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Back row L/R: Meghan Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, Thom Heijmans, Heather Gray, Liliane Dupuis. Front row L/R: Minami Kijima, Haile Hubbard, Chassidy Payette, Morgan Ramsay, Bryce Summers, Quinn Hrabok.

Muzzle loader non-typical winner, member of the RAGF Pierce Cords, presented with his award by Donna Falkevitch.

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RAGF first year mule deer winner association member, typical scoring taken home by Kelvin Lamb.

Ladies Rifle winner, RAGF member Adrienne Beaudin beng presented her award by Donna Falkevitch.

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cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for con- put away in the proper place on s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools.

Pupils co-ordinated the entire the church basement the after- tributions from the community. the shelving units. They were March 9 edition, the Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which noon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, fantastic! We are very, very plinary Studies in Science class culminated in a ceremonious food was weighed and sorted. the scales at Riverdale Harvest pleased.”

Elementary school staff memat Rivers Collegiate planned a presentation on March 20 to Although the project was a sen- noted a total of 434 pounds, “a project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the en- fabulous amount,” says Heather. ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne tire high school was encouraged “We are so pleased they decided Crouch initiated a similar camDubbed the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane.

Because the snow had melted to participate. The collegiate to help those we serve. A lot paign in her school. That threestudents secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could not hosted a poor boy floor hockey of times kids don’t get enough week effort simply encouraged with an intent to f ill it with be portaged across the street to tournament in which to play, credit but this group of students students to leave product in non-perishables. Although the Zion Church (home of River- athletes had to pay with food for certainly deserves some praise. the canoe; 87 pounds of food campaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger by that class, the original idea carried bags, boxes and garbage canvassed Rivers, Oak River help check expiry dates, sort and group on Thursday, March 22.

Cole Lelond Junior member being presented Junior non-member Alex Airey being presented his Rifle winner, with typical scoring non-member Blaine came fromhis a suggestion made award by Donna Falkevitch. trophy

by Donna Falkevitch Lee was presented with his award by Donna Falkevitch. by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis.

“I heard the idea at a meeta nd f u n t i me s wer e the full head. This meant Rif le typical member: member: Kelvin Lamb gentleman from the south Sarah Plosker ing in Brandon. St. Augustine had by all. There was a lot less heavy lifting for Ron Taylor 130 3/8, non- 57 4/8, non-member: side RMNP area; name Rivers Banner School had tried Fill a Canoe a silent auctinion, tons withvolunteers. conjunction the 10-day Also new this member: Blaine Lee 160 William Sikora 169 2/8; unavailable). . There were Festival du Voyaguer Rivers & Area Game & of prizes, and special yearin Winwere four trophies 2/8; Rif le non-typical non-typical non-member: also some big items as nipeg February.available It was very for mule deer.

Fish Association (RAGF) draws. Scoring wasindone member: Richie Joynt Richie Joynt 137 6/8. special draws, including successful and whenever I hear welcomed around 200 by Richie Joynt, Kelvin Trophies were available 167 1/8, non-member: There were draws for a framed print, a gun food bank, my ears always perk hu nt i n g e nt hu s i a s t s , Lamb, Eric up!”

Thiessen, in 20 categories. Trophies Andrew Mills 180; Muzzle a Ruger 22mag (head scope, an electric boot family, and friends to Brent Castle, and awarded She Lance then brought the sug-were as follows. typical member Roger ent r y d r aw ; won by dryer, and a taxidermy canoe at RiversBeaudin 73 4/8, nonHarvest, their 25th annual trophy Anderson. gestion to Riverdale L ad ies r if leThe member: Marc-Etienne Giroux), gift card worth $250.

Elementary School was which supported the idea and buck night Sat. Dec. 10, This year was a bit Adr ienne Beaudin 94 member: Curtis Wiebe a Savage 30/06 (won Congratulations to all the adequately filled.

Photo by Heather Gray asked her to present the promo-

celebrating a successful 2022 deer hunting season.

