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Jets fare well at Champion tournament

By Christa Veitch Rivers Jets Atom team participated in the annual Oak River Tournament of Champions (TOC) this past weekend. After an 8-4 loss against Virden’s combined team, and a 5-4 win against Wapella/Rocanville, they ended up in a threeway tie for first place in their pool. The tie breaker is decided by a formula of goals for and against, and Rivers ended up in third place. This automatically bumped them from playing in an A-side semifinal to the consolation final (B-side). The team worked hard, played great and finished the tournament strong with a 7-3 win over Rossburn/Foxwarren. They were presented with a B-side champion trophy (donated by Oak River Quick Freeze) which they proudly accepted.

The team had six players participate in the skills competition Saturday night: Ben Roulette, Zane Dyck, Jesse Mann, Layton Veitch, Donovan Larson, Ryan Taylor and goalie Connor Dawson. This is a fun event where players from all teams compete individually in four different categories. Jets players cleaned up on three of the four categories! Ryan was the shootout winner, Connor won the goalie competition and Layton won the puck handling. Congratulations to all who participated in the skills competition!

To conclude the tournament, individual awards were presented to weekend all stars, the top goal scorer and the most valuable player (MVP); Layton Veitch won the MVP statue.

Congratulations, Layton!

Rivers Jets Atom team appreciate Oak River TOC organizers and community volunteers for a terrific weekend!

This year’s atom team is currently undefeated in the regular season play. The players on this team are skilled at hockey, but they are also great kids who have fun together and enjoy playing the game. Their home tournament is Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at Riverdale Community Centre; there are eight teams coming to play in this two-day tournament.

It will be a great weekend of hockey! Go, Jets, go!

Tournament of Champions B-side winners back row L/R: Zane Dyck, Layton Veitch, Jesse Mann, Donovan Larson.

Front row L/R: Ethan Spence, Jase Wareham, Andrew Hamm, Ben Roulette, Connor Dawson.

Missing: Nolan Perreault and Ryan Taylor.

Photos submitted

United enjoys anniversary

Layton Veitch with his MVP award.

By Alvina Paddock The 50th anniversary of Oak River United Church was celebrated on Dec.7 at 1:30 p.m. and was well attended; nearly 70 people traveled from far and near to help celebrate the event.

Former ministers and friends emailed greetings which were read by Rev. Glenna Beauchamp. Greetings came from ministers Lydia Glawson now of Brandon, Tom (Evelyn) Delgatey of Minnedosa, Craig (Donna) Gibbs from B.C., David (Kristie) Morton also of B.C. and Al (Brenda) Rempel from St. Catharines, Ont. John Shaw from Brandon. Lyn Smith (nee Henry) from Dauphin and Dick Heapy of Oak River each delivered short speeches.

A time for visiting and stories followed by a delicious lunch of fresh fruit, fruit loaves and cheese, anniversary cake, tea, coffe and juice, brought the afternoon to a close.

Now aged 94, the church carpenter from 50 years ago planned to attend but unfortunately poor weather and bad road conditions kept him at home. Dick Selen is now planning to make a trip here this summer. Contractor was Selen Bros from Oakbank; Dick was the one who came here to head up the building of our church. In speaking with him on the phone he said he had fond memories of Stan and Jean Henry, D. A. Patterson, Alex Black, Bill Barr, Wilfred Heapy and many more, but that he couldn’t remember the names.

Many thanks to the comittee for preparing the event and the wonderful lunch.

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Community calendar Jan. 18 and 19: Men’s bonspiel, Rivers Curling Club Jan. 23-25: Women’s bonspiel, Rivers Curling Club Jan. 23: Memorial service, Riverdale Personal Care Home, 2 p.m.

Jan. 27: Diabetic clinic, Rivers Medical Centre, 8-8:30 a.m.

Jan. 28: Chamber of Commerce meeting, Lee’s Restaurant, Rivers, 12-1 p.m.

Jan. 28: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 3: Telehealth Alzheimer’s session, Riverdale Health Centre, 6:30-8 p.m.

Feb. 9: Rivers Legion meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 10: Telehealth Alzheime’rs session, Riverdale Health Centre, 6:30-8 p.m.

Feb. 13: Rivers Women’s Institute meeting, Westwood Lodge lounge, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 13 and 14: Tournament of Champions, Riverdale Community Centre Feb. 17: Telehealth Alzheimer’s session, Riverdale Health Centre, 6:30-8 p.m.

Feb. 20 and 21: Tournament of Champions, Riverdale Community Centre Feb. 24: Diabetic clinic, Rivers Medical Centre, 8-9 a.m.

Feb. 25: Chamber of Commerce meeting, Lee’s Restaurant, Rivers, 12-1 p.m.

Feb. 25: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 28: Ham supper, Rivers Legion March 9: Rivers Legion meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.

March 9-12: Golden Gals provincial competition, Rivers Curling Club March 24: Diabetic clinic, Rivers Medical Centre, 8-8:30 a.m.

March 25: Chamber of Commerce meeting, Lee’s Restaurant, Rivers, 12-1 p.m.

March 25: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

April 11: Wellness day, Rivers April 20-25: My Fair Lady, Bend Theatre, Strathclair, 7:30 p.m.

April 22: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts, Rivers, 1:30 p.m..

April 28: Diabetic clinic, Rivers Medical Centre, 8-8:30 a.m.

May 3: Razzamatazz Dance Club recital, Westman Centennial Auditorium, Brandon, 2 p.m.

May 26: Diabetic clinic, Rivers Medical Centre, 8-9 a.m.

May 27: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

June 9: Band concert, Rivers Collegiate June 23: Diabetic clinic, Rivers Medical Centre, 8-8:30 a.m.

July 7: Horse and 4-H shows, Rivers fairgrounds July 8: Rivers fair Every Monday Crib, Rivers Civic Centre, 2 p.m.

Every Tuesday Coffee/games, Rivers Civic Centre, 8:30 a.m.

Table shuffleboard, Civic Centre, 2 p.m.

Rivers Piecemakers, Rivers Collegiate, 7 p.m. (alternate weeks; 204-728-7592) TOPS, (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 529 Second Avenue, Rivers, 7 p.m.

Bible Study, Zion Church, Rivers, 7:30 p.m.

Every Wednesday Darts, Rivers Civic Centre, 10 a.m.

Intercessory prayer, Zion Church, Rivers, 12-1 p.m.

Pool, Rivers Civic Centre, 1 p.m.

