October 21, 2022

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A breathtaking view right in front of you

There’s nothing quite like sitting back and watching the dark night sky slowly light up and the surround ings come to life as the sun creates a breathtaking view right in front of you. People in the region can take ad vantage of the fact that right now, sunrise is at about 7:45 a.m. That means no need to set your alarm to wake up early.

Watching the sunrise is a great way to start the day. Typical advice on watching the sunrise is to drive to a beautiful spot—how about your own backyard? Really, anywhere is beautiful at sun rise, whether it’s your back yard, downtown, the train tracks, the nearby park, or even a large south-east facing window while you sit in your favourite recliner indoors. Although daytime temperatures are still very

warm, it’s hovering around zero degrees at dawn, so be sure to wear warm clothing and bring a blanket if going outdoors.

There are actual guides online of “how to enjoy a sunrise in 7 easy steps”! Ap parently many people don’t know exactly what to do with themselves while sitting and watching the sky. Well, the sky’s the limit! Enjoy a thermos full of your hot beverage of choice. Listen to nature and try to identify the sources of various sounds (birds? dogs? frogs?). Do some sun salutations—see our Aug. 12 issue avail able at https://issuu.com/ riversbanner/ . Some people like to write out the details of what they dreamt about and reflect on what it all means. Others like to plan their day or write in their journal. Some enjoy the beauty of the sunrise while sitting perfectly still, waiting for that buck-of-a-lifetime to

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.

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Can collections for canoes

The start of a new day on the prairies.

By Sheila Runions Banner Staff

get just close enough (either with a bow and arrow right now, or with a muzzleloader come Oct. 24). There’s also lots of waterfowl to be had in the area, including the

David Creighton Rivers/Daly Fire Dept.

On Sat. Oct. 15, a mock plane crash training exer cise occurred in Riverdale Municipality. This was an excellent opportunity for various agencies to work together to learn about the challenges that we may face in an actual event of this nature. The scenario involved a 4-seat aircraft encountering engine trou bles, radio contact lost, and the plane going off radar somewhere West of Rivers.

The agencies involved included the Civil Air Search and Rescue As sociation (CASARA), Provincial 911 Local 803,

Rivers/Daly Fire, Rivers Police Service, and Riv ers EMS. The Mooney M-20 aircraft was initially donated to the Brandon Flight Centre by Brooke Kent of Virden. BFC then prepared the aircraft for use in fire training and donated it to the Rivers/ Daly Fire Department. In the weeks leading up to the exercise, Shane McLeod worked to determine a location for the exercise, prepared the aircraft for transport and utilization, and coordinated with CASARA to activate the ELT at the start of the exercise.

As reported 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.

tion to the schools.

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.

Lesser Canada Goose, Snow Goose, and ducks. Why not get out a camera and take a photo? You can incorporate the colours into whatever crafty hobby you

enjoy doing—knit a sunrise scarf using all the colours from your photo, or paint the scene on canvas. If in doubt, simply sit back and watch one of the most beautiful nat

and Chimo Beach areas for con tributions from the community.

ural displays. It will help you to appreciate this wonderful area of Westman that we call home, and will inspire you the rest of the day.

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

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

“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!”

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

notice of an activation of the ELT (which triggers when an aircraft has a sudden and significant deceleration). They mo bilized their ground and air search, and when they had an approximate location of the aircraft, their on-site coordinator contacted Provincial 911 to request assistance from local Emergency Services, at which time Rivers Fire/ Police/EMS were notified.

locate the accident scene.

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

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

Simulated plane crash provides training

and was complete by 1 p.m.

“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.

When the scenario began, CASARA received

The crash site was in a valley approximately 3,000’ West of the Rivers Air Base, there were three victims in the aircraft, all had survived the impact, with varying injuries. Riv ers Police were the first to

The canoe at Rivers Elementary School was adequately filled.

They immediately secured the scene and continued to offer assistance as needed, was removed to allow for patient extrication. Once the three patients were safely extricated from the aircraft, the exercise was deemed complete. The exercise began at 9 a.m.

This was a fantastic op portunity for all agencies to work and learn together,

All students stayed behind to help check expiry dates, sort and

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.

