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Another merger is in the works for a pair of Westman credit unions. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, it was announced that the Sunrise and Minnedosa Credit Unions were in discussions to merge operations, effective July 1, 2020.

The reason given for the proposed partnership was to improve member service through a combination of expanded geographic area and improved product offerings.

Sunrise Credit Union was initially formed in 2008 through the merger of five credit unions, Virden, Turtle Mountain, Hartney, Tiger Hills and Cypress River. In subsequent years, Sandy Lake, Grandview, Prairie Mountain and Strathclair Credit Unions joined Sunrise. It currently has 27,000 members and branches in 19 different communities. At the end of 2018, Sunrise had $1.2 billion in assets and 170 employees.

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As for the Minnedosa Credit Union (MCU), it received its charter in 1947. It operated in the boardroom of the Co-op Store, (Old Service Centre), until 1956.

At the end of 2018, MCU had $135 million in assets and 21 employees.

Timing right for merger Brad Ross, the general manager for Minnedosa Credit Union, stated via media release that the timing was just right for this partnership to be explored.

“As a small, but strong credit union, Minnedosa has always done its due diligence by executing sound business plans and strategies designed to serve our members, employees and community. To allow us to continue to serve our communities well into the future the board of directors and I are confident that a merger with Sunrise Credit Union is the best way to do that.”

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A celebration 50 years in the making

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On Saturday, Sept. 21, the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation held a gala at the Yellowhead Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the RCMP being in Neepawa. About 220 people attended, including current and retired members of the RCMP. The event included a supper, live entertainment and dancing.

Pictured: Superintendent Darcy Fleury (left) and Sprice Plains RCMP Staff Sgt. Mark Morehouse cut the cake commemorating the gold anniversary. See more from the gala on Page A2.

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RCMP celebrate 50 years of service in Neepawa MLA for Agassiz, Eileen Clarke (centre), presented a 50th anniversary commemorative plaque to Cpl. Jacob Stanton (left) and Staff Sgt. Mark Morehouse.

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MC of the RCMP 50th Anniversary Gala, Wayne Jacobsen (centre), introduced the artwork created by Brad Mummery, displayed by Staff Sgt. Mark Morehouse (right), which was to be presented to RCMP Superintendent Darcy Fleury (left).

Right: Before the gala dinner, the MC explained the symbolism of the t able set for Fallen Comrades, those who died in the line of duty.

The white t ablecloth symbolized the purity of their motives to serve.

The rose symbolized the blood shed by the Fallen Comrades.

The lemon on the plate represented their bitter fate, while the salt symbolized the tear s shed by loved ones.

The candle represented the light of hope, knowing they didn’t die in vain.

The flag in the background was a reminder of what they sacrificed their lives to protect.

Former fire fighters reunite for Fire Hall grand opening

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T h e B e au t i f ul Pl a i n s Community Foundation hos ted the gala as a fundraiser. They also used the event to celebrate 25 ye a r s o f s e r v i c e, funding organizations and projec t s in the community.

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The grand opening of Neepawa’s new Fire Hall brought out a large contingent of former firefighters to help celebrate the day. Pictured (from left) are Terry Bates, Don Evenson, Mike Kaye, Lionel Dagg, Wayne Clarke, Bud Johnson, Wayne Dimmery, Ron Gray, Tim Prawdzik and Don Sylvestor. These individuals, all retired members of the Neepawa Fire Dept., served between the mid 1960s to the late ‘80s. Further pictures and information on the official opening ceremony for the new fire hall can be seen in the B section of this week’s paper.

Public meeting on merger planned for October Continued from Page A1 Tim Klassen, president a nd CEO of Su n r ise Credit Union, also indicated, via news release, that the two credit unions have long had a strong working relationship.

“Minnedosa and Sunrise have worked together for years now, pooling resources together to support regional initiatives.

Collaborating on initiatives that bring benefit to the communities we serve throughout Southwestern Manitoba is something

we routinely do as part of the cooperative movement,” said Klassen. “It would be a great pleasure to officially welcome Minnedosa Credit Union

to the Sunrise family.”

An information meeting will be held on Oct. 16, at 7:00 p.m. at the Minnedosa Community Conference Centre.

As for the vote on the proposed merger, Minnedosa members can place their votes on Nov. 5 at the Minnedosa Community Conference Centre. Sun-

rise members, meanwhile, can vote on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the Sunrise Credit Union building on Victoria Avenue in Brandon.

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A retreat on the other side of the world Organization sends breast cancer survivors on vacations

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press There are some people who have been through so much in life, they really deserve a vacation. Breast cancer survivors would definitely qualify in that category and the organization Send Me on Vacation (SMOV) does exactly what its name implies for survivors.

Michelle Gerrard, of Neepawa, is one of the breast cancer survivors who has taken up the opportunity offered by SMOV, recently returning from a retreat the organization held in Thailand. She had heard about it through her involvement in the breast cancer dragon boat community and thought it was a great opportunity. “I thought, ‘Well, I’ve never been to Thailand, so I’m going to apply,’” Gerrard explained.

“Everything during that week is all included and sponsored. You just pay for your airfare to get there...

Any breast cancer survivors can apply,” she noted.

“You basically just apply and tell them why you need a vacation. It’s a pretty easy process.”

Some time to herself Gerrard was away from Aug. 16 to 31, with the retreat taking place during the second week of her trip.

“I added on the extra week

because it takes so long to get there,” she noted. For her first week, she did some solo travelling, before meeting up with the SMOV group.

During her solo week, Gerrard used her time to see a lot of Phuket itself and get a feel for the country and culture of Thailand. “I just did a lot of tours. I went to the Phi Phi Island and James Bond Island and tasted a lot of different foods,” she recalled. “I like to go and just eat everything that, you know, I don’t know what it is... I tried to learn the word for “not spicy” and even though I said it all the time, [the food] was still pretty spicy,” she noted. Having tried a lot of food from street vendors, she counted only getting food poisoning once as a victory.

She also got a feel for what the locals are like.

“The Thai people are just very, very sweet people,” Gerrard noted. “They’re just very conservative, very easygoing, laid back, nice people. I never felt unsafe.”

The highlight After her week of being out and about in Phuket, Gerrard headed to the resort SMOV booked for the breast cancer survivors’ retreat. “I would say the highlight [of the trip] was the week at the retreat,” Gerrard expressed.

She explained that SMOV organizes different retreats all over the world, with dif-

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During her travels in Thailand, Michelle Gerrard visited a humane elephant sanctuary, called Phuket Elephant Park.

ferent themes and focuses; the Thai retreat was focused on health and wellness. “The resort donated the rooms to our group, because it’s a charitable group,” Gerrard said, adding that the resort also provided spa treatments and meals.

SMOV also organized some activities for the breast cancer survivors. “We went to the beach a lot, we had one day where we had a mermaid session,” Gerrard recalled.

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‘It’s good to get it all out’ “We also had some sessions with a group therapist, which was good. Because a lot of us don’t really talk about our experiences a lot,” she explained. “I felt like I was really able to open up about all my experiences [with breast cancer].

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Not only was talking to a therapist beneficial, Gerrard noted that it was really good to be around people who have had similar experiences to hers. “I made a lot of good friends,” she noted. Gerrard said she already has plans to meet up with the people she met on the retreat. “The next international dragon boat festival is in New Zealand, in 2022. So we’re all gonna have a reunion then... Because we’re all dragon boaters,” Gerrard explained.

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arrels of ink and tons of oxygen have been expended on Justin Trudeau’s “blackface” performances. Dozens of writers and commentators have taken great umbrage at the very idea that someone would do such a thing. We are led to believe that it is abhorrent for a person to put on make-up and dress up for a party or to perform in a play. It’s not abhorrent at all, unless we are to believe that actresses and actors can only play roles that closely depict their daily life, play out only their own physical attributes and only display their own daily actions. That is ridiculous. Trudeau should not be condemned for blackface make-up. He should not be condemned for “brownface” either. Besides, “brownface” is a made up word just so writers and the breathless media horde can find another event to fill their sorry newscasts.

All that said, while Trudeau is innocent on the blown-out-ofproportion charges, he is certainly not innocent of many other things.

He is guilty of making an ass of himself with his apologies and denials. He should have told those who gasped in abhorrence about the blackface episodes to take a leap off a high bridge, get a life and examine the real issues. Trouble is, if the news media examine the real issues, they would find Trudeau lacking in far greater measures than any silly make-up stunt may be worthy of.

The bigger issues are that Trudeau is a puppet of Canadian liberalism. He was fawned over since birth, coddled through adolescence and now that he is somewhat gaining a toehold on adulthood, he is being used and abused (albeit willingly) by the neepawa

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[Trudeau] should admit that liberalism, and its foul cousin socialism, is a cruel sham.

Liberal establishment. It is this very Liberal establishment that has propped him up to be the front and centre spokesman to lead all us poor, dumb Canadians down the path to that promised land, where the government will do it all for us. After all, we are not smart enough to survive without the government protecting us, packing our vegetarian school lunches, all the while asking us to bow down to the lunacy of believing that Canada’s farmers and the Canadian oil industry are somehow destroying the world’s environment.

What Trudeau should be doing, after he tells the blackface critics to jump off that high bridge, is defend Canadian oil and gas. We are going to need it for a long time, until the day of electric vehicles reach viability. He should be defending Canadian farmers as the guardians of one of the world’s greatest bread baskets and some of the best environmental stewards the world has ever known. He should admit that liberalism, and its foul cousin socialism, is a cruel sham.

It’s a sham that makes people rich,

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not by means of their initiative and invention, but by privilege and power gained by decree and legislation.

But Trudeau will not do that, because he is ensnared by the deceitful web of belief that governments know better than individuals, that society is better off being ruled by bureaucrats than by parliament. A belief that people aren’t supposed to be led, but controlled.

Trudeau could have been a great leader. So could have many of his Liberal predecessors, but they couldn’t see the folly of their ways. If they ever did, or if Trudeau ever does, it will be too late. Hopefully, Canadians will put an end to this liberal/socialist sham while we still have a country to enjoy.

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n July, Toronto Life published a gripping story about the medical malpractice carried out by Dr. Paul Shuen, a respected ob-gyn in the Toronto area. Without his pregnant patients’ knowledge or consent, Shuen was inducing their labour so that they would deliver on the weekend, when he could bill the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) an extra $250 per delivery. It’s unknown how many victims there were, but in the 2015-16 fiscal year, 46 per cent of Shuen’s deliver ies oc- MY curred on the PERSPECTIVE weekend.

The method Shuen used to induce his patients Kate carried many risks, including Jackman-Atkinson death. Additionally, the hospital operated with fewer staff on weekends, creating challenges when patients arrived at the hospital with rapid labour, some with signs of fetal distress. Sometimes, emergency C-sections were required.

It’s unknown how many women Shuen induced, but between 2013 and 2016, in three cases, nurses found traces of the pill used to induce labour in patients’ vaginas. The third time, a nurse retained her glove with traces of the white powder, starting the investigation that would ultimately lead to Shuen losing his license.

It’s a chilling story about greed and the tremendous potential for abuse, but the story is actually about more than Shuen’s actions.

It almost wasn’t a story at all.

The Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons (OCPS) had revoked Shuen’s license in April 2018. In late spring of 2019, Toronto Life reporter Michael Lista began working on a story about why the respected ob-gyn and gynaecological oncologist, who was a lecturer at the University of Toronto medical school, had lost his license. Lista, a crime reporter, figured that it would be a relatively simple story to tell. While courtroom evidence is a matter of public record, he found that the same wasn’t true for the records of physicians working within the publicly funded health care system.

When Lista asked for the details surrounding the decision to revoke Shuen’s license, he was met with resistance, the College didn’t want to turn over the details of their investigations. In the story, Lista explained that they had to bring a formal legal motion before the College to see the documents. Two weeks after they filed, Shuen’s lawyers responded, seeking to block access to some documents. The lawyer for the College also replied, seeking to deny access to some exhibits, including items that were easily available online.

Toronto Life had a recent legal decision on their side. The “open court” principle is central to our democracy and it requires court proceedings to be accessible to the media and the public. In 2018, an Ontario court confirmed that the principle applies not just to court proceedings, but also tribunal hearings, like those held by the OCPS. Toronto Life filed a formal response to Shuen’s lawyers, in which they argued that the open court principle applied. Finally, after an independent legal council weighed in, access was granted.

All told, it took two months and thousands of dollars in legal fees for the information to be released.

