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Friday, November 11, 2016 • Vol.28 No.3 • Neepawa, Manitoba

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By Ken Waddell The Neepawa Banner The cemetery at Brookdale now contains 19 special markers to commemorate the sacrifice of the district’s war veterans. Cathy Campbell said she and her husband Barry had heard of the Brandon cemetery placing special markers on the veterans graves and they thought it was a very fitting tribute. “When we started, we added up about 12 veterans’ graves, but we have only been in the area about 20 years. We checked with longer term residents and looked at the memorial, we realized there were 19 vets’ graves in the Brookdale cemetery.” Barry got some metal and started making crosses and ended up with 20, 19 at the cemetery and one at the cenotaph to honour the ones who didn’t come home.

The Campbells worked with the Brookdale United Church and they held a special service with half of the service at the church and half at the cemetery. A good crowd of people showed up and as much as possible, the crosses were placed by family members. Cathy said they were very pleased to be able to make and place the crosses to remember the district’s war veterans.

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Above left: Barry Campbell working on the crosses.

Above: Barry and Cathy Campbell stand by Alvin and Jose Hart’s h e a d s t o n e , i n t h e B r o o k d a l e c e m e t e r y, o n N o v 6 . A l v i n s e r v e d and Jose was a war bride. The Harts were the Campbell’s neighbours.

Left: The crosses, ready to be placed in the Brookdale cemetery.

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NHL legend entertains at Sports Dinner

By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner

An engaging speaker, amazing meal and a wide array of unique auction items all added up to one of best Neepawa Sports Dinners in the event’s history.

The eighth annual dinner was held on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Yellowhead Hall, with just over 300 people taking part in this year’s festivities. Neepawa Natives vice president Cam Tibbett served as the master of ceremonies for the night, which featured former NHLer and Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald as its guest speaker. McDonald shared many funny stories from his time in the National Hockey League, ranging from his early days with the Toronto Maple Leafs, his short stint with the woeful Colorado Rockies and his years with the powerful Calgary Flames teams of the 1980s’.

McDonald said it’s fun

sharing stories of his playing days and that he’s very proud to participate in events like the Sports Dinner.

“I probably do eight to 10 of these [speaking engagements] in communities like this throughout the year. I love getting the chance to talk with people and it’s a great way to give back and have a little fun with people at the same time,” noted McDonald.

“Early today, I sat down with the young men who are playing for your junior team. Sitting down and talking with them was very important. I always drive home the message that this time in their lives and in their careers should not be taken for granted.”

Natives general manager Myles Cathcart echoed those sentiments, noting that McDonald’s message for the players was very positive and that the lessons from it can be used both on and off of the ice.

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Two properties sold at Neepawa tax sale

By Ken Waddell The Neepawa Banner Earlier this year the Neepawa Banner reported that four Neepawa properties were scheduled to go up for tax sale. Properties go up for tax sale when the property taxes have not been paid. Two of the properties in question were redeemed prior to the tax sale deadline.

Auctioneer Brad Meyers, of Arden, auctioned off the other two on Nov. 3, at the Town of Neepawa office. One, a property on Mountain Avenue, the empty lot and site of the former Home Hardware building, was offered up with a reserve bid of $28,300. The reserve included the past due taxes and costs. The property sold to Paul Zacharias for the reserve bid.

The second property, located at 10 James Bay had a reserve bid of $19,000 and sold for $24,500 to Jamie and Myrna Denbow. Buyers were required to put up a deposit of $5,000 and pay the balance within 20 days.

One of the redeemed properties and the one at 10 James Bay had had modular homes on them that did not meet Neepawa zoning requirements. The houses were removed from the lots by the Town and auctioned off in late October. The homes both sold to one buyer at $44,000 each.

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Top picture: Members of the Neepawa Natives, along with billet coordinator Mary Ellen Clark, get a picture with HOFer Lanny McDonald. Above left: Rodney White with the 2016 Sportsperson of the year award.

Above right: Neepawa defencemen Matthew Millan gets a photo with McDonald.

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Travel & Entertainment Ste. Rose filmaker wins Emmy Going to the birds NOVEMBER 11, 2016

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Submitted Assiniboine Community College From a very young age, Rob Theoret had a burning desire to be a filmmaker. While attending school in his hometown of Ste. Rose du Lac, he had a video camera placed in his hands for a school project and he was immediately hooked.

That desire and aspiration to work in the film industry recently earned him one of its highest honours: an Emmy.

The film “Stories for the Soul: James Chalmers, Marathon Man” was awarded an Emmy in the category of Public/Current/Community Affairs – Single Story at the 2016 Upper Midwest Emmy Gala, held in Bloomington, Minnesota on Oct. 29. The Emmy awards, given out by the Television Academy, recognizes excellence in the television industry.

The Emmy was presented to Theoret alongside producer Kari Jo Faulhaber and executive producer Ed Heil.

The inspirational film features a gentleman living with the cri-du-chat syndrome. Despite his chromosomal condition presenting unique challenges, James Chalmers is now an accomplished marathon runner, coach, volunteer and public speaker.

Theoret’s professional path began at ACC when he enrolled in the college’s Media Production program (now Interactive Media Arts).

“I just loved the model. Learn from the best instructors, get a diploma in two years and they help you find a job. Who wouldn’t love that?” said Theoret.

While he was a student, he started with Global News in Regina as part of his program practicum placement.

“I was so prepared and ready for what was thrown my way that they offered me a job half way through the practicum,” said Theoret.

Currently, Theoret lives in Minnesota and continues to follow his passion working as a videographer and editor at StoryTeller Media + Communication, based in Minneapolis.

Although his recent accolades would be considered a career highlight for most people, Theoret has a different perspective. “I think the highlight is really all of the personal stories that I have been able to share and getting to meet so many people from all walks of life,” he says.

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Cooperation is the key-part two

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ast week I wrote in general terms about the Neepawa Area Planning District.

Whether it be the NAPD or any other multi-municipal discussion, it doesn’t take long until people are talking about costs and how to share them. More likely, it’s a discussion about how to avoid sharing the costs or at least minimizing the cost.

We have a localized problem in many municipal districts, whereby one municipality or town feels they carry the brunt and feel the other carries little or no load.

In the Neepawa area, there are many examples, but to illustrate the problem, there is no example clearer than the Neepawa pool.

It’s a fine little rural Manitoba outdoor pool. It operates in the warmest months, when there is enough staff. It’s a great place to swim, to have some fun, to cool off and to visit. The Town of Neepawa totally funds the pool from taxes and swim fees.

The Town “loses” a pot load of money every year. The RMs have not contributed to the pool in the past.

The pool has a two-tier swim fee schedule. Town of Neepawa residents pay one fee, out of town users pay a higher fee. It is a constant source of irritation.

The Yellowhead Centre also has a two tier fee schedule as well. The Town of Neepawa put $85,000 into the YHC this year. There was a small contribution from the municipalities of Rosedale and North-Cypress Langford.

There is a solution that may only be practical to illustrate the problem. What if the Town of Neepawa withdrew all funding from the pool, the Yellowhead Centre and all other arts and recreational facilities in the Town boundaries? What if the actual users, regardless of where they lived, had to pay the whole shot.

