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Provincial champions crowned

By Morgan De Peña Executive Director This past weekend, July 1517, Baseball Manitoba crowned its 2016 provincial champions in the minor age AA categories and at the senior AA all-stars.

Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget AA provincial champions will all compete in the Western Canadian AA championships being held in St. Albert, Alta. Aug. 19-21.

The previous weekend, July 8-10, provincial A champions were declared in the 11U, 13U and 15U divisions. Complete scores for all games are available on the Baseball Manitoba website www.baseballmanitoba. ca under “championships”.

This coming weekend (July 22-24) will be the Rural AAA 13U and 15U qualifiers. The top

six teams from these eight-team tournaments will advance to the provincial championships. The 13U teams that advance will attend provincials in Hamiota July 29-31. The advancing 15U teams will attend provincial championships in Altona, also on July 29-31.

Also being held this weekend is the 18U provincial championships; 12 teams are vying for the chance to represent Manitoba at the national 18U championships in Sherbrooke, Que. Aug. 18-22.

Oak River not only hosted the Midget AA provincials on diamonds in that town as well as Hamiota and Rivers, but they claimed the championship with an unbeaten record of 6-0.

Two games on Friday saw them

defeat Macdonald 13-3 and Portage la Prairie 15-0 on home diamonds. Saturday’s game played in Hamiota was a slightly closer score when they defeated Morden 3-2. They faced Portage

once again in the semifinal game on July 17 though it was only half the landslide of the first competition; final score was 7-0. The final game was played against La Broquerie with a

score of 15-1. This makes the second consecutive year Oak River Midgets (with players from Oak River, Strathclair, Hamiota and smaller districts) have won the 18U provincials.

CRA calls a scam

By Bruce Klassen Chief Rivers phone numbers have been inundated with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam calls. Rivers Police Service would like to inform members of our community this phone scam has been running rampant in our area for the last six weeks. Callers claim to be a CRA representative and often

cite a warrant has been issued for your arrest if you do not call the return number.

CRA does not contact you by telephone, so please, do not respond to these people or give them any funds! If you have any questions regarding this matter or whether a warrant exists, please contact us at 204-328-

7430. You may also contact Fraud Busters to report this scam to them; unfortunately the phone number that appears in your caller ID usually cannot be traced back to a specific address.

Information from the Government of Canada’s Anti-Fraud Centre states the following: continued on page 3

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Community calendar July 22: Harding fair July 27: Comets vs. Marlins, Rivers ball diamond, 7 p.m.

Aug. 1-5: Derek Laxdal hockey camp, Riverdale Community Centre, Rivers Aug. 7: Family Fun Day, Clack Family Heritage Museum, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Aug. 14: Country supper, Harding Community Center, 4:30-8 p.m.

Aug 20: Band blast, Rivers, 1-8 p.m.

Aug. 22-26: Daily vacation Bible camp, Rivers United Church, morning Sept. 5: Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 11: Country supper, Harding Community Center, 4:30-8 p.m.

Sept. 13: Rivers Legion meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 14: Riverdale Harvest annual meeting, Prairie Crocus Regional Library, Rivers, 7 p.m.

Sept. 15: Rivers 50 Plus Club meeting, Rivers Civic Centre, 2 p.m.

Sept. 17: Riverdale Splashpark fundraiser, Riverdale Community Centre, Rivers Sept. 20: Terry Fox Run, Rapid City and Rivers Sept. 27: Rivers Train Station Restoration Project meeting, Riverdale Municipality council chamber, 7 p.m.

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

Oct. 3: Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 8: Referee clinic, Riverdale Community Centre, Rivers, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Oct. 9: Country supper, Harding Community Center, 4:30-8 p.m.

Oct. 11: Rivers Legion meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 15: Manitoba Rural Women’s Day, Rivers Legion Hall, 9 a.m.-3 p.m Oct. 16: Fall supper, Rivers Legion Hall Oct. 20: Rivers 50 Plus Club meeting, Rivers Civic Centre, 2 p.m.

Oct. 25: Rivers Train Station Restoration Project meeting, Riverdale Municipality council chamber, 7 p.m.

Oct. 26: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts lounge, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 5: Ladies swap night, Rivers Nov. 7: Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 8: Rivers Legion meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 17: Rivers 50 Plus Club meeting, Rivers Civic Centre, 2 p.m.

Nov. 26: Big buck night, Riverdale Community Centre, Rivers, 6 p.m.-1 a.m.

Jan. 14: Strathclair Theatre Chorus, Rivers Collegiate Feb. 3 and 4: Tournament of Champions, Riverdale Community Centre, Rivers Feb. 10 and 11: Tournament of Champions, Riverdale Community Centre, Rivers Every Tuesday TOPS, (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 529 Second Avenue, Rivers, 7 p.m.

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

Every Thursday Community market, Rapid City park pavilion, 5:30-7 p.m.

Crib, Rivers Legion Hall, 7 p.m.

Every Friday Meat draw, Rivers Legion clubroom, 6-7 p.m.

Every Saturday Mass, Catholic church, Rivers, 4 p.m.

Sunday - church service times Anglican, Rivers, 9 a.m.

Evangel Worship Centre, Rapid City, 10 a.m.

United, Cardale, 10 a.m.

Baptist, Rivers, 10:30 a.m.

CrossRoads Community Church, Kenton Memorial Hall, 10:30 a.m.

Pentecostal, Rivers, 10:30 a.m.

United, Rivers, 11 a.m.

United, Kenton, 12 noon United, Rapid City, 1 p.m.

Melody is going to Montreal

By Sheila Runions Banner Staff

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oyal readers will be familiar with the name Melody Kroeker. She is a Harding-area teen who is excelling in the sport of judo; some of her many accomplishments have been printed in these pages. The most recent is her selection as one of eight Canadians to participate in a judo camp in Quebec Aug. 8-12. Her selection was partially based on an application for a single bursary for one Canadian. She did not receive the funding but she still feels blessed to have been selected for the camp, which was later based on her standings, ability, referrals and an essay at a national competition she attended in Calgary in May. This specialized training camp will be held at Montreal’s National Training Centre, the same facility in which Canada’s Olympic judo team trains. Instruction will be given by the national junior coach and includes proper sports nutrition, weight training and conditioning, new judo techniques/strategy, technical movement and more. Besides education in these matters, Melody will participate in Ne waza (groundwork) and Randori (practice fighting).

