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Oak River Fireworks

Four Oak River residents treated the town to fireworks in the evening of Sat. Sept. 24. Bob and Roxanne Turnbull bought one box of fireworks from the local Valleyview Co-op. If that sounds like a lot of fireworks for two people to purchase, that’s because it is! Not to be outdone, daughter and sonin-law Tammy and Scott Recksiedier bought two boxes. They set them all off behind second base at the Dodger’s baseball diamond, just north of town, west of the arena.

Bob and Roxanne owned and operated Mr. T Services for many years, until Tammy and Scott bought the company in 2020, renaming it Mr. T and Son Services. The family loves fireworks, and it was a short summer, with the weather not cooperating for farmers. They figured with the rain we’ve been having, not many people would be out in the fields on Saturday anyway. Around 20-30 cars showed up, parking in the rink parking lot and sitting in the bleachers to enjoy the show.

way things are here in Oak River. We look after one another and support one another, always.” Summer sure felt short, and it’s community events like these that are the highlight of the summer.

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Can collections for canoes

The four family members didn't do it for any kind of recognition. “We just love our little community and like to do what we can to encourage everyone and bring a little joy” says Tammy. “That’s just the

By Sheila Runions Banner Staff

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.

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

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

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

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

Riverdale Election Results

If Riverdale Municipal ity residents were gearing up for an exciting municipal election season, they will have to find other plans. On Sept. 25, Kat Bridgeman, Senior Election Official for the Riverdale Munici pality announced that the official results are already in. All positions are filled by acclamation. With cur rent Mayor Todd Gill not stepping forward to run for a fourth time, after serv ing as mayor for 12 years straight, only one person

in Riverdale stepped up to take on this challenging role: Heather Lamb. The six members of council will be: Tyson Peters, Everett Smith, David Creighton, Christa Veitch, Tyler Pod, and Shawn Mason. Everett Smith and David Creigh ton are incumbents, the others are new to their roles. All terms are for four years.

not be sworn in until the first official meeting which takes place Nov. 1.

“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

The election was slated to take place Oct. 26 but has been cancelled as all open positions have been filled by acclamation. Oct. 27 is everyone’s official first day on the job, but they will

Long-time Mayor Todd Gill served as council member from 1998 to 2002, then deputy mayor from 2002-2006. He was the last mayor of Rivers and the first mayor of Riv erdale Municipality (with the switch from Rivers to Riverdale Municipality taking place Jan. 1, 2015). Todd explains that local government is just that— there’s no political party affiliations, so there’s no politics happening. It’s more community-oriented.

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time in municipal gov ernment” Todd stated, “but it’s time for me to move on with the next chapter of my life. I look forward to seeing what the new mayor and new council do, and wish them all the best.” His words of advice? “The right decisions aren’t always popular, and the popular decisions aren’t always right.” Too true! Some times you need to have thick skin, but the work is very rewarding. During his time in municipal government, he got to see a number of large-scale projects to frui

“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

tion: the Riverdale Com munity Center, the new water treatment facility, the new waste water lagoon, and the amalgamation of Rivers and Daly; there has also been a lot of residential development and growth of the community. The municipal government also had a small role to play in lobbying the provincial and federal government to help open the daycare.

Heather Lamb will serve as mayor of Riverdale Mu nicipality starting on Oct. 27. “I’m excited about the next four years of being able to make a positive dif

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.

ference in our community. Riverdale Municipality is very blessed to have a com munity who cares about each other and a variety of businesses and services tak ing care of the community needs.” Heather said. “I’m honoured to make new council and become part of this exciting team; en suring community growth and improvement while securing a safe, sustainable community.”

The Rivers Banner will showcase profiles of the new mayor and council members in weeks to come.

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Photo by Heather Gray

The canoe at Rivers Elementary School was adequately filled.

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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Vision and planning should yield success

The die is cast. Municipal and School board election candidate lists are now finalized and the election date is Oct. 26. But there are exceptions as a large number of councils and boards only got enough candidates to to fill the seats and not enough to trigger a contest. That tells a couple of stories or more. Obviously voters are satisfied with past performance in many cases and sitting or incumbent councillors, mayors and trustees have done a good job. Or it could mean that there isn’t enough interest in being elected. Perhaps the job doesn’t pay enough. Perhaps job isn’t worth the hassle and unfortunately elected officials are hassled. They shouldn’t be unless there is a real issue but sometimes voters will “go off” on an official when it really isn’t justified.

I served twice as Mayor of Neepawa and it might be helpful to revisit those terms to give today’s councillors and trustees some insight into how import ant it is to “play a part” in a project.

I n my first term as mayor back 20 years ago I tried my hardest to get the CNR property for the Town of Nee pawa. It was finally purchased in my s econd term 10 years ago and now that piece of land is filling up with apart ment blocks, houses, a fire hall and a p olice station. It took a long time. Like many other projects, it came to fruition because of a little pieces being done by many people. My part was small but it was a good project, it just took too long. Like of lot of delayed projects, this project’s costs went way up.

