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Perhaps one of the most informative workshops at the Manitoba Wildlife Federation’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman event that I attended at Circle Square Ranch June 10-12 was April Willis’ class on bow hunting.

April has been bow hunting in tree stands since she was a young girl hunting with her grandfather. Now, her preferred method of hunting is in a saddle, which is essentially the safety harness you wear while in a tree stand, except with no tree stand. She secures steps every so often up the trunk of the tree, and then she “hangs out” with one or two feet on the top-most step, pivoting to get a near-360° view from above.

Closer than you think At the workshop, April talked about the intimacy of bow hunting. You’re not shooting the animal from 200 yards across the field; the shots she makes are typically 20 yards or less.

She stressed the importance of a good shot—you have a responsibility to respect the animal to make its death quick and efficient, which means you need to be patient and wait for a good, proper shot. She also talked of the responsibility to be a good steward of the land, to leave no trace, which means picking up after yourself as well as other people’s garbage if you see it, and to foster good relationships with land owners in the area in which you hunt/would like to hunt.

Some participants were excited because the archery season starts earlier than the rifle season, typically the end

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of Aug. instead of early Nov, being closer to the animal is the sound of two bucks crashwhich means it’s quite a bit better, which means face ing their horns together, warmer when you’re outside paint, special field spray that fighting for dominance and for long periods of time masks odours (odours can be breeding rights. A grunt waiting for your potential sweat, but also things like tube can simulate a buck’s Back row L/R: Meghan your overly scented laundry grunt. Both rattling horns harvest. Some women were Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, and buck grunts will bring in worried about beingThom able Heijmans, to detergent), Heatherand putting small Gray, Lilianebranches Dupuis. Front in your pack that bucks ready to fight. You can draw 60+ pounds, but April row L/R: Minami Kijima, Haile you usePayette, to store your hunting watch videos of buck fights reassuringly explained that Chassidy Hubbard, Bryce clothing—then you’ll really online and try to make the 40 pounds is legal,Morgan and aRamsay, smellHrabok. like the forest when you same sound patterns (often a sharp broadhead isSummers, more Quinn important than a high draw put your hunting clothes on! sequence of one loud bang as April is not really a fan of the bucks crash their antlers weight. A high draw weight means the arrow will fly using a blind, because your together, some minor ratstraighter over a longer dis- scent will travel at ground tling as they get untangled, tance, but if you’re taking level, and the deer will see followed by two grunts). Or most of your shots at 20 yards, your movements more easily. you can use a grunt tube to it’s not a big deal.

However, when she does go mimic the sound of a doe.

April went over what hunting in a blind, she has This will also help bring the to bring in your pack (she one that is see-through on bucks your way.

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Finding the truth in an electronic world A number of years ago, the term citizen journalism emerged.

With the internet, web sites, web blogs, Google and Facebook all developing it became increasingly evident that a tidal wave of information was coming our way. The citizen journalism concept was that “everybody” could add to the story or stories. It has happened. Everyone can add to the narrative about any topic, at any time of the day or night and from anywhere on the world. It is a good thing-sort of.

The good news is that there is a lot of information now available from anyone, anywhere and at any time. It’s also the bad news or the down side of the previous sentence as well. We are inundated with so much information that we can’t possibly process it all. We probably shouldn’t even try. A wise man, actually one of my sons, says that we were never intended to take in all this information and carry its weight on our shoulders.

He’s correct. It becomes mentally impossible. I suspect that this era’s tsunami of information is a leading cause of stress and mental illness.

It’s not that many years ago that news, both good and bad, took a long time to travel across the country or around the world. Now it’s instant and in massive quantities. During my early childhood in the 1950s, the news sources were an

occasionally turned on radio (had to save the batteries you know, they cost money), a local weekly newspaper and possibly a weekly farm newspaper. By the late 1950s and into the 1960s, we had TV and an often turned on radio (Hydro was cheaper than batteries). President Kennedy’s assassination rocked the world almost instantly. When Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King were killed, it was almost instantly known. Now, violent acts are shown live, bringing an even higher level of horror to our lives.

On a smaller news scale, everything from a person’s latest breakfast treat to their newest pet video is made available instantly and world-wide. Some people say Facebook is for old people. In our world, it’s love-hate relationship. On one hand, it helps us stay in touch with family and friends as well as giving us news leads on local stories. On the the other hand, social media in general and Facebook in particular have lulled people into believing that if they put their event on social media it’s free and effective. Well, it is free but it may or may not be all that effective. If a person gets a couple of hundred hits on Facebook, that’s all well and good. A newspaper’s reach is in the 1,000s Another problem is how does one sort through all this stuff, some of it being relevant, some irrelevant and unfortu-

Ken Waddell nately, in the case of many political stories, totally false and misleading.

