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Breakfast Club wraps up another season

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The Neepawa Breakfast Club wrapped up for the season on Feb. 22. The program started on Nov. 23 and was open to minor hockey players of any age group and skill level.

Every Wednesday, players met at the Yellowhead Centre and hit the ice for an energizing workout from 7 to 8 am. The kids had fun working on skill development with instructors Landon Cameron, Matt Lowry, as well as a small group from the Neepawa Natives hockey club. For a cost of $5, the children enjoy a hearty warm breakfast prepared by head chef and organizer Jason Sumner. The affordable cost the program would not have been possible without a generous donation covering the ice rental fee for the season.

Town of Neepawa sells Resource Centre property Neepawa Town Council - Tuesday, Feb. 21

By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner Neepawa town council has approved the sale of 290 Davidson Street to Budz ’n Bloom. The daycare was one of three groups who submitted a tender to buy the property, the others being Brews Brothers and CJ Radio.

The winning bid from Budz ’n Bloom was one of two options they presented to council. The first option was for $5,000 for the land and the building as is. The second option was for $50,000, but for a cleared lot. Council accepted option two and will move forward in the near future in demolishing the existing structure.

Budz ’n Bloom, who currently operate out of a 4,400 square foot location on Hamilton Street in Neepawa, have been working for over two years on a multi-phased expansion plan. The day care has been looking at opening up a new facility, but also keeping their existing building operational.

The Town, which had owned the Resource Centre since the mid ‘90s, an-

nounced back in 2015 that it was no longer financially feasible to maintain its stake, due to increasing costs to bring the structure up to code.

Heritage request The Beautiful Plains Museum has been nominated as a municipal heritage site. If approved, that designation would protect the building from any significant alteration or

demolition. A public hearing on the request would need to be held before the nomination could be approved.

Neepawa and Area Heritage Week As part of the Canada 150 celebrations, council has established July 1423 as Neepawa and Area Heritage Week. This 10 day period will be an opportunity for citizens to

participate in and celebrate each other’s culture and heritage. Additional details on what events may be a part of the festivities will be made public over the next few months.

General operating surplus The Town of Neepawa has accrued a $650,000 surplus in its general operating budget.

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Giant Tiger donates winter gear to Hazel M. Kellington School

By Miranda Leybourne The Neepawa Banner While it seems spring is in the air already in Manitoba, kids are still being bundled up with hats, mittens and scarves before heading off to school, in case a cold snap is in store weather-wise for the region.

At the beginning of February, Giant Tiger in Neepawa donated these essential winter items to Hazel M. Kellington (HMK)

Elementary School to help meet the need for the school to have extra winter items on hand.

Giant Tiger manager Curtis Keber says it was a good way to get rid of excess stock, while giving back to the community.

“We were cleaning out at the end of the year and we didn’t want to carry any of that stuff over, so we figured, ‘who could use it the most?’” he explains.

“We did the same thing in Brandon -- we gave away all

of our stuff that was end of season.”

HMK principal Allen Hanke says the donation was very welcome at the school, since children sometimes forget to bring proper winter gear to school or end up losing some important pieces.

“Kids are kids, and they’re going to forget stuff, so we just try to make sure we have a little supply here at the office for those that need them so they’re not cold,” Hanke says.

It seems that the generous donation Giant Tiger made fits in well with Neepawa’s tradition of helping out the school.

“People are generous, and they ask if there’s a need and they try to help out where they can,” Hanke explains. “We’ve had different grandmas that have wanted to help. They’ll come by and they’ve knit a bunch of toques and mitts, and they ask if we could use them.”

Hanke says this gener-

ous spirit carries on from donations to parents and community members volunteering their time and skills to help the school, as well.

“People are pretty willing to help out with things,” he attests. “I’m very pleased with the support we get from parents. Everyone is busy -- adults are busy, kids are busy, but when the school puts the call out, we are very pleased with the response we get. Parents are very willing to help out.

I think they want to be part of their kids’ education and feel like they’re helping out as best they can. That’s just kind of small town living.”

A list of volunteer opportunities are published in the school newsletter throughout the year. Hanke says volunteers are always welcome to help out with things like vision screening, hot dog days, at the library and more.

Free tax program helps Hospital growing with town those with limited incomes

By Home Assistance Neepawa and District Submitted A free income tax preparation program, approved

by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and using CRAtrained volunteers, is coming back to Neepawa.

Home Assistance Neepawa and District (HAND) has been very fortunate to have trained volunteers that have provided this free service for the last several years for clients on limited incomes.

The HAND office, located at 430 Brown Ave. Neepawa, is the local drop off/pick up site for clients’ income tax packages, from 8:30 to 10 am Monday to Friday, from early March to the end of April.

To receive this service through the HAND office, clients must be over 55 years of age. Those with a disability who are younger than 55 are also eligible.

When dropping of income tax packages, clients will need to fill out authorization forms and

provide some additional information that allows the volunteers to E-file their income tax.

Clients are to bring all necessary tax receipts and income information, as they would for any other income tax service.

All information is confidential and kept in a numbered envelope. The date of drop off, client’s name and phone number are recorded on a sheet and kept in a record book in the HAND office. The volunteer signs for the package when picked up and once returned, the client must sign for their package before taking it out of the HAND office.

This protocol insures no personal information is misplaced.

To use the program, a single person must have an income under $30,000 and married couples must have income under $35,000.

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cannot be used when there is income from business, farming, rental properties, capital gains, investment income or if returns are too complex.

If you are interested in using this free income tax program, please call Genie Barnaby at 204-476-2009.

Hours of income tax program drop off/pick up will be from 8:30 am to 10:00 am Monday to Friday, except holidays.

Please phone before dropping off/picking up packages to ensure the office is open, as other duties may take Barnaby into to the community or to the rural areas some days.

For general public use of the volunteer income tax service drop off/pick up site will be the Neepawa Library at 280 Davidson St. At this time, the HAND board and staff would like to thank the volunteers for taking the training and for providing this valuable service to clients on limited income.

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Jocelyn Scheper, Care Manager of Neepawa Hospital, addressed Rotary members at the Feb. 22 meeting, held at Arts Forward. Scheper talked about the Neepawa hospital and its services, including active surgery and maternity programs.

The hospital has grown to see over 8,000 patients each year and Scheper said they are expecting to deliver 100 babies in 2017. She also talked about their continued focus on recruiting to fill vacancies, especially in their nursing staff.

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Helen Drysdale OUT OF HELEN’S KITCHEN

Dandelion salad This year Canada is celebrating 150 years since Confederation (the Sesquicentennial). I thought I would spend the next several months showcasing some old recipes in Canada’s honour.

In 1870 Manitoba joined Canada, and along came a wave of immigrants. For the sum of $10, one could file a homesteader’s claim on 160 acres of land. Their new sod houses were warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and they “rained” inside long after the rain had stopped.

They truly had to be mothers of invention with few supplies. If you grew it, shot it, caught it or picked it in the wild, it was used. One rhyme expressed the feelings for their diet: “rabbit hot and rabbit cold/ rabbit young and rabbit old / rabbit tender and rabbit tough / Thank you but I’ve had enough!” The hard working prairie ladies learned to make do.

In the spring, dandelions, lambs quarters, pig weed, fiddle heads and wild onions were a welcome change from salt pork, beans and wild meat. Many of the early settlers, including my great grandparents brought dandelion seeds with them when they came to Canada. They were used as a spring tonic so it is no surprise that their Latin name means “the official remedy for disorders.”

The leaves can be cooked up the same way you do any greens. If coffee was not available, dandelion roots were dug up, cleaned and baked at a low heat until they were dry. They were then ground and used to make coffee.

No line ups at Tim Horton’s for those ladies!

Dandelion salad from an old cookbook Pick young leaves before blooming. Wash well. To make a cold dressing: use sweet cream with 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 Tablespoons. vinegar, salt and pepper and pour over greens. To make a warm dressing: use equal proportions of bacon grease and vinegar heated up, season with salt and pepper and pour over greens.

Salad with cinnamon dressing from Helen’s kitchen Salad: 5 cups lettuce cut into bite size pieces 1 apple, thinly sliced 1 pear, thinly sliced 1-2 green onions, sliced 1/3 cup pecans

Dressing: 1/4 cup oil 1/4 cup apple juice 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar 1 tsp. ground cinnamon salt and pepper to taste

In a large bowl add the salad ingredients. Mix dressing together, it may take a minute to get the cinnamon mixed in. Pour over salad. Toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Three Ways to be a Friend of the Festival

Showcase ‘always a fun time’

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson The Neepawa Banner Local talent will be on display next Thursday for NACTV’s Showcase. Part talent show and part telethon, the annual event is the community access TV station’s major fundraiser.

Last year, they raised $7,000 and are hoping for more this year.

Jean Borchardt, NACTV’s fundraising chair, explains that it’s a wonderful opportunity to see some local performances, as well support the station. “The area as a whole has been very supportive. We need the community behind [us] to keep the station open,” she said. Donations are

accepted before, during, as well as after the event.

“People who view [the station] and like it have a chance to contribute and help out,” said Showcase emcee and NACTV board member Don Walmsley.

Showcase will feature a variety of local performers of all ages, some of whom will be performing live at the Roxy and some whose performances have been pre-taped to broadcast during the show. For Walmsley, it’s a reminder of the variety shows common in the 1950s, ‘60s and ’70, “It’s back to what TV used to be… It’s great fun

Gladstone and District Community Centre Submitted Their musical bond is as strong as their small town roots–Twin Kennedy, comprised of West Coast sisters Carli and Julie Kennedy, have been making music together since they could talk. Born and raised in the small town of Powell River, Twin Kennedy grew up perfecting their sibling harmonies and dynamic live performances, while making their name known through their small community as a family band.

Growing up in such a musically infused family, it’s no wonder that these sisters crafted their sound through a unique fusion of their background in country, folk, jazz and classical music. With years of classical training, including their Bachelors Degrees in Music Performance from the University of Victoria, the sisters have found their home in country music. With Carli on vocals and guitar and Julie on vocals and violin, these petite powerhouses will fill your soul with joy and warmth through their seamless harmonies and heartfelt songwriting. No

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and interactive TV. It’s truly reality TV.” While the performances are usually more musical in nature, Walmsley said that in the past, they’ve had dancers, skits and standup comedy. As long as it’s tastefully done, he said, it’s an open venue. “It’s always a variety,” said Walmsley.