The YHC would have to increase it’s fees by $85,000, the pool by maybe $100,000. It gets pretty

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Ken Waddell unwieldy and uncomfortable doesn’t it? The funding of any and all services must be addressed.

I stand by what I have said many times; the Neepawa area municipalities should be amalgamated and much of the antagonism and bickering would eventually go away. It is in the best interests of everyone to have a strong district with strong services. Just look at the great work of the Neepawa and District Medical Clinic. Without that project, the Neepawa area would be just another dot on the map.

The municipalities and the Town have come together to first of all buy the medical clinic, then upgrade the clinic, then expand the clinic and now embark on a second expansion. The clinic is not only a backbone of community services, it’s a monument to community cooperation. There’s the key, community cooperation.

There would be risks to an actual amalgamation of municipal areas but there could be huge advantages. If we had one council made up of the most progressive minded councillors from the whole area, we might be able to get a lot more done. There could be cooperative use of machinery and human resources. We would only need one CAO, not three or four. Decisions could be made at “the Council meeting” instead of batting issues back and forth for months and sometimes years.

We are finally getting some advancement of the “Rosedale water” issue. It’s only been 20 years and the costs have probably quadrupled.

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The area is about to see a $125 million expansion at Hylife– $95 million is scheduled to go into the Neepawa plant for a much needed new cut floor and other facilities. But where is the other $30 million going to go? Some is going to go to hog barns and that gets everyone’s attention.

However, at the recent NAPD planning session, it was very well stated by a municipal councillor that there are lots of relatively remote and appropriate spots in the RM of Glenella-Lansdowne or perhaps Rosedale where a hog barn or two or three could go. Will the area seize that opportunity.

Maybe, maybe not. It’s there for the asking. Langford probably won’t see hog barns for two simple reasons. One, the east end has the aquifer too close to the surface and the west end, generally speaking, doesn’t have adequate water supplies.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s the pool, other recreation facilities, a new hospital, the expanding medical clinic, or agricultural expansion, we need more advancement. It won’t be done by the Town of Neepawa alone, but it might be done in cooperation with the Town and the RMs or it won’t get done at all. It’s the same everywhere in rural Manitoba To repeat my conclusion from last week, for Neepawa and for all rural areas, we are “community” and it’s long past time when we should be divided. There has been cooperation in the past and there needs to be a lot more.

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ome days, looking at the news, the world looks to be standing at the precipice of an all-out war. Tensions are high, with terrorist attacks targeting major cities, conflicts in the Middle East drawing stronger world powers into proxy wars and world leaders, both MY hopeful and PERSPECTIVE elected, advocating aggression. Refugees are fleeing opate pressive and dangerous reackman tkinson gimes as those elsewhere in the world look on with skepticism and concern.

Perhaps it’s against this backdrop that Remembrance Day seems particularly important.

In 2015, the Banner marked the 70th anniversary VE (Victory in Europe) Day and VJ (Victory over Japan) Day with a special feature. These days marked the official end to World War II in Europe (VE Day) and in the Pacific (VJ Day).

For this piece, four of us interviewed veterans and civilians about where they were when the war was officially over.

The compiled stories offered a snapshot of a world at war.

On VE Day, there were soldiers fighting on the front lines of Europe who, for weeks, knew the end was near, but the fighting and the casualties continued. There were soldiers at the front lines of the war For the rest of us, in the Pacific who were very much still at war. war is an There were soldiers abstract concept– at home training and Canadian-based mil- one we read about or itary personnel workwatch on our TVs. ing to support the effort. There were mothThis is dangerous in ers, fathers, bothers, sisters, wives and chil- a world of heightened dren who anxiously tensions. awaited the news that would bring their family members and friends home safely.

The joyous celebrations at the war’s end belied that fact that many who left did not return. In World War II, 1.86 million Canadians served and of those, 42,042 died and 54,414 were wounded.

The wars we have seen since have had a tremendous impact on those involved, but less so our country as a whole.

Those around military bases or with family serving know first hand what war means. Those who have come to Canada from countries in which war was on their doorstep know what war means. For the rest of us, it’s an abstract concept– one we read about or watch on our TVs. This is dangerous in a world of heightened tensions.

Over the past year, we lost a few of the those interviewed as part of our VE Day and VJ Day stories. Each year, more and more will be lost, until no one remembers what it was like to have a whole country embroiled in war.

As we face threats and big talk from world leaders, each year, there are fewer and fewer people who know what’s truly at stake. There are fewer people who have seen their home in ruins from an explosion, fewer people who have witnessed large scale loss of life, fewer people who have seen the devastation a family faces when they find out a member won’t be coming home. But there are also fewer people who have seen first hand the atrocities of genocide and other horrific acts perpetrated against innocents that have led Canadians into war.

The act of war is not one to be taken lightly and as we lose those with first-hand knowledge, we lose a valuable resource as we navigate these treacherous waters.

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The personal side of war: part two

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he year was 1944.

In Europe, Britain and North America, all eyes were on England’s south east coast where a massive build up of men, munitions and machinery was under way. Everyone in Europe knew that a major allied invasion of France was about to happen. What they didn’t know was where or when the armies would land.

So while the Generals and their aides met behind closed doors to plan the invasion, British, Canadian, American and other allied troops assembled near the coast of England; ready to go at the moment the command was given.

On June 6, 1944, General Dwight Eisenhower, the Allied Supreme Commander in Europe, gave the order to “move out” and the DDay invasion of Normandy was underway.

For the next 12 months, the eyes of the world would be on Europe. Every week, we would hear of the progress that was being made in France, Italy, North Africa and Eastern Europe; as allied forces

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein marched to Berlin, determined to put an end to the Third Reich and punish its leaders for the atrocities they had committed over the previous two decades.

But while all of this was going on, a small contingent of British troops, with help from their allies in India and Nepal, were engaged in another battle.

This battle wasn’t over a republic or a region.

It was over a road and a ridge. The Japanese wanted both; because it would give them control of a major supply route and would allow them free access to northeastern India and more importantly, give them another front from which they could launch an attack into China. The Allies wanted to keep that road, because they knew that once the war in Europe was over, the war against

Japan would be intensified and that road would enable troops moving eastward to receive the supplies they needed as they attacked Japanese positions in Burma and beyond.

Sitting in the middle of the action was the little town of Kohima; that battle has come to be known as the Battle of Kohima. The first shots were fired on April 4, 1944. The battle ended on June 22, 1944.

It was a bloody battle and it was a costly battle. Four thousand sixty-four British, Indian and Nepalese soldiers were killed. No accurate count of Japanese casualties is available; but some suggest that it could have been as high as 7000 men. It was one of many similar battles that would be fought before the war with Japan finally came to an end.

One thousand four hundred twenty of those killed in that battle are buried in the Kohima War Cemetery.

A memorial to the heroic efforts of the 2nd British Division (the small group of 1500 men who held the Japanese at bay until reinforcements arrived) also stands there. Carved into its face are these words, which have become known as the Kohima Epitaph: “When you go home, tell them of us and say: ‘For your tomorrow, we gave our today’.”