Moms and toddlers drop-in, St. James’ Anglican Church, Rivers, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Fun Zone, Zion Church, Rivers, 4-5:30 p.m.

Bingo, Rivers Legion Hall, 7:15 p.m.

Every Thursday Floor curling, Rivers Civic Centre, 2 p.m.

Crib, Rivers Legion Hall, 7 p.m.

Every Friday Pool, Rivers Civic Centre, 1 p.m.

Bingo or movie, Rivers Civic Centre, 2 p.m.

Legion news Branch No. 75

By Warren Smallwood Publicity The Jan. 12 meeting of Rivers Legion was called to order by president Darryl Childerhose with 11 members present; two new members, Marilyn Halliday and James Baldwin, were sworn in.

The annual Jan. 1 Levee Day was well attended this year and a good time was had by all. A juke box is going to be installed in the club room in the near future.

It is Internet-based and therefore, will have a very large selection of music available. According to the agreement, the legion will receive a portion of the income. A comment was heard from the assembled members that if someone didn’t like the selection of music coming over the radio they could just throw in a coin and pick whatever they wanted.

The annual zone meeting will be Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. at Branch No. 3 in Brandon.

The second phase of the renovation of the hall roof is ready to proceed in the spring. The popular fundraising suppers will continue with the first one set for Feb. 28. The menu is ham and scalloped potatoes; menus for March 28 and April 25 are still to be decided.

Research continues regarding rental of the upper hall and the condition of the hardwood floor. No one at the meeting had sufficient knowledge of care and finishing of the floor, so no decisions could be made.

Some interesting discussion took place about how to communicate with the community and reach the younger generation. The terms Facebook and web page were used with varying amounts of understanding; some comrades are going to go home and ask Google.

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Auxiliary

By Lisa Smith Publicity The regular monthly meeting of Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary was held Jan. 5; 16 members attended.

Rivers Legion Branch No. 75 president Darryl Childerhose gave an update on the roof repairs. The first stage is complete with the quonset portion to be completed later this year. He also spoke about the need for more fundraising, so there will be more Raise the Roof suppers.

Karen Clark and Tanis Neilsen were sworn in as new members; we welcome them to our organization.

There were no new applications for memberships this month.

A donation was made to Rolling River Festival of the Arts, this year held in Minnedosa March 16-20. A Hometown Manitoba Main Street grant was received; it will be used to complete the work on the flowerbeds at our cenotaph park.

The winner of the early bird draw was Marilyn Halliday; she wins a free membership.

Mesdames Irene Ventnor and Kathy Wiebe are on lunch for the February meeting.

Moms, it’s too cold to play outdoors!

The walls are closing in...

Drop in to the basement at St. James’ Anglican Church in Rivers every Wednesday from 1:30-4:30 p.m.

(January to March).

Worship service/Sunday school – 10:30 a.m.

Jr. youth (Gr. 5-8) — 204-328-7854 for details.

Professional counselling *Marriage *Family *Depression *Addictions *Grief *Abuse Phone 204-573-3362 for an appointment.

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From our files Council clips

95 years ago, 1920 Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodists churches in Rivers were all being wired for electrical lighting.

65 years ago, Jan. 19, 1950 Gordon Taylor’s rink won the British Consols district playdown competition at Oak River on Jan. 11. The story of Rivers Kiwanis Club bringing Santa Claus to Rivers by helicopter has so impressed the national organization that they have called the local club for details to print a story in its magazine.

55 years ago, Jan. 14, 1960 FO A. Downey made a crash landing in a field one mile south of Rivers base on Thursday morning.

The flame extinguished on the T33 jet at an altitude of 500 feet; fortunately snow cushioned the blow and prevented injury to Downey and Group Capt.

R. Shaw. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Allen had a baby on Jan. 1; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Genung had a girl Jan. 6; FO and Mrs. Albert Edge had a boy Jan. 6; LAC and Mrs. Eric Burton had a boy Jan. 6; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Tait had a girl Jan. 8.

45 years ago, Jan. 15, 1970 An active supporter for 16 years has been honoured by the Civilian Sponsoring Committee when they decided to make a Wes Graham Achievement Award to be presented each month to an outstanding cadet of 320 Rivers Squadron. Graham was pleased to present the inaugural award to WO1 Steve Sharman. Debate continues over a centennial project for Rivers; more than two hours on Tuesday night were spent discussing a teen centre, library, horse barn or tennis court.

It’s likely Mr. and Mrs. Wes Club had the earliest new year’s babies on Jan. 1, but they were twin calves born at 12:10 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Harrison celebrated their 50th anniversary on Jan. 6. Town of Rivers has released the following statistics: 54 births in 1969 (60 births in 1968), 14 marriages (21 in 1968) and 18 deaths (15). Gaylene Best married Frank Brownell last week.

35 years ago, Jan. 16, 1980 Pembina Cover Girl 3K has won the most awards in 1979 in Charolais history in all of Canada. She is owned by G-Bar-D Farms (Gerald Shanks) of Rivers and travelled to Red Deer, Vancouver, Regina, Edmonton, etc. G-Bar-D also owns breeding interests to a famous bull that has never placed lower than reserve champion in all of 1979; SDC Metric 766J has travelled to Alberta and B.C. When manager Ron Radford announced the new UGG annex was opened late last month, it took only six days to fill the 100,000-bushel storage. Rivers men’s bonspiel is a week-long four-event affair with a maximum of 64 rinks; the bonspiel is filled and has a waiting list. Gerald Grummett of Rivers was presented a past zone commander legion medal on Jan. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Forsythe had a girl Dec. 22; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brown had a girl Dec. 28; Mr. and Mrs. Catherine had a boy Dec. 30. Deborah Rebekah Lodge celebrated its 70th anniversary on Dec. 7; 57-year member Mrs. H. Waldon cut the anniversary cake. Dennis

Martin has announced he is closing his newly-opened Martin’s Photography for a “better future in another direction” and will be selling his Rivers home and going to college outside of Manitoba. “Please accept my apologies; I’m sorry to let [you] down.”

25 years ago, Jan. 17, 1990 The fourth annual Christmas Bird Count was held in Rivers area on Dec. 30 and with mild temperatures, record numbers were recorded; 30 different fowl were spotted, last year was 18 but the previous record (1987) was 26.

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ross celebrated their 45th anniversary on Jan. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Wolfe had a girl Jan. 13; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Willows had a boy Jan. 13.

The Shannon Greer rink of Dennis Jackson, Rob Greer and Susan Jackson won the Westman Winter Games gold medal (after an extra end) last weekend; the Moline-area rink will now play in the Manitoba Winter Games in March in Carman.