Terralyn Nolan – victim Christine Walker – vic tim

Jennifer Brown – victim transport/photographer

Di Ingram – on site coordinator (CASARA)

Thank you to all mem bers that attended, and to their families to let them take advantage of this training opportunity on a Saturday.

Brad Wells – training officer (CASARA) Rivers Police Rivers EMS for exercise

Photo by Sheila Runions

Photo by Heather Gray

Sarah

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Build bridge, get out and vote

The big day is coming-election day 2022. It’s our chance, once every four years, to select the politicians whose decisions most affect our daily lives. Municipal council rules, regulations and overall decisions have more ef fect on our lives than any other level o f government.

A few years ago a younger man said he didn’t care about politics, didn’t have time for it. I asked if he lived in a house and he did. I asked if his house was on a street and yes, it was. I asked if there was sidewalk and yes there was. I asked if it was on his side or the other side of his street. It was on the other side. I said, then a politician, somewhere, at some time made a decison to put it there and it affected not only your property value but that to use the sidewalk to walk to the corner store, he had to cross the street.

Silly example perhaps but almost every aspect of our life is affected by a political decision made somewhere by somebody or a council of people.

A big thank-you to those who have served on council. If you are retiring, enjoy your freer time. If you are run ning again, all the best to you and y ours. Same goes if you are running for office and aren’t yet on a council.

I say thank-you to you and yours because being on a council affects your familty, not just the councillor. It takes a lot of time, and sometimes

a lot of frustration, to get through the pressures of council work. And, un fortunately, there is a lot of criticism a nd many times it can be ill-informed and it can turn nasty.

It can even turn bitter or nasty when there are real issues too. In Manitoba, there are at least three elections for municipal reeve where tensions are running very high and according to reports, the issues are real concerns. Disputes almost always boil down to money and personalities. Having been on a town council on two occasions, I have seen some bitter battles over both of those issues.

If you are fortunate enough to live in a stable town or municipality, count

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a shame that many elections have gone uncontested, some seats remain vacant and an appointment will have to made to fill the seat.

In some cases, there just aren’t enough available people, sometimes people don’t want to take the time or may not be able to afford the time to

If you are fortunate enough to live in a stable town or municipality, count yourself fortunate. For varying reasons, some towns and munipalities are really struggling and dwindling. Some are stable and even growing.

yourself fortunate. For varying reasons, some towns and munipalities are really struggling and dwindling. Some are stable and even growing.

Regardless of the situation, who you select for council will affect the area’s future, its growth and prosperity. It’s

attend council meetings and do council work. It can be satisfying work but it can be time consuming and very bor ing at times. If you like action packed a ctivities, then council work won’t be your favourite thing for sure.

Just about every councillor has ex pereinced stinging criticism and often i t is undeserved. Even if it is deserved, many critics haven’t mastered the art of putting their points forward in a tactful, peaceful manner.

So come Wednesday, take a few minutes, get out and vote. It’s the least you can do to make life better in your community. It’s ok to be self-serving, make a decision that will improve things for you, your family and your community. The old saying says if you don’t vote, you can’t complain. And remember, when you do complain, try to do it in a way that builds bridges, not burn them. You never know when you might need that bridge it’s the right thing to do anyway.

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

Twelve MVLs, part eight

Ican still remember the advice I received from one of my Grade 10 teachers. It wasn’t just for me. He intended it for the whole class. “As soon as you can,” he said, “you should decide on a career you want to pursue. Then take optional courses in High School that will help you in that career.”

That sounded like good advice at the time. But as I navigated my way through High School, I saw just how impractical it was. And in the years since, I have questioned its wisdom on many occasions.

In giving that advice, our teacher had good in tentions. He was asking us to do what he had done. H e wanted to be a teacher since he was in Middle School. He knew what subjects he wanted to teach; and he was able to take several courses in his field of interest while in High School. They helped him easily pass similar courses in university.

But-this teacher came from the city. His high school had several hundred students. Mine had roughly 150 in Grades 10-12. His school offered a wide variety of options. Mine did not. In my school, students who planned on attending College or University needed to complete five Senior Matriculation courses-English, Social Studies, Math, two Sciences (I chose Physics and Chemistry) and one language (our only option was French) in Grades 10, 11 and 12. The electives

we “could” have taken were scheduled in the same periods as SM courses. So following the teacher’s advice wasn’t possible.