The event was held at the Riverdale Community Center. 80 heads were scored, including nine mule deer. Chili, drinks,

d i f ferent t ha n usua l: due to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling, a lot of people brought in European (skull) mounts or skull caps with horns still attached, rather than

4/8, non-member: Rachel McClay 149 4/8; Junior member: Cole Lelond 117 5/8, non-member: A lex A i rey 151 6/8; A rcher y non-member: Adam Thompson 141 7/8;

182 2/8; Muzzle nontypical member: Pierce Cord s 136 3/8; nonmember: Ryan Elliott (score unavailable). For mule deer the trophies were as follows. Typical

by Chr istopher Rya n Rollins), a Winchester 6.5 Creedmoor (won by Patrick Scott Lewis), and a Rocky Mountain RM 370 crossbow with 8 X 32 scope (won by a lucky

winners. Thank you to local businesses for their generosit y, volunteers for their support, and community members for coming out and having a good time!

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Titles are important

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very one has a title. A title, while it may not be of the royal kind, is important. As I was trying to fall asleep one night recently, I whimsically started to think of some titles I have.

To one long suffering woman, it is husband or occasionally love. To two men who are now edging into middle age, my title is dad. They may have other occasional titles for me but are polite enough to not utter them within my earshot. To four grandchildren who are all in their 20s, I am grandpa and to three little boys, I am great-grandpa.

To some of my closer Filipino friends, I have been called Sir Ken. To a number of people, I am simply Mr. Waddell, but I am not sure why the mister part. To most people, I am simply Ken. To a few, I am Mr. Editor and I am sure to a few I am, “that idiot that writes in the paper.”

Titles can range from affectionate to reverent to frivolous but they are all descriptive and def ine how people are perceived.

As the Christmas season approaches, there is one title we should all desire and that is Child of God or Christ Follower. Jesus came to earth over 2,000 years ago as a baby, born in a manger at Bethlehem, the Son of God and born to the Virgin Mary.

It isn’t spoken of as often today but we are born into and live in a fallen

world, a broken world. If ever it should be spoken of and be more obvious, we are in a fallen world today. We need only to look around our own little world, and then look afar, and see that brokenness is everywhere. It’s in my life, your life, our country, the world, the entertainment and media business.

It’s everywhere.

That’s why the song says, “Go tell it on the mountain and everywhere that Jesus Christ is born”. Jesus is the answer to the brokenness. Wherever brokenness prevails, the answer is Jesus.

God made the world perfect. He created ma n k i nd a nd t hey were instructed to not break his one and only rule but they did. The results of our broken world is everywhere and we are under constant bombardment from it and in many cases, instead of resisting it, we openly embrace it. Not going to make a list here, everyone can make their own and they will likely be pretty accurate.

God didn’t just leave us to wallow, but we often do. He knew we needed to be saved and so he sent his only son, Jesus, as a baby, to be that Saviour.

Two thousand years ago, the Jews were looking for a political saviour and we wish we had one today. Alas, not many politicians have achieved that position. Some good leaders perhaps

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Ken Waddell but few saviours. The Jews tried to make Jesus a political saviour, a king to lead them out of Roman bondage but that wasn’t his God-assigned role.

Jesus role is best summed up in the Bible in John 3:16”, For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”.

There are many books and chapters in the Bible that are both helpful and confusing but none are more clear than the quote above.

Scholars, churches, denominations and individuals have at times confused and twisted the many stories and accounts in the Bible. The words have been both interpreted and twisted to make rules, many of which made no sense and served no good purpose.

On many occasions, traditions have developed but unless tradition shines a light on the truth, it is of no value.

The basic story about Christmas, Jesus born as a baby in a manger to be our Saviour, is a great tradition as it shines a light on the truth.

S o, t h i s C h r i st m a s , enjoy t he traditions of the season but remember the main one. If you have accepted Jesus as your Saviour or if you do this season, then you will have received that most important title, Child of God or Christ Follower.

Merry Christmas and God’s blessing to you and yours.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Banner staff.

Tired of waiting?

It’s a statement that we hear quite often. Most of the time, the statement comes from the Opposition benches in Parliament or the provincial Legislature.

It goes something like this: “Canadians are tired of waiting for this social program to be put in place or for this piece of legislation to be passed. When will this government come to its senses, do the right thing and give Canadians what they want?”

Canadians aren’t the only ones to make such a statement. It is being made by people in every corner of the globe, just as it has been since the beginning of time.

In ancient history, when people got tired of waiting for a change in government, they took matters into their own hands. They gathered a group of supporters around them, plotted to overthrow the existing government and, at a specified time, put their plan into action. Sometimes they succeeded. More often than not they failed miserably.