15 years ago, Jan. 15, 2000 After more than 30 years working the canteen at twice weekly bingos, Rose Madder retired on Dec. 28 after more than 3,000 bingos (in which she also played). Both Rivers Legion and Rivers Curling Club (bingo groups) presented her a plaque and bouquet.

5 years ago, Jan. 15, 2010 Residents of Forrest and Sioux Valley were thrilled to be part of the cross-country Olympic Torch Run. The trip through Forrest was the afternoon of Jan. 8 while Sioux Valley’s time slot was 7:45 a.m. Jan. 9.

Liquor Licence Application Public Notice Shelly Brown, operating as Shelly Mom’s Kitchen, has applied for a dining room liquor licence at 580 Second Avenue, Rivers, Manitoba, to serve liquor from 9 a.m.-2 a.m., Monday to Sunday and 1 p.m.-2 a.m. Remembrance Day. Citizen and community input is an important part of the application process.

If you have questions about this application, please call the Liquor and Gaming Authority of Manitoba at 204-474-5619.

If you have questions about zoning bylaws and requirements, please contact your municipality. If you want to make a formal objection to this application, please send us your objection, in writing, by 4 p.m. on 14 days following the publication of this advertisement. You can email, mail or fax your objection. Please include your contact information.

Email licinsepct@LGAmanitoba.ca Mail Liquor and Gaming Authority of Manitoba, Box 1023, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2X1 Fax 204-453-5254 We respond to all formal objections and will work to resolve objections before issuing a licence. A copy of the objection will be provided to the licence applicant. Each person who submits an objection will be advised in writing of the outcome to the licence application.

RM of Daly, Dec. 9: Public works supervisor Craige Madden reported that the mower needs repairs and he discussed bridges. Correspondence from Manitoba Infrastructure informed council that funding is not available. A Christmas turkey or ham will be presented to all staff in appreciation of the past year’s service to the RM. Council approved the proposal to subdivide approximately 25.83 acres from NE 10-12-20WPM with the condition that the subdivision be reduced by seven acres to only include the yard site and that Sherman Myrah enter into a development agreement and costs of the agreement be his expense.

Finances: Cheques of $877,528.08 were approved; accounts of $205,892.46 were paid. CAO Lorne Green was paid $480 to prepare tax certificates. Grant funding of $1,481.72 received from Rivers & Area Community Foundation will be transferred to the recipient, Rivers Agricultural Society. Council approve the transfer of $5,000 from the Fire Reserve to Rivers-Daly Fire Department to cover the cost of a new tank, pumper and tanker inspections/repairs, and the shortfall of four sets of turnout gear (with the understanding that $8,000 is being funded directly by the fire department fundraising efforts); further resolved that the transfer is made in conjunction with the Town of Rivers providing $5,000 as well. Council authorized the expenditure of up to $7,000 for renovations and painting of offices necessary to accommodate staff in the Town of Rivers building.

Trees,

RM of Daly, Dec. 18: Daly has received monies which were held by the former Daly-Saskatchewan Recreation Commission; therefore, $12,769.61 was transferred from the General Fund to the Recreation Reserve Fund, to be used for an appropriate purpose in the future.

Daly has received advance funding for EMO repairs due to flooding in the municipality; not all repairs have been completed; there is a surplus of funding which must be put aside for those future repairs and for any liability which may arise from EMO overpayment: therefore, $186,308.54 was transferred from the General Fund to the General Reserve Fund to be used for the appropriate purpose. Whereas this council meeting marks the historically significant last meeting of council; whereas Reeve Evan Smith and Councillors Rod Veitch, Shane McLeod, Larry Fast, Ian Dyer, Sam Wurtz and Dave Falkevitch have sat as a council for the last time and will forever be recorded as the last council of Daly; therefore, council commits to the hands of Riverdale Municipality the task of serving the area for the years to come.

Trees, TREES!

Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District is currently accepting orders for trees: • To develop a new shelterbelt; OR • To replace trees in an existing shelterbelt OR • Small quantities for hand planting (no specialty trees) Trees will be ordered from nurseries in Manitoba, at a cost.

Call the office today for pricing and tree species available!

Most trees are bare root stock no bigger than 24”.

Tree order applications for 2015 are available at our office and must be filled out and submitted by Jan. 30, 2015.

LSRCD makes planting shelterbelts easy! We will: • Assist with design.

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• Provide and manoeuvre tree planter.

• Apply plastic mulch. (Mulch reduces tree maintenance.)

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Decoding the recipe for success

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by Chad Carpenter

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RIGHT IN THE CENTRE

Ken Waddell get to the point where, “Inuit do not merely survive, but thrive,” a lot of things need to change.

To look at things from our own rural farm community context, the biggest thing that needs to change is for parents, and perhaps in particular, mothers, to quit whining about how bad farming is. In some homes, all you hear is that kids need to get an education (that part is true) and then get off the farm. The second part isn’t true. We need some really good people on our farms and fortunately that’s happening, in spite of whiny parents.

For the First Nations community, they need to get off the “I see myself as a victim” bandwagon and take responsibility for their own lives. The aboriginal community has a very quiet split in it. At one extreme, we have the “victim” mentality and at the other extreme, we have the people who have left the reserves and gone and got an education, a job, a career, a life. In the middle, there’s a lot of confusion about what to do.

Overriding all the communities in Canada, and in particular in Manitoba, is the pervasive view that we have to wait for the government to do stuff for us.

I disagree!

If we are in reasonably good health and of reasonably sound mind, then we should be able to create our own future. If a person is not of sound mind or body, that’s a different story but for the majority of people, we are

hat makes an individual a great success? A stand-out in their field? An outlier? This question is at the heart of Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book about the story of success. The book deconstructs success, showing the parts that make up the whole.

When I look at our communities, I see a lot of parallels. With many challenges facing rural communities, we would do well to take some notes regarding the recipe for success.

Gladwell’s book argues that society’s outliers, the Bill Gateses and the Beatles of the world, MY owe their sucPERSPECTIVE cess as much to their environment as to their individual skills and talents. The people who ate stand above acKman tKinson the crowd are those who are at the right place, at the right time, with the right skill set to take advantage of those opportunities.

The book begins with a look at talent and the ago-old adage that practice makes perfect. We tend to assume that those who excel do so because of natural talent. While talent does play a role, it’s less important than you might think. The closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the more their success seems to hinge upon preparation, or practice, over talent. It turns out that people have studied just how much practice makes perfect, it is about 10,000 hours.