That is why we have Remembrance Day. That is why we wear poppies.

That is why we stand in silence at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. That is why we lay wreaths at war memorials.

That is why we put aside our faith traditions and come together as communities to pray for peace and rededicate ourselves to be people of peace who live in peace with others.

It’s our way of saying thanks to those who gave their todays for our tomorrows.

Slow walk, solitary splendour

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he dogs and I have found a new favourite path, the portion of the Trans Canada Trail south and east of the hospital. Down in the valley, out of the wind and surrounded by peace and beauty. Our walk this morning was leisurely, a drastic change from our usual gallop. The winding path has become dear to me, certain curves offering amazing vistas. This morning I could formulate thoughts, attempt to capture the essence of the trail. I have always loved oak trees. Stopping to pay homage, I noted again the twists and turns in the branches, strength garnered from adversity, torsion from the prevailing winds and slopping foundation working their magic. Maple trees and I have a different relationship. This morning I saw the seed covered branches as a deep damask gown,

HOMEBODIES Rita Friesen the tree ready for the winter dance. The asparagus a deep golden frond against the drying grasses. And the river, always the river.

Gargling, gurgling, foaming forward. Slight dams slow the flow, adding a new and sparkling dimension to the water’s journey. A new tone in the water, a deeper thrum. In one of the curves sits a blue plastic utilitarian chair. Weeks ago the seat of the chair was well above the water level.

Then, as the rains filled the soil and overflowed, only the very top of the chair was visible, a dash of brilliant blue. Deer tracks, coyote droppings and mysterious trails through tall

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his coming Friday we will remember those who fought and died for the freedom of people in many countries. I am a survivor of WW2 and I remember so well when the Canadian troops entered that little country by the sea and freed us from oppression and starvation. The tanks with Canadian soldiers rumbled into the town that we were staying at that time and handed out chocolate bars to the girls.

grasses and reeds. Though the trail is well maintained and obviously used, every walk has been in solitary splendour.

I appreciated the slower pace this morning. I appreciated the opportunity to breath deep and release my imagination. This is the week that we specifically honour our veterans. This is the week that we have services and ceremonies, reflecting on the loss of loved ones, the effects of these losses. Losses of yesterday and today. This freedom I have, to walk a river trail, to laugh and play, to be filled with pleasure, was hard won. I did nothing to deserve it or to earn it.

My life backpack is filled with privilege: Caucasian, educated, woman in an era when women are slowly being accorded equal status, a traveller, a reader and a thinker, stable environment, own a home and am gainfully employed. What riches are mine!

Around us, among us, are ongoing struggles. This week, whether attending a memorial service, watching on TV, or quietly reflecting from the comfort of our home, remember to give thanks. Give thanks for those who served and serve, for those who lived and live, willing to die for their principles and our country. The ways of war have changed, the effects of war remain the same.

Returning members of our military live with memories that can not be undone.

Wear your poppy with pride, place it in memory, with thankfulness.

Many wars have been fought since and when we check the news centres we can see that the fighting is still going on. I often think of the many children that are traumatized by the wars that are raging right now.

I have some bad memories from my childhood during the war that are still real sometimes.

We also need to remember the One who did not fight, but gave His life so that we can have redemption and be reconciled to God. Jesus tells us in John 8:36 “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”

This is an eternal and everlasting freedom.

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Letters COPP having a positive impact Oct. 30 marks the start of the 15th annual Citizens on Patrol Week, Crown Services Minister Ron Schuler and Manitoba Public Insurance announced today.

“More than 1,000 Manitobans volunteer their time to participate in the Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP) throughout Manitoba,’ said Schuler, a former COPP volunteer in East St. Paul. “Each and every one of these volunteers deserves special recognition for their commitment to this community-based crime prevention program, and for the work that they do with local law enforcement agencies to keep our communities safe.”

In addition to providing funding for COPP, now in its 25th year, Manitoba Public Insurance offers coordination assistance in co-operation with the Winnipeg Police Service, the RCMP, the Brandon Police Service and other municipal police services.

“These Manitobans are grassroots, feet on the ground volunteers,” said Ward Keith, vice-president, Business Development & Communications and chief product officer, Manitoba Public Insurance.

“Over the past 12 months, COPP volunteers have contributed 14,000 patrol hours and almost 22,000 volunteer hours to the program. Their efforts continue to be instrumental in preventing crime and assisting local police agencies. COPP members are also an integral part of our efforts to raise awareness of road safety risks and to keep Manitobans safe.”

In addition to patrolling their communities, COPP groups display speed-reader boards (provided by Manitoba Public Insurance), patrol at school crossing zones, identify impaired drivers on the road and conduct seatbelt and cell phone use surveys in conjunction with the RCMP. COPP Week kicks off this weekend with a provincial conference in Winnipeg where program representatives from across Manitoba will meet to share successes and discuss how to continue providing value to the communities in which these volunteer groups operate.

Manitobans interested in joining or learning more about the Citizens on Patrol Program can visit the organization’s website or call the provincial coordinator at 204-985-8849 or toll free at 1-866-326-7792.

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Chickpea salad

PHOTO BY JOHN DRINKWATER

Vendors were kept busy at the Minnedosa Kinette's Annual Gift & Craft Sale, which took place at the town's Community Conference Centre this past Saturday, Nov. 5. People eager to get an early start on their Christmas shopping were lined up as doors opened at 10 a.m. Inside, there was a huge selection of products from local area crafters and home based businesses. Lunch was available during the day, offering delicious soup and sandwiches.

1-540 mL can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2 to 3 Tbsp. diced onion 1/2 cup diced peppers 1/2 cup diced celery 1 tomato, diced or 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or cilantro

Dressing: 1/3 cup mayo or plain yogurt 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 small clove garlic, minced 1/2 tsp. of Mrs. Dash or more to taste salt and pepper to taste

In a bowl add the chickpeas, onion, peppers, celery, tomato and parsley. Mix the dressing ingredients together and add to the veggies. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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Right: 3-D greeting cards were one of the many unique items displayed at the Gift & Craft Show.

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‘We really need to do something so that he’s protected’

By Tony Eu The Neepawa Banner Griffin Bugg is an eightyear-old boy living in Minnedosa, he’s in Grade 3 at Tanner’s Crossing School. Bugg he has isolated lissencephaly, a brain condition where the folds of the brain didn’t properly develop, resulting in a ‘smooth brain’, which is what lissencephaly means.

Because of his condition, Bugg is unable to walk or talk and is developmentally delayed, in addition to having several seizures every day. As Bugg continues to grow, it is becoming increasingly difficult for his family to move him around, as well as increasingly dangerous.

“This summer, [Griffin] had a bad seizure and his leg extended and pressed against the driver’s seat and broke his femur,” said Griffin’s father, Michael.

“Because of that, it sort of emphasized the fact that we really need to do something so that he’s better protected,” he added.

That ‘something’ is buying a van specifically de-

signed for individuals in wheelchairs. Not only would this van help keep Griffin safe, it would also make it significantly easier for his family to take him from place to place.

“The biggest thing is the fact that we’re able to keep him in his wheelchair,” Michael explained, “There’s plenty of clearance and room for him to be reclined if he’s weak.”

