November 11, 2022

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Sawyer Harvie is six years old and in grade 1 at Forrest Elementary School. This little man is set to make his perform ance dreams come true i n California in just a few months.

Sawyer has always been a “character”, his mother Michelle describes, “he’s funny, silly, and extremely expressive”. She decided to sign Sawyer up for what she thought was just an acting class: a script for a Tide com mercial. Something they c ould work on together that would also help with his memory, emotional regulation (Sawyer has ADHD), and expressing feelings through words and facial expressions. He performed it so well that he was signed by Talent Auditions Group Marketing and received a scholarship. With this he was able to take on line acting classes with well-known actors from Disney and Nickelodeon and perform in a showcase for managers, directors,

and agents.

After the final show case, Michelle received a phone call from the direc tor of the International P resentation of Perform ers. iPop brings together t alented individuals in of acting, modeling, singing, and dancing, promoting emerging talent to leading agents, managers, cast ing directors, and music i ndustry professionals.

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.

penses—besides the travel costs, there’s also clothing, photography, and extra singing and acting class es—she’s excited to take t he chance on this amaz ing opportunity. “This is t ruly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Sawyer” explains Michelle.

Sawyer has been selected to attend the event in Los Angeles in January 2023.

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working four years ago. Her daughter Kaitlyn has been helping throughout this journey as a driving partner putting in a lot of her time. They’ve come so far and are so close to making this experi ence come true for Saw yer. Their year was off to a rocky start as three foster sibling who had been with the family for 2.5 years moved to be with family.

The event is now in its 19th year, held twice an nually in Southern Cali fornia. Performers come f rom over 30 different countries, although the majority are from the US. Sawyer is one of a hand ful of Canadians chosen, a nd the only Manitoban. Approximately 600 youth will be competing in front of industry professionals during this five-day event. With an impressive list of alumni, attendance at iPop could jump-start Sawyer’s journey to fame.

By Sheila Runions Banner Staff

Asreported in the March 9 edition, the Grade 12 Interdisci plinary Studies in Science class at Rivers Collegiate planned a project for Riverdale Harvest. Dubbed the Boat Load of Food, students secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division with an intent to fill it with non-perishables. Although the campaign was fully organized by that class, the original idea came from a suggestion made by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis.

Amazing Opportunity

Although Michelle is worried about all the ex

“I heard the idea at a meet ing in Brandon. St. Augustine School had tried Fill a Canoe in conjunction with the 10-day Festival du Voyaguer in Win nipeg in February. It was very successful and whenever I hear food bank, my ears always perk up!”

tion to the schools.

Sawyer, mom Michelle, and 23-year-old sister Kaitlyn live in Forrest, together with their border collie Stanley and five rescue cats. Kaitlyn has been extremely support ive and helps Sawyer with memorizing lines for his monologues, scripts etc. Sawyer also has past and present foster siblings who are supportive, helpful and encouraging. Grand pa Al lives in Wheatland a nd is beyond excited for Sawyer. Sawyer’s Dad, Donn Warner and Donn’s girlfriend Heather live in BC but are very support ive and excited for Sawyer.

Dream come true

Can collections for canoes

Pupils co-ordinated the entire month-long promotion, which culminated in a ceremonious presentation on March 20 to Riverdale Harvest president Heather Gray and Liliane.

Because the snow had melted so much, the canoe could not be portaged across the street to Zion Church (home of River dale Harvest). Rather, the teens carried bags, boxes and garbage

“As a single mom, I’ve had so many emotions sur rounding this adventure”, M ichelle says. “Fear prob ably topping them all”.

M ichelle has a spinal cord condition called syringo myelia and had to quit

She then brought the sug gestion to Riverdale Harvest, which supported the idea and asked her to present the promo

Sawyer has been work ing hard to make his d ream come true. He’s been working with a fan tastic young artist Soleil at Faders for vocals, and taking online classes for all areas in preparation for IPOP. Sawyer will be performing and compet ing in three areas: acting, m odeling and singing. Right now, he loves it all.

cans from the school foyer into the church basement the after noon of March 21, where the food was weighed and sorted. Although the project was a sen ior students brainstorm, the en tire high school was encouraged to participate. The collegiate hosted a poor boy floor hockey tournament in which to play, athletes had to pay with food for the canoe. Some students also canvassed Rivers, Oak River

The travel and ward robe costs associated with t he event are high, and so the family is asking for support from businesses and individuals. Michelle wants to specially thank three supportive busi nesses who have helped S awyer in this journey:

of times kids don’t get enough credit but this group of students certainly deserves some praise. All students stayed behind to help check expiry dates, sort and

Jamie Wiley Photography, Tommy Guns, and Faders

Music. There will be a fundraiser spaghetti din ner Thurs. Nov. 24 at t he Forrest Community Center open to all. Please contact Kaitlyn 204-922-

put away in the proper place on the shelving units. They were fantastic! We are very, very

Elementary school staff mem ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne Crouch initiated a similar cam paign in her school. That threeweek effort simply encouraged students to leave product in the canoe; 87 pounds of food was collected from the younger group on Thursday, March 22.

