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On Oct. 14, as part of the province’s wildlife health surveillance program, a male mule deer was obser ved to be unhealthy and was euthanized in western Manitoba, near Lake of the Prairies. Subsequent testing found the animal to have chronic wasting disease (CWD). This is the f irst time this disease has been found in Manitoba. A temporary hunting ban has been implemented to reduce the potential for spread of CWD-positive cases from the immediate area where the CWD-positive case was found. The ban currently is in effect for the eastern portion of GHA 22 the boundary of which is PTH 83.

C W D i s a n i nc u rable fatal disease that affects members of the deer family, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, el k, moose and ca r ibou. A n i ma ls i nfected with CWD may appear healthy until the later stages of the disease, and while CWD is not known as a human health risk, meat from a CWD infected animal is not recommended for consumption. In order to protect their health, hunters’ active in areas where CWD has been detected shou ld have their harvested animal tested, practice safe car-

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Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, cass handling protocols Thom Heijmans, Heather and avoid consumption Gray, Liliane Dupuis. Front of any animal that hasMinami Kijima, Haile row L/R: tested positive for Hubbard, CWD. Chassidy Payette, Morgan Ramsay, Bryce CWD has been Summers, known Quinn Hrabok. t o i n fe c t a n i m a l s i n Saskatchewan, Alberta and 24 states. Manitoba has had very rigorous repor t ing and test ing requirements for CWD, including making it illegal to bring certainunprocessed meat into Manitoba.

The province has immediately begun to plan for a dd it ion a l C W D surveillance actions in

By Sheilathis Runions the area surrounding Banner Staff finding and has reached s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools. out to multiple stakeholdPupils co-ordinated the entire March 9 edition, the ers, First Nations, Metis Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which and other groups who in Science class culminated in a ceremonious plinary Studies at Rivers Collegiate planned a presentation on March 20 to need to be aware.

At this for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president time, there is project no indicaDubbed the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane. tion of any connection to Because the snow had melted students secured a canoe from farmed elk populations.

Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could not The elk farming induswith an intent to f ill it with be portaged across the street to non-perishables. try has ongoing CWD Although the Zion Church (home of Riverwas fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens and there surveillance campaign by that class, the original idea carried bags, boxes and garbage have been nocame reported from a suggestion made cases in farmed animals by harvest volunteer Liliane in Manitoba. CWD Dupuis. does heard the idea at a meetnot infect cattle“Ior other in Brandon. St. Augustine domesticated ing animals.

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cans from the school foyer into the church basement the afternoon of March 21, where the food was weighed and sorted.

Although the project was a senior students brainstorm, the entire 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

School had tried Fill a Canoe in conjunction with the 10-day Population Survey Festival du Voyaguer in WinT h e p r o vnipeg i n c ein February. h a s Hunting It was veryis prohibited in the portion of GHA 22 shown successful and whenever I hear launched a population foodelk bank,and my ears always perk survey of deer, up!” moose populat ions in adjacent areas including This is an important part She then brought the sugportions Game the immediate area of small The of canoe at Riversof the efforts to respond gestion to Riverdale Harvest, Elementary School and was make decisions based Hunting Areas 18C the CWD-positive case. the idea and adequatelyand which supported filled.

23A. on science and accurate her will to present the promoThese survey asked results

help determine and assess the effectiveness of management actions. An aerial survey will include the entire area closed to cervid hunting as well as

Further, the province will be initiating additional sampling from animals in the control area in order to determine the prevalence of the disease.

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Hunters and harvesters also have an important role to play in the containment of this deadly disease. Manitoba cur-

and Chimo Beach areas for contributions from the community.

When all was said and done, the scales at Riverdale Harvest noted a total of 434 pounds, “a fabulous amount,” says Heather.

“We are so pleased they decided to help those we serve. A lot 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

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

Elementary school staff member/Harvest volunteer Yvonne Crouch initiated a similar campaign 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.