In Jesus’ day, the Jewish people were waiting for something that they could only hope for and dream about-the restoration of an independent kingdom of Israel, with a “Son of King David” sitting on the throne as its king. They had been waiting for more than 400 years. In that time, they had been conquered and reconquered by four successive world

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empires-Babylon, Medio-Persia, Greece and most recently, Rome.

Of the four, the Romans were, by far, the worst.

Their first act, after taking control of the Greek empire, was to build a network of paved roads linking key cities and towns. The roads made it easy to transfer goods, services and people from one place to another; which was a huge benefit when Rome had to move legions of soldiers from one place to another to put down a revolt or repel an enemy invasion.

Rome’s ef f iciency at crushing revolves was legendary. Revolutionaries were shown no mercy.

They were arrested, tortured and then put to death using the Roman method of capital punishmentcrucifixion. Rome’s strategy regarding its colonies was simple-if they won’t respect us, we will make them be afraid of us. Either way, they will behave.

But that didn’t stop those Rome conquered from thinking about, hoping for, dreaming of and praying that the days of Roman domination would end soon.

That’s what the people of ancient Israel were doing when John the Baptist introduced Jesus as their Messiah.

He did not present Jesus as an earthly king. He told them that Jesus was “the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” The people gave

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him the title “Messiah” and identified him as the one who had come to set up God’s eternal kingdom on earth. And throughout his earthly ministry, they kept asking Jesus: “Is this the time when the kingdom will be restored to Israel? If not now, when? We are tired of waiting.”

But this wasn’t the time for Christ’s eternal kingdom. It would come later and today we are still waiting for Christ to return, for peace and justice to be restored to this earth, and for the answer to the words we pray every week-”Thy kingdom come.”

But there is one thing for which we do not have to wait. All who put their faith in Jesus Christ can receive instant forgiveness of sin, the assurance of eternal life and the power to live a life that pleases God. That is God’s gift to you today. Receive it with joy.

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By Josh Cassan The (Potentially) Unifying Politics of Personal Responsibility Guest Column - Josh Cassan is a thirty something living and working in Brandon. He is compassionate, creative, a deep thinker, and valued friend. One of the Advent candles we light symbolizes hope. Knowing, and listening to, and learning from young people gives me hope. I trust that his words encourage you as much as they do me.

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ith the ever-growing partisan nature of our citizen-politics dividing us along polarizing lines of thought, the desire to reach a common ground between differing political ideologies becomes tantalizing if seemingly out of reach. One such line-in-the-sand is that of the idea of personal responsibility.

The answer to the question, “Who is responsible for one’s own problems?” differs depending on the left/right split.

Our socialist brethren seem to put more onus on society and the state whereas those of a neoconservative-Libertarian sway argues the individual has the sole burden.

Now, if we were to take both extremes to task, both seem almost equally wrong to apply to all human situations. The problem of war, famine or economic instability cannot be placed upon a single individual whereas also the choices to commit crime, provide for oneself or engage civically are not solely up to our socioeconomic environment. This

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Can we acknowledge that some aspects of our existence are either more within our control, less within our control or perhaps a fluctuating mixture of both? Is it possible to understand that we cannot fully comprehend each internal and external force that could affect a person’s life? Is it possible that each force affects a person in different measures?

If every person could come from their side of the House of Commons and say with each other “A person is responsible for themselves and their society is responsible for them as well. Sometimes it is hard to define which affects a person more,” then wouldn’t that help us so much? No longer do we have to worry about if someone’s freedom to have a gun is hurting another person, how someone’s drug addiction is using up too many of our already overburdened health resources, how our tax dollars are making up a disproportionate amount of a budget we don’t agree with or how the “other-side” just doesn’t get it.

Our lives are complicated. Systemic privileges exist.

We make objectively good and bad choices. The grass is not always greener and we don’t always need to “keep up with the Jones”. There are things within our control and things not within our control. Let us then try to at least agree on which of things are true for all and what things we just cannot justifiably know about everyone. Let us do the work, keep an open mind and talk to people who come from a life that we have little knowledge about. We will have disagreements but that’s what having a plurality is all about: the freedom to disagree until we can figure out where the responsibility lies.