Much of what is on Facebook or any social media is not verifiable, not accountable. The most recent dust up between Tesla’s Elon Musk and Twitter has actually done us all a favour.

Musk challenged Twitter to verify what percentage of their accounts are robots, effectively fake accounts connected to no one. The robot accounts aren’t actual people viewing data or seeing the ads. Just as the name implies, they are robots. You can’t really blame Twitter as there is no real way they can answer Musk’s challenge. They had no intention of verifying their robot count as they never needed to do so. At least not until Musk challenged them. Twitter and all other social media can be phoney as a three dollar bill That’s the key difference between social media and newspapers. Newspapers

are generally fairly accurate. Locally owned community papers are highly accurate. If they stray from the truth intentionally or in error, the readers know who to call to set things straight. Trust me, I have been on the receiving end of those calls on a few occasions. Fortunately it has only been a few occasions.

So while it is good to have a wider based citizen journalism active in our laptop infatuated, phone infested world, accuracy is still of utmost importance.

You can use electronic media, and we all do, but beware of believing everything you see or hear. Especially the electronic versions. People used to say “Get it in writing” and it’s still true.

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.

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saac Newton was born in 1643. He died in 1727 at the age of 84. Historians have called him a “natural philosopher.” He believed that there were natural laws that govern how different objects interact with each other and he set out to discover what they were. He observed these interactions and kept detailed notes of what he saw.

From these notes, he developed what scholars have called “Newton’s Laws of Motion.”

Most people will be familiar with Law Three-”For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

These words have come to mind frequently over the past few weeks, as we are facing the harsh realities of life in a post-pandemic world.

Over two years have passed since the first COVID restrictions were put in place. But COVID is still with us. It has now been added to the growing list of diseases that can attack any one of us at any time.

COVID boosters, f lu shots and other immunizations will be standard fare for most of us for a long time to come.

Domestic travel is the latest issue to draw our attention. High fuel prices impact us all; especially those who must commute to work. Travelling by air?

Be prepared for long line-ups, lost luggage and the possibility that your f light may be canceled because of staff shortages at airports. The same challenge faces those who must renew their Canadian passports and, so we are being told, for the same reasons.

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But for most of us, the pressing challenge is coping with the escalating cost of living. Canada’s inf lation rate is the highest it’s been in a long time. Most of our income is spent on the things we need (food, clothing, shelter and transportation). There is very little left for entertainment, vacations or comfort items for our homes.

So it should come as no surprise that residents on both sides of the Canada-US border are telling their governments that they want change and they want it now. They are tired of rising prices, higher taxes and fewer, poorer front-line services. They resent what they see as government intrusions into their private lives through things like vaccination and mask mandates, etc. They want a permanent end to these and all other measures that, in their view, are unreasonable and unnecessary limits on personal freedoms.

These mandates and restrictions were tolerated for a while. But now we are seeing the equal and opposite reactions to those measures and others that have been imposed (or threatened) since. People are voicing their displeasure and taking to the streets to let governments know they are not happy.

No one knows how long this will continue. But we can be sure that as long as people keep pushing back against government restrictions, and as long as governments keep pushing to control people’s

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thoughts and actions, the tensions between the two will continue to escalate; and it will only be a matter of time before the tension erupts into violent confrontation with the authorities.

The good news is that none of these things need to happen. God offers hope, help and healing to all.

And this is where we, as people of faith and believers in Jesus Christ will play a pivotal role. God will ask us to do four things: “Humble ourselves, pray, seek his face and turn from our wicked ways.” (see 2 Chronicles 7:14) We hold the key that will unlock the healing our nation desperately needs. It’s time we started using it.

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By Rita Friesen One is never too old... To plant another tree

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aking a lesson from Mr. Bergen, a gentleman that raised his family in the Stephenfield district way back in the fifties, I planted an apple tree. Mr. Bergen the father of one my father’s friends, a farmer, an immigrant who was f luent in the German language, and a man with unlimited interest in all of life. In real time, he was probably as old then, as I am now, but to my mind he was old!

We conversed well, he in German and I in English, both if us having enough knowledge of the other’s dialect to understand but not speak. He had planted an apple tree in the decaying stump of a maple. He saw the questions in my eyes, and elaborated- he would probably never get to eat the apples of that tree, but his children and grandchildren would. All three generations enjoyed those apples for the wizened old farmer had endurance.

The apple tree in my back yard has an enormous wound, and despite care, it is slowly dying. I picked up a Prairie Magic apple tree, originally designed

by Mr. Drysdale of Neepawa. My logic is that coming back home, it should feel comfortable enough to prosper. Getting into the swing of things, I picked up a Valiant grape plant as well. This week I will be

planting a Trail crab apple, for the Prairie Magic is not self pollinating. The Trail is a childhood memory.