He encourages anyone with a talent to take part.

With NACTV broadcast on WCG Channel 12, MTS Channel 30, Bell Channel 592 and online at nactv.tv, the event also offers local performers a chance at a national, and international, audience. Performers have until Monday, March 6 to sign up.

Borchardt encourages

people to come to the Roxy and watch the event live, adding it’s great for the performers when there’s an audience there to clap and show their support.

Donations can be made in person during Showcase, or through the NACTV studio by mail at Box 1657, or in person at 423 Mountain Ave., in Neepawa.

Showcase will take place Thursday, March 9 at 7 pm. Viewers can watch it live at the Roxy Theatre in Neepawa, on their televisions on WCG Channel 12, MTS Channel 30, Bell Channel 592, or online at www.nactv.tv. “It’s always a fun time,” said Walmsley.

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bond compares to that of sisters and the same is to be said about the blend of their kindred voices.

With two EPs in their back pocket as Carli & Julie Kennedy, these sisters came into 2015 making a splash in the Canadian country music scene.

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NEEPAWA ACCESS 12 Sun March 5 ..............Community Announcements 10:00 .... Calvary Church, Minnedosa 10:30 .Portage Old Time Fiddle #1-‘09 1:00 ....... St. James Anglican Church 2:15 .Portage Old Time Fiddle #2 - 09 5:15 ..........Hockey - Tigers vs Virden 7:00 ....... St. James Anglican Church 8:15 ..Mdsa Santa Parade & Concert 10:00 ....Community Announcements Mon. March 6 ..............Community Announcements 10:00 .........NACI vs. Killarney- 02/16 12:30 .Steve Palmer Concert at Roxy 2:30 ............. Harry’s Classic Theatre 4:15 .... Filler - Musical Entertainment 4:30 N . eepawa United Church Service 5:45 ..........Sports - Atom Tourney #6 7:00 .Coffee Chat - with Ray Redfern 8:00 T . he War Amps: Op. Charnwood 9:00 .. Wrestling - CWE - Episode #1 10:00 ....Community Announcements Tues March 7 ..............Community Announcements 10:00 .Npa Natives vs. Steinback - 3/1 12:30 ......Stomperfest 2014 - Jigging 1:30 ........The Castleavery Explosion 2:15 ....... Arts Forward - Local Artists 2:30 .... St. Dominic’s Church Service 3:45 ...Npa Natives vs. Steinback 3/1 6:15 .................LVJ - Scott Cornelius 7:00 ............................News & Views 8:00 ..........Antwerp Diamonds - Doc. 8:30 ...Selkirk Aboriginal Redemption 10:00 ....Community Announcements Wed March 8 ..............Community Announcements 10:00 ..... Npa Natives vs. Swan - 3/5 12:30 .. Maple Syrup Fest, McCreary 1:40 .........Folklorama 2007: Russian 2:30 ..... First Baptist Church Service 3:45 ...Npa Natives vs. Dauphin - 3/3 6:15 ........ Turkey - The Blue Mosque 6:30 ..................................Herb Dock 7:00 ..............NAC TV BINGO - LIVE 8:00 ..................MAYOR’S HOTLINE 9:00 ......Doc. - The Vanishing Prairie 10:00 ....Community Announcements NACTV programming is done by volunteers and substitutions are sometimes necessary.

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hen a business person is confronted with an annually recurring problem, they take steps to reduce or eliminate the problem. The problem of the season at this time of year, and every year, is the agonizing over school taxes and who pays for what. A huge amount of energy and even more verbal input goes into what to do about school taxes. Each year, the province offers up a small increase. The school boards threaten to cut services unless more money comes through.

Winnipeg School division is threatening to cut police presence in the schools and adult crossing guards for example. The province denies they can afford any more funds and they may well be correct in that assumption. The province is a billion dollars over budget every year it seems. It is definitely time for a major shift in how schools are funded.

A province wide policy is needed and it would have major benefits for all people, regardless of economic status.

The province needs to decide if it does indeed care about education. On the surface they do, or they say they do, but their actions deny that belief. The province doesn’t really get involved with education of a large percentage of Manitoba students, namely the First Nations schools. That is left to a floundering federal system that has, at least in the past, lead to inequities in education outcomes.

The province, under the BNA Act is responsible for education of all students, end of story. They should own up to that and the federal government should pay for their First Nation responsibilities and back away. The province, being responsible for all education issues within the province should also fund education 100 per cent. Education is a service to the people, not

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Ken Waddell to property so there is no justification whatsoever to pay for education with property taxes.

None, zero! Services to land, to property, to infrastructure should be paid with property taxes, not education. Besides, just because a person owns property doesn’t mean they have the ability to pay education taxes on their property. Education should be funded by sales tax and income taxes. There would be a shift from property to income and sales tax but that shift would be more affordable to every taxpayer.

Education needs to be funded from provincial revenues and, right off the bat, there could be some savings. We have a bureaucracy that collects taxes and then rebates taxes to residences, to seniors, to farmers. It’s a ridiculously wasteful system that only a union bureaucrat could dream up to make work.

The province needs to set an education budget and then send a cheque four times a year to the school divisions on a per student basis depending on their enrolment. A designated part of the cheque would be assigned to operations and part to reserves.

A school division could put more into reserves if they wished to do so. School facilities should be given to the divisions by the province. Any future re-builds or new schools would be funded from reserves and from the future reserve portion of the quarterly per student annual grant. It’s a very simple business-like approach that makes business sense. A

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lot of bureaucratic and political wailing and wasteful talk would be eliminated. If a division has 1,000 students, they get 1,000 quarterly student grants.

The municipalities would no longer have to collect school taxes. They would eliminate their own set of annual anguish over their own tax rates being adversely affected by school tax increases.

The province should negotiate with the teachers union and set a simplified teacher pay scale.

Allowances could be made for expensive remote or northern locations. Teacher salaries should be capped at 20 years of service and after that, only a cost of living allowance increase be paid.

By the way, business corporations should adopt that policy as well. It’s controversial but the case can easily be made that a person learns about all they need to learn in the first 20 years in one particular job.

What it boils down to is that I have been observing this annual spring ritual of tax wailing and weeping for 50 years and it has only gotten worse. The province has to take leadership on this issue and the majority of the burden falls on Education Minister Ian Wishart, Premier Brian Pallister and Finance Minister Cameron Friesen. I know them all well and I suspect they agree with me. It remains to be seen if they have the courage and wisdom to implement the much needed changes.

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id you know that Canadian cell phone users have one of the fastest mobile networks in the world? Neither did I, because I’m usually struggling to find more than three bars of service.

Last month, Open Signal released their annual State of Mobile Networks report, which found that Canada had the 11th fastest network in the world— faster MY the the U.S. and the U.K., faster PERSPECTIVE in fact than many European countries.

Open Signal ate is an applicaackman tkinson tion that users download to help them find networks, towers and improve their connection. It also monitors their usage, and then aggregates that information for reports on characteristics like network speeds and wifi usage. The speed reported is an average of all of the mobile data connections a user experiences, which also means it effectively measures how much of the users’ networks have bene upgraded to the faster 4G technology. The end result is a more accurate picture of real-life network performance.

The problem is that this belies the challenge of access faced by many Canadians outside major urban centres. I conducted an Open Signal speed test on my phone, sitting at my desk. The test registered a download speed of 1.5 Mbps and a combined speed of 3.53 Mbps. For some context, the national average speed, the one that contributed to Canada’s top placing, was an average of 20.26 Mbps.

Even their slowest country, Costa Rica, had an overall speed of 2.69 Mbps and you only have to go four from the bottom to get to Sri Lanka, which has a combined speed of 3.96 Mbps.

Canada’s data was based on 289 million measurements from 15,272 users, almost all of whom must be urban dwellers.

Another likely cause for the discrepancy is the fact that Canada’s network information was only based on service experienced by users across the three national networks: Bell, Rogers and Telus. As most people within our coverage area know, only one of those, Rogers, has any kind of presence beyond the province’s major cities and some stretches of Highway 1, though that will change as Bell’s purchase of MTS becomes finalized.

Even the networks that do have a strong presence in the province have dead zones in what could hardly be considered remote locations. Those travelling between Minnedosa and Brandon will be familiar with the common sound of silence when a call is dropped. Or the similar frustration of trying to check your email on portions of Highway 1 between Brandon and Winnipeg.

This high speed experiences enjoyed elsewhere in the country come at a high cost to all users. According to data released

by CRTC last year, Canadians pay among the highest rates for their cell phones. This finding came from the 2016 Nordicity Group price comparison, which examined prices of different categories of mobile services in major cities in Canada, the US, Australia, U.K., France, Italy, Germany and Japan. The report found that Canadians paid the most for the most basic level of service examined (150 minutes of talk time) and paid the second highest rates in all other categories, but one. At least urban Canadians are getting their money’s worth!

For now, at least, the federal government and the CRTC are on the same page when it comes to a continued need for infrastructure investment. On Dec. 21, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) put broadband internet into the same category as land line telephones, announcing that it will now be considered a basic service. The CRTC also announced speed and access targets for both fixed and mobile broadband services, a category into which today’s smartphones fall.

At least there’s some good news for rural cell phone users staring longingly at the high speed networks other Canadians are riding.

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Driving through a white-out L ike most kids growing up on a farm, I was driving farm equipment and our old grain truck (a 1947 Mercury 2-ton, maximum speed 30 mph) by the age of 12.

So I have been driving for over 50 years; the last 20 of which have been on the highways and district roads in Manitoba.

In recent years, I have paused before every trip to offer a simple prayer: “Dear Lord, I offer you these minutes and miles.

Please keep me alert as I travel, bring me and my passengers safely to our destination and safely home again. And please help me be a good representative of my heritage, my family, my employer, and most of all of you, my Lord and my God. Amen.”