A study was done looking at violists at Berlin’s elite Academy of Music. The musicians were split by their professors into three groups; those who showed the talent to be world-class soloists, those deemed “good” and those who were unlikely to play professionally and instead intended to be music teachers in the public school system.

The study found that the only factor distinguishing the students at the top from those at the bottom was the amount of time they had spent practicing since beginning to play their instrument. The study found no student who floated to the top with a fraction of practice time, nor could they find any student who worked harder than their peers but were in the lower ranked groups.

By the time Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard to start Microsoft, he had reached his 10,000 hours of programming practice thanks to a very progressive school and his proximity to the University of Washington. Before the “British Invasion”, The Beatles had put in their 10,000 hours playing concert after concert in clubs in Hamburg, Germany. At times they performed for eight hours a day, sometimes seven days a week.

This is encouraging, it tell us that in order to succeed, we don’t have to start out the best. We need a minimum level of talent or aptitude, and then, we need to practice.

The other key to great success is timing, something over which we have little control.

Listing the 75 richest people the world has ever know yields an interesting fact; 14 are Americans, born within a nine year period.

These men, such as John D. Rockefeller, were born in the 1830s and were uniquely positioned to take advantage of the dramatic transformational change in post-Civil War America. Those born earlier had their mind-set shaped by the Civil War era frame of reference. Those born later were too late, the railroads and manufacturing boom had already started without them.

The book also looks at how our cultural legacies can help or hinder our success. For example, why did Jewish lawyers dominate New York’s mergers and acquisitions business starting in the 1970s? Why were family feuds so dominant in the 1800s in the Appalachians? Why are pilots from certain countries and cultures more likely to become involved in a crash?

The thing about cultural legacies and the importance of timing is that once we know they exist, we can mitigate and we can work around them. We can practice and hone our skills.

I look at our communities and I wonder how we can use this knowledge to build our own success stories? I wonder what cultural legacies we have and whether they are helping or hindering us? We can use this knowledge to decode why some more rural towns flourish while others, with more advantages, don’t. We can do little about our location or our history, but knowing what we have, and what we don’t, means that we can put our future back into our own hands.

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Change is good n an article titled “Why clinging to tradition hasn’t worked for Nunavut”, Yule Schmidt writes, “The territory and its people should abandon their efforts to artificially keep alive a traditional way of life that no longer exists. Henceforth, the territory should embrace modernity, which will strengthen Inuit society, and in turn strengthen and protect Inuit culture. In short, a more modern Nunavut is the path to a society in which the Inuit do not merely survive, but thrive.”

Schmidt lives in the north and we may safely assume she knows about her topic. Her advice is wise counsel for any group of people. We confuse culture with how we make a living and how we live. It’s a bad mistake.

I come from a Scottish background and to put it in the simplest terms, my ancestors ate a lot of oatmeal. Oatmeal was a cheap source of protein and energy that worked well for physically active people. It was also high in carbohydrates and if eaten to excess and without exercise, it could make you quite fat. Oatmeal is a Scottish tradition, born out of necessity. But you don’t have to eat oatmeal to appreciate or hold onto Scottish values. In the same way, you don’t have to eat seal meat to appreciate and hold on to Inuit values.

To some extent, the Scottish moved on in both location and in food choices. I think Schmidt is saying the same about the Inuit and perhaps every other group in Canada. It’s time to move on.

The Schmidt article is quite long and it outlines the problems that exist today in Nunavut, not the least of which is a very elevated school drop-out rate and a very high suicide rate. Nothing devastates a family or a community like suicide.

For the people of Nunavut to

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responsible for our own destiny.

Canada has huge resources of land, minerals, space and opportunity. Our forefathers have created a frustrating but reasonably effective health safety net. There is also a reasonably effective but frustrating social safety net. Within that context, no matter where you are in Canada, again assuming soundness of mind and body, you can have a reasonable chance of creating your own success.

The problem is that many people want success without change. I wanted success as a farmer on the home family farm.

It wasn’t viable so I moved on. I wanted success at university and I achieved a bit in that context. I wanted to be an Ag-rep and was in that position for almost 10 years.

I wanted to be an auctioneer and was one for 20 years. I wanted to farm again and we did so. A few bad decisions, some drought and 23 per cent interest rates killed off that dream. So against that background, we started the Neepawa Banner over 25 years ago. Sure, it’s been a struggle but it worked and continues to work.

As Schmidt says, “People should abandon their efforts to artificially keep alive a traditional way of life that no longer exists.”

To put it another way, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. The “going” may be actual moving to another physical place or it may just be a changing of attitude.

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his past week I decided to begin the daunting task of clearing the clutter in my home office.

My office has been in the same room in my house for almost seven years. In that time, I have transformed the closet into a storage area and created several piles of books, magazines and other papers—all of which must now be sorted into “things I keep” and “things I either throw away or give away.”

My filing cabinets must likewise be cleared out.

Some files will be kept.

Some will be stored. The rest will be destroyed. Last of all will be the desk drawers with their collection of miscellaneous trinkets and a myriad of patch cords, computer cables and phone lines. Most will be stored. A few will be kept for use when needed.

Once the office is done, my wife and I will go through the other rooms in the house—one at a time of course. The goal is the same—to identify

FAITHFULLY YOURS neil stRohschein and dispose of anything we don’t really need. The whole project will likely take three to six months to complete; but will give us a much roomier living environment than we have now.

But all of this is just a dry run. The big project will happen in a few years when we sell the house and move into an apartment or small condo. Then the real downsizing will begin—as much of what we have now won’t be making the move with us. It won’t fit into a smaller space.

I spent a few days last week reflecting on how much my life has changed.

Like everyone else, I came into this world with nothing. Over time, the stuff began to accumulate— clothing, books, furniture,

etc. all came into my possession. But while all of these things were nice to have, they cost a lot to move from one place to another; and in my profession, people move quite often. So as time passes and I need less, I am divesting myself of the things I don’t need. And one day, when I die, whatever’s left will be given to someone else. I will leave this world as I entered it—with nothing. So how will my life be judged by others and by God? In his lecture on The Price of Leadership, the late Charlie Jones tells of a seminar he and six others were asked to attend. “Our speaker,” he said, “began his presentation by looking us straight in the eye and saying: ‘Men, you are not ready to live until you know

what you want written on your head stone.’” Jones took those words seriously and resolved to do what he could to enrich the life of every person he met.