The neighbours, the Bill Thiessen family, had one of these in their orchard. And then, while farming at Homewood, there was a Trail in the garden. Come harvest time, the men would pick an ice cream pail of apples before heading out to swath or combine.

The pail always came back empty. So good, so crisp and sweet.

My back yard is getting full, but oh so beautiful. Last year I purchased a gooseberry bush, two Saskatoon bushes and six golden raspberries from the greenhouse here in Neepawa. Every one of them made it through the winter, and tho I will have to wait a bit for fruit, they are looking really good. That is also where I picked up the Prairie Magic and the Valiant. I had to look further afield for the Tail crab.

I was despairing of finding one, a goodly number of –sold out- accompanied nursery catalogues. My sister asked me if I had tried Aubin’s Nursery, in Carman. I had not. They have them in stock, and will shrink-wrap it so I can transport it in the car with no damage to the plant. My goal is to find a Beta grape just because I still have room for another plant! And the strawberry plants I purchased last year from Parkview Greenhouse has supplying us with the most delicious berries! I have them netted against the birds, for we have nests all over the back yard. I caught one little rascal slipping under the net, so I anchored it more firmly!

We have fenced the back yard, leaving ample space beyond the fence for whatever. If I keep this planting up, we may have to move the fence!

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his week I received the paper and looked at all the pictures of the graduates.

I remember when one of the girls was born and in elementary school her parents would take her there and pick her up again. Now she graduated with the highest marks.

I also recognized an other girl. Her Mom would be so proud of her and she will take training to follow in her Mom’s footsteps. Well done.

Then there is my sweet little egg girl. Faithfully she came every week. Now she has graduated and it looks like she is following in her Dad’s footsteps.

A couple of weeks ago a family from Neepawa dropped in for a visit. The family had been a pastor in the church in Swan River that I attended. Now he is a pastor in a church in Neepawa.

I also have a friend here who grew up close to Swan River. We are building memories where ever we go. It is hard to understand how small our world is, but God , our Creator is with us and sees us everywhere and brings us together unexpectedly God is good and greatly to be praised.

Covid protocol at Rivers Health Facility I’m concerned that some people are not following proper Covid protocol when entering Rivers Health Facility. I have witnessed folks entering without wearing masks and also failing to sanitize their hands prior to accessing the required masks situated on the table. It’s the latter that troubles me the most. If your hands are not sanitized and you fumble for a mask or two (they are not that easy to remove) you are contaminating the masks that the next person has to put on their face. This is unacceptable, so please use common sense and sanitize your hands thoroughly before you reach for a mask.

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4-H FAT STOCK SHOW & SALE THANK YOU

The members, leaders and families of the Erickson, Neepawa and Rapid City 4-H Beef Clubs wish to extend sincere appreciation to all of the buyers and bidders for their outstanding support of our 2022 4-H Beef Inter-Club Sale, held in Neepawa on Wednesday, July 7.

BUYER DAM Cattle Buyers

4-H MEMBER Inglis Family Donation Steer (donated by Thjis van de Langemheen) Gill & Schmall Insurance Madisyn Robertson Minnedosa Insurance Brooklyn Hedley Kulbacki Seeds Morgan Dyke Fred Guilbert Trucking Sveinna Bjarnarson Mazergroup Neepawa Kooper Jury Enns Brothers Carson Baker Harris Pharmacy Summer Sawchuk Stride Credit Union Keegan Dyke CAMO Cattle Company Quinn Sawchuk Tridekon / deKoning Farms Averi Jury Neepawa Veterinary Clinic Jason Schultz MNP Neepawa Ashley Dyke Stride Credit Union Eric Schultz Rocky Mountain Equipment Sadie Sawchuk

Grand Champion Steer Madisyn Robertson - Neepawa

BUYER Pennos Machining & McKay Charolais TIC Parts & Service Nu Era Seeds Farmery Estate Brewing Co. Ken Beatty Farms Ltd. Integra Tire Dobson Yard Care Sunrise Credit Union Clay-Mar Farms Ltd Brydges & Taylor Vet. Clinic Cando Rail Service Masterfeeds & Total Farm TIC Parts & Service DAM Cattle Buyers

4-H MEMBER Carson Baker (Progeny) Sveinna Bjarnarson (Progeny) Eric Schultz (Progeny) Chet Woychyshyn Brooklyn Hedley (Progeny) Easton Paterson (Progeny) Meredith Erven Rylee Paterson Shayla Woychyshyn (Progeny) Rylee Paterson (Progeny) Sierra Inglis (Progeny) Chance Inglis Zane Finlay Zane Finlay (Progeny)

Reserve Grand Champion Steer Brooklyn Hedley - Erickson

Special Thank You to Supporters of the Neepawa 4-H Fat Stock Association Scholarship & Cow Paddy Bing Buyers:

Mitch & Angela Hutton • DK Farms • Neepawa 4-H Beef Club • Neepawa Veterinary Clinic • Shane Saylor Trucking • KYR Farms Ltd. • Erickson 4-H Beef Club • McLaughlin GM • Kerry Butler • Rapid City 4-H Beef Club • Masterfeeds Brandon • Bootsman Family • John’s Electric • Leslie Barnett • Clayton Farms • Eldorado Farms Cattle Show Judges: Cody Carson & Bobbi-Jo Foster; Show Ringperson: Rebecca Curle; Announcer: Richard Bramley; Show Marshalls: Jake Rawluk, Amanda Bradshaw & Geoff Paterson; Photographer: Laura Horner; Show Clerk: Diana van de Langemheen; Caterer: Cut-Rite Meats (Heather Lavich), Carberry; Stall Judge: Bob Durston; Ken Dalgliesh, Beautiful Plains Ag Society.

Assisting with the sale of steers: Tyler Slawinski, Auctioneer; Gladstone Auction Mart & Tara Fulton (online sale platform); Keith Cleaver, Ringman; Brad Delgaty, Ringman; Cut-Rite Meats, Carberry; Smile-Pinoy Foods, Gladstone; Oak River Meats, Oakridge Meats, McCreary; DAM Cattle Buyers, Doug Mowat; Heartland Livestock Brandon; Doug Finlay; Tim Baker Platinum Sponsors Cut-Rite Meats (Carberry); Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op Ltd; RM Rosedale; Richardson Pioneer (Minnedosa); Stride Credit Union (Neepawa) Gold Sponsors Brookside Angus (Brookdale); Neepawa Banner & Press; New Rosedale Feedmill (Portage); Redferns (Neepawa/Minnedosa); Ritchie Brothers; Royal Canadian Legion Ladies – Neepawa Branch; Shur-Gro Farm Services (Neepawa) Silver Sponsors Brydges and Taylor Veterinary Hospital Ltd; Dallas and Lynne Johnston; Farmery Estate Brewery; Greenbush Angus (Baker family); Hardrock Land and Cattle Ltd. (Robertson family); Neepawa Veterinary Clinic; Rainkie’s Sewage Bronze Sponsors Archie McNair Memorial; Bank of Montreal (Neepawa); Beautiful Plains Ag. Society; Lois Thompson-Hudon Memorial – FCC Neepawa; Chicken Chef Restaurant (Neepawa); Clare Larson Memorial (Erickson 4-H Club); Dan Mazier MP; Diamond Water (Neepawa); D & G Enterprises (Franklin); Erickson 4H Beef Club; Gladstone Veterinary Clinic (1997); Greg Nesbitt MLA; Heartland Livestock Service (Brandon); Hedley Livestock (Rapid City); JAS Red Angus (Doug and Jason McLaren, Neepawa); JMB Charolais (Brookdale); Keystone Simmental Association; Little Valley Livestock (Rapid City); McManus Simmentals (Minnedosa); Midnight Metals (Minnedosa); Penno’s Machining and Manufacturing; Petro-Canada Farm Center – MAR-DEE Ent. (Neepawa); Rapid City 4H Beef Club; RM North Cypress-Langford; Rosling Farms (Gladstone); Total Farm Supply (Brandon) The winner of $2919 in our Progressive 50/50 Draw was Marla Steen, Neepawa

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Erickson, Neepawa & Rapid City Clubs 4-H Fat Stock Show Results Twenty-seven 4-H members from the Erickson, Neepawa & Rapid City 4-H clubs enthusiastically returned in person for their interclub show and sale on July 6, 2022. For many members it was their first time in the show ring. Thank you to all that supported by sponsoring, attending, bidding and buying.

Adult Grooming: (Sponsored by Neepawa 4-H Fat Stock) 1. Shayla Woychyshyn (E) Senior Grooming (Sponsored by Neepawa Vet Clinic) 1. Madisyn Robertson (N); 2. Brooklyn Hedley (E), 3. Eric Schultz (N); 4. Carson Baker (N); 5. Ashley Dyke (N); 6.

Shellby Dafoe (N); 7. Rylee Paterson (E); Intermediate Grooming (Sponsored by Brydges & Taylor Vet Hospital Ltd.) 1. Sveinna Bjarnarson (N); 2. Keegan Dyke (N); 3. Quinn Sawchuk (N); 4. Sierra Inglis (R); 5. Jason Schultz (N); 6.