That prayer took on a special meaning recently while I was driving to Winnipeg. As I was driving south on Hwy 16, just past the LUD of MacDonald, I met a Manitoba Highways snow plow coming north. It was trying to remove three to four inches of fresh

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Neil Strohschein snow from the east shoulder of the highway; but a strong wind from the east was blowing it right back onto the road. All I could see was a huge white wall of snow coming my way at about 50 kmph.

I did what I had been taught to do in these situations—tapped the brake pedal several times to let the drivers behind me know that I was slowing down, slowed down to a safe speed and waited for the wall of snow to hit me. In five seconds it had come and gone and I was on my way.

As I reflected on this experience, I thought of a man whose family I met in Edmonton’s University Hospital. He was in his mid-40s. After more than 20 years of faithful service to the same company, he

was suddenly laid off. He never finished high school and had few marketable skills. When his EI ran out he panicked, not knowing how he would support his family. Sadly, he never survived this crisis. He died by his own hand; I conducted his funeral.

Emotionally, this man felt like he was driving through a white-out.

Others had survived similar crises. But sadly, he lost his sense of direction and ultimately his life.

In my lifetime, I and many of my friends have had similar experiences.

Job losses, a divorce, the sudden death of a partner or child, a business failure—these can happen at any time. When they do, they disrupt every facet of life. At times it feels like you’re in the middle

of a white-out like the one I described above—you feel lonely and alone; with no idea of what your next step should be, let alone how you will spend the rest of your life.

This is not the time to rush ahead and make major decisions. Decisions made in haste often cause more problems than they solve. When crises hit, do what wise drivers do during a white-out. Slow down.

Breathe deeply. Grieve what you have lost. Then move forward—slowly— with your hand in the hand of the God who wants nothing but the best for you.

You see, nothing that happens in any of our lives ever takes God by surprise.

He knows it’s coming. He knows how painful it will be for us and those around us. He will guide us along the path of recovery and rebuilding, always encouraging us with these words: “Walk this path along with me—the very best is yet to be!”

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opics for spring conversations include gardening, spring cleaning and summer plans. So, in that order: Chatting about prairie gardens, I thought about ground cherries. I recalled that in my mother’s garden, they self-seeded from year to year. The vegetable is related to the nightshade family: tomatoes, cape gooseberries, Chinese lanterns. They are also known as husk tomatoes. There was a time when the Chinese lanterns self-seeded in my garden (becoming noxious!) and I thought for a moment that I had ground cherries! Some describe the taste as citrusy, and some as pineapple.

Not at all like a tomato in my experience. The fruit is a bright orange/yellow

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Rita Friesen encased in a sandy colored papery husk.

The topic came up while my friend was studying the catalogue from heritage Harvest Seeds based out of Carman. Bottom line is that an order of these were included in the order - Aunt Molly, a Polish heirloom prized for its blemish free fruit, good size and wonderful flavor. The plant thrives in patio containers, I will find room for some. Having thoroughly discussed the ground cherry and its place in my

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he month of February is finished. One step closer to spring, although my dear husband predicts we might still get a foot of snow in March and he knows from experience.

What have we accomplished during this past month and what are our anticipations for this new month? I have covered a few challenges and am learning to take life one day at a time, which is not an easy task for me,

memory as well as in my garden, I was delighted to have one garnish the creme brulee dessert served at my birthday supper up at the Elkhorn Resort. It tasted just as wonderful as I remembered.

Double service on this topic – I started spring cleaning this week and that means that I have begun a long stalled project. The paneled wall in the spare bedroom now has the oil based undercoat required before painting. Should have waited a little longer

on that one! The stench of the oil based paint permeates my home. A candle is burning but so far, I do not have a headache or upset stomach. Borderline but not mature or full blown.

The longer hours of daylight have revealed a cob web, doggie breath on the picture window and more dust bunnies than any two rabbits could have produced!

Stay tuned for summer plans. I don’t know if I am coming or going! In truth, I am doing both. A holiday to France is in the planning stage, with family to visit family, another to the East Coast, one place I truly desire to re-visit. I will host family this summer, from far and near. Our summer is just long enough to get everything done.

since I enjoy planning ahead. The month of March is already all planned out, but I am fully aware that the Lord might have a different plan for my time and it will be a lot better plan than mine ever could be. The Bible keeps reminding us that it is the Lord who is in control and all we have to do is follow and we will be blessed.

Jesus tells the fishermen in Mark 1:17 to follow Him and He will make them fishers of men and verse 18 tells us that they left their nets and followed Him. Let us follow the Lord’s wise advice in His Word this week and be blessed.

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Letters We are not powerless I read Helen Drysdale's letter to the editor (Jan .

20) with appreciation for her courage in articulating a problem which has happened to others, including a member of my own extended family.

When a doctor refuses to take a problem seriously, we often feel powerless to do anything about it. Know that we are not.

Walk in clinics are available to anyone and available in other locations. They allow a person to seek out a fresh set of eyes and a much needed objective assessment.

Naturopaths are also open to people, and as we found out, are very helpful.

If the situation is serious enough to follow up with an investigation of the doctor and that situation, the following people from the RHA can be contacted with the details of the case and the concerns.

Dr. Shawn Gautier, VP Medical and Diagnostics Services, Chief Medical Officer, Prairie Mountain Health, CS2 – 102 – 150 McTavish Avenue East, Brandon, MB R7A 2B3 and Michelle McKay, Director Medical Services Administration, Prairie Mountain Health, 344 Elm Street, Box 310, Shoal Lake, MB R0J 1Z0.

Know that you are not powerless!

Mrs. Bernice W. Campbell Brookdale, MB

Rebuttal and references Bill Dean has chosen to respond to my rebuttal published Feb. 10. For the sake of our readers I shall answer in point form with references at the end as proofs.

Point 1: Bill has used my argument to say the possibility of God and fairies is an equal proposition. I can imagine a world with fairies, if God made them, but there is no evidence for them, except some faked photographs done in the early 20th century. However, there is a lot of evidence for the existence of God – scientific, philosophical and logical. (See references below) Point 2: The conclusion of Bill's mind is a belief in and of itself. It is not a fact – a fact is a provable reality.

Bill is choosing to have faith in his own intellect. (Ref.) Point 3a: Regarding fewer atheists in prison than Christians. This statement is based on an outdated study that even other atheists dismiss. (Ref.) 3b: Regarding “natural built-in morality” I ask any atheist to give me a moral standard or authority other than God. If good or bad is what anyone decides, then those decisions are arbitrary and subject to change. (Ref.) Point 4 atrocities: Scholars have proven that in the past 100 years alone, atheistic governments such as Stalin's, Hitler's, Pol Phot's, Albania's Enver Hoxha and Cambodia's Khmer Rouge have killed millions more souls than all deaths ascribed to Christians throughout history! (Ref.) Point 5 subjection of less fortunate: It was the Christian faith that developed an open society as followers shared Christ's teachings throughout the Western world and was responsible for the rights we appreciate today. It was Christians such as Wilberforce and Newton who ended slavery. Subjection of any country or peoples in the name of Christianity was done for the wealth and power of individuals who were nominal Christians at best.

Point 6: Atheists may indeed appreciate the beauty of the world and love their families, but who created that world? (Ref.) God is the embodiment of love and made us in His image so that we also could love.

Point 7: Natural selection is the same as selective breeding, which if done by humans, can lead to eugenics. I've bred purebred Arabians for over 25 years and know very well that you can only work with what is already in the DNA. No new attributes can just develop without a mechanism or motor — God. If improving natural selection were true, why is humanity in the state it is? We should be able to see some moral improvement instead of such hate and violence. (Ref.) Continued on page 10

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Pharmacy Awareness 2017

CPhA celebrates Pharmacist Awareness Month Submitted Canadian Pharmacists Association March is Pharmacist Awareness Month (PAM) in Canada, a month long period to celebrate the pharmacist profession and raise awareness about the contributions that pharmacists make in the delivery of health care.

This year the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) is celebrating the changing role of pharmacists with the theme: Pharmacists: Doing more. For you.

“Pharmacists across Canada have had a widely expanded scope of practice in the past ten years,” said Alistair Bursey, Chair, Canadian Pharmacists Association. “By offering new services, such as renewing prescriptions, administering vaccinations, medication management and prescribing for minor ailments and

conditions, Canada’s pharmacists are doing more for their patients than ever before.”

Pharmacist Awareness Month provides a key opportunity to inform and educate patients and Canadians about the significant advances in pharmacy services that are improving patient-centred care and health outcomes.

It’s also an opportunity to highlight the essential role that pharmacists play in our health care system.

In addition to some exciting PAM activities planned from the Canadian Pharmacists Association, other provincial pharmacy associations across Canada, individual pharmacists and pharmacy students, CPhA will be releasing new reports and studies throughout March highlighting the vital role of pharmacists in our health care system and in the lives of Canadians.

For more information about Pharmacist Awareness

Preventing medication mismanagement Submitted Canadian Pharmacists Association Medication management is an important issue for seniors and their families. Failure to properly manage medications can threaten the lives of seniors, highlighting the emphasis families must place on ensuring seniors take their medications in strict adherence to their instructions.

Polypharmacy, or the taking of multiple medications for different conditions, can be a potential health hazard for the thousands of seniors who must manage health conditions with prescription drugs. Harmful drug interactions are a result of the confusion that can arise when seniors take multiple

medications at the same time. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists estimates that more than 34 percent of senior citizens are prescribed medications by more than one physician and 72 percent use medications they were prescribed more than six months prior. Many people also have begun “pharmacy shopping” to save money. According to a study published in 2010 in American Nurse Today, 44 percent of men and 57 percent of women older than age 65 take five or more medications per week, with some taking as many as 10.

Medication confusion is one risk, but older adults also metabolize medications differently than young people. As a result,

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• Use pill sorters. Medication sorters can keep medications organized and eliminate some of the personal error in medication management.

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Pharmacy Awareness 2017 Meds management Continued from page 6 Organizers have daily slots and may also differentiate between nighttime and daytime medications.