While this opportunity is remarkable, cost of the five-day session is considerable, with a price tag of $1,303.25. This fee includes transportation, training, accommodations and food; any souvenirs or excursions are additional expenses. If anyone is interested in supporting Melody on her journey to better judo, she will be very grateful to receive donations of any size — she is actively fundraising for this camp. Should you wish to provide financial assistance, please email wlkroeker@gmail.com to make arrangements with the Kroeker family.

By Andrea Futrell Youth Engagement Leader The Odd Job Squad appreciates everyone who supported them by buying strawberries this year! Without community support this program would not be possible. Any ice cream pails that can be returned or donated to the program would be gratefully accepted to give next year’s strawberry pick a jump start.

Next on the event schedule is an Odd Job Squad car wash. We invite everyone to come down behind the municipal office today (July 22) between 1-3 p.m. to get their car washed. There is a minimum fee; however, larger donations are always gratefully accepted.

Spread the word! Tell your friends and come out to support the kids.

Along with the Odd Job Squad, the office has been kept busy filling job orders and working with students on their resumes. Remember that we are a completely free service! If you need a resume refreshed or a young adult to do an odd job, our services are just a phone call away! The office is open 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, and you can contact Andrea at 204-303-0157 or riversmyjc@gov.mb.ca.

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Zion Church

Pastor Nathan Klassen, 204-412-0245 Sunday school/morning service at 10:30 a.m.

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would like to thank the following for their continued support in making our 2015-16 dance year a great success.

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Riverdale Municipality Riverdale Community Centre WCG-TV Rivers Channel 12 Cherrill Hrabok The Honey House Bakery and Cafe Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 75 Shelley Foster Dance Images Special thanks to our Recital Committee, Pam Jubinville and Lise Dupuis, for all your hard work organizing the final show. And to April Toews for organizing a pizza lunch for us in between rehearsal and recital, and all her fundraising efforts throughout the year. We would also like to thank everyone in attendance for their generous support of our 50/50 draw and raffle table.

Thank you to Crystal Bourdin for heading up the costumes, and to all the moms and dads who helped out this year with groups. The dancers looked fabulous!

Thanks also to Rivers & Area Community Foundation for their grant that was used for costumes.

To our instructor, Miss Charlene, and to all of our young dancers: thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. Your performances were amazing!

Well done!!

CRA calls a scam Continued from front page Taxpayers should be vigilant when they receive by phone, mail, text message or e-mail, fraudulent communication that claims to be from CRA requesting personal information such as a social insurance number, credit card number, bank account number or passport number. Fraudsters impersonate the CRA because they are phishing for your identification and/or asking that outstanding taxes be paid by a money service business or by pre-paid debit/credit cards. There are two variations: 1. There is notification from “CRA” claiming there is a refund pending. In order for the recipient to receive the refund they must provide personal information.

2. Consumers and businesses receive a notification by phone or email that they owe “back taxes” as the result of an audit. The payment must be made immediately to avoid a fine or the recipient is told there is an outstanding warrant that can be avoided if the payment is made promptly. In many cases, individuals are told they will be deported if the taxes are not paid right away. Cases could also involve threatening or coercive language to scare individuals into paying fictitious debt to the CRA. Other communications urge taxpayers to visit a fake CRA website where the taxpayer is then asked to verify their identity by entering personal information.

These are scams and taxpayers should never respond to these fraudulent communications or click on any of the links provided.

If you receive a call saying you owe money to the CRA, call CRA or check My Account to be sure. If you have signed up for online mail (available through My Account, My Business Account, and Represent a Client), CRA will do the following: • send a registration confirmation email to the address you provided for online mail service for an individual or a business; and • send an email to the address you provided to notify you when new online mail is available to view in CRA’s secure online services portal.

CRA will NOT do the following: • send email with a link and ask you to divulge personal or financial information; • ask for personal information of any kind by email or text message.

• request payments by prepaid credit cards.

• give taxpayer information to another person, unless formal authorization is provided by the taxpayer.

• leave personal information on an answering machine.

Protect yourself!

• Do not take immediate action. Verify that what you are being told is the truth.

• Ask yourself why CRA would be asking for personal information over the phone or email that they likely already have on file for you as a taxpayer.

• Contact CRA to confirm that you owe back taxes, or are entitled to a refund, before providing any personal or banking information.

Were you a victim? Contact Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501, Competition Bureau of Canada at 1-800-348-5358, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada at 1-866-461-3222 or your local Better Business Bureau office.

Rivers Baptist Church 447 Edward Street

Phone 204-328-7882

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

Youth (Gr. 5-10) — 204-328-7854 for details.

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

Pastor Wil Warkentin, MA in counselling

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75 years ago, 1941 The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Wagar of Rivers was broken into and ransacked; the criminal(s) also stole money from the home.

65 years ago, July 19, 1951 The former Moxley Cafe building on Second Avenue is being expanded and renovated, at an estimated cost of $40,000, into a four-lane bowling alley. Tony Savage bought the 19- by 65-foot building from Peter Bryk, who had living quarters and a jewelry store there, and

by Sept. 1 Tony hopes the new 25- by 83-foot facility will be ready for public use.

Councils at Elton, Daly and Rivers finally agreed to proposals so work began last week on paving the road from Rivers air base to Glanton school, as well as widening and replacing a bridge; Elton will pay $9,000, Daly $15,000 and Rivers $6,000. Tony Sokol, formerly of Brandon, has moved here and opened Rivers Dry Cleaners this week; the business is in the 400 block of Second Avenue. Phyliss Dyer married Henry Reinhardt on June 22; Lucille McVannell was married last month. After three years here, Dr. Harry Dodd retired as minister at Rivers United Church on July 1; he is succeeded by Rev. Fred McNally 55 years ago, July 20, 1961 An estimated 5,000 people attended the official opening of Rivers dam and Lake Wahtopanah on Saturday, which included a jet aircraft flying display, a water ski team demonstration from Minnedosa, a parachute drop of men into the lake, a helicopter flying display and scuba diving demonstrations. The project was spearheaded

by Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce, which hosted a dinner for some 200 dignitaries; 1,000 people stayed for the street dance that evening. Sharon Baily of Oak River was crowned Rally Queen at the Provincial Exhibition on Monday, the largest 4-H gathering in Manitoba; all 97 clubs were represented with an

attendance of nearly 1,700.

Darleen Mitchell married Wes Paddock on Saturday; Judith Gardner married Wayne Wiltsey on July 1.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bridgeman celebrated their 45th anniversary on Saturday.

Moline Women’s Institute celebrated its 45th anniversary on July 12. Rev. Frank Hogue, pastor at Wheatland Baptist Church since 1955, preached his last sermon there on July 15; he is leaving for Anola.