But all was not lost. By his example, the same teacher taught me the eighth Most Valuable Lesson I learned in public school-You never stop learning.

On our last day in Grade 10, we asked him what his summer plans were. “I will be taking some courses in Summer School,” he said. “After that, I’ll take a break and then it will be time to start my preparation for a new school term.” He was a good teacher. We loved being in his classes. But he was wise enough to know that to be a better teacher, he needed to be a better student himself. Summer school helped him meet that goal.

It’s been 54 years since I graduated from High School. In that time, I have worked at many different jobs. I spent several years in printing and graphic arts. I’ve been a backhoe operator, a writer, a news reporter and part of the grounds crew at the local golf course. During my years in full-time ministry, I volunteered as Chaplain at two Personal Care Homes in my community. And now I divide my time between Sunday supply ministry, writing and working casual hours as a Funeral Attendant. I have also taken several courses in Business Administration

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from ACC; and enjoyed them all.

I have learned much from the jobs I’ve had, the people I’ve met and the courses I’ve taken. The les sons I’ve learned from the School of Hard Knocks g uide my thoughts, words and actions to this day. They come from experiences I do not want to repeat; but from which I learned a lot.

But I still have a lot to learn; and I will be learning until the day I die. My motivation to keep learning comes from St. Paul’s words to the Corinthians: “If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know” (1 Corinthians 8:2); and from the old saying: “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

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Home Bodies

By Rita FRiesen and i tHink to myselF….

One of the well used music tapes was Louis Armstrong reminding us of what a wonderful world we live in. It was/is impossible for me to hear him singing this song without joining in. My grands were delighted when my voice would drop to a gravelly bass as I sang along. Every line and phrase brings chills and memories. ‘ I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do- they’re really say ing, I love you’. In my early years staid, responsible, non-emotional family of birth and family of faith surrounded me. I saw a great deal of hand shaking. Formal, controlled handshaking. For a young person longing for affirmation and reassurance, this looked rather cold. My one armed grandpa always wrapped his good arm around my neck with in affectionate hug, slipping a fuzzy from his pocket raspberry candy into my hand. That was as close to a hug I remember receiving! I know now that the hand shake expressed so much more than a greeting or a farewell.

‘They’ll learn so much more than I’ll ever know.’ Actually this younger generation knows much more than I want to know! Remember when we instructed young children to give someone – a grandparent, aunt or uncle, neighbour, or friend-? Please don’t don that

any more or ever again. If a child is taught to hug on command how do they learn to listen to their gut about who is not safe to hug? It felt like a safe world when I was a child. I played outside unsupervised, I stayed out after dark, and later, I could pick up hitch hikers. Now, when I need to program anew tv or work with a remote control or computer- I give heartfelt thanks for what more this young generations knows than I do. There is so much more knowledge available today, but perhaps not as much wisdom?

‘Trees of green, red roses too, I see them bloom for me and you.’ One of the reasons that Armstrong got to offer us this song is because he had an ability to bring together people of different races. What a tribute! More than ever before, we, the people, need to be aware that this fragile orb we call home, is home to so many more than ‘us’. We are speaking of climate change, making changes, making me hope ful for the future- I resent being fearful!- There is so much that needs to be addressed and acted upon for the health of our world. These green trees, these red roses, much as I appreciate them, are not just for my use and pleasure. It is a rather daunting challenge to expand my view to a world view. I admit that I did not see/feel the need to compost ad recycle until I spent time in Bangkok, noting the congestion, noting the pollution, noting people washing their clothing and bathing and brushing their teeth in a river I would have wanted to drink from….

The song speaks across generations, used in chil dren’s show, drama and television series. In 2021 it was rated 171 in the Rolling Stone’s Top 500 Best Songs of All Time. Listen, and sing along.

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RIVERS CURLING CLUB LEAGUE CONTACTS FOR 20222023

Monday Afternoon Ladies: Cherri Whelpton 204 728-8515

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Tuesday Afternoon Seniors: Dennis or Maxine Veitch 204-328-7133

Juniors (day & time TBD):

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Wednesday Evening Open: Kendra Walker 204-573-5995

Thursday Afternoon 2-Person: Al MacDonald 204-328-7903

Rivers Curling Club AGM October 19, 2022 Behlen Lounge 7 P.M. You can WIN a discount on your membership for 2022-2023 Curling Season Must be present for meeting to be entered**

2022-2023 Curling league fees: Adults $205 per league $100 for each additional league Associate member $40 2-person $50 Junior up to 14 years of age $40 Junior 15-21 $60 Family Rate $425

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Sarah’s Science Corner

Are You Ex-Static?