• Understand why each medication is being prescribed. Ask your pharmacist and doctor to explain why each medication is prescribed. This information should be printed on the prescription label. Some drugs designed for one symptom may actually be used to treat other issues as well.

• Ask for help. Some seniors may benefit from friendly reminders from a loved one regarding when to take certain medications, especially if they need to take multiple doses throughout the day. Cognitively impaired seniors may require the services of a visiting nurse or another caregiver.

• Recognize that not all medications are right for seniors. The American Geriatrics Society maintains a list of medications that older adults should avoid or take with extreme caution.

Some drugs pose a high risk of side effects or interactions, while others are less effective. Discuss alternatives with if you are prescribed one of these medications.

• Keep a medication diary. Record any side effects that occur and how the medications make you feel. Always bring up issues promptly.

Proper medication management can help seniors avoid drug-related accidents or worse.

Pharmacists:

How can the pharmacist help me?

Can help you manage your health

The pharmacist protects your health by keeping a confidential, personal record of the prescription medicines you’ve bought at that pharmacy. Why? There are thousands of medications available today: • some medicines cannot be taken with other medicines, or with certain foods • some medicines cannot be taken if you have allergies • some medicines should be taken after meals, some before

Pharmacist are an accessible resource to help you manage your medications.

Many Pharmacists provide convenient access to vaccinations, including the flu shot and travel vaccines.

Pharmacists can help you manage chronic diseases like diabetes or hypertension.

Your pharmacist knows what to do, and will help you. Your pharmacist can also help you manage such conditions as asthma, diatbetes and can offer information on over the counter medications and on herbal remedies.

You can expect your pharmacist to tell you everything you need to know about medicines and health care products.

Ask your pharmacist for: • advice on medication prescribed by your doctor • help in choosing other medicines like cold remedies, pain relievers, vitamins or sunscreens • information on products such as home pregnancy and glucose tests or anti-smoking aids.

Pharmacists can help you quit. Many pharmacies offer smoking cessation programs and support.

Many Pharmacists can prescribe for certain minor ailments and conditions.

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‘An entertaining show’ Continued from page 3 They released their debut LP as Twin Kennedy, which earned them two Canadian Country Music Award nominations, a Western Canadian Music Award nomination for Producer of the Year and two Vancouver Island Music Award wins for Song of Year and Country Recording of the Year. Produced by multiple CCMA and JUNO award winning artist George Canyon and renowned West Coast producer Graham Sharkey, It’s a Love Thing is a beautifully honest account of the ebb and flow of the navigation through love and life. From the uplifting opening track “Get Back Up Again” to the heartbreaking vulnerability of “That’s What I Should Have Said”, Twin Kennedy has compiled a track listing that is selfdescribed as a true extension of themselves. Their latest single, “Secondhand Gold” was the grand prize award winner in the Country category of the 2015 John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the 2016 Lennon Award winner for Best Country Song.

“Supporting Canadian talent has long been a priority for the board of the Gladstone Community Center and we are pleased to be able to offer Twin Kennedy the opportunity to share their talents, ” said Kelvin Bueckert, GDCC board secretary. “I first had the privilege to see them in Flin Flon, not only were they charming people in real life, they also put on quite an entertaining show.

I'm sure their version of The Devil Went Down to Georgia would make Charlie Daniels proud! With that said, we sure appreciate the community support that allows us to bring events of this caliber to town. All profits from this

Gladstone curling club gets a boost and infrastructure. The money will go towards a newer ice scraper and a gas furnace replacement.

The Club currently hosts a men’s (two nights a week), a women’s and a mixed league. There are after school curling programs for elementary and high school students. The executive and members are always looking for ways to improve the facilities and encourage new folks to try curling, which is still considered a great winter pastime on the prairies.

We are very grateful for all the support we receive.

Gladstone Curling Club Submitted Like all smaller curling clubs on the Canadian prairie, the Gladstone Curling Club depends on community involvement and volunteers to keep its doors open. There are always challenges as to how to make local improvements and keep the lights on.

So it was a boost in the Gladstone Club’s morale to receive a $5,000 Sponsorship grant from the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Commission for some much needed upgrades

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Letters Philosophical and To promote religion, embrace science logical support of Christianity Continued from page 5 Point 8 Objection and Tolerance: How tolerant is your public declaration that belief in God is delusional? If you truly are tolerant of other's faith, then why did you object to Addy Oberlin's gentle musings about leaving climate change with God? References: Creation.com/atheism. This article is a complete explanation of atheism and its rebuttal.

Point 1 carm.org/is-atheism-viable; creation. com/science-existence-of-god; reasonablefaith.org/ does-god-exist-1 Point 2 carm.org/there-no-proof-god-exists; carm.org/failure-atheism-account-rationality Point 3a internationalskeptics.com/forums/ showthread.php?t=191726. Here it is posting No. 7 by avatar Wolfman, which is applicable. fivethrityeight.com/features/are-prisoners-less-likelyto-be-atheists/ Point 3b carm.org/atheism-moral-problem; creation.com/cultural-relativism; creation.com/ atheism-no-objective-morality Point 4 conservapedia.com/Atheism_and_intolerance Point 6 creation.com/atheists-meaning-purpose Point 7 creation.com/the-second-law-ofthermodynamics-answers-to-critics; creation. com/world-winding-down; creation.com/naturalselection-evolution.; biology.stackexchange.com/ questions/36723/is-our-genome-decaying-seegenetic-entropy-and-if-so-is-this-evidence-for-ourgenome-beingPoint 8 creation.com/intolerance-of-new-atheists; carm.org/concerning-atheist-attacks-theism In addition, see Dr. William Lane Craig for philosophical and logical support of Christianity at reasonablefaith.org Linda Rioux Rapid City, Man.

Re: the recent letters (Linda Rioux) in the Banner from Mr. Dean et al, regarding whether or not there is a God, I just have to throw my two cents in. I haven’t been following this from the beginning, and I’m not sure how an argument over global warming devolved into whether or not God exists. Basically, atheists should follow the science and believers should also accept the evidence as presented; saying it’s in God’s hands is a rather lame excuse to do nothing. Remember the saying, “God helps those who help themselves”?

But I digress. My comments have to do with the interaction between the atheist and the believers. To Mr. Dean, I say that it is disingenuous to say atheism is not a belief, and then try to convert people to your way of thinking. Your comments have been belittling and condescending to the believers, and to what end? You sound like the type of person who gets a kick out of telling kids there is no Santa Claus. If someone else wants to believe in Jesus, Confucius, Mohammed or fairies, it is their constitutional right and no concern of yours. Convincing a believer that God does not exist will do them no good, unless knowledge for knowledge sake is that important. It simply reduces their sense of contentment, happiness and confidence in the future.

Marx called religion the “opiate of the people,” and in a way he was right; without hope for the future the peasants at the time lived a miserable life indeed. Do

not try to take away what makes another person’s life meaningful.

And to the believers responding to Mr. Dean, I think it is rather silly to quote scripture to him. He does not believe in God and therefore, must consider the Christian Bible (or any other holy book) a figment of men’s imagination. You are not going to change his point of view without first convincing him to believe in some god or greater power. And there is nothing in any holy book sufficient to do that. That would require disproving the science behind his conclusions.

So if you are planning to argue religion with an atheist, start by becoming even better versed in scientific theory than he is.

Evolution is a non-starter; it is so well accepted that arguing against the fact it occurred is pointless; given enough time anything may be possible, or maybe God guided it. The mysteries lie in the origins of the universe and how matter came to exist. Questions such as what was before the Big Bang, where its energy came from and why the gravitational constant is such that the universe neither explodes nor implodes. Unlike evolution, there was one chance for nature to get this right, so that is where the believer must base his arguments. To promote religion, you must embrace science.

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Following the meal, guests were treated to entertainment featuring local artists. Students from École Jours de Plaine performed their songs and played a variety of fiddle music. Younger students performed a play about the voyageurs. An aboriginal dancer from Notre Dame de Lourdes entertained the audience with a variety of aboriginal dances and explained the importance of dance in her life. The Pinette family performed music as well.

A local collector displayed his collection of arrowheads.

There were horse carriage rides to École Jours de Plaine where a tipi was set up and visitors were treated to aboriginal teachings. Maple sugar taffy (la tire) was available for people to taste as well.

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Local machinist creates masterpieces in metal

By Miranda Leybourne The Neepawa Banner On any given day, you can find Mike Reader in the basement of his Neepawa home, in his workshop, manipulating metal into intricate, technically perfected recreations of pop culture. It’s a passion of his that blossomed naturally from his work as a machinist.

Reader, a friendly, unassuming man who emigrated with his wife, Debbie, from England around two decades ago, takes on projects from clients spread all over the world whose hobby it is to collect high-quality, accurate models and replicas of anything in the world of sci-fi, from spaceships to robotic weaponry to movie props.

It’s a hobby that takes up a lot of his time, but can pay well, especially since he started doing it full-time about a year ago -- previously he set aside his evenings to hone his craft.

“Seventeen years ago, I went to a hobby show in Brandon...and met up with

some people who found out I was a machinist,” Reader explains. “[They] asked if I could make them some various parts for a project they were working on.”

Reader’s 38 years of experience making parts for steel mills, coal mines, air crafts, nuclear submarines, the food industry, lumber yards, undersea cable laying, agriculture and more, mean that he has a unique set of skills that transferred seamlessly into a more creative endeavour. His favourite project, to date, was working on a prop for a movie that was filmed locally in

Neepawa, shot at the Roxy Theatre, called Amityville Theatre.

His most lucrative project, however, cost $1,200, and was made for a collector in Switzerland. “[He] sent all [the money] in an envelope in cash,” Reader remembers with a chuckle.

“It was cheaper than getting a Swiss money order.”

Switzerland is one of many far-off locations that Reader has sent his work to. Not many other machinists, he says, take on the same kind of projects he so enjoys, bringing him requests for work from around the globe.

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Reader’s creations can be found all over the world Continued from page 12 “It’s mainly the U.S. and Europe, although I have sent stuff to Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan,” he recollects.