Michael continued, explaining the benefits of being able to keep Griffin in his wheelchair during car trips, saying, “The wheelchair has lateral supports that help hold him up. It also has a butterfly, which is sort of an elastic type restraint, which holds him comfortably in his chair. We can lean him back so that he’s not hanging in his car seat.”

As far as the family benefits go, Michael noted, “This makes it a lot easier for us to go to events or day to day life, when we’ve got to run around and do stuff. If we’re constantly transferring him, we often just don’t, because it’s difficult.” Explaining the current situation, he said,

“What tends to happen now is one of us ends up staying in the vehicle with him, because it’s difficult to transfer him, or else one of us is staying home with him because it’s just not ideal for us to go around and do multi-stop shopping or whatever we have to do for the family.”

Having a van, which would allow the Buggs to keep Griffin in his wheelchair, would allow them to do more things as a family and allow Griffin to experience more of the world.

Unfortunately for the Buggs, wheelchair vans aren’t cheap, with a brand new van costing $80,000 or more. In addition, because of Griffin’s frequent seizures, one parent has to stay home, meaning the Bugg household is a single income family.

In an effort to gather the funds needed to buy a wheelchair van, the Buggs have reached out into the community for support.

“It’s difficult for us to ask for help, but when Griffin broke his leg, we realized we had to get over our pride and

be ok with asking people for help,” Michael said.

The Buggs are pursuing a number of paths in the effort to get the funding that they need. “President’s Choice Children’s Charity has generously put forward $20,000 to the project, but we have to use that by the end of the year. We’ve also had $3,000 put forward by the Cerebral Palsy Association,” Michael shared.

In addition to those two groups, Michael mentioned that there are a couple other groups looking at donating funds, however they have yet to make anything final.

As well as receiving funding from organizations, the Buggs are also reaching out to the community in a number of ways.

On Nov. 12, there will be a Sud N’ Spud event in Brandon at Houston’s. “It’s 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., tickets are $20 and a portion of that goes to us. There’s 50/50 tickets being sold at the event and there’ll be a raffle as well, on various prizes that are donated,” Michael explained.

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It’s the A-box-alypse

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

On Halloween, Boxe Neepawa held their annual Zombie A-box-alypse. Owner Derek Pearson explains that this is the third year the combat sports and fitness club’s members have dressed up and decorated the club to turn it into a haunted house. About 50 people ventured through the doors and those brave enough to make it all the way through were rewarded with candy.

Above: Ashtyn Kennedy prowled the boxing ring, waiting to give visitors one last scare.

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PHOTOS BY JOHN DRINKWATER

The Eastern Belles Above (from left): Ashley Condon, Catherine MacLellan and Meaghan Blanchard performed at the Roxy Theatre on Nov. 3.

PHOTO BY TONY EU

By John Drinkwater The Neepawa Banner Three distinct voices from PEI, known as The Eastern Belles, entranced the audience at the Roxy on Nov. 3. The concert was the second in the 2016-2017 Kaleidoscope series and provided a new dimension in enjoyment, by the rich sound created

by Kevin of Look Music Services.

Above (from left): Ashley Condon, Catherine MacLellan and Meaghan Blanchard are three solo award winning songwriters who collaborated writing songs and were encouraged by other musicians to sing and tour as a group.

They offer sweet harmonies as they perform, sharing a love for old country, folk and Americana music.

When asked about the process of songwriting, Meaghan said, “Inspira-

tion sometimes produces a verse or tune within 20 minutes to an hour.” Catherine commented, “I find lyrics come first followed by the music.” Ashley replied, “In my experience, both come together. Inspiration can be triggered by the environment around you or other people.” The

tour was to continue with appearances in Kenora and Winnipeg, a brief visit home, then performances in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The Kaleidoscope Concert Series continues with MTC's ‘Last Train to Nibroc’ on Feb. 22 and Lisa Brokop in The Patsy Cline Project on March 25.

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Date: November 26-27, 2016 Time: 9 a.m. Saturday, November 26 to 2 p.m. Sunday November 27 Venue: Valley View Bible Camp, near MacGregor, Manitoba Facilitator: Trudy Chappallez, cancer survivor The two-day camp is designed for children ages 7-12 who have or had a parent, grandparent, sibling or family member affected by cancer

For more information or to register contact: Sharilyn Knox, Executive Director Central Plains Cancer Services Phone: 204-857-6100 Email: cpcancerservices@shaw.ca

The backroom of the Green Pepper was redone when new management took over.

The restaurant, now owned by husband and wife Brad Bollman and Christian Malfait, reopened on Nov. 1. Under the new management, the restaurant now specializes in pizza, pasta, sandwiches and burgers, with everything being homemade. Helping out the couple is Malfait’s mother, Phillis, who’s “in it for the fun.” While the store remains the Green Pepper for now, Malfait says she and her husband have plans to rename it.

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Neepawa split weekend home games

By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner

While a pair of recent home games for the Neepawa Natives earned them two points in the standings, perhaps they provided them with something even more valuable; a new sense of confidence It took an outstanding goaltending effort, combined with a little bit of luck, for the Portage Terriers (13-3-0) to hold on a 2-1 win over Neepawa on Friday, Nov. 4. The Natives started the game by putting some early pressure on the Terriers in their own zone, but were unable to capitalize. Then, late in the first, penalty troubles put Neepawa at a two man disadvantage, which the Terriers would quickly pounce upon, with a Ty Enns goal to make it 1-0. Kirklan Lycar and Jeremey Leipsic recorded the assists.

Calvin Bilid doubled the lead for the visitors at 1:56 of the second, with his sixth goal and 13th point of the season.

After that, Neepawa began to overrun the Portage squad, creating several scoring opportunities.

Then, half way through the middle frame, that hard work would finally pay off, as John McCammon put away his fourth goal of the campaign. Ashton Anderson and Justin Metcalf assisted on the play,

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Jordan Martin (27) moves the puck towards the Winnipeg defensive zone, during Neepawa’s home game against the Blues on Sunday, Nov. 4. At the end of regulation, it was Neepawa who picked up the 3-2 win. to cut the Portage lead in half at 2-1. For the rest of the second, Neepawa continued to push for the tying goal and had several oh-so-close opportunities, but couldn’t pull the trigger on the equalizer. For the period, Neepawa outshot Portage 18-4 It was simply more of the same in the third, as Neepawa pressured the Terriers throughout, but couldn’t find a way to get one past goaltender Brock Aiken, who ended the

night with a 33 save effort and the win. Despite the defeat, though, Neepawa proved that they could compete with the best the MJHL had to offer.

After a night off, which featured them taking some time to participate in the eighth annual Neepawa Sports Dinner, the players returned to the ice on Sunday, Nov. 6 for an important showdown with the Winnipeg Blues (7-10-2). Before the game, Neepawa trailed Winnipeg

by six points in the standings, so a victory over the Blues would make the battle for a seventh place in the standings just a bit more dramatic. At the end of regulation, it would prove to be Neepawa’s night, as they outlasted the Blues, by a 3-2 score.