The investigation that resulted in Shuen’s removal from the medical profession wasn’t the first time he had been reprimanded by the College, he was censured in 2008 and 2010. However, none of this information was available to Shuen’s past, current or potential patients. If they had wanted to find out the details, including why he could no longer practice medicine, they would have had to undertake the same process as Toronto Life.

The good news is that this information is becoming more and more accessible to the public. In Manitoba, details about investigations of members of many self regulating bodies, including physicians, pharmacists, realtors and investment professionals, are available online. This is how it should be and it might be the only good that comes from this troubling case.

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hether we like it or not, our world is shrinking at a rapid pace. The earth itself isn’t getting smaller; but thanks to modern technology, we can speak faceto-face with people who live half a world away and view images of significant world events in real time as they happen. But that’s not always as advantageous as we’d like to think it is.

Sometimes, the images we see can be very unsettling, especially when images of war, famine, flooding or other disasters fill our TV or computer screens.

But sadly, the initial shock or outrage we feel doesn’t remain for long. In its place comes one of two things.

The first is a familiarity that robs us of all sensitivity to the tragedies themselves.

We see these things so often that we no longer feel any shock or outrage. So when we next see images of or hear reports of another disaster somewhere on earth, what we see and hear has little, if any, effect on us.

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our church to report on the work he had been doing for the previous four years.

One of his assignments was to help those living in a small village learn how to raise cattle. This was a real challenge for him. He had been born and raised in big cities. His knowledge of cattle was very limited. He knew what cows and calves were, but that was about all.

He knew very little about feeding and caring for them and even less about how one would take North American practices and adapt them to the climate and conditions of West Africa.

During his formal presentation, he showed us some pictures of their cattle and spoke of his many adventures (and misadventures) in learning how to care for them. I found his presenta-

tion to be very interesting, but was thrilled at what happened after that. At the lunch we enjoyed following the service, the men who were there that night (all of whom had either dairy or beef cattle) sat around a table with him and said: “Tell us more about your cattle.” For almost an hour after that, they talked cattle ranching with this missionary. They wanted to hear more stories. He wanted to learn from them. Both went home that night having received everything they were looking for– and more.

That is one way you and I can make a difference in our world. Pick a concern that interests you. Learn all you can about it. Find out who is addressing this concern and when you find someone who you believe will make the best use of money you donate to them, support them with a donation. Make it as large as you can. Every dollar will help improve someone’s life and they will be eternally grateful for your help.

young woman was wearing one. Oh, and mood rings, granny glasses and turtle neck sweaters. The whole gambit.

Interesting. The popular dance was the twist, popularised by Chubby Checker.

And who can forget the Beatles?! People would faint at their concerts and even from just seeing them perform on TV. They would become one of the groovy fads that would change the culture of music and life in general.

Black light and lava lamps, surfing and banana seats. Here on the prairie, the surfing never really affected many of us, other than watching shows that starred pop stars in surfing movies. Some toy boxes

may still harbour the troll doll, so ugly it was cute. In 1964, more than one million of these dolls were sold in the US. We have seen fashions, fads and trends come and go.

Round and round. There is one more fad from the ‘60s that is making a comeback: fallout shelters. Some were equipped with two weeks’ supply of food, others were much more elaborate. The fallout shelter fad reached its peak in the early ‘60s, as the Cuban Crisis loomed. It waned in the ‘70s, as various treaties were signed, calming apocalyptic fears.

And these are also coming back. Now the folks fearing the end of their world are known as “preppers”, living in bomb shelters, or isolated, preparing for complete self-sufficiency. Beats the routine we had in high school– head to the cloak room, sit on the floor with your back against the wall and tuck in your head. Yeah, that would have worked!

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein The second thing that can happen is that we become so overwhelmed by what we see that we feel a deep urge to do something about it. But then we face another challenge. The images of tragedy, desolation, destruction and death are accompanied by cries for help– some from the victims themselves, others from people who need our help so that they, in turn, can offer practical assistance to those who need it most.

The question that haunts us all is: “Who should we help, seeing that we can’t help everyone?” I will never forget the night a group of men from my first church discovered, quite by accident, one way of answering this question.

A missionary from Cameroon, West Africa, visited

Ah– the sixties!

he sixties– a happy and harsh decade.

I completed school, was the province’s last registered permit teacher– one to eight in an isolated area– married, bore two children and divorced. Yep, a roller coaster decade. Few of the trends and fads affected me, but I surely got to watch a great deal unfold, some that should have remained folded!

I was technically too old for toys and my babes were truly too young to be trended. My sisters, though, now, that was a different story. The ‘60s saw the birth of the Barbie doll. By 1965, $1 million of Barbie merchandise was sold. The creators (owners of Mattel), after watching their daughter play with paper dolls, realised there were no three dimensional dolls to play with and to dress. The doll is named after their daughter. Oh the impact that doll has made on society… Balsa wood

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airplanes, Rickie Tickie Stickers– f lower stickers that stuck on everything–, slot cars, smiley faces and superballs, toys for every age.

Styles. Oh my! Afros, bouffant hairdos and the opposite, hair ironing.

When tired of the bouffant, hot irons were used to iron hair dead straight. I think with that heat, they deaded the hair! Bell bottom trousers (they’re back!), go-go boots and platform shoes so high there were injuries– for guys and gals! The tie dye Tshirts– hearts, peace signs, bulls eyes– went well with love beads. And then there were mini skirts, one of the groovy fads that began the era of women’s liberation.

By 1967, virtually every

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he overnight bag sits open on the bed and little piles of clothing are waiting to be packed. It is only for a few days, but you never know what you would need unexpectedly and you left it at home. Maybe a favourite pillow would be good to take. Now, I am ready to go, as soon as my ride arrives.

We have everything we need and more at home. A cozy bed and all the comforts that we desire to have. Even when we go away, we find a place where we can be comfortable, but we know our home is waiting for us to return to.

When we look through the New Testament, we do not read anywhere that Jesus owned a home. He had many very close friends, who always had a bed and a meal ready for Him. Jesus tells us in Matthew 8:20, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay His head.”

We have so much to be thankful for.

Letters

Forever only lasted 29 years

Written on behalf of Gordon and Kay Hunter, laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery, Neepawa, in 1990, with Perpetual Care.

Gordon was born in 1908 and raised in the Neepawa area. Educated to grade 6, he had to work hard all his life. A farm labourer as a young man, SUBMITTED PHOTO then a road construction Kay and Gordon Hunter. labourer and later, a carpentry framing labourer. He married Kay Shaw and had two sons. Kay was a housewife, mother and church volunteer. They provided and lived by being frugal and thrifty. They lived hand to mouth and there was little savings. When they retired, they lived on their Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan. So it was with a great deal of faith and trust that they entered into a contract with the Town of Neepawa for two burial plots with perpetual care, for $1,000 in 1985.

It was a huge sum for them– more than they had paid for their two bedroom house in 1947. The Town of Neepawa promised to invest the cost of the perpetual care and, using only the interest, put flowers on their graves forever.

Gordon and Kay were not economists. They were not accountants. They had no way of knowing that without compound interest, inflation would devalue their principal until interest no longer would cover the cost of flowers and labour to install them.

They took the town they had loved and lived their entire lives in at its word.

Even if you could somehow go back and explain to them that the price of everything goes up and that the interest is no longer enough to buy flowers and put them on the graves, if you could somehow look them in the eye and tell them that “forever” only lasted 29 years, this honest, hard-working couple would disapprove of the current situation.

The Town of Neepawa should not make promises it can’t keep. If the Town of Neepawa breaks our contract, we should get our money back.

If you can’t honour a contract with the dead, God save your soul.

Their son, Harold Hunter Neepawa, MB

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Located in the North-Atlantic Ocean, Iceland enjoys a temperate maritime climate, thanks to the Gulf Stream. Nicknamed the land of fire and ice, Iceland contains about 200 volcanoes and many lava fields, topped with larger-than-life glaciers. Its coastlines are fringed with ragged fjords, carved by glaciers. In 2010, Eyjafjallajökull (the volcano with the name that no one outside Iceland can pronounce) erupted, blowing ash which resulted in the closure of airspace over many parts of Europe. Because of its location on a volcanic hot spot, it has many geothermal areas around the country with steaming vents, geysers and warm natural pools to bathe in. Most Icelandic homes are heated by geothermal water collected in deep boreholes and fed through a network of pipes. This is an environmentally friendly and inexpensive way to heat homes. Visit Iceland and enjoy geothermal spas, hike up glacier-fed waterfalls, go whale watching, horseback riding or take a Jeep to the top of an active volcano. More than 270,000 tourists visit each year to see the rugged landscape and the extreme forces of nature.

800 AD appears to be Iceland’s earliest dated settlement by Irish monks. They soon left, because they did not want to live among the Vikings that came and settled in the year 847. The Icelandic sagas and Landnamabok or Book of the Settlements, written 200 years later, describes the early settling of Iceland. In the centuries that followed, Iceland fell under Norwegian rule and later under Danish rule. Iceland became an independent republic in 1944. Most Icelanders do not have a family name or surname, they take on their father’s name. So if the father is called Jakob, the daughter is given a first name followed by the father’s name with an added “sdottir” and is then called Jakobsdottir ( Jakob’s daughter). For sons they just add “sson” which would make the name Jakobsson. Icelanders take care to preserve their traditions and language. The national language is Icelandic, but most Icelanders speak very good English. Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, is the northernmost national capital in the world. Approximately 60 per cent of the country’s population lives in Reykjavik.

Brought to Iceland by the Vikings, the Icelandic horse is one of the oldest breeds of horse in the world. The Icelandic horse is a breed that has evolved in isolation and gained popularity around the world for its gentle disposition and friendly manner. In addition to the walk, trot and canter or gallop, the Icelandic horse has two unique gaits, the tölt and skeið, both of which are particularly suited for riding on uneven Icelandic ground.

Icelanders believe in the existence of elves and trolls and other mythical characters.

The word huldufólk means “hidden people” and there are many amusing stories and legends about these elusive elves.

The Icelanders have learned to be resourceful and inventive, due to sparse soil and cursed weather. Icelandic farmer-fishers relied heavily on sheep and fish, with all parts of every creature being eaten. Along with things like “hvalur” (whale), “lundi” (puffin), and “kræklingur” (blue mussels), the people enjoy, “Hákarl” (fermented shark) and even “Súrsaðir Hrútspungar” (sour pickled ram’s testicles). I personally enjoy their “rullupylsa”, which is rolled spiced lamb flank. Icelanders are big coffee drinkers. Besides all that coffee, Icelanders drink more Coca-Cola per capita than most other countries. The bread in Iceland is mostly dark rye bread or “flatbraud” (rye flat bread), which is very tasty topped with smoked salmon or trout. Dried fruits are used extensively in desserts, as fresh fruit is scarce and expensive. One of their holiday cakes is Vinarterta, a classic layered cake featuring dried prunes. Kris Servante made the best Vinarterta and for many years, I was the lucky recipient of some. Kris was the one that told me about skyr. It is a delicious yoghurt-like dessert make from milk. Skyr is made using certified skyr cultures that have been treasured and preserved in Iceland for hundreds of years. The Icelandic Festival in Gimli Manitoba is a great event to go to and enjoy their traditional food.

Kleinur (Icelandic donuts) 3 eggs 1 tsp cardamom 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 cup sour cream 4 1/2 cups flour 1 cup buttermilk (or milk with 1 Tbsp. cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar to toss vinegar stirred in) cooked donuts in, if desired 2 tsp. baking powder oil for frying 2 tsp. baking soda In a large bowl, beat eggs, then beat in sugar. Combine sour cream and milk and beat in to eggs. Sift dry ingredients together in a medium bowl. Add dry ingredients to batter in thirds, stirring each time. Divide the dough into two equal parts. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll out dough on a floured surface. Cut into diamonds about 2 inches across. Make a slit in the centre and twist one end through the hole. Fry in oil in a deep fryer at about 375 degrees. Gently lower about 5-6 pieces at a time into the pot. Fry until one side is golden then turn them with a spatula and cook the other side. Drain on paper towel. After they have drained, toss with sugar.

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Concerns raised about Commerce Street Neepawa Town Council - Sept. 17, 2019

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A few options are being considered for Commerce Street W., as the Town of Neepawa has received complaints regarding its current condition.

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

It was a relatively quiet agenda for Neepawa Town Council during its most recent meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17. During the council reports, one item of note was discussed in regard to the current state of Commerce Street. Councilor Murray Parrott noted that he has received a few enquiries recently about the road’s condition and when, and if, it would be improved.

Sections of the central and western portions of the road are crumbling, creating a few locations with pot holes and gravel. Parrott noted that the Town is strategically working on that to align with drainage and sewer and water plans in the area.