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Rivers Fire Department achievements Sarah Plosker Rivers Banner

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Starting at the back row on the left side we have Steve Hamm, Erin Potgieter, Jeff Worth, Kora-Leigh Adam, Sean Hammond, John Bigelow, Nathan Lenting, Tyler Pod, David Creighton, Cory Sedgewick, Jim Duthie, Byron McMurachy. In the front row starting at the left we have Gage Wood, Alvin Lepp, Robbie Brown, Kevin Waldner, Darren Frederick, Brayden Johnston, Richard Brown, and Josh Tait.

It’s that time of year when organizations are having their off ice parties and Christmas dinners. Rivers/ Daly Fire Department had their annual Christmas party Sat. Dec. 10. It was a time for firefighters and their spouses, significant others, family, etc. to get together to celebrate another safe year, to recognize the achievements of the personnel in the department, and for f iref ighters to thank their loved ones for supporting them when they run out the door in a mad dash when they need to assist with fires and other dangerous situations.

The group was joined by Mayor Heather Lamb, who brought greetings from the Municipality and a message sharing the appreciation of the department. Awards were given out to firefighters celebrat ing notable achievements. Mayor Lamb joined the Fire Chief in handing out the awards.

This year's recipients were as follows: Firefighter Level 1: Kevin Waldner, Tyler Pod, Nathan Lenting, and Troy Nielsen 5 Years of Service: Sean Hammond 30 Years of Service: Alvin Lepp 35 Years of Service: Jeff Worth Firefighter of the Year:

Brayden Johnston

Congratulations!

The group also raised $260 for Christmas Cheer that will be matched by the Firefighters Association.

As always, Shelly Moms Kitchen provided a fantastic meal. Thank you to Jim Duthie, Jeff Worth, and Christine Walker for making all of the arrangements for the evening, and to the Riverdale Municipality for its continued support of the Rivers/Daly Fire Department.

Thank you to all members of the Rivers/Daly Fire Department for keeping us safe. Here's to another safe and successful year in 2023!

Ladies Legion Auxiliary

Lisa Smith Rivers Legion Auxiliary

The regular meeting of t he R iver s L eg ion Aux iliar y was held December 6th,2022 in the Rivers Legion upper hall;10 members attended.

T here were t wo n e w a p p l i c a t i o n s for membership this month.

A donation was made to the Rivers Chamber of Commerce for candy to pass out at the Xmas parade. Riverdale Harvest

Food Bank was also given a donation.

An application will be made for a Green Team member to look after the cenotaph.

The Ladies Auxiliary received a g rant from t he R i ver s a nd A r e a Community Foundation for a concrete table at the cenotaph.It will be purchased and installed at a later date.

Elections were held.

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Madame Donna Fa l k e v it c h ; 1s t v i c e president-Madame Adrienne Beaudin; Tr e a s u r e r - M a d a m e Marilyn Halliday; Sgt-atarms,publicity-Madame L i sa Sm it h;c a nteenMadame Leanne MacKay; sick and visiting-Madame Karen Cullen.

T he nex t reg u l a r meet ing of the R ivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary w il l be held Febr uar y 7th,2023.

Riverdale Harvest Food Bank Tammy Dyck RHFB

The Riverdale Harvest Food Bank is a registered charity that serves residents of Riverdale and Oakview municipalities facing food insecurity. It operates thanks to the generous support of donors. As we enter this season of giving, please consider supporting our local food bank. If you have any inquires any of our board members will be happy to assist you. Sharlette Paddock is our President, Jacquie Schmidt is our VicePresident, Leslie Brown is our Treasurer, Tammy Dyck is our Secretary; Laura Neely-Carter, Tanis Nielsen, Caroline Wells, and Yvonne Couch complete our Board of Directors. These volunteers go above and beyond to keep our shelves stocked and the doors open. Our hours of operation are Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30. We do not offer delivery or pick up outside of regular hours, but we are happy to help out if there is an emergency (fire/hospitalization/child placement).

Contact Sharlette Paddock by DM or call 204-328-7341 to make arrangements. The food bank acts as a referral agency for the Christmas Cheer food hampers.

When grants are made available to us we try to offer special programs on healthy eating like offering healthy recipes. Food can be dropped off at all the churches, the drug store, and the Co-op grocery store. Donations can also be accepted by cash, cheque (made payable to a Riverdale Harvest Foodbank) or e-transfer riverdaleharvestfoodbank@gmail.com).

We are always in need of soups, canned meats, pasta and sauce, canned vegetables, beans, and school snacks like granola bars, fruit cups, cheese crackers and cereals.