With an assist from game sponsor HyLife Foods, an estimated 600+ fans filled the Yellowhead Centre for this very important early season matchup. The excited

assembly witnessed a well deserved win for the home side, though the visiting Blues did make them earn it.

It was Winnipeg who opened up the scoring in the first, with forward Matt Leblanc scoring his fifth of the year. But early in the second, Brad Marshall put away his fifth goal and sixth point of the season to tie things up at 1-1. Jordan Martin and Kruz Listmayer assisted on the play.

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Quickly after that, the Natives took advantage of a power-play opportunity, as Martin would score to make it 2-1 for the home side. Ashton Anderson and Matthew Millan picked up the helpers on that one.

In the third, Neepawa cushioned its lead at the 11:23 mark, with a Zach Johnson goal. Newcomer Braedan Binda collected an assist, while Martin claimed his second assist and third point of the night on the play. A few minutes later, Winnipeg would make things interesting, by scoring their second, cutting the lead to just one goal. Neepawa would hold on, however, as goaltender Evan Robert would pick up his second win of the season, but first with Neepawa, in the 3-2 decision. The victory improved Neepawa to 6-12-0 on the season. After Neepawa’s road game to Steinbach on Wednesday, Nov. 9 (Game completed after the Banner publication deadline), the team heads to Winnipeg on Sunday, Nov. 13 to face the Blues, then heads back to Steinbach for another matchup with the Pistons on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

The next home game at the Yellowhead Centre will be on Nov. 19-20, when the OCN Blizzard travel to Neepawa for a pair of games.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Tiger Hills Hockey League recap

By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner

Gladstone 11-2 Neepawa An amazing six point effort (3 goals - 3 assists) by Jesse Hall, helped to lead the Gladstone Lakers to a dominant 11-2 win over the Neepawa Farmers on Friday, Nov. 4. The victory was not powered by that lone player, however, as Jordan Geddes (1-3), Regan Stire (1-2), Eric Beaudin (1-2) and Corby Henderson (2-0) all contributed to the one-sided win. Shane Levandosky and Lance Nugent each scored for the Farmers.

Carberry 14-6 Pilot Mound The Carberry Plainsmen came out on top in a wild 14-6 shootout with the Pilot Mound Pilots on Friday.

Dustin Fisher notched a pair of goals and added five assists to lead the way. Keaton Turner and Daylon Creasy each earned hat tricks and single assists for the Plainsmen, while Michael Reykdal had a six point night (2 goals - 4 assists) and currently leads the league scoring race with 14 points (7-7) in three games.

Killarney 6-1 MacGregor The MacGregor Wild are still searching for their first win of the THHL regular season, falling to the Killarney Shamrocks 6-1. Matt Boschman picked up the only goal of the night for MacGregor

East Division

G

W

L

Etl

Pts

1- Carberry

3

3

0

0

6

2- Minnedosa

2

2

0

0

4

3- Gladstone

2

1

1

0

2

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1

1

0

2

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1

2

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2

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8

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3

3

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6

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4

2

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5

4- Souris

4

1

2

1

3

5- Hartney

2

0

1

1

1

6- Melita

3

0

2

1

1

Appendix: G-Games, W- Wins, L-Losses Etl- Extra time losses, Pts- Points Friday, Nov. 11 Carberry at Neepawa Gladstone at Minnedosa MacGregor at Pilot Mound Hartney at Deloraine Melita at Killarney

Minnedosa 8-5 Cartwright The Minnedosa Bombers picked up the victory in their home opener on Saturday, Nov. 5, topping the Cartwright Clippers 8-5. Grant Jacobsen had a big night for the Bombers, with three goals and an assist. Carey Findlay, Brad Lewis, Derek Cameron and Tyler Jury all added singles for Minnedosa to ensure the win. For Cartwright, Bryce Enns notched a hat-trick.

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Jerry the cat oversees the site preparation for Arden’s newest house. The basement for the home, located north of the community well and beside the crocus heritage site, was dug out and footing forms were placed on the morning of Oct 31. On Nov. 1, the footing concrete was poured. In about a week, they will be back to build forms and install the basement walls. It will take three weeks for the cement to cure and then Arden's newest house can move on site. JMR (Jake Reimer) Concrete, Plumas, has the contract for this part of the job.

Spreading deadline extended to Nov. 15 Submitted Province of Manitoba Manitoba Sustainable Development advises that the winter nutrient application ban has been extended until Nov. 15, as soil temperatures have not yet reached the freezing point.

This means nutrients can be applied until midnight Nov. 14.

Restrictions are designed to ensure nutrients are not applied when the ground is frozen and to protect the water quality of Manitoba’s lakes and rivers, by reducing nutrient loading to waterways.

At this time, nutrient application is allowed but certain conditions must be met: • nutrients can only be surface applied if they are immediately incorporated; and • nutrients should not be applied in instances where the weather outlook is unfavourable, such as if snow or an appreciable amount of rainfall is expected that would result in run-off.

Without a variance, the standard ban on winter nutrient application begins Nov. 10 and ends at midnight on April 10.

Decisions about variations are based on actual soil temperatures, the presence of snow cover and the long-term weather forecast. When a variance is authorized, it applies to forms of nutrients such as livestock manure and inorganic fertilizer.

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Buggs need a helping hand Continued from page A8 “For the $20, you get a steak and a potato and a drink of some kind. It’s kind of a social evening,” he added.

Finally, the Bugg family is accepting donations, either through the online site, gofundme.com or through the bank for those who don’t feel comfortable using Go Fund Me, which has raised $3,500 in just over 20 days.

While the Bugg family’s goal is to raise enough to afford a new wheelchair van, they are very aware that raising $80,000 is not an easy task. “We’re just trying to raise as much as we can,” Michael remarked. “The companies that we’ve spoke to that sell these vans, they have access to used vans as well. Whatever amount we raise [by the end of November], we’ll go and get the newest van that we can, to maximize what we can do for Griffin’s safety.”

The end of November timeline is to make sure that the purchase goes through before the $20,000 from President’s Choice expires. However, if they do manage to raise more than what’s needed to purchase a brand new wheelchair van, the extra funds would go towards another project for Griffin.

“I don’t anticipate [receiving more than enough], but should it happen, the next project in line is doing a bathroom renovation, “ Michael noted, “The challenge that we have is that the bathtub we have currently is just a traditional one. So when you lower [Griffin] down in the sling, it’s not deep enough, only part of him gets covered.”

The issue present there is that Griffin’s seizures are temperature sensitive, meaning the temperature difference between the water and the air often triggers a seizure. “We’d like to have a deeper bathtub so that he can be more submersed. It’s easier to clean him and he’s less at risk of having seizures,” Michael remarked. “[Support] has been pretty good so far,” he mentioned.

“There’s still many tickets available for the event, but support is fairly wide spread,” he added.

If you’d like to support Griffin and his family, go to gofundme.com and search for ‘Griffin Bugg’, call Michael at 204-867-5200 for the information needed to donate via a bank or cheque, or head down to Houston’s on Nov. 12 for a steak and potato while supporting a good cause.