1301 or Michelle 204-9221291 for dinner tickets or donations (or if you have a spare gala-worthy dress or small tux in your closet!); etransfer and PayPal are available.

Photo by Sheila Runions

Photo by Heather Gray

The canoe at Rivers Elementary School was adequately filled.

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Sawyer Harvie a local actor is making a big step in the entertainement world in LA.

No good choices

By the time this column sees the light of day, the United States will have conducted their midterm elections. The U.S. mid-terms serve a couple of purposes. They serve as a sort of referendum on the sitting president’s performance. It’s like a halfway performance review and it’s rare that presidents do all that well. This year, the aging, faltering President Joe Biden is expected to get a poor review. Of course, he will stay in office as he is not on these mid-term ballots. Most pundits are estimating he will be pun ished for his economic performance by voters defeating Democratic candidates for Senate and House seats.

How the mid-terms go, that is which party dominates, will be pivotal as to who runs for President. Biden, as noted above, is ailing in a number of ways. He seems frail in body and mind at times and he turns 80 this month. In my humble opinon, he’s not a great option for President. If his Democratic Party candidates get beat up pretty bad, the party and Biden should go shopping for a new presidential candidate.

The alternative is worse on the Re publican side in my opinion in the form o f Donald Trump. Trump has a four year advantage over Biden at age 76. But, Trump suffers as many deficits as Biden. He is in many legal battles, like Biden he is often separated from the truth and he is hated by his opponents. Biden is disdained but Trump is hated.

As I have said many times, if Trump and Biden are the two best choices for president they can come up with, the country is in huge trouble.

If the Democrats win, likely Biden will likely run again in 2024 and he will be 82. If the Republicans win, it’s almost certain that Trump will run in 2024 and he will be 78. It’s hard to determine which man is craziest. The U.S electorate is being played for fools but many seem to be willing partici pants in the foolishness.

T he U.S. elections are a huge busi ness. Their elections of House of Re presenatives members cost millions

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seems to be no limits in the U.S and it’s very distorting. The U.S. news media outlets would be very upset if there were limits on political spending as it must be a huge part of their income. With

tion is that Republicans and Trump w ould be better for the economy. The four Trump years appear to have been better than the two Biden years.

of dollars. The House of Represenatives is somewhat equivalent to our House of Commons in Ottawa. I have been part of elections and somewhat familar with the Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa constituency. Our MP Dan Mazier and the D-S-R-N have likely never spent more than a $100,000 on an election. In Canada, companies and individuals can only donate small amounts of money to parties and candidates. There

nation-wide elections every two years the campaigns run almost constantly, the cash flow to media is continuous and huge.

The voting results are going to pivot on issues that many people have ig nored. In spite of the hype, the pivotal i ssues are not gender or abortion or religion. It goes back to Bill Clinton’s insight from years ago, the economy. Under current conditions, the percep

When pencil reaches the ballot in the ballot booth, most people will vote for what they see as best for them and their families. Neither Trump nor Biden are very attractive as they both offer a lot of negatives due to age, dumb state ments, legal issues and a whole range o f negative things. Faced with all the negativity, choices come down to the economy and little else. The other issues may well fade away as voters go the polls.

All that said, the U.S. voters need better choices but I am not sure they deserve better.

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

Twelve MVLs, part 11

The story you are about to read is true. Although names have been changed to avoid identifying its main characters, there is nothing in this story for which anyone need be ashamed. It has a very happy ending and taught me a lesson that I’ve never forgotten.

It began in February of 1969. The teachers’ strike I wrote about in last week’s column was over. We had written (and hopefully passed) our January de partmental exams and were settling in to our second s emester of classes; one of which was Physics 30. It was my smallest class-less than 10 students (I don’t recall the exact number). Our teacher was familiar with the course material (he knew his stuff) but, for reasons which I would not discover until five years later, found it very difficult to share what he knew with us.

After one month in this class, Rob (one of my classmates-not his real name) and I paid a visit to the school Principal. We had a simple request. We asked if we could purchase copies of the Physics 30 correspondence course. We would go through the worksheets and do the assignments on our own time to help us master the concepts we learned in class. The Principal looked at us, smiled approvingly and ordered the material. We each paid for the packets

and in our next study period, we went to work.

What happened next surprised us even more. When we explained what we were doing to our teacher, he made us an offer we couldn’t refuse. If we would al low him to join our little study circle, he would help u s work through the difficult parts of the course. We gladly accepted his offer and we quickly learned that while our teacher might not have excelled as a lecturer, he was an excellent tutor. We learned a lot from him and I think he really enjoyed watching us teach and learn from each other.

