100, 159 Fosberry St McCreary, MB R0J 1B0 Laurier, MB R0J 1A0 Mon.-Fri. 8:00 am-3:30 pm Ph: 204-447-2068 Ph: 204-835-2067 Glenella School Box 59 Glenella, MB R0J 0V0 Ph: 204.352.4253

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PERMITS – PART I – SECTION 9 H.P.A. AND PART III – SECTION 17 H.P.A. 2/016/042/S/17 – JOSEPH WIDEMAN Application for Off-Premises Sign (Commercial) adjacent to P.T.H. No. 16, S.E.¼ 32-14-12W, Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone.

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Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op is presently recruiting for a

SAFETY & HEALTH/ASSET PROTECTION MANAGER

For the Administration department Reporting directly to the Controller, this full time multi-task position is exposed to all aspects of the retail and operates within approved budgets, policies and programs.

The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of managing the Safety & Health program.

Duties include, but are not limited to: the creation, review and implementation of safety & health policies and procedures, conducting audits, managing education and training needs, promoting overall safety & health awareness, compliance with the Workplace Safety and Health Act and regulation, incident reporting & investigations (internal and external) and working with WCB to reduce lost time and WCB rates.

The successful candidate will also be responsible for all aspects of managing the Asset Protection (AP) program. Duties include, but are not limited to: managing inventory shortages and reducing shrink, minimizing overall financial losses (including those relating to internal and external crime, human and system errors, and policy violations), assessing and reporting on areas of risk , AP policy and procedure development including implementation, and security equipment maintenance.

Qualifications: • Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.

• The ability to develop and maintain relationships with staff and management.

• Efficient organizational skills and ability to work independently.

• Strong work ethic with a positive and ambitious attitude.

• Possess sound management and decision making abilities.

• Effective problem solving and presentation skills.

• Post-secondary education in Safety & Health or equivalent experience an asset.

• Post-secondary education in Asset Protection/Loss Prevention or equivalent experience an asset (CPP, CFI, CFE, LPQ, LPC).

• Standard First Aid with CPR (First Aider 2) or higher an asset.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

• Must possess a minimum Class 5 Driver’s License.

• Travel between retail locations is required.

• Must be bondable.

Applications close: Friday, July 21, 2017 We offer career advancement opportunities, competitive compensation, benefits package, company matched pension plan and learning/ development opportunities.If you are interested in joining our team, please send your cover letter and resume to: Attention: Glenda Finkewich Human Resources Manager Email: g.finkewich@neepawagladstonecoop.com Or mail to: Box 879, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Or apply in person at our home and farm centre located at 300 Hwy #5 North, Neepawa, MB www.neepawagladstonecoop.com We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Slabs $60/cord Cut and Split �� Round Wood

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VERMEER 605N Select baler Net wrap with DCF wide pickup Bales can be made to any size up to 2,100 lbs.

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Manitoba Community Newspaper Association Province-wide Classifieds FOR SALE

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BATTERIES FOR EVERYTHING. Automotive, farm, construction, ATV, marine, motorcycle, golf carts, phones, tools, radios, computers etc. Reconditioned, obsolete and hard-to-find batteries. SOLAR equipment. The Battery Man. Winnipeg.

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(a Lay-z-boy Company). Selection of clearance solid wood bedroom suites in seven or eight piece sets in queen size bed at 45% savings. See staff or contact KDL for more information. MonFri 9-8, Sat 9-6 & Sun 11-5. Call KDL Furniture at 204-571-1971. 660 Highland Ave., South side of #1 Hwy., Brandon.

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, Mb. 1-888-685-3127.

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MOBILE HOMES

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STEEL BUILDINGS

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This bear was spotted near Highway 10, between Onanole and Erickson, on June 19.

Auction Sales

McSherry Auction Service John & Mary Troyan

McSherry Auction Service Sunday, July 16th at 10:00 am

Location: Arborg, MB North 6 Miles on 326 Then East 2 Miles On 329 Then North 2 ¾ Miles on Rd 13E Contact # (204) 376-2056

Location: Eriksdale, MB Jct Hwy 68 & Railway Ave. ½ Block East on 68 Contact # (204) 739-2077

Stuart McSherry Stonewall, MB Phone: (204) 467-1858 Cell: (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

McSherry Auction Estate & Moving Auction

Wed, July 5 @ 4:00 pm

Auction Note: Late Al was a Sharpener, Wood Worker & Small Engine Man! Large Auction!