Congregants will miss his leadership which grew the Sunday school program from six children to a current enrolment of 65.

45 and 35 years ago, paper on holidays 25 years ago, July 24, 1991 A lightning strike is the suspect in a flax straw fire at the Kimberly-Clark Canada yard (on the Mike Kunka property) south of Rivers; firemen worked for more than 12 hours and used nearly 3,000 gallons

of water to save other bale stacks last week. Oak River under-18 girls baseball team was undefeated (five games) in the provincial B championship tournament last week so they won gold medals and a plaque. Barbara Radford married Trevor Whales on July 13; Debbie Biggs married Eric Thomas on July 19; Cheryl Paddock married Perry Chernos on July 19; married on July 20 were Lisa Saunders to Tom Sibbald, Myra Lee to Kelly Bridgeman and Barb Allen to Mark Rudneski. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Richards celebrated their 55th anniversary on July 10; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bryan celebrated their 40th anniversary on July 13; Mr. and Mrs. Wellington St. John celebrated their 60th anniversary July 19; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Haggarty celebrated their 40th anniversary on July 20; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Treloar

celebrated their 40th anniversary on July 21; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Anderson celebrated their 25th anniversary on July 23.

15 years ago, paper on holidays 5 years ago, July 22, 2011 The second annual cow plop at Oak River fair was worth $1,025 for sponsor Oak River Community Association and winners Riley and Carly Shamray.

At a July 11 meeting, Dave Oakey agreed to accept the position of chairman for Rivers’ centennial celebration, which will be held July 1-6, 2013. Wilma Bell has retired as the coordinator for Woodworth Senior Services (Kenton); Ramona Kuhn of Bradwardine succeeds her this week.

We’re looking for members to get involved with Westoba’s Community Investment Committee and make a difference!

Visit a branch or learn more online at westoba.com.

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JULY 22, 2016

From the comfort of your couch

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by Chad Carpenter

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In pursuit of truth and decency

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he government of Manitoba just re-named a portion of Hwy. 10 after the longest serving premier of Manitoba, John Bracken. Bracken wasn’t a big self-promoter. His name isn’t exactly a household name any longer.

The CBC tells the highway naming story this way. “Manitoba has named a section of highway after a former Conservative premier.

A 195-kilometre stretch of Highway 10 — from the International Peace Garden on the U.S. border to Riding Mountain National Park — will be known as the John Bracken Highway.

Michael Bracken, his grandson, called it a tremendous honour.

Bracken was premier of Manitoba for 21 years, from 1922 to 1943.”

Bracken later represented the Neepawa constituency in the federal parliament.

Bracken was the kind of politician that we need today.

He wasn’t flashy, but was pragmatic. He was elected as a United Farmers of Manitoba rep in 1922 and served as premier from 1922 to 1943. His government had a few different names from Progressive Party of Manitoba to Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. He had many different party’s members in his government’s various coalitions.

He was an unassuming man and that is a trait that is often missing in politics today at all levels.

The honour is well deserved and his name will be elevated to a more prominent position in Manitoba history.

In sharp contrast to the unassuming and diligent John Bracken, we have been subjected to United States politics

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Ken Waddell in major doses this week. As I have said several times here, as well as publicly and privately, it’s a sad situation when the best the United States can come up with for president is Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. The U.S. voting public don’t seem to want decorum, decency, honesty or clearly defined policies and principles. It’s amazing that the country functions at all. Violence is rampant in the streets, the rhetoric is so over the top that it’s hard to believe that even the speakers themselves believe what they are saying. It boggles the mind that the United States can flounder so badly and still think they can survive as a world power. The choice for president seems to be an aged out crook versus an aged out buffoon. Is there not a better 50 year old out there who could do the job with honesty, intelligence and decorum?

A major lack of honesty exists in Canada and the United States right now. It’s fuelled by a less than honest media. Few in the media actually question anything they see or hear and so the message of the day, the biggest lie, the most outrageous and perhaps the least thought out message becomes the flavour of the day or the week.

There is a pervasive message that is being accepted and it is

that people are being oppressed in the United States and Canada.

It’s only party true. Certainly, Canada and the U.S. have a racism problem. Canada has racist attitudes and policies against the First Nations people and the U.S. has racist policies and attitudes against blacks. The part of the message that is without much basis is that middle class and upper class whites are killing FN and blacks in North America. Any violent death is a tragedy.

However, we need to look at the stats and realize most of the violent deaths on both sides of the border arise from within the FN and black communities.

Blaming middle class whites for the murders is, in many cases, a misplacement of blame.

The political system in North America needs a major overhaul and millions of frustrated people from all walks of life know it needs an overhaul. Most people inside the political system and most people in the media don’t realize it and that is why Donald Trump is so popular. He promises the common people that he will change everything. Buffoon or not, he rides the waves of frustration that are shaking North America.

Locally, all we can do is to do the best we can in our own homes and our own communities. Never give up, always look up.

hanks to modern technology, from the comfort of my couch, I can take a drive down the Champs-Élysées, through Times Square or past Stonehenge. This is all because of Google’s Street View images, which work with Google Maps to provide 360° images of locations around the world.

While only available in ma- MY jor cities when it was launched in PERSPECTIVE 2007, the camera equipped Google Street View cars have been ate seen in more and acKman tKinson more places. In 2012, Google announced that it had mapped 5 million miles of roads, covering 39 countries and about 3,000 cities. Today, you can take Street View tours of small Manitoba towns such as Riding Mountain and Bradwardine.

As time has passed, Street View’s scope has extended far beyond the world’s streets. Thanks to Google Trekker, the database now includes 360° views of major attractions that can’t be reached by car. Through Google Maps, I can see such iconic sights as the Pyramids of Giza, Mount Everest Base Camp, the Colosseum in Rome, the Great Barrier Reef and the Grand Canyon. Soon, it will include some much more familiar sights, those from in and around the Riding Mountain Escarpment.

Earlier this month, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced that they have teamed up with Google to map 14 of their natural areas across Canada. Among them are two Westman sites, the Fort Ellice and Elk Glen properties.

Located near St. Lazare, the historic Fort Ellice site was once a trading post and fort. The 4,767-acre property features a variety of ecosystems, including sandhill prairie, mixed-grass prairie, oak savannah, deciduous forests, wetlands and streams. The Elk Glen property, located near Rossburn, covers about 800 acres. Here, the camera-equipped hiker will take a path that winds though mixed wood forest, hilly fescue prairie, an oak forest and possibly even into some wetlands.

