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Volume 107, Issue 32
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Free fishing and filleting By Hall Sveistrup
Twenty-four youngsters and their chaperones (grandparents, parents or older siblings) celebrated Louis Riel Day, Feb. 16, in a novel way by participating in an icefishing outing, hosted by Rivers and Area Game and Fish Association on Lake Wahtopanah. Upon arrival each child received a homemade wooden fishing line holder, equipped with a length of ice fishing line, tipped with a colourful jig head, donated by the fisheries branch of Manitoba Water Stewardship Services, and a live minnow. A myriad of holes had been drilled and cleaned by association members. Only one fish was caught; fiveyear-old Logan Hall had left briefly to warm up, and handed his rig to Bonnie Heudebourck, who snagged a two-foot northern pike. Association member Ron Taylor provided filleting services so that Logan and Bonnie could enjoy fresh pike for supper. After the outing was over, youngsters were given the fishing rig, along with a measuring tape. At 12 noon, all participants were served barbecued hot dogs, homemade cookies and hot chocolate. The purpose of the event was to provide an alternate way of spending the holiday, and to introduce young people to a healthy outdoor winter sport. Children enjoyed the opportunity to learn ice fishing during their holiday Monday. Photo by Hall Sveistrup
Outdoor hockey for centennial By Kent Wareham Rivers Jets atom and peewee teams took part in Hockey Manitoba’s 100th Anniversary Outdoor Series on Feb. 15. Various communities and minor hockey associations across the province hosted outdoor games that day. In order to participate in the outdoor games, minor hockey teams had to apply and register with Hockey Manitoba in November; once accepted you were given a host location to play in an outdoor game. Both our teams played in Rossburn on a homemade ice surface 100 feet wide by 215 feet long, with just snowbanks as boards. The temperature was a cool -16C, but judging by the smiling faces the kids had a lot of fun playing outdoors. Both teams received new Hockey Manitoba 100th Anniversary gold jerseys and socks. The atom team played for Team Gold and although the peewee team received gold jerseys by mistake, they played for Team Black. Scores were accumulated from all the games across Manitoba on Sunday, and Team Black ended up winning the one-day event by a score of 622-557. Rivers Jets atom team played Foxwarren/Rossburn and won their game by a score of 11-3. Rivers Jets peewee team also won their game, defeating Russell 11-3. These teams, along with Rivers Jets novice, are now entering the second round of league playoffs, so check out the www.riversjets.com website for their schedules and come out and support your local minor hockey teams.
Photo by Kent Wareham
Rivers Jets atom team were proud to wear new jerseys at Hockey Manitoba’s 100th anniversary outdoor game in Rossburn on Feb. 15.