6) R Mowers * Snow Blowers * Roto Tillers * Aerator * Push Mowers * Gas Hedger * 7.5 HP Outboard * Pedal Bikes * Hand Yard Tools * Wood Working Power Tools * Commercial Sharpening Equipment * Mechanical & Specialty Tools * Chain Saw Equip, Repair Tools & Supply * Small Engine Parts * Antiques * Household * Office *

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Sales Cooling Down?

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Gill & Schmall Agencies NEW LISTING

Big Al’s Sharp Shop

Saturday, July 15th at 11:00 pm

2) J.D 4020 540/1000 w JD 46A FEL * 46 JD D * Oliver 88 Super w FEL * Oliver 77 * AC WF * AC HD5 Crawler w Dozer * Tools * Farm Misc * 84 Honda 50 cc 3 Wheeler * 4 Guns * Some Antiques * Household * Go To Web *

Real Estate

REDUCED 262 Emma St, Neepawa. MLS# 1705626 29 Main St, Wellwood. MLS# 1716965 Well maintained 3 bdrm,1 bath family 4 bdrm, large home on 4 lots! Affordable, home. $127,500 close to Carberry & Neepawa. $54,500

906 Burrows Ave N, McCreary.

1 Sark Place, Onanole. MLS# 1616030 MLS# 1716744 Ready to build your home away from 1 ½ storey, 2 bdrm, well maintained. home? This 2.72 acre lot is ready for you! Take #262 from Onanole to Cooks Lined/insulated garage. Huge lot, close to schools and downtown. $42,500 Rd, look for Realtor arrow sign, then watch for Parkview Estates sign. $39,900

Thinking about buying or selling?

Contact any of our Realtors to arrange your free Market Evaluation!

84 Bradley Blvd 1420 Sq. Ft. Bungalow, 4 bedrooms, 2 bath, On crawl space. No stairs, 100’ x 100’ Lot, 26 x 32 garage with in floor heating. $214,999

204-476-4285 for appointment to view

ACREAGE FOR SALE 77120 RD 265, NW 19-16-13W

13.76 acres near Neepawa and Plumas with approximately 4,000 sq ft well built home. Yard site has a large heated workshop, large cold storage building and other good quality buildings making this an ideal place for storage, small manufacturing or just to enjoy the peaceful surroundings and view of Riding Mountain National Park.

Call the listing agent

Dolf Feddes at 204-745-0451 today for your personal tour.

Diane Martin 204-841-0932

Liz Sumner 204-476-6362

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MLS #1712669 FOR SALE: 138 Lorne St Gladstone Mb

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Spacious/Immaculate 1426sqft bungalow w/ 4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms. Fully finished basement/large deck stones throw to school, and so much more!

Excellent value! $194,900

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55 + One bedroom plus den, 1250 square feet open floor plan, attached one car garage.

Fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer and dryer in suite.

Rent $1250 per month including utilities.

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Celebrating 50 years!

PHOTO BY JOHN DRINKWATER

On Saturday, June 17, Jim and Bev Gowler celebrated 50 years of ownership of the Spinning Wheel, in Wasagaming. The couple’s family, friends and customers were also on hand for the celebrations. The Gowlers also own a second Wasagaming business, Clear Lake’s Park Theatre.

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Unreserved Public Farm Auction

Kitchen Brothers – Bob & Don Kitchen Oakville, MB | July 7, 2017 · 12 Noon

MLS# 1707194

2013 Case IH 500 & 2007 Case IH 480

Top: Sparky posing with (from left) Toni, Alexis and Ryan Andreychuk at this year’s Little Valley Jamboree.