Zane Finlay (R); 7. Meredith Erven (E) Junior Grooming: (Sponsored by Lois ThompsonHudon Memorial FCC Neepawa) 1. Summer Sawchuk (N); 2. Morgan Dyke (N); 3. Averi Jury (N); 4. Easton Paterson (E); 5. Chance Inglis (R); 6. Signe Erven (E); 7. Kaleb Bootsman (R) Cloverbud Grooming: 1. Kooper Jury (N); 2. Breelee Bootsman (R); 3. Chet Woychyshyn (E); 4. Sadie Sawchuk (N); 5. Macy Nernberg (R) Adult Showmanship (Sponsored by Neepawa 4-H Fat Stock) 1. Shayla Woychyshyn (E) Senior Showmanship (Sponsored by Royal Bank of Neepawa): 1. Brooklyn Hedley (E); 2. Madisyn Robertson (N); 3. Rylee Paterson (E); 4. Ashley Dyke (N); 5. Shellby Dafoe (N); 6.

Eric Schultz (N); 7. Carson Baker (N) Intermediate Showmanship (Sponsored by PetroCanada Farm Center, operated by Mar-Dee Enterprises, Neepawa) 1. Sveinna Bjarnarson (N); 2. Sierra Inglis (R); 3. Keegan Dyke (N); 4. Quinn Sawchuk (N); 5. Jason Schultz (N); 6.

Meredith Erven (E); 7. Zane Finlay (R) Junior Showmanship (Archie McNair Memorial Trophy – Beautiful Plains Ag Society) 1. Morgan Dyke (N); 2. Summer Sawchuk (N); 3. Easton Paterson (E); 4. Kaleb Bootsman (R); 5. Averi Jury (N); 6.

Chance Inglis (R); 7. Signe Erven (R) Cloverbud Showmanship (Sponsored by Penno’s Machining & Manufacturing Ltd.) 1. Breelee Bootsman (R); 2. Macy Nernberg (R); 3. Sadie Sawchuk (N); 4. Chet Woychyshyn (E); 5. Kooper Jury (N) Overall Showmanship Champion (Sponsored by Beautiful Plains Ag Society): Brooklyn Hedley, Erickson Group of Three Competition (Sponsored by Neepawa 4-H Fat Stock Association) Steers: 1. Erickson (E); 2. Neepawa (N); 3. Rapid City (R) Heifers: 1. Neepawa (N), 2. Erickson (E); 3. Rapid City (R) Team Grooming Competition (Sponsored by Greenbush Angus – Tim, Wendy, Cora & Carson Baker & Hardrock Land & Cattle Co. Ltd. – Paul, Dalyse & Madisyn Robertson) 1. Sierra Inglis (R); Summer Sawchuk (N); Meredith Erven (E); 2. Brooklyn Hedley (E); Breelee Bootsman (R); 3. Jason Schultz (N); 3. Rylee Paterson (E); Chet Woychyshyn (E); Keegan Dyke (N); 4. Eric Schultz (N); Morgan Dyke (N); Quinn Sawchuk (N); 5. Sveinna Bjarnarson (N); Averi Jury (N); Zane Finlay (R); 6. Madisyn Robertson (N), Shellby Dafoe (N); Signe Erven (E); 7. Shayla Woychyshyn (E); Kooper Jury (N); Chance Inglis (R); 8. Carson Baker (N); Sadie Sawchuk (N); Kaleb Bootsman (R); 9. Ashley Dyke (N); Macy Nernberg (R); Easton Paterson (E) Future 4-H Member (Sponsored by Stride Credit Union) 1. Benson Bootsman (R) Beginning Beef Project (Sponsored by D & G Enterprises, Franklin) Champion: Chet Woychyshyn (E) Reserve Champion: Breelee Bootsman (R) 3. Macy Nerberg (R); 4. Kaleb Bootsman (R) Angus Yearling Heifers (Sponsored by Brookside Angus – Derrick Pilatic, Brookdale) Champion: Carson Baker (N)