“Some of my clients are friends, family, local businesses, doctors, engineers, business people, CEOs with multi-million dollar companies, police officers, airline pilots and regular people like myself, who have a passion for sci-fi.”

Many of his clients contact him online, but Reader also travels extensively to different trade shows -- just last year, he and his wife were in Louisville, Kentucky, and they plan to

head there again this year, as well as stop in at a trade show just outside of New York City this July.

Reader encourages other artists to unleash their creativity and to challenge themselves with new endeavors. “Be adaptable and flexible,” he advises.

“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket, as a product you make now may not be popular months from now. Diversify into other fields out of your comfort zone, and finally, always give your customers good value for [their] money.”

Above all, says Reader, make sure that you enjoy what you do.

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An evening of music provided by local choirs and musicians took place at Waldersee Christ Lutheran Church on Saturday, Feb. 25. Donations from the event will be split between South Mountain Refugee Sponsorship and Canadian Food Grains Bank. Above left: Waldersee choir provided uplifting songs during the Midwinter Musical Evening. Top right: Raymond Rossnagel (violin) and Viola Burkett (accordion) perform at Saturday’s Midwinter Musical Evening. Bottom right: The Erickson Lutheran Church choir.

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Natives playoff hopes will go down to the wire

By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner As the MJHL regular season winds down to its final weekend, it appears as though the Neepawa Natives’ playoff future will come down one single game.* The team will play the Swan Valley Stampeders on Sunday, Mar. 5 in what could be a win or go home scenario. As of Wednesday, Mar. 1, the Stamps remained one point ahead of the Natives for the eighth and final playoff spot. Neepawa remained within striking distance due to an important 6-5 shootout victory over the Portage Terriers on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Yellowhead Centre.

The game started off well for the Terriers, as Jeremey Leipsic scored a pair of goals early, first off a breakaway and then off a rebound. Before the first period ended, however, Josh Sielsky notched his eighth of the year, to cut Portage’s lead in half at 2-1.

In the second, Portage once again claimed a two point cushion near the midway point, off a Brendan Kochanski goal. It wasn’t long after that when Neepawa would storm back with three goals before the second intermission. Nick Schultze put two of those away, while Justin Metcalf collected the other.

Once the third period began, Neepawa kept the pressure on early. That paid off as team captain Reigan Buchanan added to Neepawa’s lead, making it 5-3. Portage fought back however with a quick pair of goals to tie the game and make things tense to close out regulation.

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THHL Playoff update East Final Neepawa vs Carberry Mar. 2: Carberry at Neepawa (Game played after publication deadline.)

Mar. 4: Neepawa ar Carberry West Final Killarney vs Hartney Mar. 3: Hartney at Killarney (Game played after publication deadline.)

Mar. 5: Killarney at Hartney Additional scheduled divisional final games yet to be announced.

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Griffin Chwaliboga celebrates scoring the shootout winner for the Neepawa Natives on Friday, Feb. 24 against the Portage Terriers. their team was able to score. It would then take nine rounds in the shoot out to decide the winner, as Neepawa’s Griffin Chwaliboga would be the hero, potting the game winner and temporarily pushing the Natives into the playoffs.

The next night, the Natives traveled to Portage to once again face the Terriers. On this night, it was the Terriers who were able to bounce back, earning the 5-3 win. Nolan

Richards scored a pair of goals, while Peyton Malcolm secured the other.

That loss, combined with a Swan Valley win over Virden on Sunday, Feb. 26, knocked Neepawa back out of the playoffs by a single point.

Neepawa’s final road game of the regular season was in Winkler on Tuesday, Feb. 28 against the Flyers. Winkler would score a pair of goals, while keeping Neepawa off of the scoreboard, claiming

the 2-0 win.

With these results now in the books, Sunday night’s tilt at the Yellowhead Centre with Swan Valley now has an added layer of importance, as one team will continue their pursuit for the MJHL’s top prize, the Turnbull Cup, and the other will go home. *Editor’s note: the Neepawa Banner went to publication before the results of the Wed. Mar. 1 and Fri. Mar.3 games were official.

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East Semi-Final Neepawa vs Cartwright Feb. 14: Neepawa 4-1 Cartwright Feb. 17: Cartwright 4-3 Neepawa Feb. 18: Neepawa 6-3 Cartwright Feb. 22: Neepawa 6-3 Cartwright Feb. 25: Neepawa 3-2 Cartwright Neepawa wins series 4-1 East Semi-Final Minnedosa vs Carberry Feb. 14: Minnedosa 7-4 Carberry Feb. 17: Carberry 4-3 (OT) Minnedosa Feb. 18: Carberry 7-2 Minnedosa Feb. 20: Carberry 7-3 Minnedosa Feb. 24: Carberry 11-4 Minnedosa Carberry wins series 4-1 .

West Semi-Final Killarney vs Souris Feb. 17: Killarney 6-3 Souris Feb. 18: Souris 4-3 Killarney Feb. 23: Killarney 4-0 Souris Feb. 24: Killarney 6-3 Souris Feb. 25: Killarney 4-1 Souris Killarney wins series 4-1.

West Semi-Final Boissevain vs Hartney Feb. 15: Boissevain 8-2 Hartney Feb. 17: Hartney 8-3 Boissevain Feb. 18: Hartney 3-2 Boissevain Feb. 22: Hartney 7-1 Boissevain Feb. 25: Hartney 6-4 Boissevain Hartney leads series 4-1.

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FAN“STATS”TIC BOWLING Submitted The Neepawa Banner Club 55 - Feb. 24, 2017 Ladies’ High Single & Triple: Barb Grumpelt 229 & 546. Men’s High Single & Triple: Don Denoon 245 & 634. Other scores to note: Ed Oshust 158; Frank Porada 176, 153, 235; Pauline Hailstone 187, 151; Janice Abstreiter 183; Don Denoon 187, 202; Eleanor Scott 165, 197, 159; Wilbert Kroeker 156; Barb Grumpelt 175; Bob Lychak 180, 179; Bev Chapski 187; Walter Moscrip 153; Vivian Oswald 164, 216; Len Pritchard 182, 173, 151; Liz Lychak 183, 151; Sarah Regier 165, 161; Marge Fischer 161; Jim King 156, 199; Myrnie Kroeker 168, 169; Norman Kendall 159, 200, 195; Muriel Porada 203; Doreen Smith 157, 168; Marion Single 204; Bernice Evenson 164, 155.

February Bowler of the Month: Ladies -- Ellen Grudeski; Men -- Don Denoon Touchwood Park Bowling Ladies High Single and Double: Penny Walker 174, 282. Mens High Single and Double: Peter Wickstead 174, 327. Other Scores of note: Barb Thompson 132; Dorothy Lyon 127; Patty Hadley 144; Phillip Watson 116; Jeff Braun 134, 134; Brock Johnson 144, 125.

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The Birch Mountain Sports team competed at the biathlon provincial championship at Falcon Lake on Feb. 1819. Emily Davidson competed in and won both youth woman (Age 17-18) 7.5K and 6K pursuit races. Zachary Enns competed in the youth men (Age 17-18) 10K pursuit, finishing fourth. He also claimed fourth in 7.5K sprint.

Geoffrey Heal claimed first in juvenile boys (Age 11-12) 3.75K sprint and 4K pursuit. In the Senior Girls (Age 1516) 7.5K pursuit, Jeannette Comte finished fourth. She also picked up fourth place in the 6K sprint. Josh Enns picked up second in dev. boys (Age 11-14) 4K pursuit and first in the 3.75K sprint. Addy Davidson collected third place in the junior girls (Age 13-14) 4.5K sprint. Left to right: Jeannette Comte, Zac Enns, Josh Enns, Geoffrey Heal, Emily Davidson, Abby Davidson.

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Team Canada names Krzyzaniak to World’s roster Submitted UND Media Release University of North Dakota defenseman Halli Krzyzaniak has been named to the Canadian National Women’s roster. That team will participate at the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship, Mar. 31-Apr. 7, in Plymouth, Mich.

This will be the third World Championship for the senior from Neepawa, having previously won silver with Canada at both the 2015 and 2016 championships.

Krzyzaniak currently leads UND with a plus/minus rating of plus 15 and is tied for defensive scoring on

MJHL News and Notes

The Swan Valley Stampeders Board of Directors have relieved Erik Petersen of his duties as head coach and general manager. The Board has also named Darren Webster as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2016-17 MJHL season.The change was announced on Monday, Feb. 27.

In their press release on the decision, the board

did not cite a reason for the decision, but did thank Petersen for his time and wish him the best in his future endeavors.

McIsaac named POTW Thanks in large part to a six-point game, James McIsaac of Portage Terriers has been named this week’s Recycle Everywhere MJHL Player of the Week.

The 17-year-old scored four goals in a recent win over the Virden Oil

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The competition at the tournament will be one of the final scouting measurements before Canada’s National Women’s Team announces its centralization roster this THE spring.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNIFER ENNS

The NACI varsity boys curling team won the Zone Seven Championship earlier this month. The team defeated the Rivers Rams in the final 9-3. The varsity girls club also competed in zones, but were defeated in the first round of the championship bracket, then beat Minnedosa in the consolation bracket, before falling to MacGregor.

Top picture (Left to right): Skip Daly Chartrand, third Hammer Jackson, second Bryan Todoruk, lead Ryler Showdra and coach Grant Babcock.

Bottom Picture (Left to right): Coach Terry Ursel, second Brooklyn Chartrand (injured), lead Kara Ellis, second Tanner Speiss, third Josie Pedersen and skip Natalie Babcock .

The Yellowhead Female Midget Chiefs and Eastman Selects played game five of their MFMHL quarter final series on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Shoal Lake Communiplex before a large and loud crowd of supporters for both teams. The Chiefs continued their strong play from their game four win on Tuesday and dominated the early part of the game, narrowly missing opening the scoring several times.

The Selects continued their hard working play and a deflected puck on a power play in the latter half of the first period gave the visitors a 1-0 lead. Despite continued pressure from the Chiefs, the score remained at 1-0 into the second period.