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Children learn about the difference between current and static electri city in this week’s handso n Let’s Talk Science activity. This activity is best suited for grades 4-6 children.

W hat You Need

Activity 1: Let's Levi tate

• Balloon

• Your hair (or wool)

• Various small objects (e.g., feathers, pieces of gift tissue paper, pieces of scrap paper, tinsel, straws, etc.)

Activity 2: Pepper Magic

• Balloon (can be reused from activity 1)

• Bowl

• 2 tbsp of salt

• 1 tbsp of pepper

Activity 3: Water Bender

• A nylon/plastic comb • Access to a sink

What to do

Activity 1: Let's Levi tate

1. Blow up your bal loon. Take your balloon w ithout doing anything to it and bring it close to one of your objects. (Does it attract the object? Why or why not?)

2. Rub the balloon in your hair or with wool. (What do you think is happening in this step?)

3. Choose one of your object bowls and bring the balloon towards it. (What's happening? Why?)

4. Repeat steps 2-3 with all of your objects.

Activity 2: Salt and Pepper Magic!

1. Mix 2 tbsp of salt and 1 tsp of pepper in a bowl.

2 . Use the wool cloth or your hair to charge

the balloon.

3. Bring the balloon close to the salt and pepper. What do you observe?

Activity 3: Water Bend er

1 . Run the comb through your hair sev eral times.

2 . Slowly bring the teeth of the comb near the stream of water, 3 or 4 inches below the faucet.

3. Turn on the tap.

4. Watch the magic!

What’s happening?

Static electricity is the accumulation of an electrical charge in an object. Static electricity is uncontrolled. It stays in one place. Examples include lightning, char ging a balloon or comb, a nd rubbing your socked feet on carpet. Current electricity can move from one place to another and

Oakview Election

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The municipal elec tions for the RM of Oak view will be held Oct. 2 6. The RM of Oakview has two Local Urban Districts (LUDs): Oak River and Rapid City, which are separate com mittees of the Council, as well as three Wards. Each Ward is 1/3 of Oakview in north/south strips. The Reeve of the RM of Oakview is a position similar to the Mayor of a city or town; they are the Head of Council.

There are three can didates for the position o f Reeve: Brent Fortune, Darcy Heapy, and Bob Christie. Two Council

lors at Large for Ward 1 a re to be elected from the three candidates John Dalgleish, Marie Andrew, and H. Frank Hyndman. Two Council lors at Large for Ward 2 a re to be elected from the three candidates Lloyd Evans, Ken Hyndman, and Gavin Reynolds.

Over half of the open positions have already been acclaimed:

The two Councillors at Large for Ward 3 have been acclaimed: Bill Aaroe and Mark Gill. Ward 3 is the western most north/south strip of Oakview. It includes Oak River and the Hutterite colony. The western boundary is about 1/2 mile east of Hwy 21 and

extends 6 miles east.

T he three committee members for the LUD of Rapid City have been ac claimed: Orest Woloski, I an C. Christie, and Hugh E. Weitman. The two committee members for the LUD of Oak River have been acclaimed: Harmony Burke and Jim Brown.

Congratulations to those who were ac claimed, and good luck t o all running! The first day of all elected and acclaimed officials is Oct. 27, although they must wait until the Inaugural Meeting on Nov. 8 to be officially sworn in to carry out their duties.

requires a source. Ex amples include starting a c ar, turning on a light, and watching TV.

All objects are made of atoms, which can be positively or negatively charged, or neutral. Hair and nylon are particu larly good at becoming c harged when they are rubbed together.

Activity 1: Let's Levi tate

W hen the balloon is rubbed against your hair it becomes negatively charged. When the bal loon is brought near the n eutral object (an object that is not charged) two things can occur:

• I f the neutral object has more positive charges on the side closest to the balloon—it attracts!

• The negative charge in the balloon is attracted to the positive charges in the object so both will move

closer together.