Reserve Champion: Sveinna Bjarnarson (N) 3 Keegan Dyke (N); 4. Shellby Dafoe (N) Simmental Yearling Heifers (Sponsored by Neepawa Veterinary Clinic Ltd.) Champion: Brooklyn Hedley (E) Reserve Champion: Eric Schultz (N) 3. Quinn Sawchuk (N); 4. Summer Sawchuk (N); 5. Zane Finlay (R) Shorthorn Yearling Heifers (Sponsored by Little Valley Livestock – Inglis Family, Rapid City) Champion: Sierra Inglis (R) Reserve Champion: Rylee Paterson (E) Yearling Heifer Class (other breeds, Sponsored by Midnight Metalworks, Minnedosa) Champion: Madisyn Robertson (N) Reserve Champion: Sadie Sawchuk (N) 4-H Progeny Female Class (Sponsored by McManus Simmentals) Champion: Chance Inglis (R); Reserve Champion: Brooklyn Hedley (E); 3. Easton Paterson (E); 4. Shayla Woychyshyn (E); 5. Rylee Paterson (E) Best Homegrown Yearling Heifer (open to the highest placing yearling heifer in each of the classes, Sponsored by Chicken Chef, Neepawa): Eric Schultz (N) Grand Champion Yearling Heifer (Trophy: Clare Larson Memorial, donated by Erickson 4-H Club; Banner donated by the Neepawa Banner & Press; Rosette donated by Stride Credit Union Neepawa): Brooklyn Hedley (E) Reserve Grand Champion Yearling Heifer (Banner donated by Gladstone Veterinary Clinic; Rosette donated by Stride Credit Union – Neepawa): Madisyn Robertson (N) Two-Year Old Females with own calf at foot (Banner donated by Hedley Livestock; Rosette donated by Stride Credit Union – Neepawa) Champion: Eric Schultz (N) Reserve Champion: Brooklyn Hedley (E) 3. Sveinna Bjarnarson (N) Supreme Champion Female Class: (open to the top two heifers in the beginning beef class, Champion & Reserve Champion Yearling Heifer and Champion & Reserve Champion Two-Year Old with calf) Champion (Banner donated by JAS Red Angus – Neepawa; Rosette donated by Stride Credit Union – Neepawa): Eric Schultz (N) Reserve Champion (Banner donated by JMB Charolais – Brookdale and Rosette donated by Stride Credit Union – Neepawa): Brooklyn Hedley (E) Keystone Simmental Association Award (presented to the highest gaining Simmental influence steer): Chet Woychyshyn (E) Market Steer Classes (Rosettes donated by Stride Credit Union – Neepawa) Split 1 (1057 – 1282 lbs) 1. Summer Sawchuk (N); 2. Chance Inglis (R); 3. Sadie Sawchuk (N); 4. Zane Finlay (R); 5. Rylee Paterson (E) Split 2 (1297 – 1351 lbs) 1. Brooklyn Hedley (E); 2. Carson Baker (N); 3. Eric Schultz (N); 4. Meredith Erven (E); 5. Ashley Dyke (N) Split 3 (1354 – 1432 lbs) 1. Morgan Dyke (N); 2. Quinn Sawchuk (N); 3. Chet Woychyshyn (E); 4. Jason Schultz (N); 5. Kooper Jury (N) Split 4 (1483 – 1570 lbs) 1. Madisyn Robertson (N); 2. Sveinna Bjarnarson (N); 3.

Averi Jury (N); 4. Keegan Dyke (N) Progeny Steer Class (open to steers born to a female previously shown as a 4-H heifer project – weights 990 lbs to 1393 lbs): 1. Eric Schultz (N); 2. Brooklyn Hedley (E); 3. Carson Baker (N); 4. Sierra Inglis (R); 5. Sveinna Bjarnarson (N); 6.

Rylee Paterson (E); 7. Easton Paterson (E); 8. Zane Finlay (R); 9. Shayla Woychyshyn (E) Best Homegrown Steer Class (open to the highest placing homegrown steer from each steer weight class plus first place from the progeny steer class. Trophy and belt buckle donated by Dallas & Lynne Johnston – Brookdale): Madisyn Robertson (N) Grand Champion Market Steer (top two steers from

each weight class and progeny class; Trophy donated

by Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op Ltd., Banner donated

by Neepawa Banner & Press, Rosette donated by Stride Credit Union – Neepawa): Madisyn Robertson (N) Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer (Banner donated by Heartland Livestock Services Brandon, Rosette donated by Stride Credit Union – Neepawa): Brooklyn Hedley (E) Stall Competition (clubs judged on cleanliness of stalls and animals, cooperation of members and judges overall impression): 1. Rapid City; 2. Neepawa; 3.

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Reserve Champion Female & Reserve Champion Two-Year Old Brooklyn Hedley - Erickson

Champion Yearling Heifer & Champion Simmental Yearling Heifer Brooklyn Hedley - Erickson

Reserve Champion Yearling Female & Champion Mixed Breeds Female Madisyn Robertson - Neepawa

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Rapid City 4H Club holds achievement

Debra Inglis Rapid City Rapid City 4H Beef Club held their 67th Anniversary in conjunction with the Rapid City Fair on June 24 2022.

It was so great to finally have a Fair and Achievement again.

Numbers may have been small but the quality was very high.

4H Members participated in the local fair parade prior to their Achievement.

Our Judge of the day was Jared Glasman from Russell who did an excellent job talking to the kids and giving them some tips to use for later shows.

Leader Doug Finlay was the show marshall and leader Deb Inglis was the announcer for the 4H show.

Below is how the days showing proceeded.