One student whose achievement in Physics 30 amazed us all was Jeff (again not his real name). Jeff was not a “straight A” student. He had to work very hard just to get a passing grade on most of his courses. I don’t recall him ever speaking about his career choice or post-secondary education plans. What I remember about him is that he loved Phys ics. So when given the opportunity, he purchased t he correspondence course and joined our Physics 30 study circle. The change that came over him shocked us all.

For the rest of that semester, Jeff received one-onone instruction and coaching from every member of our study circle. He quickly mastered the course material and he went into the final exam with more

confidence than we had ever seen in him.

Later that fall, I ran into Rob. “Neil,” he said, “Has anyone told you how Jeff did on his Physics 30 final?” No one had. “He got 65 per cent,” Rob said enthusiastically. But that wasn’t his only piece of news. Every member of our study circle had scored at least 90 per cent on that final; and most of us got better than that. I got 97 (just reporting facts).

The lesson I learned has remained with me to this day. “When you invest your time, talent and energy in serving others, you help yourself as well.” What you give to others comes back to you with added value. Of all the memories I have of my years in public school, this one is the happiest. Thanks for letting me share it this week.

FAITHFULLY YOURS NEIl STRoHSCHEIN

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The U.S. voters need better choices but I am not sure they deserve better.

Home Bodies

By Rita FRiesen

Iwas deeply moved, strangely moved, as I stood and lifted my voice with the others of my faith family, and led by the choir, we sang the prayer ‘God, keep our land glorious and free’. It was Peace Sunday, the Sunday nearest to November 11; a ser vice in which we pause to remember the effects and r esults of conflicts, honour all those who have served and are serving, and give thanks for our freedoms. Perhaps it is my age, perhaps it is the precious family histories that have been shared with me, perhaps it is from the books I’ve read and the history I have studied and perhaps it is from the travel experiences I have gathered, but my definition of freedom is quite different from one that is commonly discussed today. Having paused in Auschwitz; having drunk deeply at a public meeting in a synagogue in Gronigen where a descendant of the holocaust survivor and a daughter of an SS officer shared their histories and pled for peace and understanding; having been humbled by the monument to the holocaust in the Moscow mu seum; having toured the home of Ann Frank; I am forever changed. My view of freedom – I am free to attend a place of worship of my choice, I am free to speak to whom I choose, I am free to own my home,

and the list goes on. I am free. ‘God, keep our land glorious and free’. May we daily utter this plea.

Still standing, we were led into another prayer in song, ‘God, save our gracious king’. In my memory I have only asked that for our queen. It was a natural shift, I never flubbed the words once! Here, too, I was moved. I have always been a royalist. Only after the scrapbooks I created when a youth, filled with royal clippings, became musty and mouldy, did I reluctantly discard them. It is not the wealth, prestige or power of the monarchy that intrigued me. I have given this some thought- it is a person in position of authority, and power, performing their work with dignity, strength and purpose.

The service was only days before Remembrance Day. The service set the tone for me perfectly. The two minutes of silence while the names of those from our community who served scrolled on the overhead, the laying of the wreaths by Legion members, the tribute –‘They shall not grow old as we grow old…..’ My heart has been heavy these past days, for loved ones in our community, for the unrest in this world, the divisions in families and countries, for the un known. This quiet pausing to remember and give t hanks came at the right time.

For me it does come down to this- ‘let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.’ May I, with my words and deeds, provide a safe place for others to grow, to confide, to confess, to find healing. I cannot, nor do I wish to, control the thoughts and actions of others, robbing them of their freedoms. One can do a whole lot of thinking in two minutes of silence……

Trust the Science?

“Trust the science!” The climatologists and others cry out concerning climate change; claiming our atmosphere contains 50 per cent more carbon dioxide (C02) than before the Industrial Revolution - beginning in Great Britain, circa 1760. The boom in mechanization and technology led to the consumption of vast amounts of coal, followed decades later by other fossil fuels, causing an increase in greenhouse gasses. When you include deforestation on a massive scale, we apparently have an estimated increase in the global tem perature by approx. 1 degree celsius. The Climate Crisis, as some call it, has prompted many countries to scale back fossil fuel usage and turn to alternative forms of energy in the hope of saving our planet.

“Trust the science!” The medical experts and others cry out concerning Covid - beginning in Wuhan China in December of 2019 - causing an estimated 6.5 million deaths. Severe lock downs were followed by masking, social distancing and vaccines, which are estimated to have saved millions of lives. Many are hesitant to receive the vaccines and/or boosters, claiming their ineffectiveness, but the professionals tell us the science is clear, vaccines save lives.