Manager of operations, Denis Saquet, expanded upon Parrott’s comments, adding that there are plans being examined to patch it up on a short term basis to ensure it is more passable.

A gravel overlay with a dust suppressant is a potential option. The long-term plan is to fully fix the road when water and sewer are installed. The hope is for that upgrade to be a 2020 project.

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In 2016, the Town partnered with Eco-West in a project measuring the community’s greenhouse gas emissions. The goal was to create a plan to deal with the potential impacts of climate change on a municipal level. The completed 40 page report was presented to council for review. The next step

will be to engage participating stakeholders on implementing the initiatives that were identified.

A date for such an engagement to occur will likely be discussed at a future meeting Lagoon update Phase one of the lagoon system upgrade is nearing completion. With that project nearly at an end, some attention is being shifted over the multi-sport bike park.

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Dan Mazier opens campaign office in Neepawa Conservatives to establish three offices across riding

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The federal candidates for the riding of Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa have a huge portion of land to cover this election. Conservative hopeful Dan Mazier is doing something to cut that distance between himself and the voters down a little bit. On Wednesday, Sept. 18, Mazier opened up a campaign office in Neepawa.

This is the first of three such offices the Conservative candidate will establish throughout the region. The others are located in Russell and Dauphin.

The opening remarks for the occasion were presented

by Bob Edmundson, Mazier’s campaign manager, who thanked all the attendees for their support. He also noted that the sheer size of the riding creates an interesting challenge when it comes to campaigning.

“It’s quite a challenge, the size of the riding is one of the biggest, it likely is the biggest that you can actually drive from point A to point B without having to fly,” Edmundson noted.

“With that size, we have to have three offices and that requires volunteers. We’re taking the campaign to the volunteers and they’ll help us to get the message out to the people of the riding.”

The next speaker was Dan Mazier, who thanked Edmundson and the rest of his team for their support and marked the official start of the campaign.

“In just over a month, you’ll have a choice,” said

Mazier. “I enter this race, because I want to represent you. I’m proud to be running as the Conservative candidate and I will help you get ahead.”

As for the next steps for these offices, Mazier said that the assembly and organization of volunteers for all three locations will be very important. He noted that a few people have come forward for each location, but that more bodies are needed to help get the message out there.

In closing, Mazier also reviewed the Conservative platform if elected, which includes scrapping the carbon tax, removing the GST from home heating bills and implementing a universal tax cut for low income earners.

The campaign office in Russell opened on Wednesday, Sept. 25, while the Dauphin location opened on Thursday, Sept. 26. The federal election is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 21.

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A few changes for Pine Creek School Division

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Candidate for the Conservative Party in the DauphinSwan River-Neepawa riding, Dan Mazier. Mazier and his campaign staff opened their new office in Neepawa on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

The new school year always brings in new faces, both with staff and students, and at Pine Creek School Division (PCSD), the same is true. PCSD has 14 schools in communities and colonies, including in Gladstone, Austin, Langruth and Plumas.

PCSD superintendent Donna Miller Fry expressed that the division is starting the new school year with their educational vision in mind. “Our vision of Pine Creek School Division is to engage our youth in the building of a positive future in our ever-changing local and world communities, through the development of knowledge, compassion and determination,” she stated.

Miller Fry noted that the enrolment is up slightly from last year, with a total of 1,100 students so far. In terms of staffing, they have seen some changes at one of their schools and at the division office. “Our new principal at William Morton Collegiate, Shannon Alexander, is looking forward to a very positive first year in Gladstone, with a focus on a positive learning environment for all of the students at the school,” she expressed.

“We have had a very significant change in our Division Office staff, with Amy Redekopp joining our finance department and Hayley Bembridge joining the Human Resources team,” Miller Fry added. She noted that they’ve also had their first meeting of the year for the PCSD Board of Trustees. “Randy Chambers is the new chair of the board and Susan Voesenek is the vice chair for the 2019-2020 school year,” she noted.

“We look forward to another school year of learning with all of our students and families,” Miller Fry concluded.

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5-600 lbs.

6-700 lbs.

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1969: ‘Freshies’ initiated at ‘Freshie Parade’

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Tuesday, September 28, 1909 The Maple Leaf Milling Company will erect a 6,000 barrel mill at Port Colborne, Ont. 100 years ago, Friday, September 26, 1919 C a n a d a’s o v e r s e a s military headquarters will be closed on Oct. 20.

Ev idenc e h a s b een produced showing that meat packers’ profits in war time were three times greater than in peace times. That is regarded as proof of their patriotism.

But it is treason for workers to demand higher wages to provide the bigger profits.

Workers should suffer in silence and thereby gain title to a harp in the sweet by and by.

90 years ago, Friday, September 27, 1929 We s t e r n Canada jails now shelter 366 Doukhobors.

Three thousand Moslems in central Kansu, who rebel led a g a i n st Chinese authority, were executed.

Note: The proper spelling of “Moslems” is “Muslims,” and “Kansu” is actually “Gansu.”

The conflict related to these events took place from 1927-30, with known catalysts listed as famine, natural disaster and the use of the Gansu people’s land for planting opium. The people of Gansu were revolting against the Guominjun, also known as the Nationalist Army, KMC, Northwest Army, and the People’s Army. Further information and additional sources to confirm related details could not be found at the time of researching this topic.

80 years ago, Tuesday, September 26, 1939 Jews with special skills have been returned to public jobs in Germany.

Word h a s come to London that the Czechs consider themselves at war with Germany.

The fortune of Julius Rothschild, of the famed banking family, has been confiscated by Germany.

Not e: T h e R ot h schil d family is of German Jewish origin. This, in combination with anti-Semitic sterotypes and conspiracies, is noted as the likely reason for the seizure of Julius’ fortune. The Rothschild family established European banking and finance

houses since the late eighteenth century. There had been a steadily growing climate of antiSemitism following World War I, leading to the establishment of fascist groups and political parties, such as the Nazis.

French reported three G er ma n at t ack s nea r Saarbr ucken repu lsed Saturday. The assaults were preceded by intensive artillery.

It has been revealed that as early as Aug. 15, it was believed in Germany that Russia would not come to the aid of Poland if attacked by the Nazis.

German shock troops, reported wearing bulletproof armour and carrying small machine guns that will fire 120 shots a minute, are reported in action on the western front.

Mass bombardment of British and French military and industrial centres by Germany is expected any time. Attacks just as ruthless as they made on Poland are considered certain as Hitler will endeavor to put into practice his “lightning” war tactics against the Allies.

Premier Calinesco, of Romania, was assassinated Thursday. He was known as t he strong man of t he count r y a fter h is suppression this spring of the pro-Nazi Iron Guard organization.

Eight Romanian Iron Guardists, who figured in the premier’s assassination last week, were publicly executed on the spot where the crime was committed and their bodies left there for 24 hours as an example of what would happen to all terrorists. Three generals were put at the head of the government and they caused the arrest of t housands and t he execution of hundreds of pro-Fascist Iron Guardists.

70 years ago, Thursday, September 29, 1949 Fur t her prog ress in the scheme to establish modern hospital facilities in Neepawa Hospital District No. 9 is reported this week.

A ll the municipalit ies

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which comprise the district have prepared and given a first reading to a bylaw to submit the scheme to a vote of the ratepayers…

Public meetings are being arranged throughout the district…

60 years ago, Tuesday, September 29, 1959 Dona ld McDouga l l, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Angus McDougall, of Neepawa, escaped serious i nju r y S u nd ay w he n mauled by a cow Sunday at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert North, of Forrest.

Mr. North saved the boy from further injury by the enraged cow, which had the boy down. The cow had calved the previous day, The Press was informed… [ Dona ld] was able to return to classes Tuesday, Mr. McDougall stated.

50 years ago, Thursday, September 25, 1969 Leg islation to lower t he prov i ncia l vot i ng age from 21 to 18 has been introduced in the Manitoba Legislature by Premier Ed Schreyer.

Amending the Election Act, the government bill was forecast in the Throne Speech, which indicated approval would be sought “to make the voting age consistent with the age of legal responsibility in other aspects of life.”

40 years ago, Thursday, September 27, 1979 The Eden Post Office reached the century mark on October 1, 1979. In honor of the past 100 years of service, Postmaster John D. Denoon was presented w ith a framed plaque honor ing his years of dedicated service to the community. The plaque also honors Mr. Denoon’s predecessors, John Honeyman, 1888-1979; Robert Reilly, 1890-1893; Ben Baxter, 1894-1903; T. B. Williams, 1903-1905; M. N. Scott, 1905-1908; John A. Wellwood, 1909-

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Student council executives, played by the seven dwarves minus Snow White, were among those who rode on a float in the Freshie Parade in 1969. Reportedly, there was a good crowd gathered at the corner of Mountain and Hamilton to watch the procession. The parade was labelled as an “initiation” of sorts.

1911; E. W. Taylor, 19111912; Daniel J. Linton, 1912-1949 (37 years).

John D. Denoon has served the Eden Post Office since taking over March 11, 1949. It is significant that only two postmasters have assumed the duties for the past 67 years.

E duc at ion M i n i ster Keith Cosens has proclaimed September 23 to 30 as “School Bus Safety Week” in Manitoba.

30 years ago, Tuesday, September 26, 1989 T he Ne e p aw a a nd D i st r ic t C h a mb er of Commerce had the Grand Opening of their “new” Tou r i st a nd Busi ness Information Centre last month. On hand for the ribbon cutting was Mayor Homer Gill, Keith Porter,

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M i ke N ic ker s on , a 43 -year- old industr ia l technician with CN Rail, said he wants justice for all, since the Crown failed to lay charges.

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Below: Oct. 4, 1979– “Bob Burns [left] supervises threshing operations on Hector M c C l a y ’s f a r m l a s t M o n d a y a ft e r n o o n .

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‘Modern day homesteaders’ carry on family tradition

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

Gerond Davidson, a farmer in Langford, has been carrying on the traditions of his ancestors since they moved to the Neepawa area over a century ago. Davidson’s ancestors moved to Langford in 1879 and started farming on part of the same land that he and his father continue to farm.

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The Davidsons’ farmhouse in 1928. Robert Davidson (Gerond’s great, great grandfather) bought the home from the Hamiltons, who became in-laws to the Davidsons when John A Davidson married Ellen Hamilton.

A brief history of the Davidsons The story of the Davidsons starts much farther back than that, however. The family originally came from Scotland, but before moving to Canada, they had moved to Northern Ireland. From Northern Ireland, they sailed to Canada and settled in southern Ontario in the 1820s.

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Gerond’s great, great, great grandfather, Issac Davidson, was grandparents. “They gave us plaques and stuff like that and Man-made dugouts, where the cattle can go to drink when born in southern Ontario in 1829 and he lived and started a sign for the end of the lane,� he explained. they don’t have access to a river or creek, are also part of the a family there. “My great, great grandfather, [Robert,] and management. The dugouts, Bob Davidson (Gerond’s however, are fenced off and his brothers were born in the 1850s and ‘60s, and, of course, From then to now g r a n d f a t h e r ) Davidson uses a solar pump land was getting expensive down there for the time and Although Davidson is combining on a to move the dugout water there wasn’t much good land to expand to. So they came to farming in the same area Massey-Harris 28 into a trough. This prevents Manitoba,� Gerond explained. “They left in about 1869.� that his ancestors did 140 in the late 1950s. cattle traffic from eroding T h e Gerond’s great, great, great years ago, his methods are f a m i l y grandfather, Isaac Davidson the banks of the dugout fairly different from then. s t o p p e d and his wife, Christie Anne and potentially harming Of course, with new equipPHOTO BY KIRA PATERSON i n Wi n - Davidson, brought their sons the mini wetland ecosystem ment and technology always to Manitoba in 1870 for the The home Robert Davidson bought in 1881 as it looks nipeg in that develops around it being developed, one would prospect of today.

Allen and Linda Davidson, Gerond’s parents, live in 1870 and affordable over time. expect quite a difference, the house now.

From the outside, it hasn’t changed much, lived there farmland.

