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News- Page 2 Responses vary towards incident at Yellowhead Arena

News - Page 9 NACI student up for national award

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

Parents were invited to bring their kids, 12 and under, to Neepawa’s Bank of Montreal (BMO) on Dec. 3, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., to do some festive shopping. Parents helped their kids fill out a form listing family members and how much money each child had to spend. The parents were then invited into another room to enjoy a cup of coffee while a private volunteer shopper helped the kids look for the perfect gift for each family member listed.

The idea for this event came from the BMO coffee table and is an initiative to support local businesses, the idea of shopping local and to provide kids with a fun event which allows them to give small, but meaningful gifts. Over 85 kids came to browse goodies from It’s Time, Home Hardware, 4U Home Decor, Your Dollar Store with More, Harris Pharmacy, the NACI Hope Group and the BMO ladies.

All proceeds raised from the BMO coffee table benefit the Kid’s Help Phone.

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Above: Michelle Gerrard (right), owner of Neepawa Home Hardware, looks on as a young shopper browses a selection of gifts.

Right: There were gifts to meet the budget of every young shopper.

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Muted official response; online uproar surround incident in Neepawa Racist taunts alleged at pee-wee hockey game

By Eoin Devereux

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There has been a rather muted reaction officially to an alleged incident of racism in Neepawa. The unofficial response from the online community, however, has been much more boisterous On Saturday, Nov. 24, a pee-wee (ages 11-12) hockey game between Waywayseecappo and Neepawa was cut short due to apparent taunting from the stands.

There have been reports suggesting that these negative comments were made over the course of the overly physical and penalty-filled game, by both sides, towards the coaches, referees and players. The turning point, however, was when some of those remarks allegedly turned racial and derogatory in nature. At that point, before the start of the third period, the game was stopped and ultimately, cancelled.

No comments Immediately after the incident, a family member of one of the Waywayseecappo Wolverine players took to social media to condemn Neepawa as a community over the comments.

In an effort to get to the bottom of just what happened at the Yellowhead

The alleged incident happened on Saturday, Nov. 24 at the Yellowhead Arena during a game between Waywayseecappo and Neepawa.

Arena, the Neepawa Banner & Press contacted both Neepawa and Waywayssecappo Minor Hockey on Monday, Nov. 26. The Parkissimo Hockey League, where both teams play their league games, was also contacted and asked to comment. As of Monday, Dec. 3; a full week after the first contact was initiated, there were still no official comments made directly to the Banner & Press from any of the involved parties.

However, on Friday, Nov. 30, CBC Manitoba released an article discussing the incident. In that story, Hockey Manitoba confirmed that it was aware of what hap-

pened at the game and had spoken to both sides.

“Our initial investigation has revealed it appears comments have been made in both directions,” said the executive director, Peter Woods in an email to CBC. “Hockey Manitoba is concerned when members may be exposed to an unsafe environment and we are always looking out for the welfare of our members ,whether that is physical, mental or emotional in nature,” Woods added.

“I can’t speak to what fans were saying.”

In that same CBC article, Jamie Denbow, the

president of the Neepawa Minor Hockey Association, was quoted, saying that the pee-wee team had a meeting with parents after the game to find out what happened. Denbow also stated to the CBC that the league is investigating and that the team and the community of Neepawa take the allegations of racism seriously.

“I can’t speak to what fans were saying,” said Denbow, who is also one of the Neepawa teams’ bench coaches and was separated from the stands by plexiglass. “There’s no way that you can hear anything.”

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‘Not representative’ Neepawa mayor Blake McCutcheon did choose to speak to the Banner & Press on the incident. “ It’s ext remely d isappointing that this type of incident could occur in a community like ours. We, as a community, don’t condone this type of behavior,” said McCutcheon.

Outrage on the internet Once the CBC article was released and started to generate attention, the response, specifically from the online community was sudden. Hockey Night in Canada’s official Twitter feed,

which has nearly 600,000 followers, retweeted the story. Yahoo Canada also had the article on its main search engine page for a portion of the weekend. As well, the article became a trending topic on Twitter feeds across Canada on Friday, Nov. 30.

The majority of outside response was one of shock, followed by condemnation of the community.

Another offshoot of the online discussion focused on the name of several of Neepawa Minor Hockey’s teams and the community’s Junior “A’ hockey club, which is ‘Neepawa Natives’. Representatives with both organizations, however, never received a single formal complaint on this specific topic, either by email or by phone, as of Monday, Dec. 3.

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Valuable lessons learned at AMM convention Mayor Blake McCutcheon and Neepawa contingent attend event

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The annual convention for the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) proved to be a great learning experience for new Neepawa mayor Blake McCutcheon. A contingent from the community were in attendance at the event, which took place Nov. 26-28 in Winnipeg.

For McCutcheon and the new members of the town council, this was the first time they were involved with the convention. McCutcheon said there was a great energy at this event, as nearly half the delegates were new to municipal politics.

“I thought it was a tremendous oppor-

tunity for not just myself, but all the new members of council, both [in Neepawa] and across the province. There were about 47 per cent new representatives in attendance, so it was very interesting to watch. Some of the individuals that I spoke with who have attended previous AMMs noted that there was a real positive energy in the room from all the new people and fresh perspectives that were out there,” stated McCutcheon.

“On top of that, it was a chance for [the members of Neepawa Town Council] to get to know one another. Not just the new members, but also the individuals who were reelected. I feel as though this was a chance to bond with the council and that will help us to work together moving forward.”

McCutcheon added that this also provided his first chance to meet with representatives from other communities, such as Westlake-Gladstone mayor Scott Kinley and Minnedosa mayor Pat Skatch. He said it was a great networking opportunity.

New leadership at AMM As part of the annual meetings, the Association of Manitoba Municipalities elected a new president. Ralph Groening, reeve of the RM of Morris, was chosen for the position, succeeding Chris Goertzen, the former mayor of Steinbach, who did not seek reelection this fall. Groening had served as vice-president of the organization since 2012.

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Combining veterinary medicine and music Jim Comrie of Minnedosa makes time to follow both of his passions

People are unfailingly interesting. Take Jim Comrie, of Minnedosa, for example. Those who have seen him perform with the Strathclair Drama Club over the years are well aware of his musical abilities, but they might not know about his ‘day job’.

Dr. James D. Comrie has owned the Minnedosa Veterinary Practice for 32 years and is a mixed animal veterinarian, with a special interest in beef cattle – so much so that he has his own herd.

Comrie was educated at Brandon University and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon.

Although singing seems

a far cry from his veterinary practice, Comrie said it is second nature to him.

“As a child, I was immersed in it, at home, at school and at church. I still sing in the Minnedosa United Church choir today. But, until 1996, I had absolutely no time to participate in musical productions, as I would have liked to.”

Since then, Comrie has joined the ranks of the Strathclair Drama Club and Mecca and Seven Ages Productions, both based in Brandon. He sings with the Strathclair Theatre Chorus and is a member of two vocal quartets – Profession Four and the Cameron Connection.

“In musical theatre I gravitate towards male, fatherly-type roles, like

Christmas is coming

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

Christmas comes early in the newspaper world.

That’s because we need to get our popular Christmas greetings edition out early so our readers can get the latest Christmas season recipes from Helen’s Kitchen. Helen Drysdale of Neepawa has been baking up a storm again this winter as she tests every recipe that will appear in our December 14 edition of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

It looks like there will be two colour sections again this year that will be chock full of great ads from our faithful local advertisers. Nestled nicely in among the ads will be those famous recipes that Helen has tested (and sampled maybe too) in her own kitchen.

Look for the Christmas greetings section next week. That will give you time to whip up some great holiday baking in time to celebrate with family and friends. It’s our gift to you.

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Soon aud iences w i l l have the opportunity to watch and listen to Comrie perform a one-man performance of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens, or what many of us know as the story of Tiny Tim and Ebenezer Scrooge.

There will be three, and possibly four, performances – two at Crawford Park Hall, just west of Ona nole, a nd a lso at Minnedosa.

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by Chad Carpenter

On a number of points I t’s been a while since I have written a point by point column, but this week, there just seems to be a few issues that may deserve a few words each.

•Some people are quick to judge a whole community by the toxic actions of a few. The term “racist” gets tossed around pretty quickly when a single person or a very small group of people say something ignorant, such as may have been said at a minor hockey game at Neepawa.

Or a year or so ago, when some would-be graffiti artist(s) defaced some buildings in Neepawa, the racist term got thrown out pretty quickly too. I have no doubt that racist words have been tossed out in hockey arenas across Canada from time to time. It doesn’t mean that communities are racist. In the Neepawa [minor hockey peewee] game, with the visiting Waywayseecappo team, it was reported to me that racist comments flew both directions. If anything racist was said by players or fans from either team, the solution is pretty simple. Stop it! All people and all communities face real problems and real struggles. We don’t have time for racism.