“Don’t trust the science!” Some medical experts and other so-called professionals want us to believe concerning the current gender issue. Whatever fad, trend or ideology that takes root in the United States seems to eventually work its way north into Canada. The current gender ideology has discarded the science of biology that distinguishes between a male and female - females having two X chromosomes and males having one X and one Y chromosome. Thousands of years of history have clearly distinguished between the two, and this was proven in the early 1900’s when the sex chromosones were discovered; and one is not required to be a biologist to know the difference. But the culture has taken a drastic turn with this unscientific ideology. Dismissing thousands of years of history and biological science, some want us to believe that men can become women and women can become men. What began with a few genders has now exploded into an indeterminable number of genders. Thanks to gender fluidity, you can now identify as whomever or whatever you wish. Not only does this discount and make a mockery of science, it does the same to God who has told us the following in the Bible:

So God created man in his own image; in the image of God He created Him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27

This is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 He created them male and female and blessed them… Genesis 5:2

Followed by the words of Jesus Christ:

“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female, and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” Matthew 19:4-6

Tundra

By Chad Carpenter

This anti-christian ideology needs to be exposed and condemned by the church of Jesus Christ, but it is disappoint ingly quiet on the issue. But the church needs to remember John the Baptist was beheaded after he confronted Herod with adultery (Matthew 14:3-11) and that the majority of Christ’s disciples were martyred declaring truth. And let’s not forget that Jesus was the light that came to expose darkness (John 1:4,5); was hated for testifying that the world’s deeds were evil (John 7:7) and that his people would be hated because he was hated for declaring truth (John 15:18). The church is to carry on the task of exposing darkness with light (Matthew 5:14, John 8:12,12:36) but its light is shining rather dimly, if at all.

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Pink flowers brighten the day

Maybe a reader with a green thumb can tell me what kind of plant this is. Whatever it is, this potted plant that’s been in my hallway for almost a year decided that November is the perfect time to bloom. With gorgeous neon pink flowers, I can’t complain!

Under the

It has been one year since we swore in our new Manitoba premier, Heather Stefanson. Our Progressive Conservative team has spent this past year working hard and getting results on behalf of Manitobans.

We have been working to help make life more af fordable. Our PC govern ment cut the PST that the N DP raised, we changed the personal tax exemp tion to reduce income t axes, and we have begun phasing out the unfair education property tax.

This year, we increased the education property tax rebate to 37.5 percent - averaging over $580 per household.

We also announced that child care fees will average $10 per day in Manitoba by the fall of next year.

Our government strengthened the Mani toba Public Insurance c orporation, which has been able to provide more than $700 over the past two years in driver’s regis tration rebates. We imple mented a more competi tive minimum wage that w ill reach $15 per hour by next fall, and we provided affordability cheques to those who need it most.

Faced with the un precedented challenge of a global pandemic, our government has been

making strides on our recovery and have been bolstering health care. We promised 400 new nurse training seats to address the worldwide nursing shortage, and we have since delivered on that promise.

We increased surgical and diagnostic capacity by finding new creative partnerships so that Mani tobans can stop waiting a nd start living.

We issued a compliance order to the College of Registered Nurses to al low more internationally educated nurses to enter the system immediately.

We have invested in our rural hospitals, are expanding the operating room at Concordia Hos pital, invested $50 mil lion dollars into surgical excellence at HSC, and we are expanding the St. Boniface ER to have triple capacity.

Our government has also been working dili gently to make Manitoba more competitive.

We approved the firstever potash mine in Mani toba history, which will c reate more good jobs. We got the second phase of the North End Water Treatment centre started, and we fronted the funds for CentrePort to expand as an international trading hub – which will bring

in more trade and more high-paying jobs.

We created the new Arts, Culture and Sport in Communities Fund which will create and expand community spaces for Manitobans to use and enjoy – making our com munities more attractive to live in.

This past year, we made progress on our govern ment’s path to Truth and Reconciliation. We stood with Ukraine against Putin’s evil war and wel comed Ukrainian refu gees with open arms. We took real action to address crime, homelessness and addictions to make our streets safer. And we re paired relationships with d ifferent levels of govern ment and community g roups all around this great province.

Under the leadership of Premier Stefanson, we are getting real results for Manitobans.

Greg Nesbitt is the Member of Legislative Assembly for the Riding Mountain constituency. He can be reached at 204-759-3313, toll-free 1-844-877-7767 or by email at gregnesbittmla@ mymts.net.

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Oak River Legion Service

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Oak River held their Re membrance Church service November 6th with Linda Clark officiating. Legion Branch 150 entered with the colour party. President Ca role Black called the honour roll with Nate Stewart and Brayden Paddock pinning

the Poppies on the Cross followed by two minutes of silence. After the service the crowd assembled at the Memorial Hall for the dedi cation to honour Alexander Picton Brereton, a Victoria Cross recipient from WWI, who was born in Oak River in 1893. Retired RCMP Gerald Gourlay read the citation followed by the un

veiling of the stone plaque. The unveiling was done by the Black Family, who are first cousins once removed. Linda Clark closed with a prayer. Lunch was served in the hall by the Ladies Auxiliary.

We Will Remember Them. Lest We Forget.