Continued on Page A12 but even the way Davidson other than new siding, shingles, windows and doors. for a year, looks at farming is different with Isaac from how many people do now and how they would have opening a a century ago. blacksmith When Davidson started, he kept with what his father and s h o p . grandfather had been doing. “Dad was a mixed grain and Then they cattle farmer and so was grandpa and that’s what I was continued doing when I started,� Davidson relayed. But in the ‘90s, their trek grain prices started to drop, so he and his dad changed west to the over to all cattle production. Then BSE (bovine spongiform Palestine district, which is now Gladstone and area. “So, encephalopathy) broke out in Canadian cattle in the early they actually homesteaded that in 1871,� Gerond noted. 2000s, causing beef prices to drop and American exports “They pretty much started Gladstone.� to decrease. “By then, you know, I guess you could have Gerond’s great, great grandfather Robert’s brother, John rolled up the fences and leveled out the land and gone back A Davidson, owned a store in Gladstone with his brother- to grain farming, but the expenses for equipment and stuff in-law, J J Hamilton. John A and Hamilton moved further was going up,� Davidson noted. west, when they heard the train might be going through So, they decided to look at a different style of cattle farmthat area. They tried settling a few different locations, be- ing. “We took a holistic management course about 12 years fore eventually staying in Neepawa’s current location and ago,� he said. “You try and help heal the land and that land convincing the railways to build grows what you need to live on... right through town. The two That way, you know, you can BUY 2 co-founded Neepawa, which kind of control your expenses,�

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‘Modern day homesteaders’ carry on family tradition

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

Gerond Davidson, a farmer in Langford, has been carrying on the traditions of his ancestors since they moved to the Neepawa area over a century ago. Davidson’s ancestors moved to Langford in 1879 and started farming on part of the same land that he and his father continue to farm.

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The Davidsons’ farmhouse in 1928. Robert Davidson (Gerond’s great, great grandfather) bought the home from the Hamiltons, who became in-laws to the Davidsons when John A Davidson married Ellen Hamilton.

A brief history of the Davidsons The story of the Davidsons starts much farther back than that, however. The family originally came from Scotland, but before moving to Canada, they had moved to Northern Ireland. From Northern Ireland, they sailed to Canada and settled in southern Ontario in the 1820s.

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Gerond’s great, great, great grandfather, Issac Davidson, was grandparents. “They gave us plaques and stuff like that and Man-made dugouts, where the cattle can go to drink when born in southern Ontario in 1829 and he lived and started a sign for the end of the lane,� he explained. they don’t have access to a river or creek, are also part of the a family there. “My great, great grandfather, [Robert,] and management. The dugouts, Bob Davidson (Gerond’s however, are fenced off and his brothers were born in the 1850s and ‘60s, and, of course, From then to now g r a n d f a t h e r ) Davidson uses a solar pump land was getting expensive down there for the time and Although Davidson is combining on a to move the dugout water there wasn’t much good land to expand to. So they came to farming in the same area Massey-Harris 28 into a trough. This prevents Manitoba,� Gerond explained. “They left in about 1869.� that his ancestors did 140 in the late 1950s. cattle traffic from eroding T h e Gerond’s great, great, great years ago, his methods are f a m i l y grandfather, Isaac Davidson the banks of the dugout fairly different from then. s t o p p e d and his wife, Christie Anne and potentially harming Of course, with new equipPHOTO BY KIRA PATERSON i n Wi n - Davidson, brought their sons the mini wetland ecosystem ment and technology always to Manitoba in 1870 for the The home Robert Davidson bought in 1881 as it looks nipeg in that develops around it being developed, one would prospect of today.

Allen and Linda Davidson, Gerond’s parents, live in 1870 and affordable over time. expect quite a difference, the house now.

From the outside, it hasn’t changed much, lived there farmland.

Continued on Page A12 but even the way Davidson other than new siding, shingles, windows and doors. for a year, looks at farming is different with Isaac from how many people do now and how they would have opening a a century ago. blacksmith When Davidson started, he kept with what his father and s h o p . grandfather had been doing. “Dad was a mixed grain and Then they cattle farmer and so was grandpa and that’s what I was continued doing when I started,� Davidson relayed. But in the ‘90s, their trek grain prices started to drop, so he and his dad changed west to the over to all cattle production. Then BSE (bovine spongiform Palestine district, which is now Gladstone and area. “So, encephalopathy) broke out in Canadian cattle in the early they actually homesteaded that in 1871,� Gerond noted. 2000s, causing beef prices to drop and American exports “They pretty much started Gladstone.� to decrease. “By then, you know, I guess you could have Gerond’s great, great grandfather Robert’s brother, John rolled up the fences and leveled out the land and gone back A Davidson, owned a store in Gladstone with his brother- to grain farming, but the expenses for equipment and stuff in-law, J J Hamilton. John A and Hamilton moved further was going up,� Davidson noted. west, when they heard the train might be going through So, they decided to look at a different style of cattle farmthat area. They tried settling a few different locations, be- ing. “We took a holistic management course about 12 years fore eventually staying in Neepawa’s current location and ago,� he said. “You try and help heal the land and that land convincing the railways to build grows what you need to live on... right through town. The two That way, you know, you can BUY 2 co-founded Neepawa, which kind of control your expenses,�

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centennials at the same time. “We had a big family reunion the area, because the paddocks the cattle are not grazing

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many people, but we filled the United Church hall up,� he Davidson explained that it’s not just the forage crops that

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Before their family reunion, though, the Davidson’s century lots of holes in the ground. “But you also have to manage farm was officially recognized by the Manitoba Government. it. Like if you never put them in the creek. You get willows “The Province [has] a century farm program and they came built up and erosion would happen, the banks would start out [in 1981] and family gathered,� Davidson noted. He had cutting and you get steep banks,� Davidson noted. “So by a great, great aunt who was able to be there, along with all allowing the cows to graze across them for just certain times his great aunts and uncles, on his grandfather’s side, and his of the year, you sort of have gentle slopes.�

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Davidson farm in Langford spans more than a century

Gerond Davidson was busy silaging this August– he also baled some of his hay crops– making sure his cattle would have feed for the winter months.

Continued from Page A11 Although it sounds like a rather natural, old-fashioned way of managing farmland, holistic farming is a fairly new thing. “It’s kind of been developed in the past few years, to mimic how nature works with large herd animals,” Davidson explained.

“At one time, they would have just fenced off an area and that would be the pasture for the summer,” he noted.

“And when it got run out, you’d have to start feeding them and usually keep them in a barn all winter... Then they would fork the manure out and have a pile and in the spring, they’d have to spread the manure, which was good fertilizer.”

Now, Davidson keeps his cattle out in the paddocks all winter, spreads the bales out there for them to eat, and the manure spreads itself because the animals are out there on the land where it would have been spread with the tractor. “So we feed ours in a different paddock each winter and we have windbreak shelters and areas where they can go for bush and they have access to water bowls,” Davidson explained. “When it gets really bad and stormy and -40°C, we’ll bring them down to the yard. And other than that, we feed and bed them out [in the paddocks].”

More than cows Continuing the legacy Another change to Davidson’s farm is the addition of As for the future of the Davidson farm, he hopes to some small animals. “When I was a kid, we used to have continue on with the way he’s been doing it and maybe chickens,” Davidson noted. But their yard is full of more start getting into the grassfed beef market as well. Davidthan just chickens now. They have goats, ducks, quail son noted he’s also considering selling some of their meat and a large variety of specialty breeds of chickens. “This products to local consumers, through an online platform is Diana, my wife’s... She wanted to be involved with the called Harvest Moon Food. “Eventually, maybe [selling farm on her own terms, with stuff she can handle, like local] would be the way to go, if people continue to eat chickens and goats. She likes that kind of stuff,” Davidson meat,” Davidson said. noted. Diana now raises the He would like to see the small animals for food, the lands around him stay as poultry provides the family they are, rather than bewith meat and eggs and she ing levelled and cleared for sells the excess that they can’t crops. “Where’s the diversity? use. She also sells fertilized Where’s the environmental eggs for people wanting to benefit?” he said of the flat, raise different varieties of uniform croplands. He noted birds. “She’s kind of like a that it’s sad to see when modern-day homesteader,” people come and change Davidson noted. the landscape, bulldoze all Off the farm, Davidson the trees and forget about is also involved in a lot of conservation. different things, just like Something else he’d like to his ancestors. “The family see continue is the generations was always involved with of Davidsons on the farm. His SUBMITTED PHOTOS Langford,” Davidson noted. daughters have shown some His great, great grandfather, Gerond Davidson (right) and his daughters Rebecca, interest in farming and he Robert, was one of the last Rachel and Rosannah, ready to check on the cattle. hopes they’ll eventually take councilors of Osprey, before over the family business. “I it amalgamated with Glendale to become Langford, then would like to see that. They’ve told me different times they he was one of the first councilors in Langford. Davidson’s want to farm. My middle child says she’s going to live at great grandfather, Bert, was also a councilor and, at one grandma and grandpa’s house... she says when she grows time, the reeve of Langford and his grandfather, Bob, up, she wants to live there,” Davidson shared. “They have was a councilor in Langford. “And I was a councilor for their own interests, too, but I try and include them. And 12 years,” Davidson added. “That’s probably why, one of Diana [includes them] with the small animals, they’re the reasons, I decided to go on council. They were always little farmers already.” If Davidson’s daughters continue involved in politics and as a kid, that always interested the family farm in Langford, that will make it a six generame,” he noted. tion farm and potentially bring it into its second century.

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MJHL Standings

(To Wednesday, Sept. 25)

Team

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L OT/SO PF

8. OCN Blizzard 9. Winkler Flyers 10. Selkirk Steelers 11. Neepawa Natives

0 2 2 3

0 2 2 2

3 3 2 2 3 3 3

1. Wayway Wolverines 2. Virden Oil Capitals 3. Portage Terriers 4. Steinbach Pistons 5. Swan Valley Stampeders 6. Dauphin Kings 7. Winnipeg Blues

Points A Pts 2 5 3 5 3 5 4 5

Leading scorers (Natives) G

A Pts

1. Nakodan Greyeyes (Daup) 2. Hunter Cloutier (Vird) 3. Jaymes Knee (Way) 4. Josh Maucieri (Swan) 5. Nathan Carl (Swan) 1. Cooper Morris 2. Eli Lieffers 3. Ethan Smith

4 2 1 1

0 0 1 0

4

2 2 1

Goaltenders 1. T. Phinney (Way)

W 3

L SV% GAA 0 0.950 1.00

2. D. Dosch (Vird)

2

0 0.961 1.50

4. C. Johnston (Port)

1

0 0.905 2.00

5. N. Moore (Port)

1

0

3. M. Lenz (Stein)

2

0 0 0 0

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0 0 0 0

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Leading scorers (MJHL)

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PA Pts

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Game results Friday, Sept. 18

Waywayseecappo 4-1 Neepawa First period 02:05 WAY Kennedy (1) ASST: Bassi (1), Rabbit (1) 14:09 WAY Kennedy (2) ASST: Shetland (1), Leibi (1) PP Second period 05:19 WAY Bulger (1) ASST: Knee (1) 10:30 NEEP Lieffers (1) ASST: Whitely (1), Driver (1) Third period 09:39 WAY Knee (1) ASST: Kasowski (1), Lucken (1) PP Goaltenders NEEP- Peterson 24/28 saves (L), WAY - Phinney 15/16 saves (W)

Sept. 20, 2019: Ladies’ High Single & Triple -- Barb Grumpelt 233 Len Pritchard 166, 199, 181; Don Denoon 163; Lawrence Smith 198, 182; Muriel Porada 164; Doug Pettigrew 210, 156; Judy Gabler 151; Gordon Levandoski 166; Jim King 178; Pauline Hailstone 169; Ellen Grudeski 152, 156; Bob Lychak 162; Darrell Gabler 179, 166, 187; Melvin Oswald 150; Phyllis Mauthe 170, 164; Gail McGregor 186; Vivian Oswald 186; Carol Walker 189; Liz Lychak 154, 159.

Men’s High Single -- Don Denoon 235. Men’s High Triple -- Len Pritchard 546.

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But same old results on the ice for Neepawa

Attendance: 385 at Yellowhead Centre

Saturday, Sept. 19

Waywayseecappo 4-0 Neepawa First period 05:55 WAY Shetland (1) ASST: Phillips (1) PP 17:35 WAY Shetland (2) ASST: Ripley (1), Knee (2) Second period No scoring Third period 09:59 WAY Phillips (1) ASST: Bassi (2), Ripley (2) 13:29 WAY Knee (2) ASST: Westgate (1), Ripley (3) Goaltenders NEEP- Peterson 37/41 saves (L), WAY - Phinney 15/15 saves (W) Attendance: 602 at Wayway Arena

Tuesday, Sept. 24

Winnipeg 5-4 Neepawa

First period 08:51 NEEP Smith (1) ASST: Hilhorst (1), Gillies (1) 11:51 NEEP Cooper Morris (1) ASST: Lieffers (1) 17:31 WPG Vanderhooft (1) ASST Jowett (1) Second period 00:16 NEEP Cooper Morris (2) Unassisted 02:57 WPG Raeside (2) ASST: Fischer (2), Sartor (3) 10:25 NEEP Mowbray (1) Unassited SH 16:39 WPG Vanderhooft (2) ASST Oleksiuk (1) Raeside (1) PP Third period 04:13 WPG Fischer (1) ASST: Raeside (2) 18:15 WPG Vanderhooft (3) ASST Sartor (4), Tiede (2) PP Goaltenders NEEP- Green 30/35 saves (L).