We have a crisis nurse stop by the Foodbank once a month to answer any questions the Public might have. Contact Sharlette or email Riverdale Harvest Foodbank for dates that she is available.

As always, we cannot thank the caring, generous communities we service enough.

Get the Dirt on Soil Health January 9-13th, 2023 10am – 3pm Assiniboine West Watershed District is please to offer a four-hour workshops on soil health.

LEARN THE PRINCIPLES OF SOIL HEALTH This workshop will help you to understand the importance of soil health and how it can save you money.

Lunch will be provided.

Workshop attendees will receive funding preference for 2023 Cover Crop programs.

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Sarah’s Science Corner Optical inversion

What you need • A clear glass/cup • Water to fill the glass/cup • 1 notecard/paper per child • markers What To Do D emon s t r at i n g t he experiment: 1. Fill your glass with water 2. Draw a horizontal arrow on a note card 3. Put the note card behind the glass of water and slowly move the note card back 4. Have the children look through the glass from the front and observe the arrow changing direction

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Many birds hunt by flying over the surface of water, then diving in once they see a fish.

Because of refraction, the image a bird sees of a fish isn’t where it really is; the image can actually be quite far from the real fish. The bird has to adjust where it dives in order to catch the fish.

Investigate further You can try a similar experiment by placing one of the markers in the glass, at an angle in the water, so that it’s resting on the rim. This experiment is commonly done with a pencil and is called the “broken pencil” experiment for a reason that’ll be obvious when you do the experiment!

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Applying the experiment: 1. Distribute the note cards and the markers.

What’s happening?

When light that is traveling through a material reaches a secondmaterial,someofitmay enter this second material. At the point at which the light enters the second material, the light will bend and travel in a different direction than it was previously. This is called refraction. Refraction happens because the speed of light is different in different materials (though it’s always less than the speed of light in a vacuum, which is 299,792,458 metres per second).

In this experiment, light first travels through the air—which is easy to move through—and then through the water, where it slows down.

This change in speed causes the light to bend, or refract.

The round sides of the glass force the water into a rounded shape, which acts as a convex lens. This lens bends the incoming light towards the middle. Here, the light rays meet at what is called the focal point. Past the focal point, the image is inverted because the light rays overlap.

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In this week’s hands-on Let’s Talk Science activity, children are introduced to an important physical concept known as refraction—when light bends because it passes from one material to another.

This activity is best suited for grades 1-3 students.

2. Let each child draw something on the card, as long as the right-hand side differs than the left-hand side (as long as the design is NOT symmetric). Alternatively, they can draw two different things beside each other (e.g., a circle and a triangle).

3. Let each child try placing their card behind the glass of water, moving it slowly backwards and observe the inversion of their drawing.

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Rivers Hockey Update

Gerald Lepp Rivers Minor hockey

The Rivers Jets teams were busy this past week.

The U7s travelled to Hamiota this past weekend for a tournament. They played two games. Also, the Virden Oil Caps were there and did a half hour of skills training with each team and then stayed around to talk with the kids and give autographs. The Virden Oil Capitals are a Canadian junior 'A' hockey team and are a part of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The kids really enjoyed it; it was a lot of fun. Thanks to Hamiota for organizing such a fun event for the kids. The U7s will have

a few more practices before Christmas and then will have a little break before getting going again in January.

The U9 Rivers Agnew team played U9 Miniota Poppel on Fri. Dec. 9. The game ended in a 9-9 tie.

The U9 Smith team went to Minnedosa and won.

The U11 Quane team beat Elkhorn 13-10 The U11 Ratz team beat Minnedosa Saler 7-4 on Friday night.

The U13 Lepp team had tough games against both Brandon teams Tuesday and Sunday and lost both.

They’ll be playing Russell and Neepawa this week.

The U13 Beernaerts team

played an exhibition game in McGregor on Saturday.

The U15 team lost 2-5 to Tri-Valley on Tuesday in Birtle then hosted a mini tourney on Saturday winning their first game 6-1 against Roblin before losing the second game 6-7 to the Brandon Doc Braces blues. A big shout out to CJ’s on Ice for helping with the Player of the Game awards during the mini tourney.

The U18 girls team lost 2-6 in Birtle against the Birtle/ Hamiota Bruskies Dec. 10.

Goals scored by Alison Davis and Tynille Steen. They tied 2-2 in Manitou against the Manitou Tigers Dec. 11. Goals scored by Haily Johns and Ffion Devonald.

evening affair, not a family event. The winning team was not a name you can print in a reputable newspaper!