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The victory was a bit of redemption for Ursel, whose team fell to Sandra Cowling of Hamiota, in the provincial

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Karli Frederick was there to pick up the loose puck and slide it home, tying the game at 1-1. The two teams remained tied as the third period opened, with the Chiefs consistently controlling the play and firing 13 shots in the third on the Selects’ goal.

It appeared that some luck was going to have to fall in the Chiefs’ favor. With just under nine minutes to go in the third, Karli Frederick and Cass Lyttle both had shots on goal with the puck in the crease on a scramble, Morgan Ramsay was there to tuck home the biscuit and put the Chiefs up by a goal. Yellowhead protected the lead and were working towards securing the win and the series when, in the final minute, a puck popped loose to an Eastman defenceman who fired a hard slap shot through traffic that beat Miranda Cook in the Chiefs goal to tie the game.

The first 10 minute overtime featured scoring chances for both teams, none better than two in close chances for Eastman midway through the period. Miranda Cook was

able to get the heel of her skate on the first chance, sending the puck to the corner. A Selects forward recovered and drove the puck to the net and stuffed it under Cook, who managed to somehow keep the puck out the net. The Chiefs finished the first overtime with sustained pressure but couldn’t find that winning goal. The second overtime started with the hosts on the attack again. Rylee Gluska and Sadie Wood combined to get the puck to the net in the second minute of the overtime period and McKiya Mazur drove hard to the net, picking up the loose puck and stuffing it into the net, giving the Chiefs the win and the series over Eastman.

The quarter final win sets up another semifinal series with the Westman Wildcats. The Chiefs have eliminated the Wildcats in the last two seasons and will look to make it three in a row.

The series began on Wednesday Mar. 1 in Hartney with game two on Friday Mar. 3 in Shoal Lake.

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Natives players support reading program

PHOTOS BY MOIRA WOOD

Members of the Neepawa Natives were recently at Hazel M. Kellington school participating in the I Love to Read program. I Love to Read is a month long celebration that is held each year to encourage reading, writing, and sharing in the joy of literacy. Above left: Noah Carson and a pair of youngsters. Above right: Nick Schultze reads to the students at HMK

Down memory lane

By Roy White Submitted In 1957 I attended Mount Allison University as a Theology student.

That spring I was sent to Manitoba on a mission field. I conducted worship services at three villages; Edrans, Helston and Pine Creek. Brandon was about 50 miles to the southwest of Helston, and Portage la Prairie was 40 miles to the east of Helston.

Helston contained a grain elevator capable of holding 40,000 bushels of grain. There was not much to do in Helston.

However, Neepawa was the focal point of the communities. Every Saturday night farmers from miles around headed into Neepawa for entertainment. The stores were open until 9 p.m., so it was a full day and evening of various events.

Bill Lamb, a neighbour farmer took me to one of his favourite restaurants in Neepawa, the Royal Cafe. It was overflowing with customers and the meal was delicious. That night there were around 1000 people downtown. I spent a delightful hour at the bowling alleys which only had four lanes.

Edrans had a one room school house. It had a flagpole, a small school yard and an outhouse out back. The teacher had about 25 students and how she dealt with them was mind boggling. The small number of children came from surrounding

farms. Double desks were attached to the floor and a large stove was in the centre of the room for use in the winter. The one room school became the backbone of early rural education in Manitoba.

It was where meetings, picnics, social activities and dances took place.

Every day at noon I visited the school to play games with the children.

There are a lot of people, places and events that I have forgotten from that wonderful summer.

However there is one thing that I will never forget as long as I live and that was my mode of transportation. I had three choices, a bicycle, a very old used car or a horse. Being a lover of animals, I opted for the horse and that proved to be one of the best decisions I had ever made in my life.

I got the horse from Bill Lamb, a hard worker, a conscientious farmer and a true christian. Bill harrowed and plowed the fields with his horse which he called “Lightning”. He named him Lightning because of his quickness of both feet and mind. He bought a second horse for the job and loaned me Lightning. That horse was my constant companion from May to September.

Bill told me that his horse weighed over 1000 pounds but was gentle as a lamb. He said “Roy, if you treat the horse with respect and train him properly he will do

almost anything you ask”. To prove his point he said to Lightning, “go get the cows” and off he went to the field and led the cows straight to the barn. Lightning weighed over 1000 pounds, but as Bill said, he was gentle as a lamb. He would take an apple from my pocket without tearing it. He could lay down on the ground and roll over.

Lots of time I would take him into a field where he would lie down and I would lie down with him and use his neck as a pillow. I can still feel the sun shining on my face. Lightning would not move until I got up. He could jump over a barrel and then roll it along with his head. He would put his head on my shoulder and look for a pat and a couple of carrots. He loved to be praised and patted. I could talk to him like talking to another human. If I told him to step back he would back up three or four feet.

When I talked, his ears would shoot straight up as if he was really listening to me. His love was unconditional. He was a wonderful, wonderful animal. When I held the reins and stopped suddenly in front of him, he would gently nudge me forward with his head. I always went to the barn whistling, and soon as he heard it he came galloping from the field, stop suddenly in front of me and look for a treat.

That gentle horse would never leave me

alone. When I was ready to go home I would climb upon his back and he would walk slowly down the road. I didn’t even use the reins.

If I fell asleep on his back he would take me home and even open the gate of the fence with his mouth. Lightning liked to gallop and walk, he definitely was not a trotter. When we were about five miles from Edrans, he would gallop again, right to Bill Lamb’s yard.

His pace began to quicken in anticipation of rest. He did that all on his own without any prompting from me. Lightning was a great riding horse and he loved carrying someone on his back. The truth is, I spent more time with the horse than preparing sermons or visiting. However, the people I served were very patient with me. They were gracious, kind, were blessed with empathy and a great sense of humour.

One evening in September, I was on my way to Helston for a going away party. I guess I wasn’t paying attention because my horse suddenly stopped when a skunk ran across his path. I went flying off the horse and landed on top of the skunk! I guess I was knocked out for a few seconds and when I woke up the horse was standing next to a tree about 20 feet from me.

She had the sense enough not to come near me. I must have smelled like a sewer.

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Chiefs take 2-0 lead over Central Plains

By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner

The Yellowhead AAA Midget Chiefs’ playoff push is off to a strong start, winning the first two games against the Central Plains Capitals.

Yellowhead picked up a pair of 3-2 victories, first in Portage la Prairie on Feb. 26, then back in Shoal Lake on Feb. 28.

In game one, Braden Gillies, Parker Johnson and Mackenzie Belinski scored for the Chiefs, while Reese Jones made 36 saves to pick up the win between the pipes.

A few nights later, the Chiefs collected another big win, off a 34 save game from Jones. A pair of goals from Ryan Heino and a single by Eric Lemoine powered Yellowhead to the two games to zero series advantage.

Geekie wins award Noah Geekie of the Yellowhead Chiefs has won the Manitoba AAA Hockey League 2016/17 Skill and Sportsmanship Award. The honour is given annually to the player who best exemplifies a high level of skill, plays hard and still maintains a high level of sportsmanship.

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Carberry Gun Show: Sat, Mar 11, Carberry Memorial Hall, 224 - 2nd Ave, 9 am-5pm.

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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 _____________________ Firm Foundations 4 Life custom made orthotics in Neepawa. If interested call 212-3162

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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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3 bedroom, new condos in Neepawa, 5 appliances.

Phone 204-761-8001 or 204-476-6362 (Liz). _____________________ 55 plus, one bedroom downtown apartment. Call 476-3230 _____________________ Churchill Block, Neepawa, 1 bedroom apartment, available immediately. Call 204841-1298 _____________________ House for rent: 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom, main appliances include stove, fridge, washer, dryer and freezer. 71 Main St Neepawa. Available March 16/17. Call 204-212-2331 _____________________ 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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TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING 2017 / 2018 BUDGET The Turtle River School Division invites residents, Municipal Councilors , parents, parent council members to the following Budget Consultation meeting: McCreary School March 7, 2017 7:00 pm The purpose of this meeting will be to review the 2017/2018 Preliminary Budget and to have a discussion on alternatives being considered by the Board.

Karey Wilkinson, Chairperson

Public Notice Public Notice is hereby given that the Whitemud Watershed Conservation District intends to conduct a weed and brush control program on Watershed Drains in the Rural Municipalities of McCreary, Alonsa, Portage la Prairie, Rosedale, Glenella-Lansdowne, North CypressLangford, Minto-Odanah, WestLake-Gladstone, Elton, and North Norfolk.

The projected dates of application will be from May 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017. The herbicides to be used include: n 2, 4-D Amine n Banvel n Roundup n 2, 4-D Ester n Garlon 4 n Dichlorprop n Estaprop n Princep Nine-T n Amitrol 240 n Tordon 22K n Vantage n Vanquish n Tordon 101 The public may send written submissions or objections within 15 days of the publication of this notice to the department below: Manitoba Sustainable Development Environmental Approvals Branch Box 80, Suite 160, 123 Main Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1A5

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Armstrong Family Acres is a modern family grain farm at Gladstone Mb. We are seeking a general farm worker. Duties include operating and maintaining grain farm equipment as well as everyday farm tasks.

Mechanical knowledge and a class 1 license are assets but not necessities. Valid class 5 is required. Wages will be based on experience.

Please forward resumes to DavidArmstrong400@gmail. com or by mail David Armstrong, Box 752, Gladstone, Mb., R0J 0T0. _____________________ Riverside Community Residence Inc. in Gladstone, MB is accepting applications for support workers to work with adults with intellectual disabilities in a residential care facility. Must be willing to work shift work and weekends. Must have good verbal and written communication skills. Qualifications include current First Aid/CPR; valid driver’s license, clear criminal check, adult abuse registry check. Experience is an asset. Please send resume to rivrside@mymts.net or Box 36 Gladstone, Manitoba R0J 0T0

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St. Dominic’s Catholic Church is seeking to hire a part-time/casual Secretary’s Assistant to work days (WedFri) when needed. Must have completed Grade 12 or GED equivalent. Previous office experience would be an asset, as well as computer skills (training will be provided). Strong organizational and presentation skills required. Hourly wage to be discussed upon hire. Please submit resume to Father Mark Filips c/o St. Dominic’s Church, 416 First Ave., P.O. Box 926, Neepawa, R0J 1H0

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The family of Violet Oswald wishes to extend our sincere thanks to family and friends for the food, cards and condolences in the loss of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother. A big thank you to Country Meadows PCH for the excellent care she received during her time there.