WPG - Hatfield 28/32 saves (W).

Attendance: 157 at Rink Academy

PHOTOS BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Fans of the Neepawa Natives were greeted with an unexpected change on the ice during the MJHL regular season opener on Friday, Sept. 20, as the team debuted new home uniforms. The sweaters are based off a similar design used by the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the QMJHL. Although a teaser picture was posted on Instagram a few weeks earlier, the consensus around the rink was that the new look was an unanticipated surprise. The team’s road jersey for this year will remain similar to the Los Angeles Kings template used last year.

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Despite many changes, both on and off the ice for the Neepawa Natives, the start of the 2019-2020 regular season feels a lot like the end of the 2018-2019 season. That’s not a good thing, as last year’s squad closed out the year with 18 straight losses. This year’s team, meanwhile, has dropped all six of its preseason games and followed

that up with three losses to start off their regular season.

The home opener for Neepawa was played on Friday, Sept. 20 against the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. This was the first game of a back-to-back between the two teams.

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sisting of four 20-year-olds and 13 19-year-olds. That ultimately led to a 4-1 loss for Neepawa to open up the year. That was followed up the next night with another defeat, this time by a 4-0 margin.

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pleted R ink Academy Training Centre, the Blues’ new home. This contest was a much closer affair, but ultimately won by Winnipeg by the score of 5-4. The next game for the Neepawa Natives (0-3-0) will be on Friday, Sept. 27 at the Yellowhead Arena, against the Virden Oil Capitals (2-0-1). Opening face-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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Obituary Rémi G. Bouchard Rémi Bouchard, composer and music teacher of Neepawa, MB passed away on Monday, September 2, 2019 at the age of 83 years.

Rémi was born on March 15, 1936 in Laurier, MB to Ernest and Alma Bouchard (nee Fradette). Rémi received his education in Laurier and began taking music lessons in the 2nd grade, but it was not until age 11 and the arrival of a new music teacher that Rémi developed a passion for music. Rémi began to learn service music for the church and he played his first wedding at the age of 13 years.

In the 1950s, Rémi began to take on his first students, teaching them the basic of piano. It would be the beginning of a career of more than 60 years in music education. He had a passion for helping his students excel and be better. Over his distinguished career, Rémi taught 760 private piano students.

Rémi was a man of many musical accomplishments.

Music composition was what Rémi considered to be his hobby on the side of his primary career as a music teacher. It was his ability to create original music that led to his recognition in the circles of music teachers and music appreciators worldwide. In the USA and Europe, Rémi's works for piano students were published by Boston Music Company, Black Cat Productions, Mayfair Music Publishers, Debra Wanless Music, Russell Publishing, and he even had one book published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, which is the largest print music company in the world. Rémi's works for choir have been performed locally, also by the Winnipeg Singers, and as far as Finland, where Tampere University Choir performed Choral Fantasy on Haiku in 1985.

Rémi was always generous with his time. He loved to share his experiences and was always excited about developments, whether personal or business, in the lives of those he loved and had a gentle way of expressing his appreciation. Rémi always sought to include and connect to others. He sought to uplift the lives of those around him and music was his tool to do just that. Rémi loved Neepawa and was deeply grateful for the opportunities that he had there. Whether hosting his "House Concerts" for the family and friends of his music students or helping community organizations in Neepawa to reach their fundraising goals, Rémi was always thankful that he was able to build his career here and always sought to give back.

In his later years, Rémi continued to give his time and abilities through music, providing uplifting entertainment for seniors at East View Lodge and Country Meadows Personal Care Home. There are so many things that Rémi did for others as individuals and for the community that showed a selfless attitude.

Our dear Brother, Uncle, and friend Rémi Bouchard belongs to history now, but those qualities he displayed enriched all of our lives, and those qualities will never die.

"We walked together for some days, and now we go our separate ways, But with each goes something more, than each possessed in days before".

Rémi leaves to mourn his passing and cherish many fond memories; his sister Arlette and husband Dave Todd, his nephews Chris and wife Carolee, Scott and wife Puspa and his great nephews Edwin and Efrem along with numerous extended family members and friends.

Funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 2:00 pm from St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church, Neepawa, MB. Fr. Mark Filips celebrated the mass. Interment took place in the Laurier Parish Cemetery.

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Obituary Norman Charles Ham It is with great sadness that the family of Norman Charles Ham announces his passing after an illness, on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at the age of 75 years. Norman will be lovingly remembered by his children Carla, Sean (Kim) and Frank (Corrine). Norman will also be fondly remembered by his grandchildren Justin, Tyler, Jordyn, Logan, and Bryce. Along with his brother Paul and sister in law Fay (Hal), plus brother in laws Burt (Nancy) and Jack (Brenda). Norman was predeceased by his wife Penny.

A private family interment was held on September 20, 2019 at the Carberry Plains Cemetery followed by a Celebration of Life Lunch at the Carberry United Church.

Donations in memory of Norman may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of MB. White’s Funeral Home, Carberry, MB in care of arrangements. www.whitesfh.ca Catherine (Gertie) Campbell Aug. 27,1920 - Sept. 18, 2019 at Erickson Peacefully Personal Care Home, in her 99th year, God called her home.

Gertie was born in the Lansdowne area and lived in Riding Mountain for 79 years.

She moved to the Elks Manor for 15 years, then to the Erickson Personal Care Home until her passing.

Gertie was predeceased by her parents Kate and Robert (John) Campbell, her sisters Mary (Delbert) Buchanan, Gladys Campbell and Maggie (Henry) Adamson and her nephews Barry (Judy) Adamson and Ronald Adamson.

She is survived by her niece Cheryl (Guy) Brouillard, her great nephews Devin (Pam), Brent (Corie), Sean (Jennifer), Todd Adamson, Andre (Glenna Wigle), Jeremy (Jessica Lange) Brouillard and Louann and Dave Livingston along with several great great nieces and nephews.

Gertie worked as a nanny for the Fitzsimmons family and remained close to Jim, Murray and Sharon till the end (Sharon was with her when she passed). Gertie worked at a tourist camp in Clear Lake and then tourist camps in the Kenora area - Separation Lake, Devils Gap, Ash Rapids and East Hawk Lake.

She talked about curling, which she loved to play and watch on TV. Her younger days were spent playing around the old oak tree. She was a beautiful knitter and donated baby blankets to the Neepawa hospital and to any new baby that came along. She baked pies for the curling rink where Granny threatened to send her bed. Gertie took many trips with her sisters and cousin Eileen Allan. She lived life to the fullest and always had a little joke to tell.

She was always the caregiver, a kind and gentle soul who was there to help or just lend an ear.

We would like to thank all of the nurses and staff for the excellent care and compassion she received at the Erickson Home. Thank you to Bob and Diane Hobbs and Sharon Spak for always being there to help us out whenever we needed them. To all of you , your kindness will never be forgotten.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Oct 5, 2019 at 1:00 pm in the Riding Mountain Cemetery.

Should friends so desire, donations may be made in memory of Gertie to the Erickson Personal Care Home, 60 Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Erickson, MB, R0J 0P0 Sneath-Strilchuk – McCreary Chapel 204-835-2004 • www.sneathstrilchuk.com

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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

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For Sale: 2002 Camry XLE, good 16” tires & rims, lenses & housings. Parting out. 204386-2713

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Plumas land for sale by tender. Located in the RM of Westlake. Location S.W. 13-16-12. 160 acres of crop land. Mail tenders to PO Box 255, Plumas, MB, R0J 1P0. Tenders due Oct. 15, 2019. 5% down on acceptance. Jan. 1, 2020. Vendor reserves right to reject bids.

Call or text (204) 841-4148.

Thank You

Thank you

Neepawa Middle School and Neepawa Collegiate parents and students for accommodating the request to drop off and pick up students on Commerce Street (beside the Yellowhead parking lot).

We continue to remind everyone that the bus loop is a fire lane and must be clear of vehicles at all times

Birth Danielle (Patenaude) and Richard Frederick Smith of Ile Des Chenes, MB are pleased to announce the arrival of

Stella Madeleine

Proud grandparents are Karen & Robert Smith of Deer Range Farm, Austin, MB Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 at 11:36 p.m. at St. Boniface Hospital 7 pounds, 5 ounces and 20 inches long

Obituary Janet Rose De Vries Janet Rose De Vries (Thorkelsson, Pegoski, nee Daignault) of Neepawa, MB passed away on September 8th, 2019, at the Neepawa Hospital after a battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Janet was born January 9th, 1939 in Winnipeg ,where she grew up.

She met and married Roman Pegoski in 1958 and raised six children while farming in the Spring Hill district. After the passing of Roman, Janet married Conrad Thorkelsson in 1981 and lived in and worked in Neepawa, at Touchwood Park. After the passing of Conrad, Janet met and married (2006) her last love, Garrett Devries and moved to live with him in Mississauga, ON, where she enjoyed growing roses and her annual trips home to Neepawa to visit her children.

All her life, Janet loved doing arts and crafts, gardening and cooking.

Janet was predeceased by her husbands Roman Pegoski (1981), Conrad Thorkelsson (2004) and Garrett Devries (2019), son Daniel Pegoski (2004), daughter Kristjana Thorkelsson (1983).

Janet is survived by sons, Randal (Velma), Terry, David and daughters Sandra (Doug) Heath and Lorrie Parayeski (nee Pegoski), 15 grand children and 8 great grand children.

The funeral service was held September, 21st, 2019 at Neepawa First Baptist Church, Pastor Harry Friesen presiding. interment followed at Riversiee Cemetery, Neepawa, MB Donations may be made to the Manitoba Lung Association.

White’s Funeral Home, Carberry, MB in care of arrangements. www.whitesfh.ca

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2 bedroom house in Plumas for rent. Fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer and dryer.

Suitable for 2 people. $500/ month plus utilities. Available Oct 1. 204-871-3960 _____________________ Apartment for rent. Bri-Mont apartments, 331 Mountain Avenue. Phone 204-2125014 _____________________ Large apartment for up to 4 people. Available immediately. Text or leave message 204-476-0263. _____________________ Ready Oct 1, 3 bdrm farm house, 8 miles NW of Neepawa. $475 a month plus utilities and appliances. No smoking and no pets. 204476-2698. _____________________ TRAILER RENTALS: cargo, dump, equipment, auto, livestock/horse. FORK LIFT TELEPORT 729-8989

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

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The family of Ted Mauthe of Plumas would like to express our thanks to the many kind friends and neighbours who helped us out at this difficult time. Thank you to all those who sent food, flowers, cards and offers to help. Thank you to Wendy Denbow for conducting the warm Celebration of Life and to the ladies of the Community Hall for the excellent lunch. A special thank you goes out to Val Buschau and Sam Marcotte, Donna Harris and special friends Bruno & Delores Tonn for all their love and support.

Phyl Mauthe & family

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All welcome to St. James Anglican Church, Neepawa, this Sunday, Sept. 29th commencing with a 'sing-along' with pianist/organist Marie Angers at 10:30 a.m. This is a joint service with folks from Kelwood, Gladstone, Bethany and Minnedosa. This "Hurricane Dorian Sunday" worship is led by Rev. Garry Macdowall. Pot-luck lunch to follow. _____________________ ERICKSON FALL SUPPER: Sunday, October 6th @ Erickson Legion Hall, 30-1st St SW from 4:30 to 6:30. Gluten free options available. Adults $15.00, ages 6-12 $7.00, Under 5 Free. _____________________ Fall "Gently Used" Sale: Neepawa United Church CEC building, Fri. Oct. 4, 11a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat. Oct 5, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Extra savings Saturday bag sale. _____________________ Garage Sale: Sept. 28 and 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 25 Lokier St. S. Glenella, MB. Rain or Shine. _____________________ Minnedosa Adult Learning Centre’s October registrations start Tues., Oct. 1st.

Contact: Val Gawel at 131 Main St. South, 204-8672519, alc@rrsd.mb.ca _____________________ St. Alphonsus Church in Minnedosa Old Fashioned Fall Supper, on Sunday, September 29th, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Turkey and dressing, meat balls, perogies, mashed potatoes and gravy, turnips, carrots, caesar salad and pies. Adults $15.00, ages 6-12 $8.00, under 5 free. Take out orders within Minnedosa welcomed.