Hwy 16 West Neepawa 204-476-3413 Congratulations Darryl Gerrard

The management and staff at Enns Brothers would like to congratulate Darryl Gerrard on his promotion to Account Manager for Neepawa and Brandon. For the last 16 years Darryl has been a Territory Manager in the Neepawa West Territory and has built many relationships and friendships with producers along the way. In his new position Darryl will remain a key member of the Enns Sales Team and with his vast knowledge of agriculture, technology and John Deere equipment we feel he will be a great fit in this new role.

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The management and staff of Enns Brothers would like to welcome Mac Ross to the Neepawa Sales team. Mac grew up and lives in the Minnedosa area so is excited to be working with producers in the Neepawa West Territory. Mac comes to Enns Brothers from Northstar Spraying Systems and has great knowledge of the John Deere GPS and spraying technology.

Both Darryl and Mac are currently working together to make this a smooth transition for customers in the territory.

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The family of Keith Lockhart would like to thank everyone for the love and support shown to us during this time. For those who visited, called, brought food, flowers, cards and donations, we are sincerely grateful. We wish to thank the paramedics, RCMP and Brian James and the staff at White’s Funeral Home for their caring service. To Joanne, Arlene, Anita and Norman thank you for all you have done and continue to do.

Also we wish to thank Pastor Don Thompson, Father Chad McCharles, and Marie Angers for the lovely service and the ACW Ladies Auxiliary for providing the luncheon.

Marion, Mari-Ann, Darwin and families

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2016 AGM Brandon Youth Soccer Assoc., Wed, Nov. 23, 7 p.m. Victoria Inn Hotel, Brandon, MB. _____________________ Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Neepawa United Church basement, Thursdays, 8 p.m. _____________________ Arden Hall, cap. 255. Park, camping and sports facilities, rink, curling ice, kitchen and lounge. Call Leah 368-2403 or 841-4766 _____________________ Drug problem? Narcotics Anonymous can help. Meetings on Sat at 7 p.m. and Tues at 7 p.m. at Calvary Chapel, 221 Hamilton St. Neepawa

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Jarvis Meats of Gladstone requires a full time meat cutter.

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Engagement Laurie Lang & Ken Dayholos together with Shannon & Elgin Robertson and the late Bernard Jakubowski are pleased to announce the engagement of their children

Michelle Lacey Danielle & Adam Bernard A summer wedding will take place on July 15, 2017 at the St. Dominics Roman Catholic Church in Neepawa, Manitoba.

A come and go shower in their honour will be held on December 17, 2016 at the Neepawa Yellowhead Centre, from 2:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m with a pre-wedding Social to follow that evening. Please accept this as your invitation.

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2005 Chev 3500 1 ton truck, box, hoist and roll tarp. 56,000 kms. Not Safetied. Very good running condition; Brandt grain auger; approx. 1,000 small square straw bales.

204-476-5145 _____________________ ROUGH LUMBER, FULL DIMENSION 2x8, 2x6, 2x4, windbreak boards. Firewood slabs - 1 cord bundle $60. We buy standing spruce & poplar timber. Tri-J Industries. “Your Local Sawmill” 476-6798 or 476-6349

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No pets. No smoking. Call 204-841-0448 _____________________ Churchill Block, Neepawa, 1 bedroom apartment, available immediately. Call 204841-1298 _____________________ For Rent: Nov. 1st, 2016.

Small three bedroom house, six miles east of Gladstone in Steele Bridge district. For more information call 204385-3721

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

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FOR SALE: 4-bedroom home – 144 Dennis St. West, Gladstone, MB Well-maintained, 1232 sq. foot bungalow with upstairs laundry, 2-car garage, and central air. Includes newer appliances. Call 204 8720292; 204 872-3175 or email jbeav@mymts.net.

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Budget Tire Co. We buy and sell good used tires. 7268199, Brandon

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

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

First Baptist 11:00 a.m.

Calvary Chapel 10:30 a.m.

Knox Presbyterian 11:00 a.m.

Roman Catholic Saturday 7 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m.

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

Brookdale United 9:30 a.m.

Christ Lutheran 9:00 a.m.

International Worship Centre 1:30 p.m.

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

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

Beautiful Plains Museum Annual Meeting to be held

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The families of Angie Tester and Michael Weisgerber are very pleased to announce their upcoming wedding on December 31, 2016 A shower will be held at the Neepawa Legion on Saturday, November 12, 2016 from 2 pm - 4 pm.

A “Hawaiian” themed social will follow in the evening from 9 pm to 1 am, (also at the Legion).

For more information please call Kerry at 841-4748 or Jamie at 476-0855.

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We would like to thank the staff at Country Meadows for the care they gave dad for the time he spent living there. Thank you to Dr. Desilets and nurses for their care and support at the hospital, White's Funeral Home for their care and services provided, Rita Friesen for the eulogy at C.E.C, United Church ladies for the luncheon and to families and friends for their support, flowers, cards and food trays provided to our families.

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In loving memory of our dear Mom, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother who passed away on November 12, 1996 at McCreary, MB. 20 years have come and gone but yet it seems like yesterday since we said goodbye.

You are forever loved and missed.

"They Say There Is A Reason" They say there is a reason, They say that time will heal, But neither time nor reason Will change the way we feel, For no-one knows the heartache, That lies behind our smiles, No-one knows how many times, We have broken down and cried, We want to tell you something So there won't be any doubt, You're so wonderful to think of, But so hard to be without.

- Author Unknown We love and miss you so much, Ivy-Anne, Tim and family Norma-Jean, Bob and family

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Irene Buchanan (nee KASPICK)

March 1928 - November 2000

452 Second Ave, Neepawa. MLS# 1628497

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In loving memory of a friend, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who passed away November 17, 2000.

She always thought of others first, Her heart was warm and tender.

She lived her life for those she loved, And those she loved remember.

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TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION invites applications for the following position Glenella School Half Time Resource/Half Time 7/8 Classroom Teacher Teaching duties include 7/8 Home Economics, 7/8 Mathematics, 7/8 Social Studies, Graphic Communication Technology 10G and Transitional Math 10F. Full Time Term January 9, 2017 – June 30, 2017 Applications close on Thursday, November 17, 2016.

For more information Contact Paul McDonald (204) 352-4253 Submit letter of application and resume to: pmcdonald@trsd32.mb.ca Paul McDonald, Principal Glenella School Box 59, Glenella, MB, R0J 0V0 Phone 352-4253, Fax 352-4330 Although all applications are appreciated, only candidates who are selected for interviews will be contacted.

Solstice Spa at Elkhorn Resort is looking for a part time, causal Spa Attendant to work Saturdays and Sundays (10am-6pm).

For details about the position or to submit your resume, please contact: Stephanie Picard at stephanie.picard@elkhornresort.mb.ca

Janzen Chevrolet in Carman is building a NEW DEALERSHIP! Now hiring motivated individuals for

Sales Consultant & Service Technician Email Resume to: info@jpb.ca Ph: 204-745-6777 Toll Free: 877-745-6777

FOODS Meat Cutter/Production Personnel HyLife Foods a division of the HyLife organization is engaged in the dressing and processing of hogs for both domestic and world markets.