2001 Rogator 854 90 Ft

2– 2010 Case IH 9120

MLS# 1704182

2006 Case IH 5010 Concord 50 Ft & 2004 ADX3430

Unused– 2013 Sumo 9 LG Subsoiler

AUCTION LOCATION: From OAKVILLE, MB, at the Jct of Hwy 1 & Hwy 13, go 3.2 km (2 miles) North on PR Rd 430. Yard on West side. GPS: 49.980000, -98.01100 A PARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: 2013 Case IH 500 Quadtrac Tractor · 2007 Case IH 480 Quadtrac Tractor · 1984 Versatile 875 4WD Tractor · 1985 John Deere 4450 MFWD Tractor · (2) 2010 Case IH 9120 Combines · (2) 2011 MacDon D60-S 30 Ft Draper Headers · (2) Sets of 2014 Camoplast 36Q23MA 36 in.

Tracks · (2) 2000 Massey Ferguson 220 Series II 25 Ft Swathers · 1995 Freightliner FL80 T/A Grain Truck · 1988 International

F1954 T/A Grain Truck · 2006 Case IH 5010 Concord 50 Ft Air Drill · 2004 Case IH ADX3430 Tow-Behind Air Tank · 1993 Monosem NG+ 12 Row 22 In. Spacing Planter · Unused - 2013 Sumo 9 LG Sub 19 Ft 8 In. Subsoiler · (2) Case IH 5600 Cultivators · (2) Elmers 6400 40 Ft S-Tine Cultivators · 2001 Rogator 854 90 Ft High Clearance Sprayer · Grain Handling Equipment ...AND MUCH MORE!

For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com

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MLS# 1707524

Make your move today! Take a look at this very affordable 3 bed 1.5 bath home close to HMK. Oversized detached garage/shop with in-floor heat. Large enough to park a vehicle and still have room to work or play. $169,900

1984 Versatile 875

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News, especially local, is the most read newspaper content, followed by arts/entertainment and health

Lovely 2+2 bedroom 3 bath home located on a large beautifully landscaped corner lot. Many unique features. Hardwood, gas F.P., media room in finished bsmt. Double detached garage. $399,000

MLS# 1714785

Acreage 8 miles from town just off Hwy #5.

Lovingly maintained 3 bedroom home. 1500 sq ft main level with 1200 sq ft finished bsmt.

Loose housing and pasture. $299,000

D UCE RED

Above (from left): Alyse, Dawson and Andrew Richards at this year’s Little Valley Jamboree.

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MLS# 1709195

Join the 45+ community. This is a well maintained modular home in the Adult Village at WestCreek is priced to sell. Loads of storage throughout. Double garage. $159,900

Bob Kitchen: 204.856.6770 kitchenbros@gmail.com Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Brad Goossen: 204.781.2336 800.491.4494 Auction Company License #303043 & 309645

3 bedroom, 2 baths with a bonus loft room suitable for an office or a kids playroom. Two more bedrooms, 1 bath and a rec room framed in the basement! Over sized double garage with room for a workshop or storage. A large tiered deck off the dining room for your summer enjoyment. $359,900

MLS# 1704114

Price reduced again! This 4 level split home is priced to sell! Lots of living space for a family!

Close to park, swimming pool , shopping etc.

Sellers also offering $1500 decorating bonus to purchaser paid upon closing! Call Today! $224,900

Kristy Sprik

Lesley Skibinsky

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Aboriginal Day in Riding Mountain National Park

PHOTOS BY JOHN DRINKWATER

Above and left: Displays outside the Anishinabe Sharing Lodge in Wasagaming, during Aboriginal Day.

The Cove fashion show

From left: Toni Andreychuk (Owner), Quinn Greavett, Jackie Greavett, Aimee Hatcher, Beccy Voth, Jen Winthrope, Val Soltys, Bev Wettland, Kathy Soltys, Brenda Piett.

Kids in Kindergarten – Gr. 6 are invited to V.B.S.

The Best Week of the Summer!

* New Friends * Amazing Experiments * Untamed Games * Surprising Adventures * Lip-Smacking Snacks * Incredible Music

Sunday, July 9 – Thurs, July 13 6:30 pm – 8:45 pm Neepawa First Baptist Church For more info call 204-476-2853

Manitoba Agricultural Museum located 3 kms south of the Trans-Canada and #34 Highways near Austin, Manitoba

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September 17th Open Farm Day September 24th Curiosities & Collectibles Flea Market

For Information: www.ag-museum.mb.ca or phone 1-204-637-2354 For Threshermens Reunion Daily Schedules visit www.mtrs.ca

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