•It still surprises me how easy it seems to be to accept gossip as truth and assumptions as facts.

When you look at the world today, with the flood of information that comes flying at us, it is pretty scary that people can write anything they want about anybody and not back it up or attribute it to any source. Fake news is a real thing, ironically. I am not talking about honest errors in reporting.

I am talking about how political or ideological agendas seem to be able to justify saying anything to

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This piece of writing is a column, it is an opinion or a collection of opinions... A reader, or a TV viewer, should not be left guessing about what is news and what is opinion.

advance their agenda or ideology.

Worse yet, there are those who deliberately deceive and think it is a big joke. I find that destructive and not at all amusing.

• Newspapers and TV stations have downgraded their journalistic standards a long way in recent years. It used to be that there was a definitive line between news and opinion. That line has been largely erased, either inadvertently by weakened standards or worse yet, perhaps by design. Here’s what I mean. If a politician visits a town the news would be, “Member of parliament visits Rapid City” or “Local MP attends town hall meeting.” Opinion would be “MP appears desperate for votes as he is attending small towns.” However, it is not uncommon today to see the latter kind of statement in a news story and in the words of the reporter.

If the “desperate for votes” comment was made by a political opponent or by the mayor of the

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town and they are willing to be quoted or said it publicly, then it falls into the news category.

•This piece of writing is a column, it is an opinion or a collection of opinions. You can agree with it or not, it is your choice. A reader, or a TV viewer, should not be left guessing about what is news and what is opinion.

• Our country and our communities are worse off than in years past because much of what we read and hear is lacking in facts and truth. Much of what we read and hear is opinion and that is OK, as long as we realize it is just that, an opinion.

Disclaimer: The writer serves as a volunteer president of the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association.

The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the MCNA board or Banner & Press staff.

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he newspaper industry is one in flux. While the various components that make up the industry are often lumped together, the reality isn’t nearly such a homogeneous group.

There are dailies and weeklies, rural and urban markets, chains and independents. The problems of one aren’t necessarily the problems of all.

At the nation- MY al level, there is PERSPECTIVE g reat concern about the loss of publications, as chains like Postmedia, Glacier Kate and Torstar close Jackman-Atkinson papers to either consolidate or leave a market. There’s legitimate concern about what this means for democracy, what it means when there are fewer watchdogs in the corridors of power. Part of the problem is that the daily newspaper business used to be very profitable. People talk of the “good old days”, when daily newspaper owners were flush with cash and owned sports teams. Like almost every other industry, ours was fundamentally changed by the digital revolution. Instead of adapting, to start with, the country’s biggest players thought that maybe if they owned more, they would be protected from this new reality. All that we ended up with was a media landscape heavily concentrated in the hands of a few over leveraged companies, desperate to make their next loan payment.

As a citizen, the loss of media is concerning and I’m not alone. A couple of years ago, a House of Commons committee was created to study the topic and finally this fall, the federal government’s fiscal update included funding aimed at supporting news organizations.

The plan will cost the government $600 million over five years The federal government’s recent announcement includes three parts. The first part allows not-for-profit news organizations to issue tax receipts for donations. The not-for-profit model is currently being tried in Canada at Montreal’s La Presse. Eligible publications would have to release their content for free, under a creative commons license, meaning that it could also be used by other media outlets.

The second part will be a refundable tax credit to cover labour costs.

The eligibility will be determined by an independent panel, yet to be established. The final part will be a temporary, non-refundable 15 per cent tax credit on paid subscriptions. It’s unlikely any of this money will flow to papers like ours.

The federal government’s plan doesn’t include many of the ideas floated in the consultation process, including an annual $350 million fund to subsidize journalists or a tax on foreign companies selling digital subscriptions in Canada. It also doesn’t include a tax credit for digital investments, something I’m actually happy to see. A digital-heavy plan may work in some markets, but in rural Manitoba, where high speed internet is more limited and more expensive, people still like getting a physical paper. It also doesn’t unnaturally prop up organizations with big structural problems, preventing the creation of something new.

The plan has one glaring omission that would have shown support for Canadian media. The federal government still hasn’t levelled the playing field between the news media, not just papers, and their biggest threat— the Silicon Valley behemoths of Google and Facebook.

Through a loophole, these companies don’t have to charge sales tax.

So while our advertisers pay GST, those advertising with Facebook or Google don’t. The companies can hardly be seen as struggling start ups, Facebook’s profit for 2017 was just under $16 billion.

I am glad the government’s announcement won’t do a lot to pick winners and losers or strongly skew companies’ efforts to best serve their market. But in the end, I’m disappointed that the government appears to value partnerships with large, multinational companies like Facebook, whose $125 million investment to create a news incubator the government recently celebrated, at the expense of companies that are already working to provide news to Canadians.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Empty spaces at the table

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or most of us, our Christmas celebrations begin as they always have. We gather with family and friends.

We exchange gifts. We eat dainties, fruit and candy.

We enjoy our “beverage of choice,” whatever that may be. Everyone is having fun.

Then someone rings a bell and says: “Dinner is served!” We come to the table, we take our assigned places–and then we see it–the empty space at the table. Someone who shared Christmas dinner with us last year is spending this Christmas in heaven.

And at this time of year, as on every other special day since his or her death, the deep feelings of grief return, the tears begin to flow and we realize how much we miss him or her.

We’ve all been there.

We’ve all felt what I’ve just described. Some of us have had this experience many times in the past few years.

And going through it never

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein seems to get any easier. I know this personally and so, I am guessing, do most of my readers. Let me assure you that there is nothing wrong with these feelings. They are part of the process we go through when adjusting to life after the death of a loved one. So don’t repress the feelings when they come.

Let the tears flow. Share happy memories–tell your stories of the good times you shared. Be open and honest about how you are feeling at that moment. You are not among strangers. You are among people who love and care for you and who probably feel the same sense of emptiness.

But try not to stay in that state of mind for too long.

This is not a time to brood

over the past. This is a time to strengthen the bonds that remain, to reaffirm your love and care for each other as members of a family. It’s a time to honour those we’ve lost by resolving to live with and love each other as they did while they were still with us. So focus on today.

Enjoy this moment in time.

Make it a day that you and your family will treasure forever because of the new memories you’ve created.

This is where our faith can be an invaluable asset.

We affirm, without reservation, the truth of 2 Corinthians 5:1-9; in which St. Paul assures us that to be “absent from the body is to be at home with the Lord.” So we know how the stories of those taken from us in death

have ended. They are at home–with God–waiting for us to join them.

But we also draw great comfort from the words Jesus gave his disciples. On the night before he died, he assured them of two things.

First, that he would rise from the dead; which he did three days after his death.

Second, he told them that after he had risen, he would be returning to his father’s house; but that he would not leave them orphaned.

He would come to them and he would remain with them forever.

When a loved one dies, Jesus comes to us just as he did to the first century disciples. He sends us his spirit; who reminds us of the things our loved ones said and did.

He encourages us to follow their good examples. He assures us that all is well with them and that all will be well with us. There may be an empty space at the table, but there will never be an empty space in our hearts.

Teach me, God, to wonder...

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he world outside my window was blinding white.

I knew shovelling snow would be the next urgent item on my agenda. As I gazed outward, I chose to also gaze inward. The words of one of my favour ite hy mns (and I have many!) came to mind. ‘Teach me, God, to wonder, teach me ,God, to see; let your world of beauty capture me.’ It is a relatively new hymn, written in 1973 by Walter Farquharson w ith the music by Ron Klusmeier, 1974. Both individuals also have become some of my favourites.

As I viewed the same scene with a dif ferent inward perspective, the day became a treasure.

The soft snow was now a protective blanket for this earth I love. The fact that I have good health is a gift.

So out we went. ‘We’ being

HOMEBODIES Rita Friesen my canine companions.

I tethered the big girls in the back yard and confined the little ones to the gated enclosure between the garages. They loved the snow, snuffling and rolling and, yes, relieving themselves. I set to my task. The day of the snow, I had cleared the drive early in the snowing, and when my neighbour reminded me that he could/ would be over later with the snow blower, it was easy/ easier to watch the snow fall. Today, the front drive only needed a light scrape, but the enclosed area, well, it needed a great deal more.

Pushing the snow to one side was a start. Quite the heap really. Then I began

lifting and throwing. I watched the snow slide smoothly off the shovel edge, arch gracefully and fall. Over and over again.

Mov ing systemat ically across the 10 by 15 foot space, the concrete exposed, the snow removed.

Beautiful. And it felt really great when it was done!