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rently has a mandatory submission zone for all licensed hunter-harvested cervids (see page 60 of the hunting guide). Hunters are required to submit samples from animals har vested w it hin t his zone and drop-off locations can be found all

over the province.

The province will need the full co-operation of

by Heather t he publ ic, Photo i nclud i ngGray hunters, producers, and land-owners to ensure this disease is contained or even eradicated from the area.

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Some more questions– 2021 version A

year ago this week, I wrote a column that I hoped might preview some helpful change.

The points I raised don’t seem to have generated a lot of questions or changes.

You decide what you think.

Published Nov. 13, 2020: “ Rever a ca re homes is whol ly owned by The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) According to online searches, PSP is a Canadian Crown Corporation established by an act of Parliament in September 1999. PSP Investments is one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, with $168 billion of net assets under management as of Mar. 31, 2019.[1] It invests funds for the pension plans of the Public Service, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force.

More than 800 professionals manage a diversified global portfolio composed of investments in public f inancial markets, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt. PSP Investments’ head office is located in Ottawa, Ontario, and its chief business office is located in Montreal, Quebec.

Therefore, Revera, which has had so many unfortunate deaths due to COVID-19, is actually owned by the Government of Canada. The PSP reportedly takes 7 to 12 per cent in returns

on their investments from Revera. I ask the question cautiously, but could that 7 to 12 per cent be better spent in upgrading care and infrastructure at the care home? It’s a very delicate question, but it does need to be asked.

Any investor is entitled to a return on investment, but it seems a bit lacking in either taste or wisdom for a Canadian Crown Corporation to be profiting from care homes at any time. It seems particularly bad that in the middle of a pandemic, the PSP Crown Corp. (and the government of Canada) is profiting from care homes.”

The question 12 months later is should, care homes be run by pension fund investment companies? Their main aim is quality care, I am sure, but their high priority second aim is cost cutting and the profits that result from those cuts. But the mystery goes deeper.

It’s strange that the federal government is pressing for more investments in care homes and, at the same time, squeezing profits out of the care homes. The question goes even deeper, should a federal government be using tax dollars to extend funding to care homes, knowing full well that it may improve the Revera Care Homes bottom line, which in turn will also inf late profits for their own Crown Corporation?

It always pays to follow the money.

Last November, we weren’t heavily into vaccinations. Now we are into two

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Ken Waddell and three vaccinations and vaccination rates as high as 90 per cent. Why is it that we are getting up to 40 per cent C-19 infection rates in fully vaccinated people? As of yesterday, there were 191 cases in Norway House and they have over 90 per cent of their residents with first vaccine. The much maligned RM of Stanley, with the lowest vaccination rate in Manitoba at 25 per cent, only had 19 cases. The government’s own figures don’t make sense, or at least they need some explanation.

Organizations like Manitoba Health and Doctors Manitoba have also not been forthcoming with suggested treatments and solutions. Beyond wearing a mask, frequent hand washing and social distancing, are there no other treatments. With C-19, one has to treat symptoms, so what are the treatments?

In August 2020, the HyLife hog plant

announced it was using the Steriwave™ Nasal Photodisinfection for employees. The information on that treatment comes highly recommended as a method of controlling infections. What about Vitamin D, cold medications, rest and Grandma’s Vicks and steam treatments? Instead of media scoffing at treatments, maybe some intelligent discussion would be helpful.

I think we have all had enough of endless death and case numbers, we need to bear down on what works and look seriously into what might work.

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 & Press staff.

A small thing from an infinite mind

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here is an old saying that goes like this: “It takes small things to amuse small minds.”

If that saying is true, then my mind must be quite small, because I am fascinated by small things done on a grand scale.

As I write these words, I am watching an August 2013 YouTube video showing a model train layout of the region around Thuringa, Germany. This exhibit is about as far from the most elaborate basement model railroad layout as one can get. Its 500 square meters are covered with buildings, landscapes and, of course, railroad tracks. Multiple trains move along these tracks at all times. Their movements are controlled by an elaborate computer system that keeps them on time and on their designated routes.