Please call or text Carol 204 867-7145 or Jackie at 204 867-0413 by 3:00 p.m. on Sunday for deliveries starting at 4:00 p.m.

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Happy 50th anniversary Mom and Dad. We are so incredibly fortunate to have you as our amazing parents.

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And for that, we are very thankful.

Love Shannon and Dean, Stacey and Ian and grandchildren Caitlyn, Joshua, Jeremy, Yansa, Blake, Zachary & Vincent

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS A15

Help Wanted NEEPAWA & AREA IMMIGRANT SETTLEMENT SERVICES, Inc.

is looking for a Permanent, Full-time Employment Officer.

This position will be responsible for providing all employment related services.

The following criteria is being considered: • Have an excellent command of spoken and written English and be legally entitled to work in Canada • Be computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel and Power Point programs • Have excellent time management skills and well-organized • Be able to work in a fast-paced, team environment and willing to learn • Experience with filing, data collection and understanding of statistics would be an asset • Experience or knowledge of other cultures is an asset • Be flexible, friendly, patient, honest, reliable and responsible • Have experience in delivering employment services • Be familiar with the labour market in Neepawa, Gladstone, Minnedosa and surrounding municipalities • The successful candidate must be willing to provide a successful Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry Check • Must have a valid Manitoba driving license and access to a vehicle • Application process will be closed at 4pm on October 4, 2019 Please submit your resume with two references and cover letter to: Don Walmsley – Executive Director Box 280, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 or drop it off at 342 Mountain Avenue, 2nd Floor.

Only qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.

FOODS Meat Cutters/Production Personnel Our people, perseverance, integrity, and exceptional partnerships have led HyLife to becoming Canada’s leading pork producer and global exporter of high quality pork products. The growing demand for our pork in Japan and China means we need exceptional people to help deliver our company vision. We have expanded our Neepawa facility to increase our overall production by 15% and in turn created new jobs throughout the company.

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

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

• Treat people with dignity and respect • Open to working in colder/warmer environments • Physically Fit • Experience as an industrial butcher or trimmer is an asset

Current starting wage is $14.85/hour plus $1.00 per hour perfect attendance incentive!

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

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

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

We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted

Business Opportunity Excellent business opportunity for motivated individual to operate a corner store and fuel sales at a unique new building.

Business located at Kelwood adjacent to #5 Hwy. Prefer to lease, but open for offers.

For more detailed information contact 204-967-2869 or 204-841-3689

Jarvis Trucking Ltd, Gladstone, MB.

Class 1 drivers & Owner Operators Operating super B grain hoppers, prairie provinces only.

Contact Steve, 204-385-3048 or 204-871-5139 Email kjarvisfarms@gmail.com

Farmer - Rancher Wanted Commercial & Purebred Cow-Calf Ranch & backgrounding feedlot looking for a herdsman with cattle & equipment experience.

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AGRICULTURE/COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT MANAGER The Position: Minnedosa Credit Union is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and outgoing individual who thrives in a results driven environment to join our team!

The Agriculture/Commercial Account Manager is a key member of the lending team and is responsible to promote and sell commercial, agricultural and consumer lending services to current members and potential members. Administer and control assigned portion of loans portfolio. Ensure all loan activities are in compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, policies and procedures.

As a community minded organization we are looking for an individual that has a history of active community involvement The Person: Reporting to the Manager of Lending, the ideal candidate will possess a minimum Grade 12 Diploma plus two years of formal education (includes completion of CUIC Management Studies Program) and 4 to 6 years of experience.

Sales and service contributing to the success of a dedicated team will be your goal. You will have a commitment to education and self-development. A combination of education and experience will be considered.

The Benefits: MCU offers a competitive compensation program including salary and incentive pay. As an employee you may be eligible for a multitude of insured benefits such as: Group Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Dependent Coverage Insurance, Dental Plan, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Extended Health Care Benefits, and Critical Illness coverage.

You may also be eligible for our Group Pension Plan through Cooperative Superannuation Society. The contribution is 6% of your gross salary matched by MCU. The Organization: Minnedosa Credit Union is a very successful single branch full–service financial institution with 3,700 members and assets of $135 million. We have been providing the Town of Minnedosa and surrounding communities with high quality service and products since 1947. For further details see: www.minnedosacu.mb.ca The Community: Minnedosa’s slogan is Valley Life, spend some time here and you will understand why! Minnedosa is a picturesque community of 2,500 with many amenities including a daycare facility, K-12 schools, arena, new soccer pitch and baseball diamonds, new medical clinic, hospital, ski resort, 18 hole golf course and beautiful Lake Minnedosa.

For further details see: www.discoverminnedosa.com Please send your resume, in confidence, by October 10th to: Terry McLenehan Manager of Lending Minnedosa Credit Union Limited Box 459 Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 E-mail: tmclenehan@minnedosacu.mb.ca We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Looking For A Few Good Men To Sell IRVING OIL In Your Area.

OBR Oil & Marine is looking for rural dealers to sell Irving Oils & Lubricants.

For more information please contact Ray or Max at 204-222-3782 1-888-376-7359 Or email sales@obroilandmarine.com

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Notice

Neepawa Farm Land For Sale by Tender

PUBLIC NOTICE

The land is located three miles north of the intersection of Hwys 16 & 5 in the RM of Rosedale

MUNICIPALITY OF McCREARY Public Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 194 of The Municipal Act, that the 2018 Audited Consolidated Financial Report and Statements for the Municipality of McCreary have been deposited in the office of the Municipality of McCreary and are available for inspection at 432 First Avenue, McCreary, Manitoba by any person during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

DATED at McCreary, Manitoba this 18th day of September, 2019.

Mike Gawaziuk, Reeve Municipality of McCreary P. O. Box 338 – 432 First Avenue McCreary, MB. R0J 1B0 Telephone: 1 (204) 835-2309 Fax: 1 (204) 835-2649 Email: mccreary@mymts.net

SE 16-15-15 WPM as described in Certificate of Title No. 2524822 Subject parcel consists of 100.13 acres. Approx. 70 acres in crop. The balance is fenced pasture with a creek running through and a yard site.

Yard site has a 1978 bungalow c/w attached garage and an insulated Quonset style shop plus three smaller buildings.

All offers to be received by Oct.7/19 by mail to Box 806 Neepawa, MB. R0J 1H0 accompanied by a certified cheque or bank draft payable to N. A. Holdings Ltd. for 5% of the tendered amount.

Deposit funds will be returned in respect to tenders that are not accepted.

The vendor reserves the right to reject any or all the bids.

Contact Nelson Almey at 204-476-6569 for further info

Notice

Second Notice of Tax Sale Auction Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone Pursuant to subsection 367(2) of The Municipal Act (MA), notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs shown below in respect of the hereinafter described property are paid in full or an agreement under Section 369(1)(b) MA to pay the arrears and costs has been made prior to the commencement of the auction, the said property will be sold by public auction at following date, time and place: Date and Time:

November 8, 2019 at 10:00 AM

Where:

Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone 14 Dennis St. East, Gladstone, MB

Registered Owner:

JOHN MCKELVY

Roll #

Civic Address

2017Arrears

Costs

Total

52400

DESC SE 9 13 10 W

$57.23

$3,208.00

$3,265.23

Legal Description:

N 295.17F OF E 295.17F OF SE-09-13-10-W

• The tax arrears amount shown above includes penalties calculated to the day of the sale.

• Costs will continue to be incurred to the tax sale date and added to the amount required to redeem.

• The property may be sold at the auction for less than the amount of the tax arrears and if this is the case, the balance of the arrears and costs owing is deemed to be cancelled.

• Contact the number below for verification of costs. Any overpayment will be applied to payment of subsequent tax arrears.

Payment must be made by cash, certified cheque, debit card (where available) or any other form of guaranteed payment.

• For any inquiries regarding the tax sale process or auction, contact TAXervice at 204-734-6381.

• IF THE PROPERTY IS SOLD, THE SALE IS FINAL AND ANY INTEREST YOU HAD IN THE PROPERTY BEFORE THE SALE WILL BE EXTINGUISHED. • There will not be an opportunity to redeem this property from tax sale and a property transfer application will proceed immediately after the auction.

Dated this 27th day of September, 2019

Coralie Smith Chief Administrative Officer (204) 385-2332 This Notice is published for the purpose of effecting substitutional thereof upon JOHN MCKELVY, as set out in the Notice pursuant to Order of the District Registrar dated August 1, 2019.

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Wendy’s Warriors contribute over $7,000 to Walk of Hope Coming Events

MANITOBA COIN CLUB’s

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For more info: mbcoin@shaw.ca 204-253-0419 Come with paper, leave with gold.

By Wendy Menzies Submitted We would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to all of our neighbours and friends who donated to “Wendy’s Warriors” participation in the Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope on Sept. 8 at the Kildonan Park in Winnipeg.

The Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope brings thousands of Canadians together in 35 communities across the country to raise nationwide attention and focus to helping women diagnosed with, or at risk of, ovarian cancer.

T his year, the walk

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CAT 931 Power Shift Quick Attach FEL 3995 Hrs – Need Engine Repair * New Holland Ford 8360 Cab MFWA Power Shift w Left Hand Reverse 3PH 540/1000 w FEL 8787 Hrs * Ford 6610 Dsl 3PH w Allied 594 FEL * Ford Jubilee 3 PH Hyd *NH 195 Tandem Manure Spreader * MF 1565 Rd Baler * Some Smaller Equip * Livestock Equip * Stock King 5th Wheel 30’ Tri Axle Stock Trailer * Real Ind 20’ Gooseneck Stock Trailer * 87 W.W. 12’ Tandem B Hitch Stock Trailer * Complete HiQual Squeeze Chute System w Scale * HiQual Maternity Pen * 300) 10’ 6 Bar Corral Panels * 3) Lewis Cattle Oilers * 3) Metal Portable Creep Feeder * 25) Metal Gates * 25) HiQual 12’ Metal Bunk Feeders * 25) Rd Bale Feeders * Milking Equip * 5) Ritchie Auto Waterers * 2) NRW 535 Bushel Hopper Bins on Skids * Farm Misc * Tools * 6) Older Vehicles * Honda 400 4 x4 Quad * Some Household *

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Ranch Retirement Greg & Ruth Zamyrkut ESTATE AUCTION FOR ANTHONY BASCHAK Saturday May 5th - 10:30am - Rorketon MB FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019, AT 10:30 AM From Ste Rose, MB17 miles N on PTH #276,Magnet Road 2¼ Location: 1 mile north from Pine River, MB, on Hwy #10, ½ mile east, ½ mile west. miles NE.Or From Rorketon, MB Corner on 276, 2 miles S, 1½ Major equipment has shedded and is in very good condition!

E, ½ S. GPS: 51°32 N 99°29'W TRACTORS: 2006 JD 6420 MFWD tractor (ONLY 170 hrs!), 3pt, no FEL, 24F/24R Auto

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Ranch Retirement Auction for Greg & Ruth Zamyrkut

Meyers Auction 10 am Sunday October 6

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Residential and Motel Buildings: Neepawa Gladstone Co-op Ltd. is seeking interested parties to purchase and remove the existing residential and motel buildings in whole from the property at Hwy 16&34, Gladstone, MB R0J 0T0. The building(s) may be viewed between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday to Friday, prior to the submittal of a tender. Viewing appointments to be scheduled with the contact person listed below. Tender packages will be available for pickup at the Neepawa Gladstone Co-op Administration Office located at 32 Main Street East, Neepawa, MB. Tender Packages shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with “Tender for Sale of Residential Building at Hwy 16&34, Gladstone, MB R0J 0T0 and/or Tender for Sale of Motel Building at Hwy 16&34,” no later than 3:00 pm on October 11, 2019.

Neepawa Gladstone Co-op Ltd. reserves the right to reject any or all tenders, not necessarily accept the highest tender, or to accept any tender which it may consider to be in its best interest. Neepawa Gladstone Co-op Ltd. also reserves the right to waive formality, informality or technicality in any tender.

For further information contact: Myles Boyce, Controller, Neepawa Gladstone Co-op Ltd., 32 Main Street East, Neepawa, MB. PO Box 879, R0J 1H0 Phone: (204) 476-3132, Email: m.boyce@neepawagladstonecoop.com

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You and your health

advice for a healthier lifestyle

5 reasons you might be getting headaches

By Dr. Mark Perrett BSCs DC Chiropractor

Headaches are one of the top five reasons people seek care at my office. It is estimated that over 25 per cent of the population is affected by headaches and they can be a major cause to days lost at work. The most common type is the tension headache, accounting for around 90 per cent of all headaches.