However, it will be put on a plaque that will be displayed at the museum on Canada day. Around 70 people attended. There were 50/50 draws, and taco in a bag for sale. Despite the stormy weather, everyone had a

great time.

The proceeds all go toward the museum restoration project. The museum is closed for renovations to bring it up to code. Projects are ongoing. The generosity of the community has been appreciated. Donations are welcomed. See Shirley at the Rapid City library for more information.

RC cornhole tournament

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The Rapid City Museum a nd C u lt u r a l C e nt er or g a n i zed a cor n hole tournament Sat. Nov. 19.

Twenty-one teams registered for some great competition and a fun night out. The event was held at the Rapid City legion. This was an

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Sept 8, 1946 – Dec 7, 2022 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Sharon Eileen Birch on Dec 7th, 2022, at the Assiniboine Centre, Brandon, MB at the age of 76. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Jeany (Darryl), and grandkids, Trent and Tyler (Laura) and great-granddaughter, Novah; her son, Ray (Tammy), and grandkids, Richelle, Dylan and Amie; and her daughter, Janice (Mike) and grandkids, Logan and Taylor. She was predeceased by her parents, William and Mayford Grant, her husband, Arthur Birch, and partner, Raymond Haines.

She married at the young age of 16 years old to Art Birch and was widowed at the age of 40 years old. She was single for many years before meeting and sharing her life with Raymond Haines, who passed away in 2014.

During her working career, Sharon worked as an Insurance Agent at Way-Mor Agencies in Rivers, Ward Agencies in Virden and Mitrou Agencies in Brandon.

Throughout her life, she lived in Riding Mountain, Birnie, Rivers, Virden, Brandon, Winnipeg and Neepawa.

Sharon, Art and the kids spent many of their weekends in the summer going camping and socialized frequently with family and friends. She loved to curl and when she no longer played, she would not miss out watching curling on TV. She loved to play bingo and go on casino bus trips with her friends. She had the opportunity to travel to western Canada, California, Cuba, Branson, Texas and Mexico and go on a Caribbean cruise. Her and Raymond, when not at their home in Neepawa, spent time at the cabin at Booster Lake, made a trip down to Texas and camped in their motor home.

Sharon had many close friends, family and the Birch family who were very near and dear to her. Relationships that she valued so.

A memorial service is being held on Thursday, Dec 15th, 2022 at 1pm at the Neepawa United-Anglican Church, followed by interment at Birnie Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to CancerCare Manitoba, 675 McDermot Avenue, Rm 1160, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0V9, 204-787-4143 or online at www.cancercarefdn.mb.ca.

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GORING: After a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s over a 13 year period, Linda Goring (née Carter) passed away peacefully with family at her side in her home on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at the age of 77 years. Born September 4, 1945, Linda later moved with her Mom and brother to Lenore, Manitoba where she went to school both there and in Virden. She met her husband Dennis at a dance in Kenton, Manitoba, and they were married in Lenore in 1965. Linda and Dennis lived and farmed on the family farm all of her life with unconditional love and caring by her devoted husband until her passing. Family was always the first priority for Linda.

Sunday suppers, reunions, get-togethers for no reason other than to be together, as well as special occasions were high on her list. Always lending a hand to family and friends alike, she also found the best in every situation and person she encountered. With her kids, she was mother, teacher, mentor, and most of all friend - several wrestling matches with her and her son and daughter were the norm, along with teasing and tickling. Linda was an amazing mother with a deep love for education, but she was not only a Mom and teacher to her children, she wanted to share her passion. In 1988 she began her career assisting teaching children in Kindergarten to Grade Four at Deerboine Colony school until her diagnosis with Alzheimer’s in 2010, leaving her mark on many children who even into adulthood continued to visit her at home. Linda was predeceased by her mother Nora Stanley, step-father Jack Stanley, brothers: Edward, Wilfred, Jerry and Raymond, as well as sisters: Susan and Deanna. She is survived by her loving husband Dennis, son Colin (Katherine French), daughter Lori (Grant) Ash, as well as grandchildren: Liam (Stephanie) Goring, Kevin Goring, Kiara Goring, Cassidy Ash and Jocelyn Ash and great-grandson Greyson. Linda is also survived by her sisters Sandra Takvam neé Stanley (Harvey) and Candice Boxshall neé Stanley (Al). Linda’s family would like to thank Dr. Dhaliwal, Rivers Palliative Care, Rivers Home Care, and Riverdale Health Centre for all the compassionate care and incredible support over the years. Thank you also to Brockie Donovan for their assistance and guidance. A Celebration of Linda’s Life for family and close friends will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations can be made to Palliative Care c/o Riverdale Health Centre, 512 Quebec Street, Rivers, Manitoba, R0K 1X0.