He loved to read books.

So he bought books—50 or more at a time—all of which he gave away. The books he shared with others were the books that had helped make him the man he was. And while his work brought him much wealth, the changes he saw in the lives of the people who read the books he gave them brought him a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that money could never buy.

Jones isn’t the only one who learned to live more simply and use his excess resources to enrich the lives of others. He is one of hundreds of thousands, dating back to the time of Jesus Christ himself, who have done the same thing.

Today, God asks us to follow their example and promises great rewards to those who do.

What is an empty desk the sign of?

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s I jot down my musings, it is a frosty Tuesday morning. I have enjoyed a cup of espresso and watched the morning news. I heard some good news, great news actually.

Jan. 6 is Clean Up Your Desk day. And I did that yesterday! I am ahead of schedule for/in one aspect of my life. The newscast shared quotes of famous people– Einstein: “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, what is an empty desk a sign of?” It was a comprehensive report.

Busy people often have an untidy workspace. Piles of books and stuff have an order to the stacker. We know in which stack the paper we need might possibly be. And individuals surrounded with clutter are often known to be creative problem solvers, thinking just outside of

HOMEBODIES Rita FRiesen the box. It was necessity that caused me to purge my desk and filing cabinet.

The new year is bringing a new batch of statements.

I am truly attempting to simplify my life and it is happening. Slowly. I recall the days when our home was an active farm family.

Income tax time was a time for silence. The table tennis surface in the basement was used for the ‘laying out’ of the year’s financial activities. Woe to one who messed with the orderly disorder. And then, when all was said and done, the flotsam and jetsam were placed in storage and the official debris hauled to the

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he word compassion keeps coming back to me this week. Listening to the news, we hear some horrendous stories about killings in countries all over the world. Do we have compassion towards those people who kill others? We are certainly moved with compassion on those who lost loved ones without even saying good-bye to them. Now the killers are also killed and they must have loved ones who are mourning a loss.

accountant. And all reports duly kept for seven years.

Boxes full of papers. Now seven years of paperwork fills one small box. I am okay with that.

This season of my life includes several additives to the purging process.

One account I deal with has not yet been informed of my single status. Might as well make that phone call.

Another supplier needs to be informed of a change in banking procedures.

Another phone call. It is delightful when a call results in a real person with real problem solving abilities.

When the day’s work was completed, there remained

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only one business that I had not been able to contact. I tried using the 1 800 number, and between busy signals and a quiet voice assuring me that my call was important but the response time would be approximately eight to 10 minutes, I tried the direct line. With the same results. There was no conciliatory offer to have my call returned if that would be my heart’s desire. All I wanted/want is someone who can take my money, on a regular basis, from an active account! Too much to ask?

So my desk is clear. My mind, however, is still cluttered. I know that despite the most sincere resolve, the clutter will reappear.

And I will not yet be accused of hosting an empty mind!

It is overwhelming to have compassion on those who kill, but Jesus had compassion for those around Him, even the person who hangs on the cross next to Jesus. When this person on the cross confessed his sins to Jesus, he was forgiven and Jesus told him in Luke 23:43 “Truly I say to you today you shall be with Me in Paradise.” As Jesus has compassion towards those who confess their sins and want healing from God, we need to have compassion on those who repent and give their heart and life to Jesus.

We are winning this battle with TB The 2014–15 Tuberculosis surveillance programs in Riding Mountain National Park and in the Riding Mountain Eradication Area are well under way. The hope remains quite high that this winter’s surveillance in elk, deer and domestic livestock will move us closer to achieving the over-arching goals of the program – eradication of the disease and a rebuilding of the wild cervid populations.

On the domestic livestock side of the equation, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is progressing well with the testing of the 3,500 head in 37 herds outside of the core area. No testing is taking place this season in the core area.

The herds were selected based on their degree of risk for exposure to, and contracting of, TB. Results to date have been negative.

For the wild elk herd, the focus this year is on live animal testing only of mature cow elk residing in the core area. The estimate is that there are 150 elk in this population. The elk are being captured by net-gunning from a helicopter, blood sampled, radio collared and released.

Any animal that reacts on the blood tests will be recaptured and removed for further testing.

The capture and testing is underway and will be completed by early February. Our prediction is that approximately 80 per cent of the cow elk will be captured this season, leaving the balance to be tested in 2015-16.

In addition to the testing outlined, monitoring of hunter killed elk and deer in the Game Hunting Areas 23 and 23A has been taking place throughout the fall and winter seasons. Results to date continue to be negative.

We are winning this battle with TB – with negative results in the livestock testing and in the wild elk surveillance program, we may be able to cease herd testing outside of the core area after this year. Another run through the core area herds is slated for the 2015-16 season. Again, with negative results, that may well be the last go-around for core area testing. On the elk surveillance program, a second round of mature cow testing may be required in 2019-20 to allow us to be convinced that the disease is indeed well under control.

However, we can not afford to let down our collective guard. To that end, Manitoba Beef Producers’ field staff are now working with RMEA producers to conduct on farm risk assessments, and finalizing details of cattle identification and premise identification that will enable full use of slaughter TB surveillance information on cattle born in the RMEA. This slaughter data is critical to our reduced emphasis on live animal herd testing. The risk assessments assist producers in identifying potential risks of their cattle interacting with elk, and in seeking the appropriate measures to mitigate those risks.

We’ve come a very long way in this extended battle with TB, a battle that has caused more than its fair share of pain and expense to farmers, hunters, outdoorsmen, outfitters, First Nations communities, land owners and residents in the RMEA. With a continued, concerted effort by all players, we are indeed winning the battle – TB is disappearing and the elk and deer populations can now begin to slowly rebuild to sustainable levels.

Until next time.

Dr. Allan Preston Bovine tuberculosis coordinator

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Manitoba Ag Days 2015 5 1 0 2 , 2 2 o t The history Jan 20 of Ag Days

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By Kristen Phillips Media coordinator MB ag days Did you know the first Ag Days show was held in 1978? Making the 2015 show the 38th annual.

However, in 1978 it wasn’t called Ag Days it was called The Weed Fair. It was a much smaller event then being only one day in duration. It was held in the Keystone Center but at the time it was a much smaller Keystone Center; being only about 245,000 sq.ft. in total. In the winter of 1978 a second Weed Fair was held in Winnipeg at the Convention Center to try to draw more people into the event. Back then, the event was considered very successful having 60 exhibitors and about 3,500 people attended total for the two events.