Chiropractic care is a great solution to those annoying tension headaches that are related to muscle and joint pain. Causes of tension headaches include lack of sleep, stress, muscular strain, and joint tension. Strain to your spine from prolonged sitting and screen time is also a common contributor.

However, your headaches might be caused by something other than your back and neck: Medication Medications can often be a cause of headaches. The unfortunate thing is a lot of medications used to treat headaches can actually be the cause of them. Antiinflammatory, pain and migraine medications all can cause a rebound headache effect.

Rebound headache is a medication overuse headache that occurs when you use headache medications

multiple times in a month and when you stop using them your body reacts with withdrawal symptoms.

This can happen with both prescription and over-thecounter medications. Common examples include: Aspirin, Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, sleeping pills, Codeine, medications that contain caffeine and migraine medications that contain Triptans. If you are worried about having rebound headaches, you should always consult your doctor before making any medication changes.

Many other medications can have side effects that cause headaches. It is very good practice to always research the side effects of every medication that you take and also talk to your pharmacist to see if there could be drug interactions when taking multiple medications.

Sinus pain We have all had a bad cold and felt the pressure from a head full of mucus.

A true sinus infection has the following symptoms: Often involves pain over the frontal sinuses, above the eyes and over the cheek bones; frontal headache; pain occurs when applying pressure over these areas; post nasal drip often causing coughing; teeth/ jaw pains; discolored nasal

discharge (often green or bright yellow); bad breath.

Sometimes sinusitis can linger after the cold symptoms disappear or the sinuses can be inflamed due to allergies. Frontal headaches from this can mimic tension headaches.

To determine the difference, try the following: Pain with pressure over the eyebrows, cheek bones, or the bridge of the nose means sinus pains, not tension headache. A headache that is provoked by bending forward, looking at the ground means a possible sinus headache, not a tension headache. A headache that can be correlated with an allergy season (example rag weed season). Headaches with post nasal drip can mean chronic sinusitis.

Ocular headaches Headaches can also come from your eyes. These headaches are usually better in the morning and worsen as the day progresses. The headache is located behind or around the eyes. The American Migraine Foundation states that headaches from eye strain is largely rare and often overrated as a cause of headaches, but it can be a cause.

The majority of headaches caused by your eyes are related to dry eyes or an eye infection. Irritation of

the cornea can be very painful if an object is scratching the eye, but minor irritation from dry eyes can have a low grade response in the form of a headache.

Headaches can also occur in rare cases of acute glaucoma. If you notice you are having headaches after reading or prolonged use of a screen, you should visit your optometrist for a thorough examination.

Dehydration We often don’t realize how little fluid we take in.

We should all be drinking our eight glasses of water a day, but often we drink two glasses of water, four cups of coffee and maybe a pop. This results in drinking fluids that dehydrate us more than helping us to keep hydrated. Add some exercise or a hot day and you are at risk of a headache from dehydration.

Children and elderly are most at risk for dehydration, as well as people with kidney disease. Headaches from dehydration are usually located around the head and can be pounding or pulsating. They are different than sinus headaches as there is rarely facial pain. They are associated with other signs of dehydration, including: a dry mouth, dark urine, decreased urination, diarrhea, or vomiting.

Posture Often, our job involves sitting for long periods of time in front of a computer, or we have our head hanging down and our shoulders rolled forward on our devices. Sitting for long periods has a lot of negative health effects and can be a major cause of headaches.

Poor posture leads to muscle fatigue and stiffness, causing tension headaches.

Tension headaches are characterized as pressure over the forehead or at the back of the head. They are often described as a vice around the head. They are provoked by stress, sore muscles in the neck and upper back.

Tension headaches are the third most common case in my office and can be helped with chiropractic

care, massage and postural correction. Upper body exercises that help to strengthen the muscles of the mid back and neck are essential in correcting posture.

Often, posture is a habitual thing. We create movement patterns over time that cause muscle groups to shorten and some to lengthen and weaken. A chiropractor is trained in correcting posture and helping people’s spines be strong and moving optimally.

Activity Fact: Sixty per cent of all headaches come from tension type headaches. This means that over half of headaches can be helped with chiropractic care and getting active!

the side benefit of helping [the job seeker] be able to generate their own cover letters and resumes, which would help with their job searches as well.”

Olmstead stressed that the computer course is at an introductory level, so no one will be left scratching their heads. Participants will be provided with basic knowledge about Microsoft Word’s features, formats and how to use them.

“We thought this to be a good starting point because MS Word is essential to all job applications and document creation,” said Huck, “Moving forward, it will help individuals to place themselves in the best possible light to attain employment.”

Huck added, “Since 2011, there’s been a dramatic

increase in population here in Neepawa and area, and that is directly reflected in the level of services that we’re putting through to the community. Our traffic has increased quite dramatically coming through the door, [so] we want to ensure that we are meeting the needs of the community, and this is one way to start.”

There are limited spaces available for the class, so those wishing to participate are encouraged to sign up at the WESSC office as soon as possible. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but is closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m.

A full list of services is also available at the WESSC office.

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By Cassandra Wehrhahn • resume and cover letter Neepawa Banner & Press development.

• job search assistance.

Job hunting, or searching “We’re here to offer servifor the right employee, can be ces to people who are looking difficult. That’s why Neepa- for jobs, and to provide an wa’s Westlake Employment opportunity for employers Skills and Services Centre to find the people they are (WESSC) is here to help. looking for,” said Gord OlWESSC is a non-profit mstead, chair of the WESSC organization, funded by the board of directors.

Canadian and Manitoba Loren Huck, a WESSC governments. It provides a director, added, “Westlake vast array of services, infor- Employment Services has mation and forms for their operated in the community customer’s employment- for well over 20 years and based needs. This includes: we’ve done a lot of work in • employment/career coun- the area of employment serseling. vices, and have been carrying • employment needs assess- it forward.” ment.

The WESSC is com• assessment of transferable prised of a volunteer-run skills. board of directors and two • one-on-one consultations to employees– an employment develop a realistic return-to- services, manager and a work action plan. client services representa-

tive. Additionally, a Service Canada representative is in the Westlake Office on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to assist with Social Insurance Numbers, Employment Insurance applications and information regarding Employment Insurance, Old Age Security and the Canada Pension Plan.

Free computer skills program WESSC also offers group workshops. From Oct. 8 to 29, WESSC will be holding free Microsoft Word-based computer skills development classes at the Neepawa Area Collegiate. Classes will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The WESSC also provides training in basic computer

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skills to assist with job searches on the internet.

“We’re trying to help people feel more comfortable with using computers because generally, any place of employment has some work that involves computers,” said Olmstead. “Hopefully, by offering this course, we make [the job seeker] more employable.”

Huck added, “There’s also

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From local ministry to international missions the community of Neepawa was [a] big part of my life.

I thought I would retire here,” she noted. “But God has other plans.”

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Rev. Jeanie Lee has been the minister at Knox Presbyterian Church in for 10 years.

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press A Neepawa minister will soon be spreading her message in a totally different part of the world. A couple weeks ago, Knox Presbyterian Church in Neepawa hosted a community farewell lunch for their minister of 10 years, Rev. Jeanie Lee. She has resigned from Knox in order to follow a new calling– to serve as mission staff for Kalunba refugee ministries in Budapest, Hungary.

Serving in the community In 2009, Lee moved from Toronto to Neepawa to work at Knox. Lee noted that when she came here, she decided to look at Neepawa as her mission ground. She used her time here to reach out to not only her congregation, but to the rest of the community. She noted that shortly after she began her ministry at Knox, she started up a Friday evening worship service, inviting people out to a more informal setting where they could connect with God and others in the church community.

She also used her Korean background to connect with the Korean immigrants who came to Neepawa and the surrounding area. While she helped them with adjusting to life in Canada, she encouraged them to start coming to church as well. “Because of that, a lot of Korean people started to come to church, which, most of them didn’t have Christian background,” Lee noted.

Many of Lee’s favourite memories from her time in Neepawa involve music. The Knox church building is a popular location for community concerts, because of the great acoustics in the main hall. “The benefit of having this church is the music hall for this community,” she expressed. “I just loved it, even though [music]’s not my background.” Lee was also involved in the Neepawa and Area Community Choir, something she loved being a part of. “I just enjoyed meeting with people from all different churches or backgrounds and different jobs, you know?” She added, “I’ll miss a lot of events and concerts and singing together; a lot of classical, beautiful music.”

Of course, it’s not just the music Lee will miss when she leaves Neepawa. She will also miss the fellowship with her church members, neighbours, friends and the community itself. “It’s been so hard, leaving after 10 years. Because

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A new mission field Those plans involve something Lee has had a heart for since she started in ministry– international outreach.

“Missions was actually my dream,” she said. Just before she came to Neepawa, in fact, she spent about four years at a mission in Bethlehem, Israel. “My main job was being observer, and helping those refugees,” she explained. “[So] I have a bit of experience in international human rights and peace and justice.”

Knowing she had that background, as well as her experience in local ministry, the Presbyterian Church of Canada (PCC) contacted Lee, hoping to recruit her to send her to one of their missions abroad. Looking into Lee’s background, PCC also found out about her experience in fashion design and tailoring, which she had studied and then taught in Toronto before going back to school to study theology. With those skills, combined with her missions and preaching background, PCC offered her a position that involves all three. Lee was made aware of the opportunity to go to Budapest, Hungary in August.

“I had to make a quick decision,” Lee noted. “Of course I want[ed] to go!”

Before heading off to Europe, however, Lee is going to Toronto, to the PCC headquarters at the end of the month. “My job starts on Oct. 1, there in Toronto,” she said, explaining that she’ll start off with orientation, getting to know what she’ll be doing in Hungary. She’s expecting to leave for Budapest in early November.

Lee’s position in Budapest will be a long-term one. She explained that this will be the first time PCC has sent someone to Hungary for a permanent position. They even had to get a written special request from the bishop of the Reformed Church in Hungary for a long-term position to be approved. The program where she will be working is called Kalunba Social Services, which is a ministry of the Reformed Church in Hungary. “It’s working with refugees, kind of integration ministry,” Lee explained.

Kalunba has a tailoring program, which is what Lee will be helping to run. She’ll be teaching skills to refugees and assisting those who already have some experience with tailoring. “I’m scared, I have to use my skills again,” Lee admitted, as the last time she used her sewing skills was before she came to Neepawa. “But you never know how God is using you,” she added.

Lee also noted that her role at the mission may vary greatly, once she gets there and starts to work. “Even though [PCC] made a job description of what I’m going to be doing, it could be totally different,” she explained.

“We’re just starting like this. It kind of all depends.”

In preparation for her trip, Lee has already started to learn Hungarian. “I was very scared [to learn the language], because a lot of people said Hungarian is [the] hardest language. But it wasn’t, actually,” Lee noted.

“Even though Hungary is [in] Europe, the background is more like Asian culture. So even the language was much, much easier than learning English.”

Once she’s there, one of Lee’s responsibilities will be to send updates to PCC regularly, to share some of the stories from her time there. She also knows a lot of her friends from Neepawa will want to know how she’s doing. She explained that people will be able to go to the PCC website and look her up in the international ministries section to find a link to a blog where her updates will be posted.

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Thumbs up, thumbs down Thumbs up to the school children and staff from the Edrans and Gladstone schools, who took part in the placing of crosses and poppies on the veterans graves and cenotaph during “Legion Week”.

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A Fuel Good Day in the Banner area

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Co-ops in Neepawa and Gladstone treated their customers to a “Fuel Good Day” on Sept. 17. Ten cents per litre were set aside, and all funds raised benefit the communities’ respective fire halls. The Gladstone branch (left) sold 14,095 litres of fuel and raised an additional $129 through donations and beverage sales.

The Neepawa branch sold 32,092 litres and raised an additional $950 from all the barbecue and beverage sales.

When it rained, it poured

Kaleidoscope season kicks off with a holler

Submitted Kaleidoscope Concert Series Our first concert for the 2019- 2020 season is Woody Holler and His Orchestra!

They’ll be performing at the Roxy Theatre on Oct. 11.

Woody Holler grew up on the prairies hearing songs of the cowboys. He has teamed up with some Winnipeg jazz musicians and will give us his own brand of Western swing.

He trained in opera and has been yodelling since he was a little tike, but he is always close to his western roots. Woody calls it, “Jazz

from the saddle”.

At this show, you will get fun, finger snapping swing beats, love crooning, a dash of opera and some extreme yodelling.