Teach me, God, to wonder. Both definitions of wonder are a part of my plea. To see the pine branches bend low beneath the weight of the snow. To see the tracks of the deer in my front yard. To see, and marvel, at life and all creation. To know that I am loved. To stand in wonder and awe. Also to wonder.

To ponder the deep truths of life. To wonder at my role in this world; what little old me can do, what I am capable of. To wonder that the power of one, negative or positive, can change the course of history.

The final verse of the hy m n cha l lenges me.

‘Teach me, God, to know you, hear you when you spea k, see you in my neighbour when we meet.’

Years spent within the Al Anon program, the support group for families of alcoholics, introduced me to the term ‘Higher Power’.

I am good with that. Not everyone knows ‘God’, but most people I know accept that there is a power higher than one’s self. Standing in awe, in wonder, in creation, opens me to hear what my inner self needs to hear, the instructions of my higher power and a challenge.

Teach me, God, to wonder.

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Observation

By Addy Oberlin t is December and only a few weeks left before Christmas. The houses are lit up, even some Christmas trees outside are sparkling with lights and decorations. The stores are busy with people getting this special gift for family or friend. We are busy getting all the cooking and baking done. Children are waiting excitedly to see what they will receive on Christmas morning. We also encounter challenging road trips with snow and ice surrounding us.

These few weeks, let us not forget some of the people around us who are not celebrating anything this year.

Maybe they lost a loved one, or sickness is keeping them housebound. Others might not have enough money to even get a special meal on the table.

Jesus warns us many times in the Bible to not think of “us” only, but put ourselves to the sidelines and do good to someone else. Galatians 6:10 tells us: “as we have therefore opportunity let us do good to all men...”

May this be our challenge this week.

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Just plain wrong!

In the Nov. 30 letter to the editor, “Trimming the fat,” Mr. Paramor attempts to make a clever case, blaming Manitoba’s current Conservative government for the sad state of Manitoba’s highways, specifically the overpass at Portage la Prairie. However, he’s just plain wrong!

The Portage overpass has been hit by over height loads numerous times. Almost a decade ago, the outermost girder of the bridge was smashed so badly it had to be removed. What did the NDP government of the day do?

Instead of replacing the bridge then, when it should have been, they just closed one lane of the bridge. Then it was hit again several years later. Another girder ruined.

MIT, under NDP tutelage, just moved the lane closure barricade over a bit more. The NDP government had plenty of opportunity and necessity to replace that overpass long before the Conservatives came to power.

But like the rest of Manitoba’s highways, the NDP were content to abandon proper road maintenance and renewal until their re-election chances were obviously in peril. Only then did some road work take place. And like so many things NDP, they put lipstick on all their pigs! Manitoba has some of the worst roads in North America. I know, I’ve driven everywhere.

Under the NDP, Manitoba highways “repaired” some of their disgusting mess by “mill and fill” paving of as much highway as possible to make it look like they were doing something. They failed and now Paramor wants to blame the next government left holding their bag?!

Well that’s just typical of a socialist isn’t it?

Monty Simon Calgary, AB Additional letter to the editor can be found on page 6.

Thumbs up, thumbs down Thumbs up to the Town of Neepawa guys who persevered and f inally cleared a blocked sewer main that was threatening to flood my basement on Sunday afternoon. Also, to Rainkie’s Sewer Service, who was able to keep the “waters” at bay for a few hours!

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Christmas dinner gets a show of support

Arden Theatre Group held their annual event Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, per forming for t wo sold out audiences. A motion Saturday night during the one act play Town Council (written by Mike Willis) was an actual motion, as the group will be donating $150 to the Neepawa Area Christmas Dinner. Other donations from this year’s proceeds include Neepawa Palliative Care ($500) and Central Plains Cancer Care ($500).

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Neepawa Christmas Dinner carries on

Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

Last week, in the Nov. 30 edition of the paper, good tidings for Neepawa and area were printed. It was revealed that week

by Karen Beaumont that the long-held tradition of putting on a Christmas dinner would continue.

Its fate no longer up in t he a ir, t he date and time have been set for Dec. 25 at 12 p.m. in the Neepawa Legion Hall.

Fellow volunteers Gladys Anderson and Marvin Beaumont met with the Banner & Press to provide further details for this year’s event.

For t hose who may not know, this charitable tradition was started after the tragedy of 9/11 by Chicken Delight manager Jean Blatt. She was shaken

Helen Drysdale out of helen’s kitchen

by what happened and felt that nobody should be alone on Christmas.

Having the space and equipment, Blatt went on to host the first Christmas dinner in 2002, with the help of some volunteers and Genie Barnaby of the HAND organization providing transport for those who needed it.

Volunteers stepping up “ I t h i n k it bec a me evident this year that Jean wasn’t going to be able to do it. I woke up in the middle of one night and went ‘Chicken Delight’s closed,’” sa id Mar v in Beaumont. “‘What’s going to be going on with the Christmas Dinner?’ After a few phone calls and talking to Karen [ Beaumont], we’re looking after the Christmas Dinner.”

Nov. 22 marked the date of their first meeting, leaving some saying it wa s “too l ate to put something together this year.” Although it will admittedly be a crunch, the group is hopeful on the outcome.

“The volunteers are stepping up,” Anderson added. “I delivered the first poster this morning to Elks Manor and the manager there was thrilled. One of the ladies in the elevator said, ‘I’ve got my name in already!’ and I’ve heard others saying, ‘We’re going to volunteer!’”

This year, folks can expect some music and a line-up of foods, such as turkey with dressing and gravy, potatoes, meatballs and perogies all made by volunteers who are experienced cooks. The meal is a sit-in style event

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and free to attend, however a donation box will be present if anyone wishes to give. Donations received that day will be given to a charitable organization in Neepawa. The dinner group have also set up an account at the local Credit Union as the “Town of Neepawa Christmas Dinner”, and people and businesses in the area are inv ited to deposit donations benefitting the dinner.

Those wishing to attend or volunteer are urged to call Gladys Anderson at 204 - 476 -3027. A nyone requiring transport is asked to call Genie Barnaby of HAND at 204-476-2009.

T h e e v e n t ’s n e w organizers thanked Jean Blatt for her work hosting the dinner in previous years and her great service to the community.

PO’d about UPOV

The federal government is considering changes to seed laws that will ultimately result in higher seed costs for farmers and greater revenue for seed companies.

Starting in 1990, Canada began adopting recommendations made by the International Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV). The purpose of these laws was to grant Plant Breeders’ Rights (like a patent on a seed variety). In 2015, these laws were amended and became more restrictive on what a farmer was permitted to do with the seed he purchased or harvested. Enacted in these laws was the “Farmer’s Privilege”, a clause stating that farmers had the right to grow, harvest, clean, store and reuse seed for themselves without penalty. This clause is what’s being threatened in the recently proposed changes. Plant breeders and seed companies want the ability to charge fees at the time seed is purchased and end-point royalties whenever the harvested crop is sold or replanted. Not only that, proposed government regulations could make it unlawful to clean, store and reuse seed for more types of crops.

Firstly, I just want to mention how ridiculous the term “Farmer’s Privilege” is. Growing and reusing seed for next years’ crop forms the entire basis of agriculture, as it has for thousands of years. It is only in the last few decades that this natural practice somehow became known as a “Farmer’s Privilege” and not a farmer’s right. I’m sure many of our grandfathers would roll over in their graves if they heard we had to pay a company for permission to sow our own seeds we harvested ourselves last year.

The seed developers say that by adding these royalties, they will induce more global investment, and therefore,

more research into seed varieties. The expectation is that these new hypothetical varieties, in turn, will create more profitable crops for growers. I understand that research in this field is very important and that there is a huge cost associated with creation of new seed varieties. However, if a plant breeder creates a better variety that the market demands, more farmers are going to purchase it and the company makes more profit from those sales alone. The current system works. Why should we allow multinational corporations to put more of their costs on the back of the grower? Not only that, we’re already paying for publicly funded research into crop varieties and have been doing so for decades.

Should these changes be accepted, the result would be an increased production cost per acre for the grower, and increased profit for the seed developer. Monsanto had a profit of $1.46 billion in one quarter this year. Despite these record-breaking sales, they somehow have the nerve to suggest putting another hand in the pocket of the farmer.

The proposed changes are a win-win for plant breeders, but would be costly for the guys working the field.

If, like myself, you have concerns about these regulations, I encourage you to speak up. Call, email, or meet with your Member of Parliament to express your concerns.

Join a farm organization and make sure they’re engaged on the issue. Bring up the subject at the coffee shop. More dialogue about the proposals means more farmers and communities will be made aware of the possible changes, hopefully before they occur.