• I f the neutral object had more negative charges on the side closest to the balloon—it repels!

• T he negative charge in the balloon is repelled from the negative charge in the object so the bal loon and circle move away from each other.

T his is how charged and neutral objects can interact.

A ctivity 2: Salt and Pepper Magic

T he pepper grains weigh less than the salt grains. The charged object (balloon or comb) will attract the pepper more. Since the pepper weighs less, it's easier to be lifted and attracted to the comb.

Activity 3: Water Bend er R unning the comb through your hair

charges the comb. The comb becomes nega tively charged (and your h air becomes positively charged). When the teeth of the comb are about an inch or less away from the stream, the stream will bend toward the comb. When the comb is brought near the stream, the positive charge of the water and the negative charge on the comb are attracted to one another, causing the water to bend.

After combing, your hair is left positively charged. This can cause each hair to repel the hairs that are near it, resulting in the familiar “wild” hairdo.

The more your charge the comb (the more you comb it through your hair), the more the stream will bend.

Oakview Council

Name: Orest Woloski

Birthday: July 28 1946

Where do you live? Rapid City going on 29 years.

Hometown: I’ve lived all over the country, but Neepawa is my hometown. What made you move to Rapid City? It was a sheer accident that I came to Rapid City. Years ago I had a customer who was from here. I drove through town and there was a build ing for sale. I bought it, and have been here ever since.

Job? My son and I own Rapid City Memorials

Childhood dream job: Being a fighter pilot. But then I found out I’m colour blind!

Tell us about yourself and your family: I’ve been in business for 40+

Name: Bill Aaroe

DOB: 23/8/54

Residence: Oak River since March 2022

Hometown: St. Cath arines Ontario

Where we lived previ ously: Port Coquitlam BC for roughly 35 years

Job: Retired, previous to retiring I owned a vending machine company

Childhood Dream Job: veterinarian

Family: married, Sue, in 1987 no children; my wife has family locally

Pets: American Eskimo dogs

Hobbies: birding, his tory

Introvert or extro vert: extrovert

Coolest thing done: During a transcontinental flight I was invited to sit in the cockpit while we were above the Grand Canyon

Best Advice: A track coach at U of M once de

My name is Ian Charles Christie and along with my wife (Terry) of almost 48 years I reside in Rapid City. Born at Minnedosa Hospital on April 4, 1953, I lived, was educated, and raised a family (Jeff and Heather) in Rapid City.

Both the wife and myself have been active in local politics in the past, myself in the 90’s as a town councillor for two terms and Terry as

years, in senior manage ment. My wife passed away 12 years ago. I have three kids, two are teachers, and one is in business together with me. I have five grand children.

Pets? Not anymore, but I do love to feed and watch the birds.

Hobbies: Not much anymore, but I love music, and played in bands over the years. Also played a lot of sports when I was younger.

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Don’t know!

What was the best advice you were ever given? Not sure about advice, but the best thing I was taught was how to work.

What’s your favorite food? I can’t say no to

scribed my running style by saying "the longer you run the faster you go"

Favourite Food: BBQ'd ribs

Favourite Movie: Gandhi

What show are you currently binge watch ing: None, my wife and I are readers.

Favourite TV show: Historically Hill Street Blues

Favourite actor/ac tress: Tom Hanks & Judi Dench

Favourite song or artist: Heroes by Murray McLaughlan

Favourite sports team: Toronto Blue Jays

Dream vacation spot: the cloud forests of Costa Rica

Favourite Holiday: a cruise

Favourite animal: dogs

Additional com

the Mayor of Rapid City. I am semi-retired (part time at IP Foods at Oak River) having worked as a mason and a commercial driver.

My main interest serv ing on the LUD committee of Rapid City is to work in the areas of the beach, the cemetery, and the town water system. I am also very interested in fiscal account ability of our council.

steak, and I love perogies

What’s your favorite movie? Top Gun

Favourite TV show: Hockey night in Canada Favourite sports team: Winnipeg Jets and the Blue Bombers Dream vacation spot: I still want to go on a cruise in the Mediter ranean

Favourite holiday: Christmas

Favourite animal: Dogs

Additional com ments: I’ve had fun on council for many years, accomplishing a lot, as mayor for four years, and on council for 8 years. If you want something done, get off your hands and do it! That’s my motto.