Show time will be 7:30 p.m. and tickets are available at ArtsForward. Single show tickets are $20 and season passes are $90. This year’s season has been sponsored by Rob Smith & Son Backhoe & Trucking and this show is being sponsored by Beautiful Plains Credit Union.

THANK YOU to the communities of

Neepawa & Gladstone

PHOTOS BY DIANE WARNER

Neepawa was comprised of “lakes” and “rivers” after heavy showers hit the area on Friday. Even sidewalks in the area could be seen flooded by the rain water.

Pictured top left and bottom: Near the Neepawa Post Office, vehicles made their way through a particularly waterlogged spot, occassionally creating massive sprays.

Top right: This scene took place on Brydon Street, east of Mountain Avenue. The chunk of land gave way, creating a landslide.

for their support and also a big thank you to both

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Neepawa celebrates opening of new fire hall

PHOTOS BY EOIN DEVEREUX AND KATE JACKMAN-ATKINSON

On Sept. 19, the Town of Neepawa celebrated the opening of the new fire hall. About 500 people attended the official opening, including over 300 students from HMK. Above: Fire Department chief Yves Guillas (left), Town of Neepawa mayor Blake McCutcheon (centre) and deputy mayor Brian Hedley cut the fire hose, officially opening the hall. Below: The fire department had current and historical equipment on display for the open house.

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Fire Hall history Before the Neepawa Fire Department had trucks, they had horses. Here, a crew of firefighters are seen with their horses and horse drawn fire wagons.

Pictured (L to R): Second from left, Jim Dalton; fourth from left, Andy Mitchell; Art Cowland; seventh from left, Charles Parrott; Bob Christie (driver); tenth from left, Jack Manning; Arthur Hetherington, Alf Heyes and Ed Howard (driver).

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Pictured (L to R): Art Cowland; fourth from left, Bob Christie (driver); Charles Parrott; seventh from left, Andy Mitchell; Jack Manning, Arthur Hetherington, Jim Dalton, Alf Heyes and Ed Howard (driver).

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Fire Hall history

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Pictured above (L to R): Second from left, Charlie Parrott; fourth from left, Jim Kjaldgaard; Jack Graham, Norm Carter, Hugo Mackie, Trig Ingalson, Howard Alguire, Gerald Parrott, Bill Henry and Gordon Hall.

Pictured left: A more modern fire hall that was built in 1951 to replace the old one, pictured above.

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press According to information from the Neepawa Banner & Press archives, the fire hall above is as it appeared in 1950.

Reportedly built in 1881, the building served as Neepawa’s first school until it was moved to 417 First Ave. in 1889, to serve as Neepawa’s first official fire hall. The hall predated the Beautiful Plains County

Court Building by two years.

The vehicle on the left is a 1942 Ford fire truck and the one on the right is beleived to be a late 1930s Dodge truck.

Originally, the hall was prepared for horse drawn fire engines. A new hall was built to replace the previous one in 1952. Today, that fire hall is being used at a declining capacity as the firefighters transition over to the brand new fire hall, which was completed this year.

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Fire hall grand opening brings in a crowd

Top left: Fire department mascot Sparky met and posed for pictures with those in attendance.

Top right: Jake Miguel De Leon had a wish come true when he got to ride in the fire truck. He’s pictured here with Neepawa Fire Depar tment member Mike Spiess.

Middle right: Students got the chance to look inside of the trucks on display.

Community gets its first look inside new $2.6 million facility

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

Neepawa is a little bit safer today, thanks to the completion of the community’s long-awaited new fire hall. On Thursday, Sept.

19, Town of Neepawa representatives, along with the staff and volunteers with the Neepawa Fire Department hosted the grand opening of the 10,000-square-foot structure. The building, which had a total cost of around $2.6 million, features five bays to accommodate the department’s fire vehicles. As well, it includes expanded space for a boardroom, office, gymnasium and a modernized exhaust system that will allow vehicles to run indoors.

A team effort An estimated 500 people showed up for the opening ceremonies on Thursday afternoon. Town of Neepawa mayor Blake McCutcheon thanked everyone for attending, noting that the unveiling of the new fire hall was truly a special moment for the entire community to share.

He said that this is a facility that will serve the town well for decades to come.

“When the concept was first brought up, we were a town of around 3,600 people and now we have the potential to be a city someday and this fire hall will still be here and still be something that can meet the needs of this thriving community and region,” stated McCutcheon.

“Yes, this was an expensive building and yes, it did seem to take a long time to reach this point, but at the end of the day, we have a pretty magnificent structure here that’s going to carry us forward for a lot of decades.”

During his speech, McCutcheon thanked the administration staff at the town

Bottom right: The antique fire truck, which is part of the Beautiful Plains Mu s eum’s collec tion, reflected in the wheel of the department’s modern rescue truck.

PHOTOS BY EOIN DEVEREUX AND KATE JACKMAN-ATKINSON

Over 300 students from Hazel M Kellington School in Neepawa added to the festive atmosphere during the grand opening of Neepawa’s new fire hall.

office for all the work and research they have done behind the scenes to make this day a reality. He also singled out the manager of operations, Denis Saquet, for his involvement over the last two years to keep the project moving forward. As well, McCutcheon heaped praise upon the former mayors and members of council who were all a part of the process throughout the years.

“It’s really exciting. There were so many people involved throughout the process. This is something that goes back 10, 15, 20 years, when this concept was first underway.

To get here today, is pretty exciting and we’re all very pleased. It’s a great day and we have a great facility.”

New equipment and technology Fire Chief Yves Guillas noted during his statement to the crowd, that he and the rest of the fire crew are very excited to be moving into the new building.

“This day means a lot to us. We can hardly wait. It’s just the idea that we have more room now for training, more room for the vehicles

and more room to look after our equipment. It’s going to be great,” Guillas indicated. “We’re moving up in leaps and bounds. Thermal imaging [technology] and other things, such as the air breathing equipment, that’s a big thing for us. New gear and everything, it’s all here to ensure we’re able to protect this community in times of emergency. It’s perfect.”

To go along with the official opening ceremony, there were also tours of the new facility through the afternoon and early evening.

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It’s estimated that hundreds of additional people participated in those tours over the course of the day.

This new facility is the third fire hall in the community’s history. A building known as Neepawa’s first school was constructed in 1881, but was relocated to 417 First Ave, in 1889 and served as the first official fire hall. In 1951, a new fire hall was constructed at that site and served as the primary location for the Neepawa Fire Department until recently.

The Neepawa Fire Department showcased its new facility and its vehicles on Thursday, Sept. 19.

Agassiz MLA Eileen Clarke (left) presented Neepawa Fire Department chief Yves Guillas with a certificate to mark the hall’s opening.

Jaxson was one of the many kids who attended the open house and got to be “junior fire fighters”.

Students from HMK lined up to have their pictures taken as Sparky, the Neepawa Fire Department’s mascot.

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Fire hall grand opening brings in a crowd

Top left: Fire department mascot Sparky met and posed for pictures with those in attendance.

Top right: Jake Miguel De Leon had a wish come true when he got to ride in the fire truck. He’s pictured here with Neepawa Fire Depar tment member Mike Spiess.

Middle right: Students got the chance to look inside of the trucks on display.

Community gets its first look inside new $2.6 million facility

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

Neepawa is a little bit safer today, thanks to the completion of the community’s long-awaited new fire hall. On Thursday, Sept.

19, Town of Neepawa representatives, along with the staff and volunteers with the Neepawa Fire Department hosted the grand opening of the 10,000-square-foot structure. The building, which had a total cost of around $2.6 million, features five bays to accommodate the department’s fire vehicles. As well, it includes expanded space for a boardroom, office, gymnasium and a modernized exhaust system that will allow vehicles to run indoors.

A team effort An estimated 500 people showed up for the opening ceremonies on Thursday afternoon. Town of Neepawa mayor Blake McCutcheon thanked everyone for attending, noting that the unveiling of the new fire hall was truly a special moment for the entire community to share.

He said that this is a facility that will serve the town well for decades to come.

“When the concept was first brought up, we were a town of around 3,600 people and now we have the potential to be a city someday and this fire hall will still be here and still be something that can meet the needs of this thriving community and region,” stated McCutcheon.

“Yes, this was an expensive building and yes, it did seem to take a long time to reach this point, but at the end of the day, we have a pretty magnificent structure here that’s going to carry us forward for a lot of decades.”

During his speech, McCutcheon thanked the administration staff at the town

Bottom right: The antique fire truck, which is part of the Beautiful Plains Mu s eum’s collec tion, reflected in the wheel of the department’s modern rescue truck.

PHOTOS BY EOIN DEVEREUX AND KATE JACKMAN-ATKINSON

Over 300 students from Hazel M Kellington School in Neepawa added to the festive atmosphere during the grand opening of Neepawa’s new fire hall.

office for all the work and research they have done behind the scenes to make this day a reality. He also singled out the manager of operations, Denis Saquet, for his involvement over the last two years to keep the project moving forward. As well, McCutcheon heaped praise upon the former mayors and members of council who were all a part of the process throughout the years.

“It’s really exciting. There were so many people involved throughout the process. This is something that goes back 10, 15, 20 years, when this concept was first underway.

To get here today, is pretty exciting and we’re all very pleased. It’s a great day and we have a great facility.”

New equipment and technology Fire Chief Yves Guillas noted during his statement to the crowd, that he and the rest of the fire crew are very excited to be moving into the new building.

“This day means a lot to us. We can hardly wait. It’s just the idea that we have more room now for training, more room for the vehicles

and more room to look after our equipment. It’s going to be great,” Guillas indicated. “We’re moving up in leaps and bounds. Thermal imaging [technology] and other things, such as the air breathing equipment, that’s a big thing for us. New gear and everything, it’s all here to ensure we’re able to protect this community in times of emergency. It’s perfect.”

To go along with the official opening ceremony, there were also tours of the new facility through the afternoon and early evening.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

It’s estimated that hundreds of additional people participated in those tours over the course of the day.

This new facility is the third fire hall in the community’s history. A building known as Neepawa’s first school was constructed in 1881, but was relocated to 417 First Ave, in 1889 and served as the first official fire hall. In 1951, a new fire hall was constructed at that site and served as the primary location for the Neepawa Fire Department until recently.

The Neepawa Fire Department showcased its new facility and its vehicles on Thursday, Sept. 19.

Agassiz MLA Eileen Clarke (left) presented Neepawa Fire Department chief Yves Guillas with a certificate to mark the hall’s opening.

Jaxson was one of the many kids who attended the open house and got to be “junior fire fighters”.

Students from HMK lined up to have their pictures taken as Sparky, the Neepawa Fire Department’s mascot.

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The call to action

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Pictured left: The Hamilton Hotel, a century-old landmark, went up in flames and was reduced to rubble in Feb. 2004. Firefighters from Minnedosa, Carberry and Gladstone were on the scene to assist the Neepawa department with containment of the blaze.

Due to the cold weather, firefighters took turns dousing the building with water. After over 17 hours, the fire was out and the building completely covered in ice. The building was then torn down.

Pictured above: In 2003, the Neepawa Fire Depar tment responded to a call from a farm south of Neepawa, where a truck had caught fire. The Neepawa crew arrived on the scene and gave the blaze a healthy helping of foam, putting it out.

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Top left: On May 6, 2007, the Neepawa Fire Department was called out to put out a grass fire burning east of Brown Ave., by the Flats. A controlled burn was carried out the week before, just below where the fire started.

Top right: In the Sept. 22, 1997 edition of the Neepawa Banner, this photo of a garage engulfed in flames appeared on the front page. The building was lost, but the owner said the important thing was that it was over, and no one was hurt.

Left: Five hundred square bales of wheat straw went up in smoke at the Stoney Creek Transport yard, south of Neepawa, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011.

Pictured here, Neepawa firefighters hose down bales and owner Dave Brydon’s tractor to protect it from the blaze, as it pulled the piles apart.

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Pictured, the members of the Neepawa Fire Department. Far left: Craig Unger, Zack Wollmann, Terry Speiss, Merv Kuharski and John Douglas. Front middle: Rob Filipchuk, Dwayne Gardy and Wiley Speiss. Back middle: Tanner Mann, Mike Strelczik, Mike Speiss (Assistant Deputy Fire Chief), Ronald Santos, Dennis Humney, Mark Zepik, Dave Humney, Aaron Vandenbussche, Tyler Blondeau, Yves Guillas (Fire Chief), Jason Hartle (Deputy Fire Chief) and Glenn Balagulan.

Missing: Tim Speiss, Bodhi Speiss, Derrick McGorman, Luke Moyer, Brad Wilson, Jarred Filipchuk and Orv Grant.