Intermediate Grooming: 1st Sierra Inglis presented with an award sponsored by Phil Harder and family 2nd was Zane Finlay. Prize

Junior Showmanship 1st Chance Inglis presented with an award sponsored by Minnedosa Insurance Prize money sponsored by Rapid City 4H Beef Club Cloverbud Showmanship 1st Breelee Bootsman presented with an award sponsored by Rapid City Lions Club 2nd Macy Nernberg. Prize money sponsored by Rapid City Lions Club Future 4H Showmanship 1st Benson Bootsman presented with an award sponsored by Rapid City & District Co op.

Conformation Classes Beginning Beef Champion Beginning Beef was awarded to Breelee Bootsman. Breelee received an award sponsored by Kristjansson Farms – Ron & Barb Kristjansson Reserve Champion Beginning Beef was awarded to

money was sponsored by Rapid City 4H Beef Club Junior Grooming 1st Chance Inglis presented with an award sponsored by Steve & Bernice Dmytriw .

Prize money sponsored by Chris & Shirley Martin.

Cloverbud Grooming 1st Breelee Bootsman presented with an award sponsored by Rapid City & District Co op 2nd Macy Nernberg-Prize money sponsored by Country Lane Sewing – Bernice Finlay Future 4H Grooming 1st Benson Bootsman presented with an award sponsored by Rapid City Lions Club. Prize money sponsored by Rapid City 4H Beef Club Intermediate Showmanship 1st Sierra Inglis presented with an award sponsored by Evan & Marg Smith 2nd Zane Finlay. Prize money sponsored by Rapid City 4H Beef Club

Benson Bootsman receiving an award sponsored by Rapid City & District Co op 3rd Macy Nernberg-Prize money was sponsored by Rapid City 4H Beef Club Progeny Heifer Champion Progeny Heifer was awarded to Chance Inglis receiving an award sponsored

by Joey & Kendra Bootsman and family. Prize money sponsored by Rapid City 4H Beef Club Yearling Heifer Class Champion Yearling Heifer was awarded to Sierra Inglis receiving an award sponsored

by Oakview Equipment – Doug, Hali & Zane Finlay Reserve Champion Yearling Heifer was awarded to Zane Finlay receiving an award sponsored by Little Valley Livestock – The Inglis Family. Prize money was sponsored by Rapid City 4H Beef Club Grand Champion Yearling Heifer: This class is made up of the

Champion Progeny Heifer and the top 2 Heifers from the Yearling Heifer Class Grand Champion Yearling Heifer was awarded to Chance Inglis who received a trophy and keeper award sponsored

by Nichola Scale Reserve Grand Champion Yearling Heifer was awarded to Sierra Inglis. Sierra received an award sponsored by John’s Tire – Rapid City Best Home Raised Heifer was awarded to Chance Inglis who received an award sponsored by Wilson Wheels – Minnedosa Prize money sponsored by Rapid City 4H Beef Club Supreme Female is made up of the Grand Champion Yearling Heifer and the Champion Beginning Beef if it is a heifer Supreme Female was awarded to Chance Inglis who received an award sponsored by Hilldern Stock Farm – Norm & Sandi Underhill

Future 4H Class This class is held for kids with baby calves not eligible for 4H. There were 5 beginning beef who all received prize money sponsored by Rapid City 4H Beef Club. Swayzie Bootsman Ensley Bootsman Lakelyn Brown Ryler van Meijl Kashton van Meijl.

Looks like our 4H Club will be going on for a long time.

Progeny Steer Champion Progeny Steer was awarded to Sierra Inglis receiving an award sponsored

by Downhill Simmental – Everett Olson Reserve Champion Progeny Steer was awarded to Zane Finlay receiving an award sponsored by Bootsman Farms – Nathan & Jolie Bootsman & family. Prize money sponsored by Rapid City Lions Club.

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Market Steer Champion Market Steer was awarded to Chance Inglis who received an award sponsored by Horner Cattle Co – Alan Horner Reserve Champion Market Steer was awarded to Zane Finlay who received an award sponsored by Elton Simmental – Darcy & Wendy Hickson & family Grand Champion Market Steer is made up of the top two steers from the Progeny Class and the Market Class Grand Champion Market Steer was awarded to Sierra Inglis receiving an award

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Farms – Justin Kristjansson. Prize money sponsored by Rapid City Lions Club The last class of the day was Champion Pair of Yearling Calves Champion Pair was awarded to Zane Finlay receiving an award sponsored by Lorna Hodgins – “In Memory of James Fontana” Reserve Champion Pair was awarded to Chance & Sierra Inglis who received an award sponsored by Stephen Hinsburg – Hinsburg Homestead. Prize money was sponsored by Ed & Pat Hinsburg At the end of the day there were a few more awards to be handed out.

The members keep a record book of the years activities and records of their animals.