In 1979, the Weed Fair expanded from a one day show to a two day show in both Winnipeg and Brandon.

During the 1980s, several very successful events were held and the show continued to grow as the popularity of the event grew stronger. Attendance reached the 6,000 person level between the two – two day event shows.

In 1988 the event had moved completely away from its original weed control focus to become a much more general agricultural show. To reflect this move, the name changed from the Weed Fair to Manitoba Ag Days.

In the late 1980s the New Inventions Competition was added to the show with the hopes of showcasing new ideas and a place where the latest technology could be on display.

In 1992, the event was held in Winnipeg for the last time and the decision to run one show in Brandon was easy.

In 1993, the event moved to Brandon permanently and expanded into a three day show – which it still continues to be today. The expansion of the show coincided with the biggest expansion ever of the Keystone Center in 1992; with 165,000 sq.ft. of space being added to the complex. The three day show drew a crowd of 30,000 people.

In 1995, a farm safety component was added to the show called the Farm Safety Expo; this component is still alive and significant to the show today.

In 1996 the first Bull Congress was added to the show; showcasing live animals as part of the show.

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In 2005 the Keystone Center underwent its next major renovation and added another 100,000 sq.ft. to its complex including the Canad Inn hotel. This again added to the expansion of our show allowing an additional 100 exhibitors space to showcase their products.

The Keystone Center is currently 540,000 sq.ft. all under one roof – making us the largest indoor farm show in Canada. The entire Keystone Center Grounds is approximately 90 acres; so there is ample room for parking and outdoor exhibitors at the show. We now have well over 500 exhibitors that participate in the three day event and we bring in 38,000 to 40,000 people to the show over the course of the three days.

Although we have some construction to deal with during the 2015 show, we were able to accommodate all of our exhibitors and we did not have to exclude anyone from the show. We thank everyone for their cooperation and understanding.

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Check out the New Inventions at Ag Days

By Kristen Phillips Media coordinator MB ag days The New Inventions; a well-known component of our show will be in Barn 4 again this year. In order to get to Barn 4, you will need to follow the red carpet down the Canada Room Hallway – head all the way down to the very end of the hallway and Barn 4 will be on your right hand side. As always we will have gold drapes hung around the inventions to signify their importance to our show.

All other exhibitors have blue drapes. To qualify to be in the Inventors showcase the product must not have been sold in Manitoba for more than two years.

The inventions get judged by a panel of judges. This

year we have 10 entries.

To give you an idea of what you can expect: •AgChemExpert Ltd.: An online, web-based program for pesticide selection of multiple pests in an array of crops •Agrimatics: A tablet and smartphone based grain cart weighing and data management system •Cardale Tech Corp: A PTO driven auger water pump • Clean Seed Agricultural Technlogies: The CX-6 SMART seeder • Ezlid: An automated grain bin lid opener • Farmlead.com: An online grain marketplace that seeks to efficiently connect grain buyers and sellers •FendX Ltd.: New patented bolt-latch fender exten-

sions for high clearance sprayers •Hi-Tec Industries VWing: The V-wing ditcher drainage machine •Leading Edge Industries: The Load Judge – loading monitoring system for grain trailers •Wingssprayer: A drift reduction system for sprayers Last year was full of depth but this year’s exhibitors might top last year - the judges are going to have a tough job deciding the winners this year.

Ag Days takes great pride in bringing in new products and inventions to the forefront of our show – we strive to be the leader in bringing technology to the forefront.

The new products Always an exciting attraction at Ag Days is the New Products showcase.

After meeting the criteria required to participate in the New Products component of our show the following Exhibitors have been selected to be included in the New Product Feature for 2015. At the Show you will find them with signage in their exhibit indicating they have a new product. This year we have 11 companies with 14 entries; one of our highest entry numbers yet.

Check them out at their respective booths: •ATP Nutrition Ltd. – Main Street •Backswath Management – Main Street South

•Decisive Farming – Westoba Ag Center Concourse •Honey Bee Manufacturing – Westoba Ag Center Showroom •Hydro Shurflo – has 3 entries – Westoba Ag Center Concourse •Intragrain Technologies Inc. – Westman Place Arena •Kramble Industries – has 2 entries – Westman Place Arena •Meridian Manufacturing Inc. – Westoba Ag Center North Concourse •Rainy Day Fabricating – Barn 3 •Setter Manufacturing Division – Optimist Arena •A.R.K. NEW-TECH LTD - Optimist Arena.

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Weed notes

I am not sure whether it is a compliment or not, but the last few months the executive of the Manitoba Weed Supervisors Association (MWSA) have been contacting me, asking for my memory of certain events that happened years ago.

All that has transpired since the first of this month/year (amalgamation) is having a dramatic effect on all operations of our districts; MWSA is trying to piece together what will work for what Conservation and Water Stewardship demands of us. Amalgamation has forced big changes in some areas, especially this district, so this is where MWSA is asking me to remember how we managed new areas years ago and if those efforts can

By Sid Lewis Supervisor be introduced somewhat the same now and have satisfactory results.

If not the end of this month, definitely soon there will be ads in some newspapers for filling this position of supervisor as well as summer workers.

Any people interested in trying this career, be sure to watch for the ads.

I received a copy of the new municipalities maps last week and if my math is correct, Midwest Weed District now has 36 townships, one of the largest in Manitoba. When the RM of Daly joined our district in 2004, it took me and our summer worker two years just to learn the area of that RM and all the weed/brush areas to try and work out a management program. With two new towns and the area that

was RM of Saskatchewan encompassed this year, I can see a challenging and exciting year ahead.

I will be the first to say culinary art has never been one of my strong points.

Last week I had a want for medium hot wings, so before going home, I went to the store and bought a box of precooked/frozen wings to have some for dinner. After a previously botched attempt and big time sticking of the wings to Terry’s pan, strong orders were given to put parchment paper on the pan first, then the wings!

Looking around this time, I couldn’t find the parchment paper, but saw some waxed paper. Thinking it would do the same job, I put the pan, waxed paper and six wings in the stove and turned the TV on to

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watch a hunting DVD. In only a few moments I smelled hot wax! Rushing to the stove I discovered a smokey look inside so I quickly turned the stove off, grabbed the stove mitts and pulled the pan out.

Although the wings did have a waxy taste, they were passable, but my big concern was whether or not Terry would notice the smell when she came home. Nothing was mentioned for three days and then I let the cat out of the bag. I guess all she smelled was the strong aroma of the sauce that coated the wings.