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Obituary Evelyn Ruth Veregin (née Whelpton) Evelyn Veregin passed away on Feb. 21, 2017, in Winnipeg, after a brief illness.

Evelyn was born on March 23, 1933, near Mentmore, Manitoba. Her parents were Wilfred Nelson and Frances Annie (Rogers) Whelpton. Evelyn’s grandparents settled in the area in the late 1800s, tracing their roots to Somerset and Dorset counties in southwest England, and to Ireland.

Evelyn lived the life of a farm girl through the 1930s and ‘40s. She attended the one-room Gordon School with her older sister, Thelma, later graduating from Neepawa Collegiate in 1951. She attended Teachers’ College in Winnipeg from 1951-53. There she met Frank Veregin, from Benito, Manitoba, whom she married on Aug. 15, 1953. Evelyn and Frank taught school in rural Manitoba for a number of years, never pausing more than a year or two at each location.

Evelyn’s teaching career fell by the wayside after the birth of her two sons, Richard (1958) and Howard (1960). By the early 1960s, Frank was a School Superintendent for the Department of Indian Affairs, which led the young family to take up residence in several remote locations in the north, including Norway House, The Pas, and Cross Lake.

In 1970, the family moved to Winnipeg, where they lived until the mid-1980s. After Frank’s retirement, the couple spent several years traveling in their Airstream trailer, and then moved to Benito to be closer to family. Frank passed away in 2001, just as he and Evelyn were preparing to move into a new house in Winnipeg. Evelyn lived by herself in this house for over a decade, where she enjoyed many summer vacations with her grandchildren swimming in her outdoor pool. With advancing age, Evelyn moved into an assisted care home in 2013.

Like her parents before her, Evelyn was always on the go.

She enjoyed traveling, reading, painting, poetry, plays, music, and people. She brought a spirit of optimism to everything she did and was dearly loved by everyone who knew her. In her retirement years, Evelyn wrote a series of books describing her life growing up in rural Manitoba. She also produced paintings of the places she had lived, including her family’s farm and communities in northern Manitoba.

Evelyn’s son Richard lives with his wife Alison in Mississauga, Ontario. Their two children, Lawrence and Lisa, attend university in Toronto. Evelyn’s son Howard and his wife Peggy live in Wisconsin with their sons Devin and Nolan.

Memorial services were held on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at the United Church in Neepawa. She is buried in Riverview Cemetery next to her husband. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

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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.

Obituary Robert Melvin Park Passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, at the age of 73 years.

Melvin was born on June 17, 1943 in Ste. Rose, Manitoba, to William and Dorothy (Denholm) Park.

He lived in Laurier, MB until his Mom’s passing, when he and his sister Elinor moved to the farm in Tenby, MB, with their uncles Percy and Phil and grandmother Denholm. Melvin was raised on the farm, joined the Navy at the age of 18 years old, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was on leave in Halifax, NS when they were called to battle stations, but fortunately, it was called off. After the Navy, he became a journeyman carpenter and worked a variety of jobs across the Prairies.

For a while, he tried his hand at working in a meat packing plant in Calgary, before getting back into carpentry at ATCO trailers in Calgary as a finishing carpenter, until his retirement in 2008. At this time, he returned to Manitoba and settled in Plumas. He reacquainted with many friends from his younger years and he greatly enjoyed tending his garden every year, reaping the rewards of his labours and sharing with friends and neighbours. He had a passion for photography and was well known in the area for his nature photos – especially birds.

Melvin was predeceased by his parents William and Dorothy and sister Elinor. He is survived by nieces, nephews and friends.

Celebration of Life was held on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 2:00 pm at the Plumas Community Hall with Wendy Denbow officiating.

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

Obituary Audrey Marie Wilks

(Baraniuk) Audrey passed away suddenly in Lac La Biche, Alberta, on December 13, 2016, at the age of 53 years. Audrey was born on December 18, 1962 in Neepawa Hospital.

After Grade 12, Audrey got her LPN training, working in Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie hospitals.

Audrey continued her education and the last few years has worked as a social worker in Alberta.

Left to cherish Audrey's memory are her two children, Justin and Chantelle Baraniuk; her parents, August and Rose; her siblings, Sheila, Alan (Shari) Shaina and Matthew, Kevin, Marcy (Jeffrey) Kenzie and Maxim. Also many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. A memorial service was held December 22, 2016 at Brockie Donavan Funeral Chapel in Brandon, MB with Fr. Michael Tkachuk officiating. Burial at a later date.

Lydia Emilia Wutke Lydia Emilia Wutke nee Smith (Schmidt) was born on October 30, 1923, in the home of her parents, Kasper and Christina Schmidt, in the Tupper district.

Lydia was received as a child of God in Holy Baptism on November 25, 1923, at the Zion Lutheran Church in the Tupper district. She was confirmed in this faith on April 2, 1939, also at Tupper. On June 16, 1945, Lydia married Walter Wutke at Zion Lutheran Church. Walter and Lydia were blessed with one child, Linda Oswald. She departed this life on February 18, 2017 at the Neepawa Hospital having attained the age of 93 years, 3 months and 19 days.

Lydia received her education at the Maitland School.

While living at her parents’ home, she helped her mother with the farm chores, as her mother was not well. After marrying Walter, they moved to his family homestead and worked side by side for over 40 years. In 1992, they retired to the Village of Plumas. Lydia’s main interest was homemaking. She loved to cook, clean and bake.

You could be sure when you stopped by there was always a meal, cup of tea and dessert to accompany the visit. Lydia loved to play cards, especially Canasta, and enjoyed her winter evenings watching curling on TV. Many hours were spent talking on the phone with friends and family. Some of our family’s fondest memories were fishing trips to Waterhen and Lake of the Prairies.

Lydia’s most cherished moments were spent with her family and a smile would beam across her face when her grandchildren and great-grandchildren would come to visit. Lydia was very proud of the family that she was a big part of. She will always be remembered for her patience, kindness, and love to family and friends.

Lydia’s last 6 years of life were spent travelling 3 times a week for dialysis treatments to Brandon. Her strong will and great determination gave her the strength to keep going. With the support of family, friends, Central Plains Cancer Care, and the residents of the community for transportation to Brandon, Lydia was able to continue living in her home in Plumas, a community which she loved. Lydia is survived by her daughter Linda (Garry) Oswald of Glenella. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Laura (Brent) Miller, Brent Oswald and Colleen (Troy) Nault, and five great grandchildren Kelsey, Hallie and Braeden Miller, Skyler and Kinley Nault. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Florence Smith and numerous nieces and nephews. Lydia was a sponsor for 5 individuals; Harold Wutke, Judy Lafreniere, Bonnie Kushner, Debbie Fischer and Darlene Honig.

Lydia was predeceased by her husband, Walter Wutke; her parents Kasper and Christina Schmidt; her 5 brothers John (Elsie) Smith, William (Mabel) Smith, Valdine Smith, Frederick (Violet) Smith and Bernard Smith and 3 sisters Dorothy (Wilhelm) Wutke, Mary (Arnold) Howard, and Helen (Joe) McNeil.

Viewing at Clarke Funeral Chapel, Gladstone, MB held on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 7:00 pm. Funeral Service at Zion Lutheran Church, Plumas, MB held on Wednesday February 22, 2017 at 2:00 pm with interment to follow at the Plumas Cemetery. Pallbearers were Richard Smith, Don Smith, Mervin Smith, Murray Smith, Brent Smith, and Howard Buffi. Everyone in attendance is considered Honorary Pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Zion Lutheran Church, Plumas, MB or Central Plains Cancer Care.

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

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Hip or knee replacement?

Gladstone Area Senior Support Program invites applications for a

Resource Coordinator This position is full time (7.5 hours per day) and will commence on Monday, April 3 2017.

The successful candidate must complete the following checks: • Criminal Records • Adult Abuse Registry • Vulnerable Sector • Requires a Grade XII education • Communication and computer skills • Valid driver’s licence and vehicle For further information regarding this position please call Valerie at 204 385-3026 Please send cover letter & resume including references by noon on March 10, 2017 to: GASSP Box 757 Gladstone MB R0J 0T0 or e-mail gassp@mymts.net We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment Opportunity Summer Intern A progressive service-oriented Ag Retailer is currently accepting applications for a Full-Time, Summer Intern position for Neepawa, MB. The individual would be responsible for assisting with crop input retail activities, operating equipment in a safe and efficient manner, maintaining inventory controls, and providing excellent customer service.

Requirements: • Currently enrolled in a post-secondary degree or diploma program with a focus on the agriculture industry • Strong work ethic with superior customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills • Understanding and adhering to all policies and procedures that pertain to this position • Ability to be flexible and modify plans as situations arise • Farm background is considered an asset • Ability to work evenings and weekends • Valid driver’s license, Class 1 or 3 considered an asset • Must be a team player Redfern Farm Services offers a competitive wage and benefit package.

Submission deadline: March 17, 2017 Redfern Farm Services Attn: Human Resources 922 Douglas Street Brandon, MB R7A 7B2 Fax # of 204-725-8592 Email: hr@redferns.ca We appreciate all interest in this position however only selected candidates will be contacted.

Court Seeds Ltd. is a family owned seed farm located near Plumas, Manitoba, and has been producing seed for 35 years. We are looking to hire additional staff for the 2017 season and beyond.

Position 1: Seed Farm Worker Duties: Operating field machinery, loading & unloading grain trucks, performing regular maintenance to equipment & trucks, operating yard tractors and forklifts, other farm related duties as required.

Qualifications: Some farm/equipment experience required, Class 5 driver license required, able to perform physical tasks such as lifting and climbing, willing to work long hours and weekends during peak seasons, must be fluent in English Position 2: Truck Driver / Farm Worker Duties: Short distance hauls with semi tractor and trailers, loading & unloading trucks, hauling seed and fertilizer on the farm, performing regular maintenance to equipment & trucks, other farm related duties as required.