Dan Zettler Neepawa, MB

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

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1908: Richardson House reopens after two years

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Tuesday, December 8, 1908 The third licensed hotel in Neepawa is ready for business on the corner of Hamilton and First streets and being in the chief business part of the town, and occupying a conspicuous position, it is one of the most noticeable and attractive buildings in the town. The Richardson house can easily lay claim to being the pioneer house of the district, as it was built over 15 years ago by J.C. Richardson, when the town was small and the surrounding districts thinly settled. The place has always been popular and when open has secured a fair share of public patronage.

In comparison with the two other hotels which are in business here, the Richardson House looks small, but when one considers that the Hotel Hamilton and King Edward are equal to those of large cities, the other hotel immediately takes its place as an excellent one and superior to those to be found in many other towns.

The public generally will be pleased to know that this building is again being opened for business, after being closed for the past two years and will again be at the service of the public as a first class modern hotel.

J. G. Main, of Winnipeg, has purchased the building from J. H. Davidson and in a most thorough manner, has remodelled, refitted and renovated the interior until he has now a clean, cheery and comfortable hotel. Mr. Main has taken up residence here with his family and will personally conduct the business. He will employ a staff of 10 persons, paying over $100 per week in salaries. Coming with experience and an excellent reputation, he is opening the building and will operate it on first class lines, attending to each detail of business thoroughly and placing before the public a splendid up-to-date hostelry.

100 years ago, Friday, December 6, 1918 More Canadians have died of tuberculosis than on the battlefields in the past four years. And still you cannot persuade the average young person to observe the simplest common-sense rules of health.

Clifford Benson, of the Royal Air Forces of Canada,

arrived home yesterday from the training camp and expects to devote his attentions to the farm.

Word has been received from Pte. S. H. King that he had been gassed by “Fritz” a few days before the armistice was signed. Sam signed up as a volunteer in January in 1915, left Canada in July, and after spending a few weeks in England, was transferred to France in the fall of the same year. Sam has proved himself to be a true Briton; ever writing cheerful letters to his friends. His three years and more spent in the heart of struggle has given him an experience of war never to be forgotten. Sam never was wounded. We hope the gas “Fritz” gave him will leave him as it has left the German “invincible” army.

Manitoba’s honey crop this year was a million pounds.

Germany is loaf ing too much in carrying out the armistice terms and Marshall Foch is insistent on more speed.

90 years ago, Friday, December 7, 1928 “Dawn”, the film story of Nurse Edith Cavell, shown here at the opera house on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of this week, was as touching a picture as one would expect it to be. But despite the fact that it carried a great appeal to the finer emotions, one can readily understand why it is that Sir Austen Chamberlain forbade the showing of this production in England. The war has been over for ten years and it is just a question of whether or not such films as “Dawn”, “The Big Parade”, etc., thoughtful though they may be, don’t greatly inflame the passions and prejudices of the vast majorities of those who see them. And yet, Neepawaites who didn’t “take in” this special attraction missed an excellent movie.

Being refused marriage, Wm. Laqua dynamited the girl, her mother and himself at Aneroid, Sask. on Monday.

Gooderham & Worts Co. and a number of individual Canad ians have been indicted in the court at Buffalo, N. Y. for smuggling liquor into the United States.

80 years ago, Tuesday, December 6, 1938 There is agitation for a waterworks system in Minnedosa.

Italy now demands that

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Neepawa’s Richardson House (pictured) finally re-opened under new ownership in 1908 after two years of being closed. It was located at the corner of Hamilton and First streets.

France cede to her Nice, Corsica and Tunisia in Africa.

Over a thousand women have applied for jobs as stewardesses on the TransCanada airlines.

Three Germans, two men and a woman, have received stiff sentences in the United States for espionage in America.

It is feared that Hitler is backing Mussolini in his demands of more territory in Africa and Europe from France.

Jews are now barred permanently in Berlin from the main thoroughfare theatres, moving picture houses, concert halls, museums, athletic grounds and public and private baths.

The Nazi may barter Jews for more foreign trade. The ide: “Jews need foreign trade to get out. We haven’t any.

Hence other nations supply it.” Other nations “can have all the 650,000 Jews and half Jews if they will give us enough export orders.”

afternoon, where he met and distributed bags of candy and peanuts to about 1,000 youngsters from the district.

70 years ago, December, 1948 Earl Murray was named president of the Central Manitoba Motor Dealer’s association at organization meeting on Dec. 1.

OPTOMETRIST

60 years ago, Friday, December 5, 1958 Santa Claus paid a brief visit to Neepawa Saturday

50 years ago, Friday, December 6, 1968 An announcement was made Nov. 28 by Neepawa A rea Development Cor porat ion of t he establishment of a new industry for Neepawa, to be known as Edson Industrias (Neepawa) Ltd. 40 years ago, Thursday, December 7, 1978 Lake Irwin’s resident custodians, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Sykes, of Neepawa, have spent their last six months at the Lake Irwin resort in that official capacity. Fred Barker, chairman of the Lake Irwin Park Committee, and the committee’s secretary Dorothy Brown presented

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the couple with an engraved clock at the committee’s year end meeting Thursday, Nov. 30. Mr. and Mrs. Sykes usually move their trailer out to open the holiday resort to travellers from all over the continent and then by the end of September, the season is over. The summer camping spot is becoming incredibly popular with vacationers.

30 years ago, Tuesday, December 6, 1988 A decision to bid on the 1990 Manitoba Winter Games will be made by the Neepawa Winter Games Committee this week.

20 years ago, Monday, December 7, 1998 The area’s last surviving World War I veteran passed away at East View Lodge last Thursday at the age of 100.

Bill Henton was born in Staffordshire, England in 1898 and came to Canada at the age of six. He was 17 years old when he enlisted with the Second Machine Gun Battalion.

Editor’s note: An exact date could not be collected for the 1948 section of this column.

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Choraliers boost Christmas cheer

PHOTO BY KIRA PATERSON

On Sunday, Dec. 2, hundreds gathered at the Yellowhead Centre for the 40th annual Choraliers’ Christmas in Song concert, where nine choirs from Neepawa and area performed a selection of holiday tunes to get everyone in the Christmas spirit.

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Neepawa student up for national award

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

A Neepawa high school student has been selected as a finalist for a $100,000 award that could pay for her post-secondary education. Kailyn Hanke, a Grade 12 student from Neepawa Area Collegiate (NACI), is one of 88 individuals from across Canada who are up for the Loran Award. Started in 1990, the award is distributed by the Loran Scholars Foundation, a national charitable organization that awards scholarships based on character, commitment to service and leadership potential. Once final selections are made in February, the Loran Award winners will be provided with a $10,000 annual stipend, summer internships and a mentor over the course of four years of undergraduate study. Hanke was selected from 5,089 different candidates from across Canada who were nominated by their schools.

An active student Hanke was named as one of the finalist due to her involvement in a wide array of different activities within the school, both athletic and academic.

She is the co-president of the student council and a member of NACI’s HOPE group. She is also a member of the school’s basketball, volleyball and soccer teams.

Hanke explained to the Banner & Press that the selection process was a very interesting experience.

“First was being sponsored by [Neepawa Area Collegiate]. They picked a few different students for this. Then we had to submit an appl icat ion to the school and they selected someone to nominate. From there, I had to be chosen as one of 500 students to partake in an interview. For our reg ion, t here were 19 students from Manitoba eligible, along with one from [Northern Ontario].

The interviews took place in Winnipeg and took an entire day to complete.

The next day, I found out that I had been chosen to move on to the next round.

The process to get here has been quite rigorous,” Hanke said.

After now successfully completing the interview process, Hanke will next be f lown to Toronto in February for another series of interviews. From there, the final 34 winners will be selected. If Hanke doesn’t get selected though, she and the other 54 finalists will still receive $5,000 for their post-secondary plans.

Thankful for the support Regardless of whether or not she wins the Loran Award, Hanke is thankful for this opportunity and is looking forward to the next four years of her life as a university student. She

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Rotary Auction raises just over $22,000

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

Word has now been received that Neepawa’s 2018 Rotary Auction, which took place on Thursday, Nov. 15, has raised just over $22,000.

The funds raised are being put towards aiding the Budz ‘n Bloom expansion at NACI, as well as other projects in the community and abroad.

Neepawa Rotary Club treasurer Murray Newton shared thoughts on the event and the response received, stating that it was “Very good.”

“Things ran smoothly on the Rotary’s end and the community, as well as merchants, supported us very well,” said Newton.

Thanks is extended to all who helped make the event a success.

Please note our early holiday deadlines: Deadline for December 21 edition: Friday, December 14 at noon Deadline for December 28 edition: Monday, December 17 at noon SUBMITTED PHOTO

Kailyn Hanke is a finalist for the Loran Award.

Deadline for January 4 edition: Monday, December 31 at noon

was also quick to thank the teachers at NACI for helping to prepare her for this opportunity, and for the next stage of her life in general.