Your smile and presence that always lit up a room, and the love that spread from it will be missed but never forgotten.

Love you always.

Arrangements are in care of Brockie Donovan Funeral and Cremation Services, (204) 727-0694.

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These positions are subject to a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector), Adult Abuse Registry Check, and a Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful applicant will be responsible for any services charges incurred.

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PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Section 11 of the above Act notice is hereby given that the original monument establishing the Section 2-9-24 WPM has been lost. A new monument to perpetuate the original location has been planted by Timothy W. Longstaff, Manitoba Land Surveyor on October 13th, 2022.

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Where no objection to or evidence against the confirmation of the re-establishment of this lost corner is received by the RegistrarGeneral within thirty days after publication of this notice, or where any such objection is subsequently withdrawn in writing, the Registrar-General shall confirm the re-establishment of this lost corner.

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Now’s the time to buy seeds

Sarah Plosker Rivers Banner

Yes it’s the middle of winter. But trust me, now’s the time to buy seeds for your backyard garden or vegetable patch. The major seed suppliers already have their 2023 catalogues out, and typically you get an earlybird discount if you order early. If you wait until the spring, many of the popular unique varieties will be sold out.

Before diving in and order ing hundreds of dollars in seeds, there are some things to get figured out. First, what do you want to grow? Or rather, what do you want to eat?

Lettuce is easy, but if you’re not the type to eat salad with every meal, you may be better off focusing on other vegetables. Some people focus on herbs, or have fun with a “pizza garden”: tomatoes, spring onions, peppers, spinach, basil, and oregano. Others try to grow a mix of “eat it now” crops like lettuce and radishes, and storage crops like cabbage, carrots, and beets. Beets are great because you can eat the leaves in salads early in the summer too.

If you’re planning to

grow veggies for storage, keep in mind that there are different varieties of the same vegetable: there are, for example, “early” carrots, that grow quickly, and “storage” carrots, that stay firm and tasty for a long time. Knowing what you want out of your garden and having a plan can go a long way, and helps avoid wasting money on things you don’t want.

If you grow a vegetable g a rden, t he com mon advice is to plant a few flowers just for the sake of enjoyment, to add a little colour and beauty to an otherwise utilitarian garden. If you plan to have a flower garden, be aware that many flowering plants need to be started well in advance, indoors.

But why not plant edible flowers and get the best of both worlds? Some popular edible flowers are Hibiscus, Geranium, Rose, Peony, Calendula, Gladiolus, Lily, Magnolia, Marigolds, and Pansies. They look great adorning a salad or cocktail (and are sure to impress guests!) and are often used in herbal teas or tonics. Or treat the bees to Borage (bee bush) or the Monarch butterflies to Milkweed. Or grow some red poppies as

a reminder of our veterans.

There’s even varieties of melons that can be grown successfully in Westman.

The sky’s the limit!

With Covid lockdowns the last few years, seed ret a i ler s have been over whelmed w ith demand. Many people who picked up gardening as a hobby in recent years have continued to garden, while others have turned to gardening as a means of becoming more selfsufficient in light of price increases, so there’s still lots of demand for seeds.

Many retailers are selling “survival garden” heirloom seeds as an all-in-one seed vault. While they are often a good deal, the sheer variety of seeds may be overwhelming, and they’re often packaged by weight (so you may get 200 lettuce seeds and 10 peas).

Whatever your pleasure—vegetables or flowers—the advice you will hear time and time again when wondering when to buy seeds is a resounding “now”. That being said, try to only buy for the coming season (and not for the next 5+ years), and make sure you store any excess seeds in a cool, dry place, away from sunlight.