Sport Manitoba scholarship awarded to local

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Local Kate-Leigh Heapy of Oak River received a $500 Manitoba Foundation for Sports high school scholarship. Kate-Leigh is described as a multi-sport athlete in volleyball, badminton, and softball. She graduated from Hamiota Collegiate Institute in June 2022. Sport Manitoba is a not-for-profit organization and the lead planning, programming and funding agency for the development of amateur sport in Manitoba. The Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarship program a dministered by Sport Manitoba was established in 1992 to support young athletes who continue to participate in amateur sport while pursuing a post-secondary education on a full-time basis.

ments: W hen my wife and I were planning our retirement we decided to come home to Manitoba to be closer to family. After a couple of years of search ing (mostly online during the pandemic) we settled on Oak River because it seemed a pretty community, with all the basic services and one which seemed to still have a sense of pride. It is my goal to help keep the community viable to repay the warm welcome we've received here.

Manitoba Ag EX - October 26 to 29

Keystone Centre, Brandon MB

Top industry judges confirmed for Manitoba

2022

Cattle Judge is a keen and careful observer. He or she must have the ability to recognize attributes from the head and neck to the rump and everything in between – including how the animal walks and stands.

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And for this year’s Manitoba AG EX, two of the best judges will be in the ring October 26 to 29 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon. The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba is proud to announce they have contracted judges Katie Songer and Jeff Lees.

Katie Songer is from Alberta and is the third generation in her family to breed cattle in central Alberta. Their cowherd consists of purebred Herefords, Shorthorns and commercial clubcalf producing females. In mid-July, Songer was judging at the Calgary Stampede and is excited about coming to Brandon for Manitoba AG EX.

Fellow judge Jeff Lees is a seventh-generation

farmer and rancher from Saskatchewan. The Lees are established Hereford breeders who have shown their purebred stock across the country. They are respected sellers locally as well as internationally to Great Britain and Japan.

Dallas Johnston is Chairman of Manitoba AG EX 2022, “We are looking forward to having the expertise of Katie Songer and Jeff Lees. They let me know they have heard great things about our facility and our show and are anticipating a strong turn out of top-quality livestock”.

New this year at Manitoba AG EX 2022 will be a Jackpot Market Lamb Show with members of the Manitoba Sheep Association. A big draw is sure to be live demonstrations by the world record sheep shearer who is from Fairford, Manitoba.

Organizers of Manitoba AG EX will offer all shows and events free to the public, there is no charge for admission.

BEEF to 204-851-3808.

Rivers and area MX Riders

Al Lepp Redline MX Academy

This week we will introduce you to a few local riders and some of their summer activ ities. If you intend to compete, you’ll have to be up early in the morning on race day and you need to be on top of the schedule, or you could miss your race. Time goes by very quickly. This creates great responsibility characteristics in all age level of riders.

Scotlin Priestley of Miniota competed in her first Hare Scramble @ Sandy Oaks Raceway near Melita aboard her Husqvarna 85. She carved her way through the narrow wooded trails to finish 4th overall in her class.

Devron Brown of Rivers rode his Kawasaki KX 85 through the Grassroots MX Provincial Series to a 5th place overall finish in the Spring Series of the 85cc 7 - 11 Class.

Keegan Rempel, Gavin Rempel and Sheldon Rempel of Kenton competed on Kawasaki KX 85’s in the 85cc

12 -16 Class, and finished 5th, 6th & 7th respectively in the Fall Series. They also finished in the top 10 of the Fall Series of the Super Mini Class. These are 2 of the most competitive classes in motocross.

Leighton Fredbjornson of Neepawa rode his Kawasaki KX 85 to 8th overall in the 85 cc 7 – 11 Spring Series. He had the misfortune of injuring his wrist midsummer, but he was back at it in September.

Pictured in this weeks paper you will see some of our Riv ers Ride Night crew taking a break before they hit the track for another set of laps. They ride till it’s dark, or till they run out of gas!

Makena Gourlay of Rivers competed on her Honda CRF 150R in the Open Ladies and the 85cc 12 -16 Class. She did very well in both these classes. Her brother Gryfon Gourlay rode his KTM 65 in the 65cc 10 - 11 Class and the 85cc 7 – 11 Class. They both took home hardware from the Podium.