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Making aging easier for everyone involved

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

Aging, and the challenges that may come with it, can be a difficult and stressful topic for those involved. This appears true now more than ever, as times have changed.

Most baby boomers have smaller families and are scat tered i n d i f ferent places, meaning that a large family group back home can no longer be relied upon to take care of aging parents. Now these parents will eventually will need to be moved to a care home, where they will always have someone there when needed; a decision and topic that is tough to tackle. This is something that Winnipeg author Betty Dzioba, who visited Neepawa for a book signing on Nov. 29, hopes to make easier with her book “Not Ready to Go, Yet!” Or ig inally launched

Apr i l 29, 2018 , “ Not Ready to Go, Yet!” is a collection of stor ies relaying experiences, both personal and from friends and family across Canada.

The book focuses on the humour in our lives over the difficulties and is about dealing with the challenges of aging, without breaking up the family.

Motivation to write the book came when Dzioba, now retired, was sitting with her co-workers after a meeting. “It was just us [my co-workers and I] at the end of our meeting and we got talking about what our loved ones had done or said that caused people to be upset, split apart families, etcetera, and as we got talking about them, we got laughing about them,” said Dzioba.

The suggestion was made “One of them said, ‘You should write a book of all of these stories.’ That’s why

I wrote the book, to get these stories out and get people talking because so many families break up,” Dzioba relayed. “And it’s just a simple matter of if they would just talk to each other and realize that it isn’t something a loved one is doing to offend them or hurt them, it’s something they have no control over.

Beyond that, to make sure that everybody’s happy and to not worry about the little things. It’s the last part of their life, let them enjoy it.”

D z iob a not e d t h a t many of the experiences collected from her friends and family were similar, making the stories within the book widely relatable.

Some of the situations discussed are the parent asking how old you are, what you do, forgetting who you are, thinking you are someone else and looking for deceased loved ones. The author stresses that it doesn’t hurt to go

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along with this and have some fun, especially for the latter. Be and do what your loved one wants you to be at any given moment, if at all possible.

The author shared one of her own experiences at the signing as well.

When her mother was in the Neepawa care home, Dzioba would v isit as often as she could with the goal of leaving with a smile on her mother’s face, no matter how it happened. This meant that if Dzioba’s mum thought the person visiting her was her another relative, the author went along with it.

“Change if they can’t,” Dzioba enthused, “Become who they think you are, it makes things happier and easier for all involved, as opposed to correcting them.”

D z iob a ho p e s t h at families will stick together, keep talking, and make a g i n g a mor e h appy experience.

PHOTO BY CASSANDRA WEHRHAHN

Betty Dzioba, author of the book ‘Not Ready to Go, Yet!’, was at the Neepawa Library on Thursday, Nov. 29.

Knox community Christmas

Neepawa Town Council - Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The Town of Neepawa has renewed its snow removal contracts with a pair of local companies. P. Baker and Rob Smith and Son will split the snow clearing duties, with Mountain Avenue serving as the mid-point. Pat Baker will clear snow from the west side of Neepawa, as well as Mountain Avenue itself, while the east side will be handled by Rob Smith and Son. The initial deal was signed in early December 2017 and was for a one year term. The financial details on the new agreement were not released publicly.

New parking spaces Beautiful Plains School Division has received approval for the installation of 12 to 14 new parking spaces on the east side of the Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) property.

The request for new parking was due to the construction of the new middle school and daycare causing a lack of available spaces.

A pair of engineered proposals were presented to the Town for consideration.

A suggestion was made for a slight alteration to the plans to have one entrance in and one exit out to ensure less confusion. The third proposal was submitted and will have the traffic coming in from the north on Mcgillivary Drive. There will be a barricade in position to ensure there is not free access to the street and it will be angled parking. Council reviewed and approved the proposal. A timeline for the work to begin on the parking was not made public.

2019 interim budget An interim operating budget for the town has been approved. The need for this is to ensure that Neepawa is in accordance with Section 163 of the Municipal Act. Provisional estimates of the operating and capital expenditures of the municipality for the period from January 1, 2019, to the adoption of the annual estimates in the spring, are as follows: General Government

Services - $330,000; Protective Services - $342,375; Transportation Services $396,950; Environmental Health Services - $172,000; Environmental Development Services - $39,000; Public Health and Welfare Services - $94,700; Economic Development Services -$107,405; Recreational and Cultural Services -$160,575; Fiscal Services - $85,180; Total $1,728,185.00.

Tota l Ut ilit y Operat i ng Requ irement s - $500,000.00; General Capital Requirements$ 315 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 ; Ut i l it y Capital Requirements$300,000.00.

Change of meeting dates Due to the first Tuesday of January falling on the 1st, Council has approved moving its meetings to the second and fourth week of the month. The meetings will now occur on Jan. 8 and Jan. 22. The meetings will revert back to the first and third Tuesday of the month in February.

PHOTO BY KIRA PATERSON

On Nov. 29, the Knox Presbyterian Church held one of their annual Christmas at Noon lunches. Every year, they put on these lunches to raise funds for the church.

The whole community is invited to come and enjoy some delicious homemade food provided by the church members. Their second Christmas at Noon lunch for this year takes place on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 11:30 to 1:00.

Amero Little Christmas Submitted Kaileidscope Concert

Amero Little Christmas is a new take on a classic Christmas Variety Show this Dec. 10 at 7:30 pm. It’s Kaleidoscope’s second concert and if you don’t have a membership this year, you can pay $20 at the door or prebuy at ArtsForward.

It’s part of the Neepawa Kaleidoscope Series.

This show falls somewhere between Michael Buble’s Christmas Special and Tom Jackson’s Huron Christmas Carole.

Don Amero is a three time Juno nominee! You do not want to miss out on this extra special Christmas showcase. There will be lots of heartfelt music and

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Sports

DECEMBER 7, 2018

MJHL Standings

(To Wednesday, Dec. 5)

Team

G W

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1. Portage Terriers 2. Swan Valley Stampeders 3. Steinbach Pistons 4. Dauphin Kings 5. Selkirk Steelers 6. Winnipeg Blues 7. Virden Oil Capitals 8. Wayway Wolverines 9. Winkler Flyers 10. OCN Blizzard 11. Neepawa Natives

28 28 29 28

MJHL Player stats G 1. Josh Tripp (Swan) 19 2. Matthew Osadick (Swan) 18 3. Brendan Martin (Stein 19 4. Connor Barley (Selk) 19 Leading scorers (MJHL)

5. Brady Tatro (Swan)

A 24 24 16 15

Goaltenders W 1. M. Radomsky (Stein) 15 2. J. Link (Wpg)

3. I. Labelle (Way)

43 42 35 33

15 18 33

Leading scorers (Natives) G

1. Mackenzie Belinski 2. Jesse Gibbons 3. Brad Marshall

Pts

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13 17 30 7 17 24 8 8 16

L SV% GAA 8 0.924 2.11

12 10 0.930 2.48 10 12 0.909 2.60

4. D. Dosch (Vdn)

9 10 0.912 2.69

5. N. Moore (Port)

12

3 0.881 2.87

Game results Friday, Nov. 28

Portage 6-2 Neepawa

First period 05:01 NEEP Belinski (14) ASST: Gibbons (16), Boutoussov (6) 15:20 PORT Howard (9) ASST: Funk (19), Huston (1) PP Second period 01:11 PORT Henry (7) ASST: Funk (20), Howard (7) PP 09:04 PORT Huston (1) ASST: Thompson (11), Wiesblatt (13) 13:24 PORT Brown (11) ASST: Moffatt (15), Tonnies (2) Third period 03:13 PORT Barnstable (14) ASST: Van Deynze (10), Huston (2) 04:33 NEEP Boutoussov (5) ASST: Belinski (18), Gibbons (17) 09:16 PORT Calder (6) ASST: McPhee (20), Buchholz (14) Goaltenders NEEP- Anderson 30/36 saves (L), PORT - Moore 18/20 saves (W) Attendance - 470 at Stride Place

Saturday, Nov. 24

Steinbach 3-2 Neepawa

First period 15:39 STEIN Martin (17) ASST: Danis (1) Second period 02:27 STEIN Martin (18) ASST: Williams (20), Vaeth (16) 05:06 NEEP Lieffers (2) ASST: Marshall (8), Walkington (8) 15:11 STEIN Ireland (2) ASST: Vaeth (17), Culleton (11) PP Third period 09:24 NEEP Olstad (7) ASST: Carson (11) Goaltenders NEEP- Thornton 34/37 saves (L).

DAUP - Radomsky 25/27 saves (W).