Everything is as authentic as possible– right down to the signals and crossing arms that operate in places where highways cross the tracks themselves.

But this layout is small compared to the 1,300 square meter layout found at Miniature Wonderland in Hamburg. This display has six different active layouts, one of which is a fully functional miniature airport; with planes taking off and landing, pulling into gates or to repair facilities located on the site. It also features airport service trucks, busses and emergency vehicles moving on their designated routes.

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But this massive display has an added feature. At set times every hour, the lights in the building dim and over 130,000 LED lights turn the display into a wonderland that defies explanation.

It should come as no surprise that Miniature Wonderland is one of Germany’s major tourist attractions. It is certainly a place I would love to visit before I die.

Model trains and planes aren’t the only small things that amaze me. For the past four years, I have allowed the lilies in my front bed to go to seed. This year, for the first time, I was able to take a look at one of those seeds. Compared to the seeds I have used for beans, peas, corn and potatoes, a lily seed is very small. But it has all of the resources it needs to start a new plant that will, in time, produce some beautiful f lowers in my front yard. I will never get tired of watching these new plants grow to maturity.

But there is one small thing that is even more amazing– and that is this planet on which we live.

When compared to the size of the sun from which it draws its heat and light, this earth is about the size of a grain of sand. If we compare it to the vast universe, with all its galaxies, stars and planets, this earth is small enough to be invisible. And yet, here it is and here we are, living out our days in this marvellous

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As people of faith, we believe that this world and the universe in which it is found are the product of an eternally existent, all powerful, all knowing, infinite God. His creative genius formed this world, placed it within its solar system, placed that system within its galaxy and placed that galaxy in its place in outer space.

When compared to the vastness of the entire universe, this earth is a small thing. But it is the product of an infinite mind that brought it into existence and who will ensure that it survives every crisis it encounters until, at a time known only to him, he will replace it with a new earth that will never pass away.

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Delft, wishing to do a quick explore before supper. It was nearing going time, we could see the canal, and there were few though streets. With one eye on the clock and another on the possible return route, we hustled, out of breath and laughing, praying that we would not detain the crew at the gourmet meal we knew was waiting for us.

Not every holiday together has such memorable highlights. One time together was to mourn the loss of my father, her teacher, mentor and safe place. Another time Marie joined our home as we mourned the loss of my husband. She is a great friend.

This time together is a quiet stream of pleasant days.

We have accomplished tasks, great and small. Have a few bruises to show we can work moderately well together. Removing a heavy, awkward, sludge-filled filter tank from a home was, well, will be, a colourful one. One slip on the bottom step and down we both went. After assessing the situation, no broken bones, we completed the task successfully. We have had some fires, no raging burning pile, but smoke and f lame nevertheless. The new motion detector light for the front drive is in place. A queen size bed and frame has replaced the ancient double bed that has served well for generations. (I pity the last years of guests who sought rest there). We have driven the three quarter ton truck and hauled loads to the dump. I am not certain what the politically correct term is!

With all that, we have enjoyed long walks, deep shared thoughts on many topics, the occasional glass of wine and laughter. Deep hearty laughter that, for us, comes from a shared history, a shared faith and shared love for life and each other. For gifts, great and small, I give thanks.

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ith some lifting of the restrictions, some life is returning! My lifelong friend from the Victoria area was able to join us for several weeks of hard work and some fun.

Marie, the companion on a biking excursion in Holland for my 70th birth year celebration, the guide through the streets on Amsterdam, the soul mate on the Isle of Iona, the rock on our experience at the internment camps in Poland, is also the co-conspirator of bonfires and chainsaw excitement.

Our best at home story is still the day we chose to remove one of those lazy branches of an old maple tree.

The heavy branch was dying, and extended 30 feet from the base of the tree. You know maples! We had the aluminium step ladder, borrowed from a son, the chain saw, prepped by my husband, and a plan! Marie has some engineering knowledge and so “we” calculated the angle of the cut, and I climbed that ladder.