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Oak River Legion Service left to right. Behind is retired RCMP Gerald Gourlay, Melvin Black, Eileen Kent, Marg Burt, Frank Black.

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Sarah’s Science Corner

Model hand

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Create a model of your hand, with bones, knuckles, ligaments and tendons in this week’s hands-on Let’s Talk Sci ence activity. Children w ill learn about biology and health sciences in this activity; it’s best suited for grades 1-6 students.

What you need:

1 piece of cardstock

5 pieces of string about 8 inches long each – these are the tendons and liga ments

3 st raws

Tools: scissors, tape, pencil

What to do

1. Trace the outline of your hand on the piece of cardstock. Cut out the hand—parents, be sure to help young children with this step.

2. Cut 14 small pieces of straw and 5 longer pieces. Again, parents may need to assist with cutting, for safety.

3. Tape 3 small straw pieces on each finger.

4. Tape 2 small straw pieces on the thumb.

5. Tape a longer straw piece in the palm of the hand under each of the fingers.

6. Thread the string through one set of straws from the tip of the finger to the end of the straw on the palm of the hand. Be careful not to pull the string all the way through.

7. Tape the string at the tip of the finger so

it doesn’t pull through when you tug on it.

8. Do this with the three other fingers and the thumb.

You might have to cut the end of the string a bit if it gets frayed or tape it to the tip of the finger before threading it through to help make it easier.

9. Try picking some thing up with your hand. W hat can you pick up? How is your paper hand different from your real hand?

What’s happening? Bones are part of your skeletal system. Liga ments (the strings be tween your finger bones a nd the

finger bones and hand bones), connect bone to bone. Tendons (the strings at the bottom of the

hand bones that hang out) connect bones to the muscles in your arm. The muscles in your arm move your fingers just like the strings move the fingers on your paper hand.

Cool fact

The human body has 206 bones! The smallest one is the stapes (pro nounced “stay-peas”; in y our inner ear), and the largest one is the femur (your top leg bone that runs from your hip to your knee).

Law of the Month: Snowplows

As the snow begins to fall in Manitoba, the Riv ers Police Service would l ike to remind drivers of some winter driving tips: •Check the weather fore cast prior to travelling.

•Delay or cancel your trip if travel is not advised.

•Completely clear all windows and mirrors of snow and ice.

•Carry a winter emer gency car kit.

•Advise people of your departure and route you are taking.

After snowfalls in Manitoba, snowplow drivers work long hours to clear our roadways.

Manitoba Highway work ers maintain the 19,000 k m provincial highway system.

Rivers Law of the Month reiterates the importance of giving snowplows the space they need to get the job done. The following act encompasses Snowplows.

I n Manitoba there is legislation—The High way Traffic Act section 109(1)(2)—that regulates that when approaching and passing emergency vehicles with their emer gency lights activated, d rivers must slow down, be cautious, and pass only when safe to do so. Drivers must move out of the lane that the

emergency vehicle is in. On multilane highways, you must move into a lane that is not next to the emergency vehicle. The fines associated with a violation under the act start at $298.

As always, please buckle up and put your phone away while driv ing.

Free curling event in Rivers rocked

Champion Ladies Curling President

The Rivers Curling Club hosted a free curling event on Fri. Nov. 4. We had the largest turnout since hosting this annual event, with participants as young as 5 years of age, and approximately 25 enthusiastic curlers all together. We had on-ice instructions for anyone willing to learn, includ

ing 2-person, mixed d oubles. Executive board members volunteered to bring appetizers for all to enjoy and bar service was enjoyed as well. Lots of laughs and fun were had by all. I want to thank everyone who came out to enjoy this fun social time, with some fun curling games, and good food. A huge shout-out to those who volunteered their time to host this

event, our ice helpers, the instructors on ice, and those who brought food to share! We are all excited to get our leagues started and bonspiels to be played. Just a re minder as well that every F riday evening there’s free curling at 7pm, open to all curling members and families. Contact any curling member if you’re interested in join ing a league today!

2012 3500 SLT Dodge Ram Mega Cab 4x4

- 192500 km

- 6.7L Cummins Turbo Diesel chipped without DEF

- XRT Pro, H&S Performance USB & Downloader

- 6 Speed Automatic Transmission with 3.73 gear ratio

- Electronic shift on the fly transfer case

- Anti-spin rear axle differential

- HD Engine cooling with upgraded AFE Power Air intake system

- Engine Brake

- Truck has been leveled with rear air bags & HD front shock absorbers

- Class IV receiver hitch with 7 & 4 point wiring harness

- Trailer brake controls and fifth wheel hitch rails

- Upgraded 6” dual exhaust

- 6’4” truck box with spray-in liner and soft tonneau cover

- 315/70/R17 or 35/12.5/R17 Tires on Eagle Alloys Rims

- Cell Booster

- Leather bucket heated seats with centre console

- Drivers side 6 way power seat

- Air, cruise, power windows, locks & power rear window

- Keyless Entry

- Satellite Radio with Uconnect Bluetooth, USB Port

- Auto dimming rear view mirror

- Under- lit dash and back seat

- Auto headlights

Truck has always had scheduled maintenance, only synthetic oil. Most km’s are highway miles.