Attendance - 972 at T.G. Smith Centre

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22 19 19 16 15 13 13 12 12 11 7

L OT/SO PF

4 6 9 12 10 12 11

13 14 17 16

2 4 1 3 3 6 5

PA Pts

142 131 109 96 93 79 96

3 2 1 5

82 89 63 93 108 104 95

76 67 79 78

82 92 111 127

46 42 39 35 33 32 31

27 26 23 19

Tiger Hills Hockey East 1. Neepawa 2. Gladstone 3. Minnedosa

G 7 7 8

W 6 4 2

L ETL Pts 1 0 12 3 0 8 3 3 7

5. Pilot Mound 5 6. Cartwright 6

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THHL scoring Leading scorers (THHL)

1. Devon LeBlanc (Bois) 2. Tyler Dittmer (Bois) 3. Matt Saler (Minn) 4. Jesse Toth (Glad)

G 16 8 5 8

5. Brayden Cuthbert (Kill) 7

A 13 10 12 8 9

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A Pts

1. Ward Szucki 2T. Reigan Buchanan 2T. Lance Nugent

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12 11 11

AAA Hockey Midget Chiefs (Boys)

Dec. 2: Eastman 3-1 Yellowhead

Dec. 9: vs. Pembina Valley 2:30 pm

Midget Chiefs (Girls)

Dec. 1: Eastman 5-2 Yellowhead Dec. 2: Yellowhead 3-1 Wpg Avros Dec. 7-9 Bell MTS Ice Plex tournamnet

Bantam Chiefs (Girls)

Dec. 1: Yellowhead 3-1 Fort Gary

Dec. 2: Yellowhead 2-2 Wpg Titans

Dec. 7-9 Bell MTS Ice Plex tournament

Bantam Chiefs (Boys)

Dec. 2: Yellowhead 4-2 Wpg Sharks Dec. 8: vs. Brandon Wheat Kings 7:30 pm Dec. 9: vs. Wpg Monarchs 12:00 pm

Club 55 Friday League Ladies’ High Single -- Eleanor Scott 198; Ladies’ High Triple -Phyllis Mauthe 501. Men’s High Single & Triple -- Doug Pettigrew 289 & 705. O ther Scores to Note: Muriel Porada 168, 165; Don Denoon 174, 204, 200; Doug Pettigrew 205, 211; Melvin Oswald 156, 184, 195; Liz Lychak 150, 191; Ed Oshust 216, 158; Jim King 191; Judy Gabler 194; Phyllis Mauthe 170, 173, 158; Doreen Smith 169, 170; Eleanor Scott 161; Len Pritchard 200, 156, 170; Marge Fischer 159, 165, 152; Norm Kendall 186, 185, 257; Darrell Gabler 183, 150, 153; Janice Absteiter 158; Lawrence Smith 181, 150; Bev Chapski 185, 164; Barb Grumpelt 163, 180; Frank Porada 255, 158, 192; Bob Lychak 173, 227. November Bowlers of the Month: Ladies -- Barb Grumpelt; Men -- Doug Pettigrew.

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For Neepawa Natives, it’s time for ‘Let’s make a deal!’

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

If you’re planning on attending the next home game for the Neepawa Natives, trust me when I say that you’ll definitely need to buy a new players roster sheet. That’s because there will be a lot of players you won’t recognize out there donning the silver and black.

Over the course of the weekend, the junior “A” club made several trades; the most high profile being a deal to send forward Scott Mickoski to the Portage Terriers. In exchange for the 20-year-old Mickoski, 18-year-old forwards Mackenzie Walkington and Eli Lieffers have been acquired. In 19 games this season w ith Neepawa, Mickosk i has accumulated 23 points (10 goals - 13 assists) and had been

Neepawa’s second-leading scorer. Earlier this season, Mickoski had been traded to Neepawa by the Terriers in exchange for the CJHL list rights to defensemen Sam Stewart. Stewart is currently playing i n t he We s ter n Hockey L eag ue for the Spokane Chiefs.

To g o along with t he M ickos k i t r a de, other deals made over the weekend included the Neepawa Natives trading forward Day ton Hei no to t he Battleford North Stars of the SJHL in exchange for forward Tanner Robin.

This season, Robin has played 17 games for the North Stars and collected 8 points (2G - 6A). The

Nat ives a lso acquired for ward Tom Sweeney from the Estevan Bruins in exchange for future considerations. The final deals would see the Neepawa Natives trade forwards Michael Boutoussov and Kurtis Luke to the Winkler Flyers in exch a nge for future considerations.

Ne e pa wa Natives head coach/ genera l manager Dustin Howden said this wave of deals were meant to shake things up.

“We’ve been looking to make changes for a little while here. [The chemistry of the roster] hasn’t blended like we wanted it to. We’ve given it time and it’s just not where we hoped it would be at this point of

the season. We needed a shakeup,” said Howden.

“At the same time, we got a little a bit younger with this roster. There are several teams facing some tough competition in the standings and are willing to part with some good prospects to compete in the here and now. We’re still pushing for this season to make a run for a playoff spot, but we’re also looking to the near future and there are several good prospects that could be valuable to us next year and beyond.”

Next up for the Neepawa Natives will be the annual MJHL Players Showcase in Winnipeg on Dec. 9-10.

The team will play a pair of games at Seven Oaks Rec Centre. The club returns to the Yellowhead Arena for a game against the Winnipeg Blues on Friday, Dec. 14. Start time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

Mixed weekend results for Gladstone Lakers Tiger Hills Hockey League results

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press The Gladstone Lakers played a pair of games over the weekend with mixed results. The Lakers claimed a 5-4 victory over the MacGregor Wild on Friday, Nov. 30, but would fall to the Deloraine Royals the following night, by the score of 5-3.

In the MacGregor matchup, Jesse Toth scored a pair of goals and added one assist, while Cory Yeroschak and Josh and Johnny Beaulieu all scored lone goals on the night.

As for the next game against Deloraine, Toth and Johnny Beaulieu would score once again, while Sean Kubas notched the other for Gladstone in defeat.

These game results moved Gladstone’s regular season record to 4-3-0, and put them four points behind the Neepawa Farmers (6-1-0. 12 points) in the Eastern Division standings.

had huge games included Russ Huyghe (four assists), Michael Birch (1G - 2A) and Matt Saler (1G - 2A). This win was Minnedosa’s second of the THHL season, improving their record to 2-3-3 on the year.

Upcoming schedule The Neepawa Farmers, who had the weekend off, return to the ice on Friday Dec. 7 in Wawanesa against the Jets. Then on Sunday, Dec. 9, the Farmers return home to the Yellowhead Arena for a game against the Gladstone Lakers. Start time for that game is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

NEXT HOME GAME

Minnedosa wins big It 23 wasFriday, a huge November night for the30th Minnedosa Bombers on vs. Regina Saturday, Dec. December 1, as they decimated the Wawanesa 30 Friday, 7th vs. Prince Albert Jets, 12-4.

Shane JuryDecember had a phenomenal of the score 7 Saturday, 15th vs. night Saskatoon sheet, with four goals and one assist. Other players who

14 & 21 Sunday, December 30th vs. Moose Jaw 28 Friday, January 4th vs. Seattle Home Games 4 Friday, January 11th vs. Red Deer

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at the Yellowhead Centre 11 Friday, January 18th vs. Kootenay Friday, December 7, 2018 18 Saturday, January 19th vs. Kootenay vs. Virden Oil Capitals - 7:30 pm 25 Saturday, January 26th vs. Regina

Sunday, December 9, 2018 vs. Winnipeg Blues - 6:30 pm

Friday, December 14, 2018 vs. Winnipeg Blues - 7:30 pm

7:30 PM

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You and your health

advice for a healthier lifestyle

How to help Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

By Dr. Mark Perrett BSCs DC Chiropractor

Note: This is a continuation of the health article from the Nov. 30 edition.

Talk to your doctor Talk to your Medical Doctor when you have chronic numbness in your hands. Although rare, some conditions present with symptoms that mimic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Your doctor can order various blood tests to determine if there is a systemic problem causing your hand symptoms. ​ Time to strengthen up There is an old saying that states “everything starts at the core�. This is

also true with carpal tunnel syndrome. When you have a repetitive job that is physically demanding, sometimes the extremities get injured because of weak shoulders or mid back. When you compensate for a weak core, extra stress is applied to the wrists. A good assessment from your health care provider will tell you where your weakness lies and how to strengthen it.

Carpal tunnel exercises There aren’t a lot of good studies showing that specific exercises help Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, however, there are a lot of case studies that show they help when combined with other proactive changes.