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

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

Responsibilities / Duties include but are not limited to: • Slaughter, eviscerate and mark hogs for further processing • Cut pork carcasses into primal cuts for further detailed specifications intended for commercial, industrial, institutional or wholesale use • To de-bone edible part and remove inedible organs or parts The successful candidate should possess the following qualifications: • Be able to work in a culturally diverse workplace • Have a good work ethic • Focus on treating people with dignity and respect • Appreciate a stable long term work environment • Experience as an Industrial Butcher or trimmer is required • Completion of secondary school may be required Current starting wage is $13.85/hour plus $1.00 per hour perfect attendance incentive!

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

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

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

Please apply online at http://www.hylife.com/current-opportunities/ We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

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TRAILERS FOR SALE. Car & Equipment Haulers, Dumpbox, Utility, Gooseneck Flatdeck, Cargo, Aluminum Livestock, CM Truckbeds.

Parts & full service. Kaldeck Truck & Trailer, MacGregor, MB. 1-888-6853127 or www.hhtrailer.com.

ENGLAND FURNITURE SALE EXTENDED TILL NOV 20th! England Furniture (a La-Z-Boy Company) is featuring products in select fabrics at an extra 20% discount. All orders placed

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The annual Neepawa Sportsperson of the Year award was also handed out during the dinner. For 2016, Rodney White received the honour. White’s local contributions to sports are multifaceted, as he grew up playing both minor hockey and baseball in Neepawa. White was instrumental in forming the Neepawa Farmers senior hockey team in 2010 and has been the team manager since its’ inception.

He is also vice-president and game scheduler for the Tiger Hills Hockey League. Currently, he plays hockey with the Farmers and in the summer, also plays baseball with the Neepawa Cubs of the Santa Clara Baseball League. In previous years, he also played with the Neepawa Farmers senior baseball team. On top of all those on-field efforts, he has also umped minor ball games in the past and still refs in minor hockey.

If that were not enough, he’s also host committee chair for the 2017 Provincial Senior Baseball Championship, to be held in Neepawa next year.

White said this was a very unexpected honour.

“It was a surprise, but definitely a huge honour.

Looking at some of the individuals who have received this award before, it’s very exclusive company and I’m proud to even be considered for [the Sportsman of the Year award],” said White.

The evening’s buffet style meal was put together by D and D Catering Services and the pork for the main course donated

by Hylife Foods, with the company also providing the services of its executive chefs. The pork, sides and wide variety of desserts all received rave reviews by the attendees.

Another important part of the evening’s festivities was the live auction. About a dozen items were up for bid, with Neepawa Natives board president Ken Waddell serving as the auctioneer. An unofficial estimate pegs the amount raised at the auction at about $6,400, though those and more official results from the night will likely be released within the next few weeks.

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Holod celebrates a century Right: Catherine (Rainka) Holod celebrated her 100th birthday on Oct. 29 at the Neepawa Legion. Though Holod now lives in Alberta, she spent most of her life in Neepawa. Entertainment was provided by Patty Andriechuk, Glen Rainka and Irene Magwood, who are family members.

B e l o w : M e s s a g e s o f c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s f r o m : t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r, the Premier of Alberta, the Governor General, the Queen, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. Also a guest sign in and cards.

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Correction: In the Nov. 4 edition of the Neepawa Banner, the photo of the Fenty family, one of the beneficiaries of the 2016 Little Valley beneficiary incorrectly identified one of the family members. The cutline should read “Maci Fenty” not “Maci Kerr”.

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By Tony Eu The Neepawa Banner In today’s world, it’s more important than ever that students have an idea what they want to do when they graduate. With student loans and intense job competition, deciding what courses they will need to take, in high school and in higher education, is incredibly important. However, many have no idea what they want to do or even what types of jobs there are. That’s where Lee Taal comes in.

Taal is the founder of Chatterhigh, a company designed to help students explore what there is out in the wide world of employment.

“Everybody in my family is a teacher, or was a teacher,” Taal mentioned. “When I was in high school I was very involved as a prefect, I ran a home room, I was a peer tutor. So I always enjoyed getting students engaged in their course work. I was always helping other students,” he continued, explaining how why he does what he does.

As for what he does, Taal said, “I’ve developed something that I believe is helping students explore their post-secondary career options.” He continued sharing his story, saying, “When I was first asked to come into the school to help them use my resource, they said, ‘Maybe you can share a couple words on how you started this company and what you’re doing.’ That very quickly evolved into what I have now talked about with 30,000 students across Canada.”

Taal’s momentum is only growing, as he continues to talk at schools and presentations across Canada. “I think I might be keynoting a big conference in Manitoba in the spring,” he mentioned. But what makes Taal any more qualified to talk about career paths?

“I have a very unique career path and I can very clearly draw the line back through to high school and see why high school mattered so much for me,” he explained, “In particular, [I can see] why career education matters so much for students today, in terms of building adaptability and helping them to adapt to a world that’s going to be very different than they think.”

Taal added, “I use examples, I use stories from my career path to explain why we do career education and why it is so valuable.”

Every school in Canada has a career education course and while it does expose students to some of their options, it doesn’t quite capture their interest. “Every student in Canada has to do a course in career education. It’s typically done at the Grade 10 level and it’s a course that gets very challenging for students to get super excited about. There can be a number of reasons [for this],” Taal remarked. “Grad still feels a long way off, they’re distracted by social media, they’re not exactly certain what they want to be when they grow up,” he elaborated.

Taal mentioned that there is a lot of research that has led to mandatory career education in Canada, particularly around Grade 10, citing the Snyder Hope Theory.

“Believing in a goal that you can reach and believing in a path that you can follow is the biggest predictor of your success,” he said.

Taal’s goal, as he puts it, is to “increase the value of career education for both the educator and the student in Canada.” He hopes that by doing so, he’s able to reduce first year attrition, which is when first year post-secondary students drop out. Taal quoted a statistics that says 10 to 20 per cent of first years drop out because they don’t like the courses they’ve chosen.

Other statistics quoted by Taal were that one third of students in Canada have their degree picked for them by their parent and that the government will spend $6 billion subsidizing students who will drop out because they dislike the courses they’ve picked.

He followed those statistics by saying, “I think that’s just a natural consequence of students not exploring, so I want to get students actively exploring.” He continued, “I want them to get excited about the fact that there’s all sorts of cool things out there, I want them to build vocational identities, so that when they finish that course, they go into Grade 11 with a bit of a path that they believe they can follow and they’re picking Chemistry 11 and Math 11 for a reason.”

Since Taal has started doing these presentations, he has spoken to over 30,000 Canadian students. So how has the response been? “The response is typically, ‘That is very inspiring’,” he answered.

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Today’s teens explore careers differenetly Continued from page B1 As for what has surprised him, Taal said, “They do not go into the career centres and take the books off the shelf. I’ve asked the question 30,000 times, ‘Who has been to their career centres to take a book off the shelf?’ I have not seen 100 hands.” He expanded, saying, “That’s the way we’ve done it since the ‘50s, it’s posters and books and brochures and booths at career fairs.

But today’s teen, they explore everything through Google.”