All went as planned, until, until the limb twisted and with a groan that rent the air, turned back on us! I was forced backward of the crumpling ladder, chainsaw still running, to be caught by a stalwart friend. No harm, no foul, for we replaced the ladder!

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his week, we will be remembering those soldiers, men and women, who gave their life so that others can live in freedom. Many left the freedom of their own country to fight in another country so that this land can be freed from their oppressor.

I grew up during the time that the oppressor tried to overrun this little country by the sea. They tried to starve us and rob us from the essentials of life. Schools were closed. Anything made of wood, including toys, were burned in the half potbelly to keep us warm.

Many soldiers lost their life, but we survived thanks to the courage they had.

We ran to welcome the Canadian and American soldiers when they came to bring us freedom. There are still countries that need help to get freedom from their enemies. Let us remember the families that are grieving the loss of a loved one.

Oh God, be merciful to us that we will never forget.

Legion Ladies Auxiliary

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The regular monthly meeting of the Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary was held Nov. 2, in the Rivers Legion upper hall . Eight regular members were present as well as one life member.

There were no new applications for membership this month.

A grant was received from the Rivers and Area Community Foundation to replace the stone pillars at the cenotaph.This work will be done in the spring.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the auxiliary.

We will be having our Christmas supper on Dec. 7.

Honors and awards will be given out at the supper.

A reminder that memberships are to be paid by Dec. 31, 2021.

The next regular meeting of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary will be held Dec. 13, 2021.Elections will be held.

Community Calendar Nov. 13: November 13th Ladies night doors open at 6 p.m.

Nov. 14: Bingo at the Legion, Doors open at 11:30, early birds start at 1 p.m.

Nov. 18: Crib at the Legion, Upstair, 7 p.m.

Nov. 19: Chase the Ace at the legion.

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We are holding services each Sunday at 10:30 a.m., in accordance with current government regulations.

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One hundred years of Poppies Warren Smallwood Rivers Legion R e m e m b r a n c e D ay 2021 is now history. The wreaths are stored for another year, the poppy boxes are gathered up and the f lag is back to the top of the pole. What happens to the money in those boxes and how did it all start 100 years ago?

First the history. A French woma n, A n na Guérin, moved from England to the United States at the start of the First World War. By 1921 she had convinced the American Legion, in several states, and the newly formed British Legion to sell poppies as an act of remembrance.

The original poppies were handmade. They had red cloth petals and a green stem. A small tag on the stem of the British version had ‘British Legion Remembrance Day’ on one

side and ‘Made by Women and Children in the devastated areas of France’ on the other. Her tireless efforts and organizational skills resulted in a rapid growth in the program.

It has now spread to many areas of the world. The Royal Canadian Legion has produced a pin with a replica of the original and a banner celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the poppy.

One hundred years later the Poppy Funds are still promoting remembrance and providing needed support to veterans. These funds are held in trust at all levels of the Legion and provide financial assistance and support to veterans, including Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP and their families who are in need. They are considered a sacred trust and can only be used according to very specific

guidelines. They are not used for the general operation of the Legion.

Poppy Funds may be used for: • Grants for food, heating costs, clothing, prescription medication, medical appliances and equipment, essential home repairs and emergency shelter or assistance for Veterans and their families in need • Housing accommodation and care facilities for Veterans • Funding for Veteran Transition Programs that are directly related to the training, education and support needs of Veterans and their families • Comfor ts for Veterans and their surviving spouses who are hospitalized and in need • Veterans visits, transportation and day trips • Accessibility modifications to assist Veterans with disabilities

• Educational bursaries for children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Veterans • Support of cadet units • Veteran drop-in centres and services in communities where Veterans would benefit • Communit y medical appliances, medical training and medical research which will assist in the care of Veterans in the community • Support of the work of Legion Command and Branch Service Officers across Canada in assisting and representing Veterans • Donations for relief of disasters declared by federal or provincial governments which impact Veterans in those communities • Promotion and administering of Remembrance activities to ensure Canadians never forget the sacr if ices of Canada’s Veterans

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Within the last week the caboose at Memorial Park had a window smashed out of it and the lock broken off. If anyone has information regarding this incident please call RPS at 204-328-7430.