Reason selling … sold fifth wheel no need for large truck. No room to store.

ASKING $46,500 OBO

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Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to:

• Slaughter and eviscerate hogs for further processing

• Harvest and package edible offal

• Process pork carcasses into primal cuts

• Butcher and package pork primal cuts into value-added specifications for local, national, and international premium markets

• Carry out other tasks related to the processing of meat for shipping to customers or storage

• Sanitation

People who will succeed as members of our team will:

• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, stable, long-term work environment

• Appreciate working in a culturally diverse workplace. We employ people from all over the world!

• Treat people with dignity and respect

• Open to working in colder/warmer environments

• Physically Fit

• Experience as an industrial butcher or trimmer is an asset

Current starting wage is $15.75/hour plus a $1.00/hour perfect attendance bonus!

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES RIVERDALE MUNICIPALITY

Pursuant to subsection 367(7) of The Municipal Act, notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs in respect of the hereinafter described properties are paid in full to the Municipality prior to the commencement of the auction, the Municipality will on the 29th day of November, 2022, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at Riverdale Municipality, 670-2nd Avenue, Rivers, Manitoba, proceed to sell by public auction the following described properties:

Roll Number Description Assessed Value Amount of Arrears& Costs for Which Property May be Offered for Sale

1000 PARCEL ONE: LOT 3 BLOCK 2 PLAN 236 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFERS NOS. 22788 AND 23541 IN NE 1/4 23-12-21 WPM PARCEL TWO: LOT 4 BLOCK 2 PLAN 236 BLTO EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS, COAL OR VALUABLE STONE AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER NO. 24401 IN NE 1/4 23-12-21 WPM. - 365 1ST AVE, RIVERS

37000 LOT 7 BLOCK 20 PLAN 249 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS VESTED IN THE CROWN (MANITOBA) BY THE REAL PROPERTY ACT IN NE 1/4 23 AND NW 1/4 24-12-21 WPM. - 325 4TH AVE, RIVERS

104908 LOT 1 PLAN 57576 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 1111-20 WPM - 5 BERTRAM DR, DALY

104910 LOT 2 PLAN 57576 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 1111-20 WPM - 11 BERTRAM DR, DALY

104912 LOT 3 PLAN 57576 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 1111-20 WPM - 19 BERTRAM DR, DALY

104914 LOT 4 PLAN 57576 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 1111-20 WPM - 25 BERTRAM DR, DALY

L -$34,400 B -$32,800 $7,752.17

L -$21,300 B -$24,800 $9,682.82

L -$22,500$3,017.50

L -$24,800$3,119.85

L -$25,000$3,128.77

L -$22,800$3,030.40

104918 LOT 6 PLAN 57576 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 1111-20 WPM - 33 BERTRAM DR, DALY

Wage scale extends to $23.55 per hour

In addition to HyLife’s benefits, vacation time, and competitive salary our company also offers a $500 dollar employee referral bonus program!

HyLife is here to support you in building an exciting career with our team!

If you have the qualifications and the passion to meet this challenge then we would like to explore your potential. Please apply online at http://hylife.com/current-opportunities/ or email to jobs@hylife.com or mail to PO Box 10,000, 623 Main St E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0.

We want it to be YOU! Come join our HyLife team. We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted

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L -$26,900$3,205.28 104920 LOT 7 PLAN 57576 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 1111-20 WPM - 35 BERTRAM DR, DALY

104922 LOT 8 PLAN 57576 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 1111-20 WPM - 39 BERTRAM DR, DALY

104926 LOT 10 PLAN 57576 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 1111-20 WPM - 51 BERTRAM DR, DALY

104932 LOT 1 PLAN 46265 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER NO. R25358 IN SE 1/4 10-11-20 WPM - 70 BERTRAM DR, DALY

104946 LOT 8 PLAN 46265 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 1111-20 WPM - 38 BERTRAM DR, DALY

104948 LOT 9 PLAN 46265 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 1111-20 WPM - 9 46265

181800 PARCEL A PLAN 1286 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SE 1/4 29-12-21 WPM - A 1286

185400

LOTS 1 TO 5, BOTH INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 2 PLAN 130 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS VESTED IN THE CROWN (MANITOBA) BY THE REAL PROPERTY ACT IN NW 1/4 16-12-21 WPM - 1/5 2 130

L -$25,200$3,139.86

L -$22,500$3,019.77

L -$22,500$3,019.76

L -$112,500$6,950.02

L -$118,500$7,217.92

L -$55,100$4,385.86

L -$29,300 B -$36,600 $6,974.24

L -$3,400 B -$193,600 $10,487.43

The tax sale is subject to the following terms and conditions with respect to each property:

• The purchaser of the property will be responsible for any unpaid municipal utilities and any property taxes not yet due.