Brixen Krieser of Alex

ander got her first taste of competition at Grunthal on her Honda CRF 100 and ended up finishing third overall in the Fall Series of the Little Ladies Class. Her brother Rhayen Krieser rode his Honda CRF 250R in 2 of the largest classes in motocross to some very respectable fin ishes. They are Open Junior & 250 Junior.

Emmett Lepp & Ethan Lepp of Rivers got the oppor tunity to race their KTM 65 & 85 bikes in the MB Grassroots Provincial MX Series. They concentrated on the Spring Series, where Emmett fin ished 1st overall in the 65cc 7 – 9 Class. Ethan finished 3rd overall in the 65cc 10 – 11 Class before moving up to a KTM 85 cc bike to step into the next level of competition. They both also had the chance to race out of province, and experience new tracks, and stiffer competition out west.

Emmett got the very rare opportunity to compete in August at the Walton Trans Can Grand National. This

A new shelterbelt program coming in 2023

Submitted AWWD

It has been a dec ade since the shelterbelt c enter at Indian head Saskatchewan closed its doors and subsidies for planting trees have been readily available to rural residents in our watershed. For the last ten years landowners paid full price for trees and weed barrier and the district charged a small fee for planting.

We are excited to an nounce this fall that As siniboine West Watershed D istrict (AWWD) will once again fund the planting of shelterbelts covering 75% of the total projects costs including trees weed barrier and installation costs.

From reduced costs of heating and cooling buildings (as much as 25% annually) , to improved snow management (to help fill dugouts) and reduce road mainten ance costs trees provide

b enefits in many unseen ways. Field shelterbelts protect growing crops and animals from harsh weather, increasing yields and animal performance.

Trees add to landscape biodiversity, providing habitat for pollinators and reducing the need for pesticides which also results in increased prof its. Trees also and suck u p carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the soil as well as help clean the air and water of im purities which are some of t he goals of this current program.

If we stop and think about all the benefits of shelterbelts provide across the prairies that decision to close the nursey seemed so counter productive. The shelter belt center used to grow 3 -5 million seedlings for distribution across the prairie provinces. Today we source the majority of our trees from similar facilities located in North Dakota.

In partnership with ALUS Canada and the Federal Government we will fund planting pro jects and even provide a nnual payments for on going management and m aintenance of tree rows.

Unlike the previous program where trees were simply distributed free of charge, we will offer a program where land owners will pay up front a nd then be reimbursed for trees, weed barrier and planting services in the fall given a 85% es tablishment rate. We have t ried to structure this program such that land owners who undertake s ite prep, and assist with supplying a tractor and driver at time of planting and well as installation of weed barrier will have no out of pocket expenses.

We look forward to talking with landowners in the coming months about design, location and species selection for new shelterbelt plantings in the spring.

event is the pinnacle of Can adian Motocross for all age and skill levels, including the 2 National Pro Classes. This event has been held in Walton, ON since 1972. In a 4 day, 3 race series, this young man Emmett finished 3rd overall in Canada in the 65cc 7 – 11 Class! This was against 40 of the best riders from right across Canada of his age level. Truly an amazing ac complishment!

To top it off, Western Manitoba now has a Pro Na tional Champion! 16 year old

Ryder McNabb of Minnedosa was crowned 250 Pro MX Champion of Canada after a 3rd place overall finish @ Walton, ON aboard his Fac tory Honda CRF 250R. This Series literally goes coast to coast from June till August, with one stop at Morden, MB. It is televised on Fox Sports Race channel. Consistency, a strong team, and an attitude to never quit helped McNabb become the first national motocross champion from Manitoba since 1979. Kim

Houde was the last rider to

achieve this on a CR 125R Honda.

Pictured here with Mc Nabb after winning his title is former Rivers resident Jim Frederickson and his son Jacob. They also competed at Walton, ON in their respect ive classes.

That’s it for now, and we wish you all a safe winter. May the Lord bless you and keep you and may his face shine upon you.

Left to right: Sheldon, Gavin and Keegan Rempel of Kenton and their cousin Devron Brown.