The mapping will be done by Google Trekker, which is based on the same technology used by the company’s Street View cars, just in a smaller format. The backpack mounted camera has 15 lenses that take pictures every 2.5 seconds to create a 360° view.

The backpack and camera weigh about 64 pounds. Each photo includes a GPS location and Google uses these to stitch the pictures together, creating a panoramic view of the hike. The pictures are expected to be released by Google next summer.

NCC is a private land conservation organization with the goal of protecting Canada’s most important natural areas and the species they sustain. NCC works with land owners to either purchase this land, or protect it through conservation agreements and since 1962, over 2.8 million acres of ecologically significant land have been protected.

The problem is that in order to protect this land, the amount of human traffic should be limited, especially in the most sensitive areas. However, people are much more likely to support an organization when they can tangibly see what they are supporting.

Much of this ecologically significant land is located away from major urban centres and that means educating people about the importance of plant diversity and protecting habitat for elk, coyote, moose, monarch butterfly or the threatened Sprague’s pipit, a small songbird. This mapping project is a win-win for the organization and the land it seeks to protect.

This partnership will allow people around the world to see some of the great natural beauty that surrounds us and highlight the great diversity in a place that at first glance, appears to be little more than flat prairie, crops and open skies. I may never get to the Everest Base camp, but for many around the world, this prairie vista in our back yard is just as unique and out of reach. I’m glad we’re able to share it with them.

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JULY 22, 2016

A message of hope to a chaotic world

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he old saying goes like this: “There are three sides to every story—your side, my side and the truth.” In view of some of the things that happened this past week, I’d like to reword that saying to read: “There are three sides to every tragedy—the facts we hear, see or read; the speculation created by those who think they know why the events took place; and then the truth.”

Case in point—the senseless murder of fiveyear-old Taliyah Marsman and her mom, Sarah Baillie.

As soon as Calgary City Police revealed that they had a suspect in custody and that he had been charged with two counts of First Degree Murder, people started asking: “Who is the suspect? What do we know about him?

How did he know Sarah and Taliyah?” And the one question on everyone’s mind was: “Why were these lives taken in such a horrible manner?”

The only answer they received, because it was the

FAITHFULLY YOURS neil stRohschein only answer Calgary’s City Police could give was: “We don’t know. That’s what we’re working around the clock to find out.” In other words, they are looking for the story’s third side. They are looking for the truth.

The same can be said for the police and military in Nice, France. They are busy trying to figure out why a man drove a transport truck into a crowd of people watching the fireworks that capped off a day-long celebration of Bastille Day. Film footage showed the truck approaching the crowd and then accelerating. By the time it stopped, 84 people were dead and dozens of others were injured, some critically.

French President Hollande called this a terrorist act, which immediately caused people to wonder

which terrorist organization was responsible. No one really knows for sure, so like the police investigating the MarsmanBaillie murders, officials in France are looking for the third side of the story. They are looking for the truth.

Over time, investigators will find most of the information they are seeking. They will release what they feel the public needs to know. The rest will be kept on file. Their focus, and our focus must now be on the future. How can we help the grieving families heal and how can we build a society that is more accepting, more tolerant of differences and much less violent?

It is here that, as people of faith, we can make a significant contribution.

How do we do this?

First, by our prayers. I

was encouraged last Sunday to see people of all faith traditions offer prayers for the safety of our police, firefighters, EMS personnel and military and cry out to God for an end to violence and for peace to prevail in our homes, in our streets and in our world. As tensions and uncertainty in our world increase, so must the prayers of God’s people.

Second, by proclaiming our faith in the God who, despite how it may seem, is in complete control of everything that is happening on this planet. This is not the first time our society has seemed to be on the verge of destroying itself and it certainly won’t be the last.

We would do well to listen to the words of King David who, in the face of severe adversity, wrote these words: “In God I trust; I am not afraid. What can people do to me?” (Psalm 56:11) Our message to a chaotic world is: “Pray to God. Trust in God. He will preserve, protect and provide for all who believe in him.”

Not a goodbye, but a thank you

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t has been almost 27 years now that I have shared with you my life journey. The column has always been ‘Homebodies’ though it has included detailed reviews of my holidays to Great Britain, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Russia, France, Holland and all across Canada. My ramblings began as two hundred and fifty word reflections of every day living, and through the consent of the owners/publishers, I now ramble almost twice that long. My writings have recorded the marriages of my children, the births of my grandchildren and the joyous recording of the great-grands. You, the readers, have walked with me through my yards and gardens, the marvel and mystery of night skies and the wonder of fireflies.

There was a short time many years ago, when a season of dark despair in my soul stopped my writ-

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Rita FRiesen ing. Your kind words of encouragement gave me courage to buck up, pick up the pen and carry on.

Thank you. I enjoy sharing time each week with all of you. More changes came.

I took courses from home and away from home. I honed my skills in caring for and about people. You supported me here with comments and musings of your own. I appreciate that. My journey to the empty nest cycle, refilling our home with love and laughter of another generation, and back to a quiet home were all recorded. The move from the farm to the acreage, the house Ed bought and

By Addy Oberlin he other day, I got out of bed a little after four o’clock in the morning and wandered into the kitchen. There was a beam of light showing at the horizon and suddenly I heard a robin announcing a new day. This was certainly an early bird singing in a new morning. Even though it had been a rough night with rain and wind, it did not keep the bird from starting the

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always loved provided many words for sharing.

‘We’ walked through the tough times of sickness and dying, though I tried never to bring gloom and despair to my public writings, you sensed my sadness and loss. Thank you.

There is another, major for me, change in process.

By the time you read these words, I will no longer live in the country. The sign at the end of the lane proudly sports a ‘sold’ sign. And a smaller house and lovely yard in Neepawa will be home for Hoover, Miss Daisy and me. I rest comfortable in the knowledge that the new owners here will love

the place as it has been loved for the last almost 19 years. And the littler house in town will be loved equally well. For years, I expressed a desire to move to town and have a run at being mayor. Friends laughingly inferred that was the reason Ed did not want to move. It’s all good. Now that I will be an official townie, I no longer harbour that insane desire. And for that, I give God thanks! My calling and work is solid. I love people, believe strongly in my faith in the Divine and aim to walk in teaching of my faith (no surprise to anyone there!)

This is not a farewell column; I would miss speaking to all of you. It is another column recording the changes and events in my life. Thank you to Chris and Ken for the invitation so many years ago to try writing, and thank you for reading and commenting on my musings.

day with a song in it’s heart.