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Continuing winners for 2014

By Patricia Hanbidge Saskatoon School of Horticulture Principal Last week we featured some of the All America Selections (AAS) winners and this week will include a few more flowers and then vegetables; please enjoy!

AAS is the place to go for the next best thing to guaranteed success in your garden. AAS has celebrated more than75 years of providing plants to gardeners that are tested nationally and proven locally.

Angelonia Serenita Pink F1 is an easy-to-grow elegant flower that is perfect for beginner gardeners. Grown in a group, it creates a soothing sea of soft colour that is tolerant to heat and resistant to deer and rabbits. It will grow 12-14 inches tall and wide.

Penstemon Arabesque Red F1 is an essential annual for your garden! It is unique, vigorous and shows off a beautiful red and white bicoloured large bell-shaped flowes. It attracts both butterflies and hummingbirds all summer long. Plant in full sun and remove spent flowers to encourage continuous flowering.

Ornamental Pepper NuMex Easter is a compact, but well-branched plant that proudly displays small clusters of fruits that range from lavender to light yellow and mature fully to a light orange. It is an excellent choice for pots, on patios or for outdoor use. Bean Mascotte is the first winning bean for the past 23 years and is perfect for gardeners today who are busy and garden in small spaces. This compact bush bean has showy white

flowers and is a plentiful producer of long slender pods that make for easy harvesting as the beans stay well above the foliage.

There are two cucumber winners for 2014. Cucumber Pick a Bushel F1 is an excellent heat-tolerant cuke that is perfect for pickling either gherkins or larger. These semi-bush plants are also rather delectable fresh. Cucumber Saladmore Bush F1 is mature only 55 days after sowing. They are crisp and sweet, as long as you keep up with the picking, and are also versatile as small or large pickles. Eggplant Patio Baby F1 is an early but very productive eggplant with a gardener-friendly compact habit. The leaves and calyx are thornless so are perfect for your little helpers in the garden. Harvest at two to three inches diametre for the best flavour. Pepper Giant Ristra F1 is a bright red, super hot chili pepper that looks great in the garden and even better dried on a string for cooking throughout the winter. Fresh, roasted or dried, this is a great pepper to grow. If you have children or grandchildren, try Pumpkin Cinderella’s Carriage F1 for a fairy tale-type pumpkin. They are bright reddish-orange, robust and vigorous. The pumpkin shape resembles the carriage from the fairy tale and some lucky gardens will also experience pale blue pumpkins in their patch. Radish Rivoli is an upright uniform radish which is perfect to harvest at about 1.5 inches in diametre. The outside is

a bright red with an interior that is smooth; it has great taste as long as it is picked before it gets too large.

Three tomatoes made the list this year. Tomato Chef’s Choice Orange F1 is a hybrid derived from the popular heirloom Amana Orange, only this tomato is ready in 75 days from transplanting. Tomato Fantastico F1 is a must for anyone wishing an early maturing, high yielding grape tomato. The fruit is also easy to pick as it is held to the outside of the plant. Last but definitely not least is Tomato Mountain Merit F1, a superior tomato perfect for slicing and sandwiches grown on a compact, uniform plant.

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Thank You We would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to all our friends and family for the many cards, messages of condolences, flowers and food we received since the passing of our dear Mom and Nana, Florence Pomeroy. We are certainly blessed with kindness and understanding living in such a caring community. Thank you.

Gary, Allison, Amber and Gavin I, Greg Punton, would like to thank everyone who helped my family and me in a most difficult time of the passing of my wife Barbara, with cards, food trays and words of prayer. A special thank you to the camping friends who provided the lunch at the Legion following the service. Thank you to Glenna Beauchamp for a wonderful service. I can’t say enough of how grateful I am to have such a sincere community in time of sorrow. Thanks and love to all, Greg and family To all the doctors, nurses and staff at Rivers Rehab Centre: I do want to thank you for your special, thoughtful care when I was in your centre in December. You are all so pleasant and helpful, so it made my stay enjoyable as well as therapeutic.

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JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE! SAVE 20-60% OFF Clearance Specials in all product lines in our store. Some of the BOXING WEEK SALE items will be extended into the JANUA RY C L E A R A N C E SALE! For example: Queen Bueautyrest Pocket-coil set $650; $795 on 12 drawer Queen storage bed with bookcase headboard; 3 piece power reclining black leather set (sofa, love seat with console and recliner chair) $2250; 5 drawer chest, 2 colors, $239; 5 piece table set $499.

Sale hours: MondayFriday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 12-5 p.m. Call KDL Furniture at 204-571-1971.

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Tender Request for proposals to design/build Riverdale Health Centre Dining Room Addition RIVERS, MANITOBA Work to be done under the contract shall consist of the design, supply, supervision and construction of a 1,500 square-foot addition to an existing building located at 512 Quebec Street in Rivers, Manitoba.

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Request for proposal (RFP) documents will be available for viewing on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Construction Association of Rural Manitoba and Winnipeg Construction Association. RFP will be available on the MERX website at www.merx.com.

A site visit to the project site for proponents has been arranged for Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Riverdale Health Centre, 512 Quebec Street in Rivers, Manitoba. It is strongly recommended that all proponents attend the site visit.

The lowest or any formal proposal will not necessarily be accepted.

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ROADEX SERVICES requires O/O 3/4 tons, 1 tons and 3 tons for our RV division and O/O semis and drivers for our RV and general freight deck division. Paid by direct deposit, benefits and co. fuel cards. Border crossing required w/valid passport and clean criminal record.

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Truck drivers wanted for the 2015 winter ice road season. Late January to end of March, top wages paid. Phone 204-7332542 Cell 204-572-5590 HIRING MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS (MT)! Min. 2 years’ recent acute care MT experience or new CanScribe Career College MT graduates. Testing required. Email resume to: mt_recruiter@yahoo.com.

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Sealed proposals from design/builders for the above-noted project will be accepted up to 11:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Capital Planning, N411-150 McTavish Avenue East, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 2B3.

QUERIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Richard Ott Manager, Capital Planning Prairie Mountain Health Phone: 204-578-4581 Email: Rott@pmh-mb.ca

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Manager position needed for newly constructed, memberowned meat shop in Wawota, SK. Experienced, positive-thinking team leader required to help forward our business.

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is now hiring General Labourers and Journeyman Millwrights in Wynyard Sask.

Shift Start time varies based on collective agreement and the position.