Start out with doing three

sets of 10 of each exercise and never exercise or stretch into pain and always listen to your body. Here are some exercises: a) Fist to fan- make a fist and hold for five seconds and then fan your fingers out and hold again. b) Shake it out- gently shake your hand, keeping the wrist and fingers loose. c) Fist to stop sign- make a fist and hold for five seconds, then extend your wrist to the stop position. d) Swirl- take a half full glass of water and rotate clock-wise and counter clock-wise for a count of 10 each way. e) Stretch it out- with palm down, gently pull down your hand towards the floor with the other hand and hold for 10

NFSC prepares for annual Christmas show Submitted

Neepawa Figure Skating Club

The Neepawa Figure Skating Club is now in full swing and is getting ready for the upcoming annual Christmas Ice Show.

This season, we have 24 StarSkaters who skate Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays with coach, Kim Smith. Our season has started off strong, with a fabulous skate from Cordelia Smith at the Manitoba Sectional Skating Championships in November in Virden.

She was recognized with a sixth place finish and a personal best. The rest of the StarSkaters are hoping that the ice show will help them get the “jitters� out before their first competition of the season, in Virden, at the beginning of January.

Our Rising Stars group has six skaters who skate Fridays. This group is coached by Kara Ellis.

Our club is thrilled to have three sychro teams this year. Mini Ice

seconds, repeat with your palm up. f) Squeeze it- use a sponge or a soft ball to squeeze.​ Manage inflammation It is important to avoid chronic irritation of the wrist. Applying ice after heavy use of the wrist can help decrease swelling and irritation and therefore decrease symptoms. Ice should be applied for 15 minute intervals and never put directly on the skin.

Sometimes anti-inflammatory medications can also help decrease symptoms at the wrist. Treatments from your chiropractor can also help decrease inflammation with the use of ultrasound, massage, wrist mobilizations/adjustments and strength therapy.

Benefits of Being Active “If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the most cost-effective drugs ever invented.�

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Car pal Tunnel Syndrome can be a very annoying condition. If you suspect you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, make some changes in your work and personal life and try these simple tips.

Activity Fact: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can be a common presentation in the third trimester of Pregnancy as women tend to retain more fluid. The extra fluid causes pressure at the wrist and symptoms often subside after pregnancy.

Beware of thin ice!

FILE PHOTO

Members of the Neepawa Figure Skating Club perform during the 2017 Christmas Show.

Prec*Ice, our Beginner Two team, consists of 10 StarSkaters, CanSkaters and Rising Star skaters.

Lil’ Ice Prec*Ice, our Pre-Juvenile team, consists of eight Starskaters.

Our oldest team, Ice Prec*Ice, is made up of nine StarSkaters. These three teams are looking forward to strutting their stuff before heading into the competition season.

Their first competition is in Carberry in January. These three teams are coached by Cynthia Chartrand.

If none of that entices you to join us for our Ice

Show, you need to come out to see our 31 CanSkaters, helped out by many of our StarSkaters and coached by Kim Smith.

These tiny skaters are sure to put everyone into the Christmas spirit! The Annual Christmas Ice Show will be on Sunday, Dec. 16 from 5:00 to 6:45pm at the Yellowhead Centre, in Neepawa. Admission is a silver collection, as well as an unwrapped toy or food to be donated to the Salvation Army’s Christmas hampers. Please come out and join us for some great skating!

PHOTO BY KIRA PATERSON

Winter sport and outdoor enthusiasts are being reminded to take the proper precautions around Lake Irwin, near Neepawa. Even though the winter has arrived, aeration means there is still a danger of thin ice in some sections of the lake.

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Minnedosa's Santa Day Craft Sale: Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 11 AM – 4 PM, Minnedosa United Church. As part of Santa Day in Minnedosa!

Shop from over 20 crafters, artisans and home-based businesses! FREE Admission! There will be a raffle with all proceeds going to the Minnedosa Food Bank. Other events happening in town that day include Storytime with Mrs. Claus, photos with Santa, a Christmas Movie, a Christmas Family Dance and more! Find us on Facebook for a complete list of our vendors! _____________________ Neepawa and Area Community Choir presents Christmas Cantata and holiday favourites. Knox Presbyterian Church, Sunday, December 16 at 3 p.m. Admission $10. _____________________ Neepawa Christmas Dinner will be held Dec. 25th at 12:00 at the Legion Hall.

No one should be alone for Christmas. Pre-registration preferred. Contact Genie at HAND (476-2009) or Gladys Anderson (476-3027) to register or arrange a ride.

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We are looking for 9 experienced (2-3yrs.), seasonal applicants to work on a bee farm as an Apiary Technician in Neepawa, MB. 3 applicants from March 12 to October 15, 2019, 5 applicants from April 15 to Oct 15, 2019 & 1 applicant from April 15 to Nov 15, 2019. Must be able to work full time, including evenings & weekends. Duties include: unwrapping/wrapping, queen rearing, making nucs, feeding, medicating, supering, pulling honey, extracting crop, maintain/ assemble equipment, etc.

Positions are physically demanding and must be able to handle heavy loads, work in a fast- paced environment with a combination of walking, standing, bending, crouching and kneeling for extended periods. Positions are mostly outdoors when hot & dusty, wet /damp. $14-17/hr for 40-65 hours/week. Benefits include: Workers comp. & vacation pay. Please mail resume to: Grysiuk Honey Farms Ltd., 30 Granada Cr., Wpg, MB. R2Y 0P8

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We would like to say a sincere thank you to everyone who attended Fern’s service. Many thanks for the expressions of sympathy by way of all the beautiful cards, flowers, food and other means of support shown to our family. Thank you to Wendy Denbow for her beautiful service. Mom would have been so humbled. Also thanks to the honorary pallbearers, Bob and staff of Clarke’s Funeral Home and Sherry Hanna for playing the organ. Thank you also to the Plumas UCW for providing the lovely lunch.

And finally, a big “Thank-You” to everyone who came out to support our Déjà Vu fundraiser. All funds raised will be used to establish something permanent to honour the Veterans’ graves in the 3 military sites at Neepawa’s Riverside Cemetery.

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Broadfoot Fraser Agencies Autopac Customer Services Rep & General Insurance Broker Neepawa MB 41 Main St. E. Contact Dwight Kinley, Broadfoot Fraser Agencies Box 450, 6 Morris St. N. Gladstone, MB R0J0T0 dwight.broadfoot@mymts.net

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KULBACKI SEED FARMS EDEN, MB. 50 Char & Charx, Red x cows bred Red, all 2nd and 3rd calvers, bred Charolais,70 Redx & Char x heifers bred Red Angus, or a Tan Char bull (easy calver) Due March 1 HERD DISPERSAL RUSSEL CABAK ALONSA, MB. 45 Char Cows bred Char Due Feb 10 COLE RANCHING EDDYSTONE,MB 50 Black heifers, bred black, Due April 17 DENIS GINTER KELWOOD, MB. 50 Black & Red Cows bred Angus. Due May 25 ESCARPMENT FARMS BIRNIE, MB. 60 Sim & Char x Heifers bred Red Angus.

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Responsibilities MNP is looking for a enthusiastic individuals to join our team in our Neepawa and Minnedosa offices • Prepare T1 Personal Tax Returns as Seasonal T1 Preparers.

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The Neepawa Legion Branch and Legion Ladies Auxiliary would like to send a big “Thank-You” to the following individuals, who made their recent Déjà Vu fundraiser a success: Firstly, a huge thank-you to Val Jarema and Ron Nordstrom, who recruited performers and put the Déjà Vu Show together.

Our thanks to the performers who donated their time and talent, namely: Merv Bohn, Bud Johnson, Sharla Magwood, Val Jarema, Shawn Woods, Mavis Rowe, Rob Poettcker, Monica Poettcker, Danica Poettcker, Sidney Poettcker, Carolyn Payjack, Colin McNairnay, Blair Chapman, Angie Weisgerber, Pat Martin, Denise Kennedy, Donna Huck, Sheila Bremner, Danielle Carefoot and Maria Whitlaw.

Special thanks to the house band, “LunchMoney” with members Ron Nordstrom, Hughie McLaughlin, Jim Danino and Greg Fleck. In addition to performing their own songs, they provided back-up music for many of the performers. And special thanks to Susan Fleck who opened up her home for the band and performers to practice.

Thank-you to Denise Kennedy who organized performers backstage and Colin McNairnay who made sure they had what they needed onstage.

Thank- you to Ron Nordstrom for writing the narrative script and to Moira Woods for delivering it so eloquently. And, thanks to Ron and Dianne Nordstrom who put together the slideshow which complimented the performances.

And special thanks to John Cullen, the sound technician.

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

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

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Lots are located on Emma St., McGill St. and Adelaide St. Contact Jamie Suski at 204-761-4223 email: bignrich2.0@gmail.com

Classifieds

Come view show home at 319 Railway by appointment.