It made me think that I do not always wake up with a song in my heart. When I am troubled, I take it to bed with me and still think about it when I wake up.

It takes me back to Jesus’ promise in John 14:27 where He tells us, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you, not as the world giveth...”

We can have peace each moment of the day and start a new day with a song in our heart just like the robin starts the day with a wake-up call.

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Remembering victims of impaired driving MADD Canada’s Manitoba Chapters and Community Leaders are joining with the family members and friends of victims to establish a beautiful memorial monument to honour those who have been so suddenly and senselessly killed in impaired driving crashes.

The Manitoba Memorial Monument will give victims’ family and friends, and the public, a special place to remember and pay tribute to all those lost to impaired driving. The granite structure will have names of impaired driving victims etched onto it.

Memorial benches will surround the monument, giving families and friends a place to sit and reflect.

“This is a beautiful way to remember all those lost to the senseless crime of impaired driving,” said Gillian Phillips, MADD Canada Victim Services Manager. “The Manitoba Memorial Monument will be a peaceful place for families to visit and remember their loved ones.”

Individuals who have lost a loved one in an impaired driving crash and would like to have their name memorialized on the monument can contact Ms. Phillips at 1-866-461-4077 or email gphillips@madd.ca.

The Manitoba Memorial Monument will be officially unveiled at a special ceremony on August 28, 2016 hosted by MADD Canada’s Manitoba Chapters and Community Leaders and Glen Eden Funeral Home & Cemetery located at 4477 Main Street, West St. Paul R4A 2A8. The families of victims whose names are etched forever onto the Manitoba Memorial Monument will be in attendance.

Every year, on average, more than 1,000 Canadians are killed as a result of impaired driving crashes.

“It is a national tragedy that every year thousands of Canadians are directly affected by this crime,” Ms. Phillips said. “It is unacceptable that thousands more family members and friends will have to cope with the loss of a loved one this year, all because someone chose to drive impaired.”

MADD Canada’s mission is to stop impaired driving and to support victims of this violent crime.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of an impaired driving crash and would like to learn more about MADD Canada and the programs and services available to victims, please contact Ms. Phillips at 1-866-461-4077 or visit madd.ca.

MADD Canada (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is a national, charitable organization that is committed to stopping impaired driving and supporting the victims of this violent crime. With volunteer-driven groups in more than 100 communities across Canada, MADD Canada aims to offer support services to victims, heighten awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and save lives and prevent injuries on our roads. To learn more, visit www.madd.ca.

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The horse judge takes one last look at the English riders and their equines before declaring the top three.

Fair weather for fair

By Sheila Runions Banner Staff

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nclement weather has been very common in the district this past month, specifically in the Oak River district which had some hail the end of June, more than 4.5 inches of rain in a span of eight days in early July and another seven-tenths of rain on July 19. But Monday, July 18 was a beautiful day — hot, full sun, no hint of moisture. Director Gord Paddock expresses fortune because, “It’s been years since our fair has been rained out; we have been really lucky with the weather.”

While secretary-treasurer Ashley Black says, “The pet show and grain scramble were very poorly attended, I think the kids must be away; but we had more livestock than last year,” director Ivy Heapy feels, “It was a tremendous day, a really good fair.”

It technically started on Sunday, July 17 with a fun time for ponies and horses, which warmed them up for MGRA competition at 4 p.m. Most of those animals stayed on the grounds overnight so they could complete in classes the next day. When all was said and done, these were named winners: champion light horse, Beyond An Impulse, shown by Lisa Moore, Wawanesa; champion pony, Lil Buddy Holly, shown by Abigail Halloran, Boissevain; champion miniature, Noblebrook CNR Sailor, shown by Rod Hart, Carman; Western pleasure sweepstake, Kayleigh Chapman of Virden on Fame Will Be Scotch; open pleasure driving stake, Rod Hart driving Noblebrook CNR Sailor.

Several cattle breeds were represented

with the following as breed winners and overall champions: bulls, HTA Charolais, Rivers, Diamond T Limousin, Kenton, Cody Carson, Rossburn (Simmental), Wyatt Inglis, Rapid City (Shorthorn), NYK Cattle Company, Douglas (Angus), overall champion bull, NYK; females, Cody Carson, Wyatt Inglis, Sunblade Charolais, Foxwarren, Airey Cattle Company, Oak River (Angus), NYK Cattle Company (Limousin), overall champion female, Airey Cattle Company; Brian Burt of Oak River won the people’s choice judging and $86 for selecting Dana Johns of Kenton commercial cow/calf pair.

On the domestic side there were four points of praise given in baking, two to Georgina Black and one each to sisters-in-law Shelley and Wendi Burt. Although these women are all hometown products, exhibitors from Souris, Hamiota, Rivers, Oak Lake, Griswold, Kenton, Cardale, Gimli and Killarney entered classes.

A new feature in this year’s horticulture area was a guessing game. Director Raeleen Vassart brought a unique plant which people were asked to identify; of all entries received only one had the correct answer. Jean Ryall, once reminded by her husband Tom as to the name, went home with The Green Spot’s book, Ultimate Guide to Cold Climate Gardening, for guessing the yellow-flowered potted mystery as a peanut plant. Thirteen different fruits and vegetables were entered ranging from one (carrots) to seven (raspberries) entries per class. There were also four sheaves, each

Photos by Sheila Runions

Trinity Miller requested a purple butterfly, to match her purple jacket, from face painter Ev Juce.

of a different variety, so all of them one first place by default.

Besides exhibits which were opened for public viewing at 1 p.m., there were children’s face painting, bean bag toss, fishing and a ninequestion scavenger hunt. Bingo was conducted in the afternoon and there was a four-team ball tournament; two men’s hardball teams and two women’s fastball teams each played two games against each other.

The seventh annual pony plop made Allan and Lois Hyndman

of Cardale $840 richer when their one-in-255 squares was so decorated. Receiving an equal amount of cash as event co-ordinator is Oak River Community Association, which maintains Oak River Memorial Rink, the site of the domestic exhibits, two canteens, bingo and children’s games. The rink is also used for breakfast and supper, both great ways to start and end your day; these meals were enjoyed by approximately 250 and 125 people respectively.

Exhibitors calm their 2016 bull calves as they wait for the judge to announce his placings.

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Ford F150: Canada’s most popular truck

By Ben Castle As Canada’s best-selling truck for the last 50 years, the Ford F150 pickup truck needs little introduction.