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1 Honey Harvest Labourers (3-4 month position)

To help with harvest and extraction of honey

Work in the bee yards pulling honey

Work in the extraction plant

Clean honey harvest equipment

No experience necessary will train on the job

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HyLife is a global leader in food processing. Our mission is to be the best food company in the world. To achieve this, we need talented people to join our HyLife team as the company continues to grow. HyLife is committed to our employees and we have an exciting new career opportunity in the beautiful town of Neepawa, MB for you to explore!

As a Meat Cutter/Production Personnel you will be a critical member of our team in the creation of our world-class product. Our positions range from working on our production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between!

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

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• 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!

Wage scale extends to $23.55 per hour

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF OAKVIEW

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 9th day of November, 2022, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at Rural Municipality of Oakview, 10 Cochrane Street, Oak River MB, proceed to sell by public auction the following described properties:

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

277400 THE NORTHERLY TWO HUNDRED AND SIX FEET IN DEPTH OF THE EASTERLY TWO HUNDRED AND SIX FEET IN WIDTH OF THE NORTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY-THREE IN TOWNSHIP FOURTEEN AND RANGE TWENTY, WEST OF THE PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA EXCEPTING ROAD PLAN 6112

L -$6,500 $4,038.70

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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 Rural Municipality of Oakview 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 21st day of September, 2022.

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Beekeeping: Making it a family “Beesness”

Kroeger

Editor’s note: We published an article on beekeeping in Mani toba on Feb. 18, available at https://issuu.com/riversban ner/docs/subscription_-_feb ruary_18_2022 Below is a followup article written by a Riv erdale local who does small-scale beekeeping. “Hive & Honey” is just one of many local businesses that will have sales tables at the Shop the Block event on Nov 17 in the upstairs of the Rivers Legion.

I started beekeeping in 2020; it was a journey I decided to begin for many reasons. It certainly was something I wanted to do for years, however when it came down to it, I started mainly for my family.

My parents had taken over the family farm from my grandparents and so growing up, the only thing I knew was agriculture. Livestock and grain were our life and nature

was very important to us. I loved growing up knowing where our food came from and learning about the hard work involved. My husband also grew up on a small farm and appreciated these same things. When we started our family I knew I wanted to incorporate agriculture into our lives so we could share our knowledge and pass it on to the kids. And so I started beekeeping.

We have only a few hives but it’s more than enough to keep us busy. The kids (Kennedy age 6 and Luke age 4) come and check the beehives with me. We look for the queen and for any signs of illnesses in the boxes. When they are with me they ask lots of questions. I mean, don’t all kids like bugs, especially ones that make honey? They really enjoy it and always ask things that make me think too. I’m far from an expert at beekeeping but every year I learn something new and

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The honey we extract is all pure, raw honey. This means we don’t filter any of it, we also never heat it. Sometimes I make creamed honey and even then, I don’t use a heating process, there fore it maintains all the pollen particles, enzymes and nutri ents that make raw honey so special. Any pasteurized honey (when it’s heated to a certain temperature for a certain length of time) will have all the enzymes and bacteria removed from it. Not only do we harvest the honey but we also get beeswax. The beeswax is never removed from the comb solely for the purpose for harvesting it, but it does get removed during the uncapping of the honey comb. I try to teach Kennedy and Luke to waste as little as possible, so I use this wax to make soothing lip balms and salves. We also make fire starters that work amazing!

I named our beekeeping venture “Hive & Honey” to represent the use of all things from the hive. The kids have also been helpful in joining me at craft sales to sell our products. This is a great experience for them to learn about how their

hard work pays off!! I’m thankful for our community who have supported us since the start of our venture. Without that support, we couldn’t continue what we do. Beekeeping has been such a positive experience for my family. Not only

do they get to learn about agriculture, nature and appreciation for our hard work, but they also learn about the rewards of that hard work (aka that deli cious healthy honey) and I can’t wait to see where this adventure takes us.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Kimberly Kroeger and her children beekeeping.

Lots of success for local Riders

Emmett took third in the National 65cc 7-11 class. Brixen and Rhayen Krieser of Alexander MB.

SUBMITTED PHOTOS Makena and Gryfon Gourlay.

Emmett and Ethan Lepp.

Left to right: Jim Frederickson, National 250cc Champion Ryder McNabb and Jacob Frederickson.

Scotlin Priestley of Miniota MB.

Left to right: Chloe, Silver and Sierra Mallette, Devron Brown, Logan and Cole Creighton.