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

Land The SE 1/4 20-18-15 WPM Subject to Special Reservations as to Mines Minerals and other Matters as particularly defined in the original grant from the Crown Acres- Approximately 141.00 Sealed Tenders to purchase the land will be received by: TAYLOR LAW OFFICE, 269 Hamilton Street, P.O. Box 309, Neepawa, Manitoba R0J 1H0 until December 18th, 2018 at 3: 30 pm.

Terms & Conditions: 1. Each tender shall be in writing in a sealed envelope, clearly marked as to contents and shall be submitted with a certified cheque OR Bank Draft payable to Taylor Law Office in trust in an amount equal to 10% of the Tender price; 2. If the Tender is accepted, the cheque or draft shall constitute a non-refundable deposit. If the Tenderer fails to complete the purchase of the property, the Seller shall herein retain the deposit as liquidated damages; 3. The balance of the Purchase Price shall be paid by certified cheque, bank draft, or lawyers trust cheque, and trust conditions on possession date; 4. Possession date to be 30 days after acceptance of Tender; 5. Purchaser shall pay the 2019 real property taxes; 6. The Tenderer shall pay the applicable GST or provide acceptable undertaking to self-assess; 7. Highest or any tender shall not necessarily be accepted; 8. The Tenderer shall be deemed to have relied on the Tenderer’s own inspection and knowledge of the land and the titles for the properties, its true condition, possible liabilities and the status of the title hereto independent of any representations by or on behalf of the seller.

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Yellowhead Bowhunters back on track

By Kira Paterson

Neepawa banner & Press

A couple weeks after the break-in and robbery at the Yellowhead Bowhunters facility, despite no new updates from the ongoing investigations, things seem to be looking optimistic for the club. Although they have to rebuild their entire collection of youth and adult bows and arrows from scratch, they already have a start on it thanks to some generous donations from the archery community across Canada.

Archery community steps up The Interlake Archery club, from north of Winnipeg, decided to help out by donating two targets, 48 youth arrows, two youth recurve bows and quivers and a youth compound bow to the Yellowhead Bowhunters.

The Banner & Press spoke

to Ed Wilson, of Interlake Archery, to find out why they decided to contribute in this way. “I was a member of the Yellowhead Bowhunters when I started the sport,” Wilson said, noting his connection to the Neepawa club. “Since moving to Winnipeg, we created the Interlake Archers, near Stonewall, and a key part of our club’s mandate is giving back to the sport. We have been fortunate to host several national events and we have funds set aside, so we want to give back and help the Yellowhead club get what they need to support their youth archery program,” he explained.

Even farther afield, BT Archery and Supplies of Fort McMurray, AB heard about the robbery and decided to raffle off a brand new compound bow to raise money for the club.

The raffle ended up selling

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out completely and was drawn on Saturday, Dec. 1. The total amount raised was about $2,000, which will be used to purchase needed equipment directly from BT Archery. The Fort McMurray business is also donating an additional two dozen arrows and three bows to the Yellowhead Bowhunters.

Other support pouring in It’s not just the archery community that has stepped up to assist the club, however.

The Neepawa Junior Rifle Club donated $500 to the Bowhunters, while Brad Meyers, of Meyers Auctions, also contributed $100.

A Gofundme campaign has also been started to help raise enough money for the club to purchase the equipment they need. So far, it has raised $290 in the week that it’s been online. The link

to the campaign has been shared on the Yellowhead Bowhunters Facebook page and is an easy way for people from the community to lend a hand. It can also be found by going to gofundme.com and searching Neepawa Archery Club.

The president of the Yellowhead Bowhunters, Adam Lukin, noted that the club is on track to have about the same amount of equipment as before the theft. He expects the winter season for the Bowhunters will be able to start up in the new year.

“If anybody wants to try out archery, don’t be afraid to message us on Facebook or give us a call, contact us somehow,” Lukin said.

He also expressed how thankful the club is for all the contributions. “We’re very grateful to have all the support of the community and we’d like to thank everybody who donated.”

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Arthur McClay and Harris Lowe of the Neepawa Junior Rifle Club presented a cheque to Grant Lukin, treasurer of the Yellowhead Bowhunters.

Real Estate

How agents and sellers can work together Submitted

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Selling a home can be stressful. Despite this, 5.51 million existing North Americian homes were sold in 2017, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. In many cases, homeowners choose to work with real estate agents to facilitate the process of listing, showing and selling their homes.

Real estate agents are valuable assets. Agents have neighborhood knowledge, are educated in pricing trends, can filter phone calls or emails from buyers who aren’t serious, and can organize all of the people necessary for a closing.

Real estate agents provide many services that the average person may not have the time nor the experience to handle.

There are many qualified agents, but an agent cannot do his or her job well without some help on the part of the homeowner. These tips can make the process of selling a home go smoothly.

• Price the home correctly: Homeowners should trust the agent’s ability to price a home for the market. Everyone wants to get the most money possible, but listing the home for more than it’s worth may cause it to sit unnecessarily for several weeks or months, which could raise red flags among potential buyers.

• Market the home: A real estate agent will list the home via a multiple listing service (MLS) on a private website, in newspapers, and wherever else he or she feels is pertinent. Homeowners can share the listing via social

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• Be available: Limiting the time an agent can show the house to potential buyers is in no one’s best interest.

Sellers should be ready and willing to open their homes, which is the best way to make a sale. An agent may suggest a lock box so the home can be shown when homeowners are not on the property.

• Make suggested renovations: Agents know which features can make or break a sale. Homeowners should be amenable to certain suggestions, such as neutral paint colors, removing personal effects and clearing clutter.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Neepawa & Area Silver Spurs 4-H Club meeting

FCC donates $25,000 to Kelwood Skating Rink

By Jayden Dafoe Submitted The Neepawa & Area Silver Spurs started their first Riding Meeting on Sept. 23 w it h Mega n Nicholls instructing the girls with riding tips. We rode every Sunday until Oct. 21. We had our first book meeting Nov. 13.

During this meeting, our SUBMITTED PHOTO

Relationship Managers Theresa Francis and Jayln Case, out of the Neepawa FCC office, presented Michael Porrok, Reeve of Rosedale Municipality and Kara Sylvester, CAO of Rosedale Municipality, with a cheque for $25,000 to go towards their reconstruction of the Kelwood Skating Rink

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executive election was held.

S he l l b y D a fo e w a s elected president, Makenna Sumner was elected secretary, Jayden Da foe st ayed on a s treasurer and head leader is Leah Sumner. We as a club have taken part in the Christmas parade.

Our next events are Dec. 3, when we will be

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helping at the Salvation A r m y w it h t he fo o d hampers and Dec. 10, when we’ll have a special C om mu n icat ions 4 -H work shop. O u r nex t booking meeting is Dec. 11. We will be having our Christmas party that evening too. If you are interested in joining our club, please contact our leader. 4-H is awesome!

Gladstone Auction Mart Cattle Market Report December 4, 2018 Steers

3-400 lbs.

4-500 lbs.

5-600 lbs.

6-700 lbs.

7-800 lbs.

8-900 lbs.

900+ lbs.

Bulls

Heifers

3-400 lbs. $ 2.00 - 2.26 4-500 lbs. $ 1.80- 2.10 5-600 lbs. $ 1.60 - 1.81 6-700 lbs. $ 1.60- 1.775 7-800 lbs. $ 1.50 - 1.725 8-900 lbs. $ 1.50- 1.71 900+ lbs. $ 1.40 - 1.705 Cows $ .50 to .70 683 head sold

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• Have you ever considered giving a gift to your Community at Christmas?

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Give a gift to the Foundation in lieu of a Christmas Gift.

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ROBERT SOPUCK

Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa

invites you to join him at these

Christmas Open Houses Monday, December 17

with MLA Brad Michaleski 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm DAUPHIN Marketplace Mall

Tuesday, December 18 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm ONANOLE Office #9, on PR 354 West

Wednesday, December 19 Thursday, December 20 with MLA Rick Wowchuk 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm #3-900 Main St, SWAN RIVER

$ 2 .30 - 2.69 $ 2.10 -2.45 $ 2.00 - 2.22 $ 1.80 - 1.97 $ 1.70 - 1.94 $ 1.60 - 1.895 $ 1.60 - 1.8725 $ .70 to .8175

1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Farmery Estate Brewery 480 -PTH #5 N, NEEPAWA

Friday, December 21

with MLA Greg Nesbitt 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm 515-4th Ave, SHOAL LAKE

EVERYONE WELCOME!

For further information, please call 1-877-405-8946 email: info@robertsopuck.ca

500 PTH #5, Neepawa, MB For Take Out or Delivery call:

204-704-5000

COME AND MEET SANTA Saturday, December 8th 11 am - 2 pm!

Bring the kids in for lunch and get their picture taken with

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Book Fast for Holiday Party Events Buffet Specials are available!