Last year truck sales in Canada were up nearly five per cent overall and Ford’s F series accounted for approximately 34 per cent (nearly 119,000) of those sales. To put that into context, sales of Ford trucks were 19 per cent higher than GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado sales combined. New for 2015, the 13th generation F150 promises much with its lightweight aluminum construction and powerful and economical V6 turbocharged engines. So, does it deserve its success?

F150 comes in a choice of six trim levels: XL, XLT, Lariat, King Ranch, Platinum and Limited. You also have the choice of four engines, three different cabs, four axle ratios (3.15, 3.31, 3.55, 3.73) and two or four wheel drive. Regular cab (XL and XLT only) is available with a 6.5-foot or eight-foot box. A supercab is available on XL, XLT and Lariat models (6.5- or eight-foot boxes) and a supercrew cab with a 5.5or 6.5-foot box is available on all models apart from XL. Supercrew and four wheel drive is standard on King Ranch models and above.

XL and XLT have standard a 3.5 V6 gas engine with 282 horsepower and 253 pound feet of torque. Standard on Lariat and optional on XL and XLT (modest upgrade price) is a new 2.7 V6 Ecoboost (turbo) engine with 325 horsepower and 375 pound feet of torque.

Thanks in part to auto stop-start, it is also five per cent more economical with a headline figure of 9.2 litres per 100 kilometres for the two wheel drive model, and towing and payload capacity are also improved. Next up, and standard on King Ranch and Platinum but optional on all other trims, is a fivelitre V8, 385 horsepower, 387 pound feet of torque.

Ford's flagship engine and standard on Limited is a

3.5 V6 Ecoboost with 365 horsepower and 420 pound feet of torque from only 2,500 r.p.m. It actually has a higher towing capacity than the V8, at up to 12,200 pounds. Fuel consumption as low as 9.8 litres per 100 kilometres highway is also five per cent better than the V8. All F150s employ a six-speed automatic transmission. Where optional, budget between $4,000-$6,000 extra for four wheel drive.

Starting at $25,799 for the XL, it is your basic work truck. You get air conditioning, locking tailgate, tilt/telescope steering column, four-wheel disc brakes, 40/20/40 bench seat, tire pressure monitor, traction and stability control, electronic four wheel drive, 17-inch steel wheels and a 60/40 flip up rear seat on supercab models.

Packages are available to enhance the equipment roster and looks of your XL, but for not much more you can upgrade to XLT, which adds aluminum wheels, manual lumbar on the driver’s seat, cruise, power windows, locks, mirrors and tailgate, auto headlights, alarm, XM radio and Ford’s latest SYNC entertainment system with enhanced voice recognition. For considerably more, Lariat trim gets the 2.7 V6 Ecoboost engine as standard, as well as automatic four wheel drive, trailer tow package, 18-inch aluminum wheels, leather trimmed, heated

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and cooled bucket seats with power adjustment, dual-zone climate control, push button and remote start, rearview camera and reversing sensors. King Ranch and above add incrementally more kit to the point where a fully-loaded Limited has more standard features than some European luxury cars!

Service intervals are every 8,000 kilometres and you are provided a three-year/ 60,000 kilometre bumper-to-bumper warranty with five years/100,000 kilometre roadside assistance and power train warranty.

The Kelleher test model was the F150 XLT Supercrew short box four wheel drive with nearly $14,000 worth of options, meaning this truck comes in with an eye-watering sticker of $56,529. The styling

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is more muscular and less slab-sided than its predecessor and Ford made a big deal of their new class-exclusive aluminum body and bed, which has the benefit of being lighter (up to 13 per cent) than the competition and having better corrosion and dent resistance. So what difference does this make?

Better fuel consumption, better acceleration and higher payload and towing capacities. It does however, still retain a fully-boxed high-strength steel frame for toughness and durability.

Some other useful optional features on this vehicle were the retractable foot-operated box

side steps, which ease side access to the box and the retractable tailgate step with handle built into the tailgate, which is very useful but makes the tailgate quite heavy.

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Recreation Canada’s popular truck report continued from page 7

By Laura Gillingham Recreation Manager Wow! What a fun first month and a half I have had in my new position as recreation manager here in my home community of Riverdale! For those of you who do not know me, my name is Laura Gillingham and I was recently hired as the new manager/director of the Riverdale Community Centre, as well as Riverdale Recreation Commission. First off, I would like to offer a big bouquet to everyone who has helped me in my first month here, and to those who have taken the time to come down and introduce themselves – I greatly appreciate it!

I spent my first month learning my new role and have started to develop a number of programs for the community. Ball hockey finished at the end of June, with approximately eight participants showing up a couple times a week. Summer day camps started this month; if you have not had a chance yet to register your children, there are still spots available throughout the summer. If you would like to sign your children up for day camps, please let me know!

By talking to many Riverdale residents, I have found that there is a demand for fitness, arts and educational activities within the community. With that in mind, we have already run a one-month boot camp, which gathered nine participants. We have two Art Night Out evenings scheduled for Aug. 18 and Sept. 15; they have been a huge hit! Our August date is completely sold out, but there are still spots open for our September evening.

The annual Terry Fox Run will be held Sunday, Sept.

20, starting at Riverdale Community Centre.

A tentative date has been set for Saturday, Oct. 1 for a babysitting course.

Along with the above-scheduled events, I am working on getting the following recreational activities going: fitness classes, pickleball drop-in, hunter safety course, couples dance lessons, computer lessons, Spanish lessons, “tumbling tots” gymnastics, badminton drop-in, and a recreational volleyball league. We will also be running classes such as karate, yoga and after school drop-in floorball as we have in the past. If you are interested in having any other activities, please let me know and I will try and bring them to the community for you!

Please feel free to drop in at any time to discuss potential activities, or to just say hi. I am located at Riverdale Community Centre Monday to Friday. For updates and event information make sure to check our website on a regular basis (www.riversrink.ca), as well as our Facebook page (Riverdale Community Centre).

Thank you again for such a warm welcoming. I look forward to working with you all in the future!

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Finally, pro trailer backup assist allows you to direct where you want your trailer to go via the rearview camera and a rotary controller and the truck takes care of the steering inputs for you!

Seating is very comfortable with a fully adjustable driving position including power adjustable pedals on this spec. Supercrew cab is biggest in class with rear doors that open nearly 90 degrees and class-leading leg, shoulder and hip room for rear passengers. The interior is a big step up from the 2014 truck both in terms of design and quality.

The ergonomics are excellent and there is plenty of storage space with the optional centre console being truly cavernous. My only niggles are a leathertrimmed steering wheel that feels a bit plasticky and a rather busy information display in front of the driver, which is difficult to read in direct sunlight.