• We offer full benefits • Safety is our #1 priority • Periodic wage increases • Opportunity to apply to internal job postings Please apply by submitting your resume to: Kristen Temple ktemple@sofinafoods.com

RM of Oakview, Jan. 6: Council authorized Councillor Ken Hyndman to participate in meetings via satellite for January and February. Council will hold meetings the second Tuesday of every month at 9 a.m. and the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in Oak River. Kaye Wolstenholme was appointed deputy reeve. Jim Kuculym was appointed Oak River fire department chief and Morley Cornish Rapid City fire department chief. Walter Froese was appointed council representative on the LUD of Oak River; Neil Wilson was appointed council representative on the LUD of Rapid City. A proposal from TransCanada PipeLines to subdivide part of NW 3-13-19 WPM was approved on condition that a joint Access Agreement be entered into for the continued use of the driveway to both the new parcel and the residual property. Tom English, Brent Haggarty and Jim Kuculym were authorized to attend a Manitoba Water and Wastewater Association conference and trade show in Brandon on Jan. 11 with mileage, hotel rooms and meals to be paid by the municipality. Car wash parts for Oak River are to be in on Wednesday; a quote for a new door is to be obtained. Rapid City cemetery rates for plots and services will be reviewed with LUD of Rapid City and discussed at the next meeting. Letters of intent to belong to the following districts were sent to: Midwest Weed District, Midwest Planning District, Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District, Minnedosa and Shoal Lake vet districts, Midwest Recreation District. Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba announced a new funding agreement. A request from Prairie Mountain Health for a donation for renovations of inpatient care areas will be discussed during budget deliberations. A request from Manitoba Crime Stoppers for a 10-cents per resident donation for 2015 was tabled until the next meeting. A request from Federation of Canadian Municipalities for membership Provincial was tabled until next meeting. A request classifieds from Rolling River Festival of the Arts for a donation was tabled until next meeting.

CAREER A request from STARS (Shock Trauma Air TRAINING NEW YEAR, NEW Rescue Society) for support was tabled CAREER! CanScribe until next meeting.

Medical Transcription graduates are in high Finances: Provisional funding estidemand. Enrol today mates were adopted: general government, and be working from home in one year! info@ $150,000; protective services, $75,000; canscribe.com. 1-800transportation, $150,000; environmental 466-1535. www.canscribe.com. health, $30,000; public health and welCOMING fare, $15,000; environmental developEVENTS ment, $15,000; economic development, Manitoba Riding for the Disabled Association $20,000; recreation/cultural, $15,000; 16th ANNUAL SUPER fiscal, $5,000; (all capital services borne FLEA MARKET 2015, February 7th & 8th by reserves, $200,000); Oak River utility, @ Assiniboia DownsWinnipeg. 80 vendors. $50,000; Rapid City utility, $75,000; (utilwww.mrda.cc ity capital borne by reserves, $15,000).

STEEL The next meeting was Jan. 13; minutes of BUILDINGS that meeting were not available as of the STEEL/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, Tuesday 5 p.m. Rivers Banner deadline.

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12 RIVERS BANNER January 16, 2015

Beef bits

Sleep apnea and long-term health

By Kate-Leigh and Kassidy Heapy Club Reporters Rivers 4-H Beef Club had a busy month in December, which started off with the annual Christmas party. Members curled, exchanged gifts and enjoyed pizza at Rivers Curling Club on Friday, Dec. 5.

The evening was entertaining as they added fun mystery rules into their curling game.

We then participated in the Santa Claus Parade in Rivers on Dec. 6.

The following Saturday (Dec. 13) all members brought their 4-H projects to the Brian English farm for our important weigh day. All animals are weighed to provide the starting weight for their 4-H year. This weight is then subtracted from the animal’s project end weight in June and is divided by the number of days in between. The end result tells each member how much weight their animal gained per day during the 4-H year.

Club speeches were held on Jan. 4. Winners included Layton Veitch (junior speech), Zach Veitch (intermediate speech) and Rachel Veitch (senior speech); Kate-Leigh Heapy won the junior one-person visual while Kassidy Heapy won the intermediate one-person visual; Naomi Best and Alice Rooke are also eligible to attend the Brandon zone communications at Crocus Plains Secondary

By Dianne Kowalchuk

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L/R: Brian English represented Rivers 4-H Beef Club and 4-H Brandon zone in accepting two cheques from Farm Credit Corporation representative Redi Teeteart.

School on Feb. 12. Judges were Lorrie Dyer, Leslie McFadden and Corina Lepp.

On Jan. 18 our club is gathering at Brandon’s Keystone Centre to clean equipment in preparation for Ag Days. This is an annual fundraiser for our club.

Brian English, our head leader, accepted grants from Reid Teetaert of Farm

“FREE”

Credit Corporation (FCC), to help fund lectures and field trips for our club.

Brian also accepted a grant on behalf of the Brandon 4-H zone, from FCC, to help fund the Outstanding Senior Member Awards and zone communication awards. We really appreciate FCC for their generous support of 4-H! Our next meeting is Feb. 1.

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Are you tired of being tired? Are you always yearning for a good night’s sleep?

Have you considered learning more about sleep apnea?

Members of Rivers Women’s Institute (WI) went right to the experts to get information about sleep and sleep apnea. WI held its first meeting of 2015 at the home of Dianne Kowalchuk on Jan. 9. They were pleased to welcome two speakers from RANA Respiratory Care Group – Angela Joynt (manager of clinical programs and services) and Rob Ryan (registered respiratory therapist).

Rob and Angela gave the lowdown on sleep apnea. What is it? What are the signs and symptoms? Who is most at risk? What is the treatment?

Sleep apnea is a common and treatable sleep disorder that can have numerous implications if not dealt with. Rob and Angela also talked about sleep hygiene, the importance of deep sleep and aids to help achieve this. It was a very enlightening presentation. It seems there are a lot of tired people out there who could use some help getting a good night’s sleep.

The meeting was a great way to start the new year. Members brought nonperishable food items for the food bank and books to be sent to Winnipeg for the Children’s Hospital Book Market (which raises money for the Children’s Hospital). There was discussion about WI’s participation in a Wellness Day that will be held on April 11 in Rivers.

Another topic was the program on food literacy that is being developed by the provincial office. Also, the national WI is promoting a scholarship for a young woman (17 to 20 years old) to spend a week at the International Peace Garden with other young women from across Canada.

The next meeting will be held on Friday, Feb. 13 in the lounge at Westwood Lodge at 1:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Sue Klassen presenting on the topic of developing co-operatives in developing countries. Once again, WI members will gather to learn and to laugh.

Visitors are always welcome!