Chicken pot pie Beer battered or coconut shrimp Sweet & sour chicken Shepherd’s pie S t e a k a n d m a s he d potatoes Meatloaf Pulled pork Pork chops in cream of mushroom soup Chicken Cordon blue (stuffed chicken breasts) Sausages and pierogies Chicken Diane Lasagna

Pizza Cabbage rolls Mac & cheese Fish sticks Stirfry Burgers and fries Chicken Caesar salad wraps Breakfast for dinner Frittata/quiche Tacos Spaghetti & meatballs Ham and sca l loped potatoes Soup and sandwich

Supper ideas

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Who hasn’t looked at the clock, exhausted after a long day, and realized it’s time to make supper?

Here’s a list of supper ideas to help you out; be sure to clip it out and stick it on your fridge for reference when you’re out of ideas or stuck in a rut. This will keep you going for another month at least!

Longer days ahead

Winter solstice is Wed. Dec. 21, which represents the shortest day of the year.

Scientifically it’s when the North pole reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. Sunrise will be at 8:35 a.m. and sunset will be at 4:43 p.m. The days will get longer starting Dec. 22 onward. Yay!

Book Review: Catch-22

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Written by American author Joseph Heller, Catch-22 is a satirical novel set during World War II. It was published in 1961.

The main character of the book is Captain John Yossarian, a fictional B-25 bombardier in the U.S. Army Air Force, in the 256th US Army Air Squadron based on the island of Pianosa, in the Mediterranean Sea, west of Italy. The book opens with Yossarian in bed in the squadron hospital. As explained in the book, “There was a much lower death rate inside the hospital than outside the hospital”—so it was better for his health if he could find an excuse to be in the hospital!

The book is not written as a vehicle to promote war. Far from it. For the most part, Yossarian and his cohorts are trying to avoid active engagement in the war. The book caught on fast with the 1960’s anti-war attitude. I can see the critique coming from some that the book makes light of war, and perhaps undermines the solemnity of war and our veterans. However, the author himself joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 when he was 19 years old. In 1944 he was sent to the Italian Front, where he flew 60 combat missions as a B-25 bombardier as part of the 488th Bombardment Squadron, 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force unit. So, the author himself has a military service background. Perhaps he wrote the book as part introspection, as a method of dealing with his emotions surrounding his involvement in the war.

Certainly, with the main character also being a B-25 bombardier, it’s likely that the author took some inspiration from his own life experiences.

The book is split into six parts and is written out of chronological order. However, there’s a lot of repetition in the book, with many events being described repeatedly, from different points of view. This adds to the uniqueness and charm of the book. It’s said to be one of the most significant novels of the twentieth century.

The book is filled with lots of paradoxical prose and absurd situations. There is death,

and sometimes the characters deal with death in rather comical ways. At one point, Yossarian is being awarded a medal for his achievement in a mission, and he shows up naked to accept the medal because his combat partner died, bleeding all over Yossarian’s clothes. Yossarian couldn’t wear any clothes because he kept seeing the man’s blood on them. While the image of Yossarian accepting a medal while naked is hilarious, the rationale behind it is deeply disturbing, and it’s a wonder they all didn’t go mad, with life and death hanging in the balance at all times.

This is my favourite book. I read it maybe 15 years ago and remember laughing out loud and being completely enthralled by it. Then about 5 years ago I thought to myself that maybe it was just that I was so young and didn’t have enough of a basis for comparison. Maybe I just remembered it being good, but it wasn’t actually that good.

So I re-read it and still thoroughly enjoyed it, laughing out loud many times. All the characters have personality flaws, which makes them all the more interesting, and it’s easy to get wrapped up in things and really feel for the characters. I’d highly recommend it. It’s available through inter-library loan.

Letter to the editor To the young mother at our local Co-op grocery store who was shopping with her three little children on Friday afternoon, December 9 I had the good fortune (and lucky timing) of standing near the food bank collection bin at the grocery store as I was choosing cards last Friday. Along came a little boy with a big box of cereal followed by his younger sister with granola bars, which they deposited in the bin and excitedly ran back to the till. Then they were back with a large package of kraft dinner, and some applesauce containers. Back and forth they went and each time I commented on what a nice thing they were doing and how some other children would be so happy to get that food, and they nodded and rewarded me with a few shy smiles.

I’m sorry I didn’t stay to introduce myself and meet you, but I want you to know that instilling this spirit of sharing and giving in your children is a gift for the future.

In a world where the news is so dire and depressing, you and your beautiful little children‘s display of the Christmas spirit gave my heart a lift.

- Michelle McFadden Rivers MB