• The Municipality may exercise its right to set a reserve bid in the amount of the arrears and costs.

• If the purchaser intends to bid by proxy, a letter of authorization form must be presented prior to the start of the auction.

• The Municipality makes no representations or warranties whatsoever concerning the properties being sold.

• The successful purchaser must, at the time of the sale, make payment in cash, certified cheque or bank draft to the Riverdale Municipality as follows:

i) The full purchase price if it is $10,000 or less; OR

ii) If the purchase price is greater than $10,000, the purchaser must provide a non-refundable deposit in the amount of $10,000 and the balance of the purchase price must be paid within 20 days of the sale; AND

iii) A fee in the amount $367.50 ($350 + GST) for preparation of the transfer of title documents. The purchaser will be responsible for registering the transfer of title documents in the land titles office, including the registration costs.

• The risk for the property lies with the purchaser immediately following the auction.

• The purchaser is responsible for obtaining vacant possession.

• If the property is non-residential property, the purchaser must pay GST to the Municipality or, if a GST registrant, provide a GST Declaration.

Dated this 25th day of October, 2022.

Managed by:

Kat Bridgeman Chief Administrative Officer

Riverdale Municipality

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Manitoba Ag Ex Day 3 Sheep Market Lamb arrival and weigh in started Thursday afternoon and continued Friday morning. The large window for arrivals due to the distance people travel and their schedules; the actual weigh in and inspection (veterinary health check, for the health and safety of everyone's animals) only takes a couple of minutes per animal.

The morning also featured market lamb ultrasounds. There are several different types of ultrasounding done on sheep. This type of ultrasound is to measure muscle and fat to essentially see the size of your lamb chops—to know how the animal will grade when butchered. The rib eye size and the back fat/muscle were measured.

The afternoon saw a Pro ducer Panel Discussion with Martin Caddo from Saskatch ewan who runs 6000 ewes, Pam Bartlett, also from SK, who breeds commercial and purebred Canadian Arcotts, and Chris & Russel Eddy from Plumas, MB who have set up an intensive sheep operation, hav ing previously run commercial and intensive ewe operations as well as lamb feedlotting. The overarching idea of the panel was for the speakers to give an overview of their operations and then attendees could as questions to create discussion to hopefully benefit everyone, especially newer producers. Topics covered included: What approaches have they taken that were novel or unique? Dis cussion around milk feeding machines, CIDR's and other reproductive technologies, Pregnancy Ultrasounding, feeding systems, and market ing.

The roast lamb banquet was attended by about 70 people. The Manitoba Sheep Associa tion has always done a supper as part of the AGM; so to have the banquet in the dome build ing followed by the AGM just made sense. “This was our first in-person AGM since Covid and it was offered hybrid online also; The attendance was hard to compare given the dynam ics of last few years.” Simon Atkinson, Vice Chairperson & Western Director, said of the AGM. “Having both Canadian Sheep Breeders Association Chair Keith Todd (also our judge) and Canadian Sheep Federation ED Corlena Patterson in attendance to give updates and information made it a quite informative event.” Offering the AGM in hybrid format allowed producers from the eastern part of MB to attend virtually.

Ag Ex day four

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Cattle

On the cattle side of things, Friday featured the Simmental Show, the Gel bvieh Show, the Hereford Show, the Charolais Show, and finally the Supreme Breed Extravaganza.

Jeff Lees judged the Sim mental Show. Horner Cattle Company, Minnedosa, did extremely well, with 1st Place in Female Calf Split #2: HFL Bretta 2039 (884 lbs), 1st Place in Female Calf Split #5: HFL Heidi 2026K (822 lbs), 1st Place in Female Calf Split #6: HFL Rose 2007K (806 lbs). HFL Bretta 2039 also won Champion Heifer Calf, shown by Laura Horner. 1st Place Female Heifer Split #2: HFL Rose 1035J (1545 lbs) from Horner Cattle Company and Longview Cattle Company. 1st Place

Female Heifer Split #3: HFL Rose 1016J (1535 lbs) from Horner Cattle Company. HFL Rose 1035J also won Champion Junior Female, shown by Laura Horner, and 1st Place Pro geny of Dam together with HFL Rose 1016J. 1st Place Bull Calf Split #1: HFL Bouncer 2081K (1035 lbs) from Horner Cattle Com pany, Minnedosa. Breeder’s Herd and Get of Sire also went to Horner Cattle Company.