Intermediate Project Book 1st Sierra Inglis 2nd Zane Finlay Junior Project Book 1st Chance Inglis 2nd Kaleb Bootsman Cloverbud Project Book 1st Breelee Bootsman 2nd Macy Nernberg Junior 4H Project Book 1st Benson Bootsman All 1st place awards are sponsored by RM of Minto-Odanah. Prize money sponsored by Rapid City Lions Club The members also received awards for their animals from their respective Breed Associations.

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Rivers 4-H Achievement Day

Overall Champion Showman (sponsored by Rivers Home Hardware Building Center): Chase Airey Overall Reserve Showman (sponsored by Rivers Legion):

should be proud of the hard work and dedication you put in! Learning to do by doing!

It’s what it’s all about. The team work, comradery and support for each other shown by the members throughout the day was exceptional! The future is bright! Thank you to all the sponsors, steer bidders, and buyers for making the day the success that it was. Without you, the day would not have been possible! Thank you!

JENNA LEYS

NIKKI FREE

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Above: Blake Airey with her Grand Champion charolais cross steer named Simone.

Below: The members and leaders of the Rivers 4H Beef Club.

JEFF TEMPLE

From Tanya Airey on behalf of club reporters, Chase Airey & Landon Hockley

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Showmanship (sponsored

by Ritchie Bros): Cloverbud: 1. Maverick Peters Junior: 1. Chase Airey 2. Blake Airey Intermediate: 1. Austyn Peters 2. Shayden Manz Senior: 1. Kate-Leigh Heapy 2. Jillian Burt

Kate-Leigh Heapy Yearling Heifer Class: Champion (sponsored by Jack & Dorothy Beever family): Chase Airey Reserve Champion (Rivers Super Thrifty): Shayden Manz Market Steer Class: Champion (sponsored by Westoba Credit Union): Blake Airey Reserve Champion (sponsored by Raven Trucking/ Derek & Meaghan Froese): Karas Munz Best Homegrown Steer (sponsored by Dennis & Beth Wilcox): Maverick Peters Highest Gaining Steer (sponsored by Melody Acres): 1. Shayden Manz 2. Nathan Hillis Digger Award (sponsored

by HTA Charolais): Jillian Burt Rising Star Award (sponsored by Clay Hills Livestock): Aklen Abey Best Kept Record Books (sponsored by Daly Repair): Cloverbud: Maverick Peters Junior: Blake Airey Intermediate: Austyn Peters Senior: Kate-Leigh Heapy Stall Sign Competition (sponsored by Heritage Coop): Cloverbud: Maverick Peters Junior: Blake Airey Intermediate: Nathan Hillis Senior: Kate-Leigh Heapy People’s choice jackpot judging: 3 way tie: Tanya Airey, Brent Burt, Joan Airey Prior to the sale, a beef on a bun supper sponsored by MNP was served. Close to 80 people enjoyed the beef cooked by Oak River Quick Freeze, the salads made by Tempo Place Emporium, and cake for dessert made by Heritage Co-op. Following supper, the market steer sale was held where all 15 members sold their steer projects. It was wonderful to see such a great crowd come out to support.

Robin Hill of Lenore, MB was the auctioneer for the evening with Cliff Penno and Connor English helping take bids. Graduating members, Kate-Leigh Heapy and Jillian Burt were each presented with $300 bursaries from the club.

Thank you both for your commitment to the club and mentorship. Best of luck to you both as you head off to continue your education. Congratulations to all of the 4-H Members. You

AUBREY ARELLANO

On Wed. July 6, 2022, the Rivers & District 4-H Beef Club held their year end Achievement Day at HTA Charolais (Shawn & Tanya Airey’s) west of Rivers. Fifteen members and four peewee/ future 4-H members brought their projects together to show off all their hard work. What a day it was! The quality of the cattle in the barn was something the members should be proud of, and the support and mentorship amongst members was what 4-H is all about. It was nice to be able to share this day with family, friends, and the community as a nice crowd gathered to watch the show. Over 30 spectators participated in the People’s Choice Jackpot, judging prior to the champions being selected by the judge, Mikyla Cliffe from SK. The show finished just in time as a quick rain storm rolled through. Results from the day are as follows: Market steer judging (sponsored by Canada Malting Co.): Cloverbud: 1. Maverick Peters Junior: 1. Chase Airey 2. Aklen Abey Intermediate 1. Shayden Manz 2. Austyn Peters Senior: 1. Jillian Burt 2. Kate-Leigh Heapy Team Grooming (sponsored by Hair Dynamics & Fusion Credit Union): 1. Team 4: Shayden Manz, Austyn Peters, Corbin Munz, Blake Airey 2. Team 2: Kate-Leigh Heapy, Landon Hockley, Tarron Basaraba, Madison Hillis Peewee Showmanship and Grooming (no placings) (sponsored by Fusion Credit Union): Weston Manz, Madison Hillis, Aysen Abey, Jorja Manz

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