To drive, thanks to all that torque, this truck was very responsive from standstill and I achieved an impressive average fuel consumption of 12.8 litres per 100 kilometres.

The transmission has a sport and a tow/haul mode and can also be operated manually by buttons on the column shifter. Changes are smooth and slick whether you shift manually or leave it in auto, but the switch for manual shifting is a bit fiddly to use. On a couple of occasions, I also found it a little too easy to move the column shifter up too far when shifting from manual mode back into drive or neutral. Less impressive is the slight delay in the turbos spooling up when you put your right foot down to overtake at highway speeds. F150 rides well, stops well and

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The interior of this 2016 F150 has a multitude of easy-access steering wheel controls as well as all other options needed for your comfort,all within reach on the dash.

has light steering making it impressively manoeuvrable at low speeds, but despite good body control in the bends, it never quite shrugs off its size and weight quite as convincingly as a GMC Canyon.

(This could be said for any full-size truck though, and smaller trucks just don’t offer the same capability.)

There are so many options to choose from and different people have different needs from a truck.

However, XLT seems to offer a decent level of kit, a full choice of engines and cabs and either a front bench or bucket seats. I would discount the base 3.5 V6 engine unless you are on a really tight budget, as the price to upgrade to the 2.7 V6 Ecoboost is minimal and it offers significantly more power and torque, better fuel economy and more capability.

With up to 2,210 pounds payload and 8,500 pounds towing capacity, this engine will be ample for most users with the potential to achieve as low as 9.2 litres per 100 kilometres on the highway. Supercab would seem to be a good compromise if you want rear seating and a large box without having a really long truck, but the rear

seats are a bit cramped and on average, it is a bit more expensive than the competition; supercrew seems to offer better value and you get a huge rear cabin with the option of a longer box if you really need it.

I would also consider the FX4 off-road package, one of the appearance packages and some 20 inch rims, as the standard XLT looks a little plain, but many more options than that and you’re getting into Lariat territory, which benefits from a considerably more standard kit.

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In summary, F150 is not always the cheapest option but it offers you classleading power, torque, fuel economy, capability and a comprehensive array of available features, as well as the roomiest crew cab in its class. Combine this with competitive finance/ lease rates and regular Ford employee pricing offers giving you $10,000+ of rebates on some models and you have a winning package. Back to the question: does F150 deserve its popularity? You bet it does!

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Rapid City attends inter-club

By Deb Inglis Leader Neepawa 4-H Fat Stock Show and Sale was held Wednesday, July 6 at Neepawa fairgrounds. Opening ceremonies were at 9 a.m. with all clubs in the show ring to start the day with the singing of O Canada by Rapid City Beef Club and stating the 4-H pledge by Neepawa Club. Judges were Darren Ippilto from Saskatchewan and Jeff McRae from Brandon. Announcer was Ron Kristjansson, clerk was Barb Kristjansson, show marshals were Tom and Alana Madsen; photographer was Amanda Woychyshyn; ring persons were Sydney deKoning and Greg Woychyshyn.

Grooming classes were first on the agenda, with the following results for our club: senior, Drew Horner second and James Reid fourth; intermediate Wyatt Inglis first, Gavin Reid fourth and Thijs VandeLangemheen sixth; junior Justin Mckee second (first split), Brooklyn Hedley first. Anja VandeLangemheen third and Mona VandeLangemheen fourth (third split), overall junior grooming, Brooklyn; cloverbud, Zane Finlay fourth (first split), Sierra Inglis second (second split). Senior showmanship, Drew third, James fourth; intermediate, Gavin first, Wyatt third, Thijs, fourth, overall showman, Gavin; junior Anja first, Mona second, Brooklyn

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third; cloverbud Zane third (first split) and Sierra fourth (second split).

Following grooming and showmanship, groups of three steers and heifers from each club were shown.

Rapid City used steers from Drew (market and progeny) and Wyatt, receiving second place; heifers of Drew, Brooklyn and Wyatt won second.

After lunch the show resumed with inter-club grooming; members from all clubs are put on teams and they groom an animal. There were five placings with the following results for Rapid City members: first place, Brooklyn’s team; second place, Sierra’s team; third, Justin’s team; fifth, James’ team.

Zane placed third in beginning beef conformation class.

Justin was third, yearling Simmental heifer; Thijs was fourth yearling Angus heifer; Brooklyn, first yearling Shorthorn heifer; Sierra, second yearling Shorthorn heifer; crossbreed/all other yearling heifers, Drew second, Anja third, Mona fourth and Wyatt fifth; James was first progeny heifer, Wyatt fourth and Gavin fifth; Drew, Sierra and James all won money in the best home-

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grown yearling heifer competition. Grand champion yearling heifer is open to the top two from each breed and progeny class; receiving prize money were Drew, Brooklyn, Sierra and James. Two-year-old heifers with calf at foot were Wyatt first and James second; Wyatt had the champion continuation heifer and supreme female.

Steers were shown in weight classes with Brooklyn placing first in Class I, Wyatt first in Class III, Sierra first in Class IV, Justin third in Class V, Drew first and Thijs second in Class VI, Drew second and Thijs fourth in progeny steer. Drew had the champion home raised steer and grand champion steer; others receiving money were Sierra, Brooklyn, Wyatt, Drew 9(pogeny) and Thijs.

The last class of the day was the stall competition; Rapid City placed third. After supper was the sale, which was conducted by auctioneer Ward Cutler; Terry Woychyshyn, Keith Cleaver and Brad Delgaty were ringmen. Stoney Creek Transport provided trucking to Brandon and Gladstone marts, which held and resold any steers purchased for resale, free of charge. Watch next week’s Rivers Banner for the inter-club thank-you ad which includes pictures and our buyer sponsors.

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THE PROPERTY REGISTRY THE SURVEYS ACT ~ PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Section 11 of the above Act, notice is hereby given that the original monument establishing the east quarter section13-13-21 WPM, NE section13-13-21 WPM, east quarter section 24-13-21 WPM, has been lost. A new monument to perpetuate the original location has been planted by Gary R. Pawluk, Manitoba Land Surveyor on July 18, 2016. Any person wishing particulars about the re-establishment of these monuments is advised to contact the following: Gary R. Pawluk, Manitoba Land Surveyor Suite 3, 20-18th Street Brandon, MB R7A 5A3 Phone 204-728-4899

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The fourth commandment in the Bible has not been abolished and never will be in this time.