Jeff Lees judged the Hereford Show. 1st Place

Senior Female Calf Split #1 was won by RSK 30H Miss Tamara 44K (690 lbs) of RSK Farms, Brandon. Split #2 was won by RSK FM 30H Miss Princess 34K (698 lbs) and Split #4 was won by RSK 91H Miss Ivory 7K (730 lbs), also of RSK Farms. RSK Farms also picked up 1st Place Female Split #1: RSK 7165 Miss Sage et 90J (1395 lbs), who also won Champion Junior Female, shown by Andrew Kopeechuk. Fe male Split #2 1st Place went to PBHR Rimrose 19F (1445 lbs) from Steven Manns, Austin. 1st Place Bull went to RSK 173D Command et 91H (2200 lbs) also of RSK Farms; this bull also won Champion Senior Bull and Grand Champion Bull, shown by Andrew Kopeechuk. RSK Farms won Breeder’s Herd and

Get of Sire.

The Charolais Show was judged by Katie Songer. 1st Place Bull Calf Split #2 went to HTA Galaxy 286K (1010 lbs) from HTA Charolais of Rivers.

Manitoba Ag Ex Day 4 Sheep

Sat. Oct. 29 was the final day of the Manitoba Ag Ex. The morning fea tured the fan favourite lamb selection, and a sheep shearing demonstration. The afternoon schedule in cluded the Canadian Sheep Federation Identification Presentation, followed by the Jackpot Market Lamb Show concluding at 3 p.m.

The fan favourite lamb selection was also a 50/50 draw—$5 to enter and pick your top five lambs, the closest to the Judge's top five lambs won the 50/50. The winner was Joel Lewis for McCauley for $410. Daniel Goodsman from SK had the lamb that won the voting and he generously chose to donate the $1,000 prize to Stars Air Ambulance.

tion was well-attended, the stands were completely full. Unfortunately the world champion, who happens to be a woman from Mani toba, had to cancel but the Manitoba Sheep Associa tion had always intended the shearing demo to have a women in agriculture focus as she is one of five female sheep shearers in Manitoba.

Bethan Lewis, Stacey Ros vold, Kendra Unrau, and Chloe Bermejo all took part while Russel Eddy, another Manitoba sheep shearer, narrated/MC’d.

The agro ledger ID sys tem and facial recognition presentation unfortunately did not go as well as hoped, not because of any defi ciency in the technology, but because the sound system in the barn left something to be desired—it was dif ficult to hear. The system was demonstrated on the sheep used for the shear ing demo pre- and postshearing and it was able to recognize each sheep before and after shearing. Just like facial recognition software for humans, shaving your mustache and beard won’t stop you from being cor rectly identified!

Simon shared his thoughts on the technol ogy: The better flow of data both ways from the agro ledger traceability system will meet the government traceability requirements while changing traceability from a necessary expense for producers to a useable one. With access to data on your animal throughout the whole chain, a producer will be able to access carcass data and a feedlot will be able to access relevant data that the producer has input, allowing for the industry to improve the quality of the breeding flock and animal welfare. The facial recognition technology has many benefits from being non-invasive compared to a tag or chip, it has the po tential to almost completely eliminate livestock rustling. It will also allow assembly sites and auction marts to meet the incoming more in-depth requirements on

Meet the council

Marie

Andrew

Tell us about yourself and your family: I grew up on a small mixed farm in the Rapid City area. My husband, Daryl, & I moved to Rapid City in 1977. We have 2 chil dren, Talena & Ken, and 3 grandchildren. Our daughter and her family moved to RC last May. Our son has made his home in Creston BC.

J ob: I graduated as a Psychiatric Nurse in 1978, later as a Regis tered Nurse and from t here pursued my Bach elor of Nursing. I found a v ery rewarding career in Mental Health.

C hildhood dream job: There were fewer career options for women back in the day. I can’t say I dreamt of a specific job. Looking back I believe I choose what was meant to be.

Pets: currently have no pets, although not for lack of wanting one. Travel ling to warmer winter c limates makes it unfair for a pet.

Hobbies: Hik ing. R eading. S pending time in nature. Decorat ing. Yoga Being a thorn i n my husband’s side with projects Lol.

A re you an introvert or an extrovert: I am not overly extroverted or introverted. I like my quiet times at home or in nature. I also enjoy friends and social events

W hat’s the coolest thing you’ve done? Hiked in New Zealand

W hat was the best ad vice you were ever given: t o take all advice with an open mind

W hat’s your favorite food: Chocolate

W hat’s your favorite movie: Deadpool

Favourite TV show: Resident Alien

F avourite actor/ac tress: Ryan Renolyds/ S andra O

Favourite song or art ist: Jann Arden & so m any others. I love music

D ream vacation spot: Chacala, Mexico to a Yoga Retreat

F avourite holiday: Christmas

was also part of the shear ing demonstration, is from Alexander. There’s always a local connection!

Cattle Saturday started off with the Junior Showmanship. The winner received a $2,000 scholarship from Twerdun Wealth Man agement. Then came the $10,000 raffle prize draw at noon. In the afternoon was the prospect steer/heifer show, with things wrapping up by 4 p.m.