One of the challenges Taal faces in trying to promote career education is something he calls, ‘the churn of the career educator’. “So the turnover of the career educator is one of the bigger challenges with the courses,” he explained.

“An educator could be asked to teach that career course, simply because they needed someone to do it this semester and often it’s the new teacher that will do it,” Taal mentioned, “They don’t necessarily know the Snyder Hope Theory. They’re capable of teaching it, of course, but the teachers themselves may not be aware of the litany of resources that are available in this country to help students.” He stressed the problem of this, saying, “These are things that take a bit of time and experience to discover [are] out there.”

As a final topic, Taal mentioned a competition his company is putting on.

“We are running a national competition. Every high school and middle school in the country is invited,” he remarked. The name of the competition? Canada’s Most Informed School.

“Schools actually raise funds by having students, parents [and] teachers explore. It’s a fun activity, easy; people can do it at home. It takes 10 minutes to do, of course, it can be done in the schools and we have leaderboards,” Taal explained of the competition. “The schools are right across [Canada] from coast to coast; we have schools here in Manitoba on the leaderboard, even some here in the local regions.

It’s just another way for us to get kids engaged,” he continued.

In addition to this competition, Taal’s company, which he says he has operated more like a social enterprise than a corporation, has raised $140,000 for schools across Canada in the past few years. It

has also raised $13,000 towards Free the Children, building schools across the planet.

“The reason we do these things is because that’s what kids like to do,” Taal said. “They will do fundraisers; they will sell muffins for grad,” he noted, adding, “They like Free the Children and WE Day and so that’s why I wanted to do things their way, I want to get them engaged in this activity that can be seen as boring. Let’s make it fun for them to explore what the University of Manitoba has to offer.”

Warm enough for a swim?

This past weekend saw unseasonably warm weather across the Banner’s coverage area.

On Saturday, Nov. 5 at 5:15 p.m., Gwen Usick caught this photo of some brave swimmers taking a refreshing dip into Clear Lake. The photo was taken at the dock by The Marina at Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park.

PHOTO BY GWEN USICK

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Students from NACI HOPE, the high school hockey team, student council and the football team canvassed the Town of Neepawa Halloween night collecting 2840lbs of food.

The NACI Global Issues class delivered the food and sorted it for the Neepawa Salvation Army on Tuesday. The group would like to thank the community for the support.

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Students’ donations help stray cats in the Neepawa area Submitted Cats TNR Rescue On Oct. 13, Lise McQuarrie and Brandi Falk, two volunteers from Cats TNR, visited Ms. Selewich's grade 6A class at NACI to make a very special presentation to Kaydence Drieger and her classmates.

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From left: Grade 6 NACI student Kaydence Drieger stands with Cats TNR volunteers Brandi Falk and Lise McQuarrie.

made a monetary donation of $56.

In appreciation, the organization presented Kaydence and her class with a "Compassionate Kids Award" and a cake.

Co-founder and board member Linda Desjardins said, “Nothing can begin to express how proud and appreciative we are of these young students and their big hearts!”

speak to her class about the overpopulation of cats, but she didn't stop there! Drieger went above and beyond her classroom assignment and she visited all the other Grade 6 classrooms at NACI, where she shared her topic and collected donations from her fellow classmates for the Cats TNR rescue!

Kaydence, with the help of her classmates, donated some cat food, toys and

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By Vern May Minnedosa Economic Development The excitement is building as Minnedosa’s new medical clinic gets closer to becoming a reality. Area residents have cause for enthusiasm as fundraising targets are approaching their goal for the Dr. Ajai Khandelwal Primary Care Centre. In fact, if financial support keeps coming in at the present pace, shovels will be in the ground as early as the spring of 2017.

Recognizing that the facility will be community owned and operated as a non-profit by a local board, personal contributions and organizational commitments to the project have been encouraging to date. Since launching the public component of the fundraising efforts this summer, $645,500 has been collected. This includes the support of individuals, service clubs, the Minnedosa Foundation and local businesses.

These personal and corporate donations are getting close to matching the $810,000 committed to the project from four municipal governments – The Town of Minnedosa, the R.M. of Harrison-Park, the R.M. of Oakview and the R.M. of Minto-Odanah. Recently, donations have also been received in the form of shares.

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this as an option for themselves to get involved with the project, the staff at the MNP office in Minnedosa can help to answer any questions and navigate the process.

As the committee launches their final push to confirm the start of construction, donors are urged to consider this cause as they assign any year end charitable giving for applicable tax exemptions.

Your contribution could be the donation that concludes the fundraising campaign and sets wheels in motion for construction. Donations can be made at the Town of Minnedosa office, R.M. of Minto-Odanah office, Clanwilliam-Erickson municipal office, Minnedosa Credit Union and at the MNP office in Minnedosa.

Fundraising isn’t the only program in motion While fundraising lunges toward its final goal, the recruitment committee is also actively investigating strategies to increase our duty roster of physicians. The new care centre offers increased capacity to support at least seven doctors, in addition to services offered through community public health. Expect further updates from this sub-committee as their efforts proceed to restore a strong complement of doctors to best meet the needs of the region.

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The Neepawa Library holds four albums of information on area residents who have served in various global conflicts.

Remembrance Day, on Nov.11, is a day to reflect and remember those who have served on our behalf to preserve democracy and freedom in places that we may not have ever heard of before. We are fortunate at the Neepawa Library to hold four albums of information on area residents who have served in various global conflicts.

Their stories are compiled and maintained by local resident Cecil Pittman and the albums are available all year round at the library.

We thank Cecil for his dedication to this project and are honoured to keep the albums available here at the library.

Storytime is complete for the fall session and we thank all the pre-schoolers and their care-givers who participated. Thanks again to Wendy and our Rotary volunteer readers who make the program a big success. Storytime will begin again in the new year.

We may not be looking forward to snow this year, but at the library we are

always looking for ways to help spread some comfort and joy, whether it’s a book to curl up with next to the woodstove or a magazine to inspire a warm craft project as a gift for yourself or someone else. There’s still time for handmade gifts for those you love. Check our shelves for quilting, knitting and crochet books and magazines, or if you are into crafts, how about one of our many Martha Stewart magazines and craft books? If it’s food you are into, we have cookbooks!

We want to play our part in the holidays too!

This year, our tree in the library will be a Christmas Cheer Tree, where we’ll collect new mitts, gloves and scarves for donation to the Neepawa Salvation Army Christmas Hampers.

Wrapping is not required,

just drop off items off at the library or come in and hang them on our tree yourselves.

Mark your calendars for Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m., when the Neepawa Library will present Manitoba author Karen Emilson. She will be here to promote her first book of fiction, Be Still the Water. Ms. Emilson will also speak about her two previous non-fiction books, Where the Children Run and Where Memories Remain. We’re looking forward to a very interesting visit from this popular local author.

And not to forget the younger set who also enjoy crafts, we’re planning a Christmas Crafter day on Friday, Dec. 2. We’re taking registration for preschool age children and their caregivers at 10:30 am and ages six to

10 and their caregivers at 2:30 p.m. Each session will be for about an hour and there will be a simple craft, snacks and a story.

Please call 204-476-5648 to register.

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