The true Christian has this law written in his or her heart. Therefore let us “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep, it holy. Six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work...”

Exodus 20 vs 8, 9, 10a (King James Version).

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Dana McNish batted in a couple runs at the Comets home game on July 19.

By Justin Froese The weekend ended early for the Brandon AA all-star team and our Comets representatives as they were eliminated from playoff contention and did not make the playoff round on Sunday at the Senior AA all-star provincials. Winning their first two games 6-5 over Southwest Baseball League and host Stonewall, Brandon suffered a 16-6 loss to Elmwood Giants. Despite finishing round robin play with a two-win and one-loss record, they finished out of playoff contention due to a tie-breaking formula based on run differential. Our Comets players had a great weekend, especially Mike McFadden who had 11 hits in 12 at bats in his three games over the weekend. Congratulations again to McFadden, Darren Whelpton, Buddy Mayert, Kyle Kostesky and Aaron Tycoles who were able to make the trip to Stonewall and be part of a strong Brandon all-star team.

There was only one game on the schedule this past week; Comets had a rained-out game the week before teams took a break for provincials. On July 19 Comets won their third consecutive game, spotting a tidy 6-2 win over Brandon Cubs on home soil.

Cody Nolan was the winning pitcher as he

pitched an efficient six innings for the win.

Nolan allowed two runs on two hits while striking out four and walking a batter. Mike McFadden stayed hot at the plate, going two for four with an RBI double and two runs scored. Mayert and Ryan Shaw added a pair of hits each while Dana McNish chalked up two RBIs as well. The win improves the Comets record to 7-3-2 on the year.

We have lots of Comets action left as we enter the last couple weeks of the regular season. Comets are back in action this week when they take on Brandon Marlins on July 21; results for that game will be unavailable at time of publication. Then we have three games in three days, scheduled to make up previously postponed games. Monday July 25 and Tuesday July 26 we are in Brandon taking on Joe Beeverz Young Guns and Canadian Tire Cardinals before returning home to Comets Field to face Brandon Marlins on July 27. Game time is 7 p.m. for all games.

For more up-to-date Comets information or to check out Comets apparel on our item order site, check us out on Facebook at Rivers Comets Baseball Club and on Twitter @ riverscomets.

Finding the Bible relevant

By Linda Rioux In the past few months we have been examining Christianity as reasonable and historically accurate.

This month we shall begin looking at the Bible, which is where we learn about saving faith.

Unknown to many people is the opinion many archaeologists, historians and scholars hold that the Bible is accurate and more historically valid than many other well-accepted documents from ancient times.

Birth Announcement HELLO! My name is LEANNA JOYCE and I arrived on May 27, 2016 — Nana and Grampy Chapleau’s anniversary!!

My parents, James and Stacy, and big sister Jamie-Lynn are thrilled!!! Delighted grandparents are Butch and Leslie Roquebrune and Joyce Gauthier. Ecstatic greatgrandparents are Ellard and MayBelle Chapleau and great-great-grandma Zella Twigge of Rivers.

I’M NUMBER SIX!

It has been decades since Canadian families commonly went to church; so much so that thousands of people are no longer familiar with what the Bible means or contains.

Over the next few months it will be interesting to investigate the Bible, what’s in it (what is not), intriguing facts, its history, relevant archaeological finds and whether or not you can trust it to be your B-I-B-L-E, an acrostic: Book of Instruction Before Leaving Earth.

L e t ’s b e g i n with some basics.

The Bible is divided into two parts called testaments.

A testament is a covenant, promise or contract defining a relationship. So there are two main contracts, one in the Old Testament and another in the New Testament.

We’ll investigate those covenants in a future article

zoning in on each testament by itself, looking at its different promises and contracts between God and mankind.

There are 66 books in the Bible, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. The various books cover history, prayer/praise, teaching, wisdom, poetry, biography and prophecy. The Bible is the oldest known book, with its writing begun around 1450 BC and it was the first to be printed, in 1454 AD. The oldest, nearly-complete manuscript is the Codex Vaticanus, dating from the fourth century.

The oldest New Testament fragment preserved is a scrap of the Gospel of John from the second century. Concerning the Old Testament, there are even earlier manuscripts still preserved.

The “canon” of Scripture is a list

of texts accepted as authoritative by religious leaders. Canon comes from a Greek word meaning measuring stick. By the fourth century there was agreement amongst church leaders about the authenticity of the current Bible.

Other gospels and writings had been eliminated from this standard because they were not consistent with the inspired word of God. So what does “inspired word of God” mean?

That God chose to breathe His wo rd s t h ro u g h His prophets, then these prophets spoke God’s words to His people and the people wrote those words down onto biblia or sheets of linen or papyrus. Christians believe this process by faith.

But there are reasons to believe the Bible is Godinspired because there are logical

arguments for its divinity. Here are some of them: a) The Bible is a negative book; that is, it condemns man from beginning to end. Would any normal man write a book that is so negative about himself? Logic says no. b) The Bible is authoritative, meaning that it claims to be the only inspired book.

And its central character, Jesus Christ, says He is the only way to Heaven. c) The Bible is infallible, meaning it is not wrong. Although many have tried unsuccessfully to discredit it, the Bible has so far been proven correct scientifically, historically and prophetically.

One example of scientific accuracy is the 20th century discovery that our teeth have a fine film over the bone.

The earliest book of the Bible, Job,

has this interesting verse in it: “I have escaped with only the skin of my teeth.” (Job 19: 20b) That was written about 3,500 years ago. d) The Bible is prophetic. Other ancient writings do not even try to prophesy. Not only does the Bible attempt to do it, it also fulfills its prophecies. For example, there were at least 44 prophecies about Jesus’ life and death made hundreds of years before His birth; all were fulfilled in His lifetime. e) The Bible is unified. All 66 books complement one another even though written over a period of 1,500 years and by about 40 different authors — kings, fishermen, priests, government officials, farmers, shepherds and doctors, most of whom did not know each other. f) The Bible is

historical. Events described in the past are verified by non-Biblical sources such as Tacitus, a Roman historian. Evidence of historical accuracy can be seen by the recent discovery that the ancient city of Jericho once existed and its walls suddenly and inexplicably fell down. g) The Bible is a preserved book.

Things that man has accomplished in the past, such as the seven wonders of the world, great empires or educational systems have all deteriorated or disappeared over time, yet the Bible still exists, virtually unchanged and uncontaminated from its original purpose and meaning.

These are only some of the reasons to consider the Bible God’s message to man. We are just beginning to learn why this great book can be trusted with your life.

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