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The duck hunter

Ken Kingdon Onanole MB

The stats are in, and the future for hunting doesn’t look too rosy. The number of new hunters is declining across Canada yearly, and the current hunters are getting older.

The pattern is the same in the USA. Although rural Canadians are more likely to hunt than urban ones, the hunting fraternity, even in Manitoba, is generally older males.

I’m not writing to speculate why this decline is occurring, but rather to think back to a magical time in the 1970s when my brother Tim and I were gifted with an experience of being allowed to hunt with Americans.

The year was 1976 or 77.

A van load of American duck hunters showed up at the farm one day, looking for permission to hunt on our sloughs, but also to ask for directions for a campground.

Since it was September, all the local campgrounds were closed, so my parents invited them to camp in our bale yard, north of the house. I suspect it was my dad who offered up the invitation, because even though it was a simpler, more trusting time, what mother would invite 3 armed strangers to camp in their yard???

Interestingly, even though this was a formative event in my growing up, I can’t remember their names or faces, but I do remember their kindness.

You see, my brother Tim and I were just the right age to be bold and unabashedly curious, like pester-y little brothers are. For reasons best known to them, they actually put up with us, and in an informal way, acted as mentors to us.

In exchange for allowing us to shoot with them, we provided impromptu guiding to some of the hot spots around the neighbourhood.

At the time, geese were

scarce so the target of the hunts were ducks, focussed on the many sloughs that peppered the area around Basswood.

The Americans were well equipped, including having semi-automatic shotguns which could fire off a mess of shells in one go. Tim and I, on the other hand, were armed with a single shot 12-gauge and an ancient 16 -gauge shotgun that popped open from time to time, and whose hammer was worn smooth from countless thumbs pulling it back.

I seem to remember the Americans were a bit nervous of the 16-gauge and would always make sure that they stood well away from us whenever we shot.

Or perhaps they were just nervous about our general gun handling skills.

On an early Saturday morning shoot they allowed us to use their guns, but I was so nervous I basically fired off the contents of the

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Wisconsin, and that they came from the same hometown. However, they may have formed their friendship during the Vietnam war, as they talked about serving in the army.

W h ich i m med iately brings to my mind the movie The Deer Hunter … guys born and raised in a steel town, Vietnam vets coping with their experiences during an unpopular war.

Americana at its best and worst. The movie came out in 1978, so these guys may have been living the story.

One of the hunters, I vividly remember, had spent time in the stockade while serving in Vietnam, purportedly for throwing a hand grenade into a pond of ducks. Evidently the authorities took a dim view of this new method of duck hunting.

How long the Americans stayed, I can’t even say, perhaps just the weekend. They seemed to enjoy themselves and hinted that they might

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gun’s magazine into the morning mist as a brace of ducks flew by. One of the hunters leaned over and recommended that I keep my eyes open next time What they thought of us is also a mystery. Somehow, I suspect that we kind of looked like a family of hillbillies. There would have been 5 boys and sister Barb at home, so there would have been lots of bodies coming and going, and lots of hollering, and supper time would have seemed like a scene out of the Waltons.

At least we had running water in the house by then and could offer them showers. This is saying something, since they all slept in their van along with a mess of ducks they had harvested, and so I suspect that things got a little smelly in there.

Thinking back, I would have liked to have known more of their backstory. I seem to recall that they were from Minnesota or

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come back the next year.

They didn’t, of course, and the memories of the events of that autumn faded.

So much so, in fact, that younger brother Tim barely remembers this entire experience. Regardless, I suspect that it did have an impact, as Tim ended up doing a lot more hunting than me after our encounter.