Qualifications: Class 1A driver license required, mechanical aptitude considered an asset, able to perform physical tasks such as lifting and climbing, willing to work long hours and weekends during peak seasons, must be fluent in English, preference will be given to applicants with previous farm experience Start date and salary are negotiable. If you are interested in a full time or seasonal position please contact Tracy for further details.

Court Seeds Ltd. PO Box 280 Plumas, MB R0J 1P0 Tel: (204) 386-2354 Fax: (204) 386-2119 Email: tracy.courtseeds@gmail.com Web: www.courtseeds.ca

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Drivers Wanted

For more information, please contact Ryan at: Box 54, Birnie, MB R0J 0J0 204-476-0129 or 204-476-0521 duncalfetransport@gmail.com

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204-453-5372 Class 1 or 3 Licensed Drivers

Looking for a Head Sorter Applications are now being accepted for the position of Head Sorter at the Interlake Cattlemen’s Co-op at Ashern located in central Manitoba. Position is for Tuesdays and Wednesdays during our regular sales. Duties to include Sorting Cattle, Overseeing other sorters and listing cattle.

The successful candidate must have good animal husbandry skills, previous experience sorting cattle and good interpersonal skills. Job to commence immediately.

Competitive Wages negotiable depending on experience.

To be considered for this position, please call, email or fax resume to: icca@mymts.net or kkiesman@gmail.com or fax 204-768-3690 For more info: call Kirk Kiesman at 204-768-0019 or Interlake Cattlemen’s Co-op, Box 599, Ashern, MB R0C 0E0 website www.ashernauctionmart.com)

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/

NATIONAL RESTAURANT FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.

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Flin Flon/Creighton/ Denare BeaCh 20,000 person primary market HIGH INCOMES Call or Text Perry at 306-980-7090 for further information.

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All you need to start your own Roofing Business:

Redfern Farm Service in Minnedosa is currently seeking for our spring delivery season. Applicants should be team orientated with a view to provide superior customer service. Excellent wage structure with overtime available.

Must be available evenings and weekends. All training for safety and handling of products will be given.

For more Information please call 204-867-2679 or contact plewis@redferns.ca or dchrisp@redferns.ca Fax 204-867-5209

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35 lines CARGILL PLUMAS

Cargill is presently recruiting seasonal yard workers for the upcoming 2017 Spring season. Applicants must posses a Class 5 driver’s license. Class 3 with air would be an asset but not necessary. Contact Gary at 204-386-2075 or email resume to gary_rossnagel@cargill.com.

SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITIES

MUNICIPALITY OF WESTLAKE-GLADSTONE

accepting applications for the following positions: Gladstone Swimming Pool Lifeguards, Instructors, & Admissions Clerk Casual, Part-time, and Full-time positions available.

Training and camping incentives available.

Manitoba Youth Job Center Youth Engagement Leader Full-time. May 9th – August 18th 2017. $12.77 per hour.

Submit applications to: Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone 14 Dennis St. E – Box 150 Gladstone MB, R0J 0T0 info@westlake-gladstone.ca (204) 385-2332

SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT DAY CAMP ACTIVITY STAFF (2 POSITIONS) Duties: Works with youth of various ages, delivering a summer day camp program. Will cooperatively plan a variety of activities; participate with and supervise youth; evaluate program & prepare reports.

Qualifications: Grade 12 with post‐secondary education (preference to education or child care related programming); valid class 5 driver’s license; must have or be willing to complete Standard First Aid/Level C CPR and WHMIS training and obtain Criminal Reference and Child Abuse Registry Checks.

Starting Rate of Pay: $13.07 per hour Incumbents will generally work Monday to Friday. Other duties may be assigned, including assisting with Canada Day and pre‐season in other program areas.

To apply, please forward cover letter and resume to the below address c/o: Amanda Novak, Leisure Services Manager Deadline: March 17, 2017 or until positions are filled We thank you for your interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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

Box 339, 275 Hamilton St. Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Ph (204) 476‐7614 Fax (204) 476‐7624 leisure@wcgwave.ca www.neepawa.ca

All equipment for Asphalt Roof and all equipment for Shingle Roof. Safety equipment rails, new hoist, tar kettle, step ladders, tester air compressor, 8 nail guns, nails, nail picker scrapers, shovel, wheel barrels, a lot more.

Due to illness, will sell all for $5,000.00 firm, by certified cheque. Located in St. Ambroise, MB.

Call Leona 204-243-2474. Leave a message

Help Wanted SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT AT THE NEEPAWA POOL FACILITY LIFEGUARDS/INSTRUCTORS (8‐10 positions) Duties: Standard lifeguarding functions; pool program instruction and standard building, grounds and pool maintenance.

Mandatory Qualifications: Standard First Aid and CPR Level C Certification; Red Cross Water Safety Instructor (WSI); Lifesaving Society National Lifeguard (NLS) or Red Cross Lifeguard Certificate.

Rate of Pay: Starting @ $13.65 per hour. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ LIFEGUARD/INSTRUCTOR/TRAINER (one position) Duties: as per Lifeguard/Instructor above, with specific attention to functioning on‐site in a supervisory capacity as the senior staff member to ensure efficient program and pool operations.

Mandatory Qualifications: Lifesaving and First Aid Instructor/Examiner (LFAI/E) Award, Lifesaving Service Instructor Award or Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor Award, Water Safety Instructor Trainer Status from Canadian Red Cross, experience working in a supervisory capacity.

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Continued from page 1 This large sum was not accumulated through overtaxation, but rather though several financial decisions and unexpected revenue developments made over the course of the year, including: • $150,000 for a Canada Day project (Money will be shifted to 2017 budget) • $132,000 set aside in 2016 for the lagoon that did not need to be spent.

• $123,000 rebate to the Town from Manitoba Hydro • $88,000 from the tax sale for 311-5th Street and 10 James Bay. • $61,000 set aside in the capital budget that did not need to be spent • $50,000 surplus from efficiencies.

• $39,000 received from the RM of North Cypress/Langford • $7,000 received from misc grants These results are pre year-end and unaudited.

Water/Sewer rate increase Town council has approved second and third reading on a water and sewer rate increase for later this year. Earlier this month, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) approved a revised water and wastewater rate for the town, effective July 1, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Before the increase is enacted, the town will embark upon informing the public on the upcoming change and how it impacts them. Changes to the rates will likely not be noticed by ratepayers until they receive their September water bill.

This water rate decision has been a long time coming, as the town last received rate change approval from the PUB back in 2008. That approval was for a three year phased-in approach which concluded in 2011.

Mayor’s report Mayor Adrian de Groot started his report by referencing the 2016 population census results and council’s efforts on local development. De Groot noted that Neepawa is in a situation that is prime for new development and that is hasn’t gone unnoticed by Council. He stated that conversations are ongoing with various individuals in relation to a strategy moving forward.

Mayor de Groot then shifted the conversation to the upcoming budget and access to information to ratepayers. He said that administration are working on a number of tools that will make it easier to see how property taxes are distributed.

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The closing unveil a sign children. In additionschool-age three the new centre is that I ing the that his group outlining 2 and reopen two to gave the sport to page the legacy has closed building years away, the community.for the various groups to better Continued plans as well meeting provincial continuing bowl- purchase the bowling lane people on group.” as fundraisin depending a void a young boy nity. Larry “Since on guidelines, how quickly they a new facility g goals. A when he was to make the leaving alley, from recreational on by countless ” can also began tree told leagues fundraise.

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Continued from page 18 I managed to crawl to my horse, climb on his back and headed for the nearest ditch, which was about three feet deep. I jumped in with all my clothes on and waited until they were dried out and finally made it to Helston. When the large group of people saw the state I was in and the foul odour coming from me, they roared with laughter. I think Lightning was even smiling. They led me to a large barn where I had to remove all

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A Manitoba moment Submitted The Neepawa Banner The next Polonia Home Routes concert in Polonia will feature Jess Reimer and Jer Hamm. There is no denying that an artist is a reflection of their environment and the harsh beauty of rural Manitoba is at the heart of Jess Reimer’s work. Be it snowed-in, wool-wearing imagery or dirt under your nails, ‘sweating through the yellow silk’ summer feel, the extremes and heartiness of Manitoba are in Jess’

songs. Listening to Reimer it is clear she is unwaveringly connected to the soul of traditional North American music. There are times when she sounds as if she’s on stage at the Grand Ole Opry circa 1963.

Reimer has been a part of Winnipeg, MB’s roots music scene for years and with her latest album, The Nightjar and The Garden, she’s been embraced by a much wider audience.

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Plumas UCW busy in the community Submitted Plumas UCW The Plumas UCW met Feb. 16 in the Annex, with five members being present. There had been nine visits made to those sick or shut in over our recess. President Norma Watson opened the meeting with a reading on the Acceptance of Winter.

Minutes of the Nov. meeting were accepted as corrected.

Thanks were expressed to those who worked, helped or donated to the

Ed Rempel funeral; the tea and bake sale, to Laurel for her work as a convenor; the funeral lunch for Verna Coutts; Laurel for decorating the church for Christmas and removing same when the season was completed; thanks to all who supplied the mountain of White Gifts; to Wendy for the preparation of the hampers; to Koreen, Heather and helpers for the pancake supper; and to Rylan and Elyse for their help with the parcel post.

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Pollyanna gave her very lengthy report, she has been very busy but still has $78.30 in that account.

Christmas poinsettia was delivered to Lori Speiss and Gorden Coutts.

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Sire: SS/PRS High Voltage 244X

 12 Fleck Influenced Fullbloods  4 Black Polled Purebreds  8 Red Polled Purebreds Cameron & Myrna Schweitzer & Family

Home:204-764-2604 Email:schweitz@mymts.net Cam’s cell:204-365-6092 Myrna’s cell:204-365-7307 Visit our Webpage: www.simmentalbreeders.ca Located 1 Mi. East & 2 ½ Mi. North of Decker, MB