And this is where the story ends. To come full circle, I suspect that I am part of the problem in the lack of hunter recruitment department, as I haven’t been much of a hunting mentor. However, groups like the Delta Waterfowl Foundation have taken up the torch and host all sorts of mentored hunts.

Somehow, though, I suspect that they lack some of the spontaneity and hijinks of a hunt with a trio of American Vietnam Vets…

Ken Kingdon lives in Onanole.

He likes to partake in a wild goose chase from time to time.

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Manitoba government, partners launch retrain Manitoba to reimburse employers for training costs

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BANNER CLASSIFIEDS Thank You A huge thank you to the Legion Ladies, Jack Stewart, Butler family for the floral arrangement, Home Hardware for planting trees and for the 58 friends and relatives who attended the celebration of life for Alex and Sandra Thomson. It was amazing to hear all the stories, memories and the friendships that were shared with Alex. I greatly appreciated the condolences, kindness and I am so very thankful to everyone who cared and helped Alex throughout all his hardships.

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- Purchase and maintain all supplies as needed - Do any minor repairs as needed For more information regarding duties contact Cam Hunter 204-851-0284 or Megan Johns 204-851-2316 Please submit written tenders on a monthly rate based on an average of 15-20 hours per month on or before November 20th, 2021 to: KCE Box 188, Kenton, MB R0M 0Z0 We thank all applicants, however only those under consideration will be contacted

Rolling River School Division Rolling River School Division is located in southwestern Manitoba, Canada in near Riding Mountain National Park and Brandon.

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Rolling River School Division Rolling River School Division is located in southwestern Manitoba, Canada in near Riding Mountain National Park and Brandon.

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Sheila Runions

Christmas Cheer Coordinator

In 1986 Rivers Kiwanis Club agreed to “organize and administer the Christmas Cheer movement in Rivers and area.”

When that organization disbanded on Nov. 14, 1998, I became campaign co-ordinator. Christmas Cheer hampers are only pr ov ide d up on r eferral. To avoid abuse of the system, referrals are accepted by reputable organizations which have personal and intimate knowledge of the need of the applicant; recognized refer ra l orga n i zat ions include churches, schools, Riverdale Harvest, welfare agencies, etc. If the group which works with you does not have a referral form, please ask them

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Because the world is still facing challenges due to the Covid crisis, Heritage Co-op needs to have our grocery order placed the first week of December.

This date w i l l ensure they have enough time to order all we require, including cereal, canned veget ables/fr u it/meat, soup, cranberries, stuffing, applesauce, brown beans, pudding, cookies, peanut butter and fresh food (meat, m i l k a nd produce.) If you want to make a donation to the campaign, you can leave food or gifts in the collection boxes at Rivers Home Hardware and R ivers Heritage Co-op.

These boxes will be emptied on Tuesday, Nov. 30 so the extensive process

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Rivers Christmas Cheer oper ates a s a br a nch of B r a nd on -We s t m a n Christmas Cheer Registry, which claims adult presents are not needed to consider the hamper complete. Gifts are only required for ages 16-andunder; please consider this rule when making your donation. If you prefer to support the campaign by making a cash contribution, you can mail a cheque ( payable to Christmas Cheer) to Box 935, Rivers, MB R0K 1X0; please do not mail cash. Thanks in advance, for your continued and generous support!

Rivers & District 4-H Beef Club Report On October 17th the Rivers & District 4-H Beef Club held t heir annual reorganizational meeting. Wenda Best continues to be our head leader as well as Shawn Airey. Members were welcomed back and we welcomed new members M aver ick Peter s a nd Nathan Hillis. A total of 12 members this year.

Executive elected Elections were held for the executive for the year with the following results: President – Kate- Leigh Heapy, Vice President – Jill Burt, Secretary – Karas Munz, Treasurer – Austyn Peters, Reporters – Chase Airey and Landon Hockley. All members volunteered for the various committees for events and planning this year. Steer weigh day was scheduled for D e c e mb er 19 t h a nd we will plan to have a Ch r i st ma s pa r t y t he same day. It was decided

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