In my first term as mayor I had a

small part to play in establishing telehealth for western Manitoba. I chaired the Manitba Smart Network and out of that grew the tele-health program we have in Manitoba. Both my wife and I have seen the benefits as at least eight trips to Winnipeg have been avoided due to our specialists being able to communicate with us by phone or conference video call.

I played another bit part in the upgrading of Neepawa’s Yellowhead Centre with the new lights, boards, insulation and score clock. Still a long way to go but it was major improvement.

I relate all these stories to illustrate that mayors, councillors and trustees all play a part in equipping their com

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area to serve and most of all a plan. If you don’t have a plan, then failure is on the horizon. Sometimes the plan has to be adjusted but “If you fail to plan

town and you will find that the money had to come from somewhere and in a timely fashion. Many good ideas have withered in the scorching heat of not having enough money to start, or more dangerously, not enough many to finish. Many will remember how promising it sounded when beef plants were so badly needed in Manitoba. They never amounted to a successful effort. A lot of money and manpower was expended in the process.

munities to survive and thrive. It’s a lot o f work. Communities definitely need to grow and they need good leader ship. It has to start locally or it won’t h appen at all.

The question that begs an answer is why do so many communities grow and so many fade away. Sometimes it’s location. Without a large surrounding area to service, it’s difficult to be a service centre. Every community that has thrived has had good location, an

you plan to fail.”

And that brings us back to mayors, councillors and trustees. They need a vision. Vision leads to a plan and a plan leads to success. The leading ex ample of vision, planning and success in M anitoba can be found in Winkler and Steinbach. If someone wants blueprint for success, look at these two towns, lots to learn from their experience.

OH, yes, it takes a lot of money, corporate, private and government. Check out any success story, in any

So, it all comes back to local elections. If every official digs in and helps from their spot, the vision will be a success, if not there will be failures. The prairie landscape is dotted with success stor ies but it is littered with the failures, e specially leadership failures.

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

Twelve MVLs, part five

Itwas one of those things that could only happen to my Grade 9 class.

We were seated in our new home room, eagerly waiting to see who our new home room teacher would be; when the door opened and, to our shock and dismay, in walked tour home room teacher from Grade 8. We were disappointed-and I actually heard a few of my classmates say (quietly, of course): “Oh no; not her!”

Now I will be the first to admit that Grade 9 students aren’t the easiest people to get along with. But this teacher had some habits that we found increasingly annoying as the year went on. I won’t go into detail about what they were for reasons that you will discover shortly. And, to be fair, there were a few of us who had some habits that she found annoying. Her annoyance with us was revealed when we least expected it-but in a way with which we became all too familiar.

She was prone to sudden verbal outbursts. Without warn ing, she would begin shouting at one of us-usually for a very good reason. She would speak her mind and then, just as quickly, she’d stop. Peace, order and good government had been restored in her classroom and learning could continue. To her credit, she only addressed bad behavior;

and always with high respect for us as individuals.

This story does not have a happy ending. Our Grade 9 year was this teacher’s last year in the classroom. She did not leave because she wanted to. She left because she had to. Visits to her doctor and specialists confirmed that she was terminally ill. For the two years she was my home room teacher, she suffered from severe headaches. By the time their cause was diagnosed, it was too late. She died a few months later. I was saddened to hear that news, a sadness I retain to this day.

This experience taught me the fifth Most Valuable Les son I learned during my years in public school-”In this life, you don’t always get what you want; and sometimes, there is a very good reason why you don’t.” Instead of complaining about what we don’t get, we need to adapt to things as they are and make the best of them.

I often wonder what would have happened if my Grade 9 class had given this teacher the benefit of the doubt. We knew she didn’t have an easy life. Had we thought, for even a moment, that she might have had a medical problem-something she didn’t even know about-we might have cut her a little slack instead of being so hard to get along with. Sadly, those years are gone and so is she. The

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best any of us can do (and I am sure most of us have done) is remember those years and not repeat those mistakes.

I am glad I learned this lesson in public school. It helped me cope with those times later in life when the disappoint ments were far greater and the hurt I felt was far worse. My public school experience helped me face those painful times with dignity, courage, faith and optimism.

The regrets from my Grade 9 year are still with me. I would not wish some of the above experiences on my worst enemy. But I would not trade them for anything. Today I welcome them as friends. They have helped make me the person I am.

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“The question that begs an answer is why do so many communities grow and so many fade away.

Home Bodies

By Rita FRiesen

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Many are the topics covered in the morning call with my grandson. Some are deep and heavy, some remembering. We try to help each other be accountable for getting done the things we hope and plan to do. We try to be open to new and sometimes uncomfortable ideas, and ideals. So, warning, some of you may become uncomfortable with new ideas, and some of you may be prompted to get delayed goals done.

Topic one was a reminder that I had started many plans and not completed them. I have deter mined those who are to be my power of attorney, a sked them, and upon receiving their support, had the lawyer draw up the document. In the course of business at my financial centre, the gentle advisor inquired who would be a trusted contact if it would ever be necessary. I assured her that I had power of attorney in place, and she wondered if it would be possible for them to have a copy on file. How simple! Done in a phone call and a walk up town. I have an inkling of what chaos can ensue if there is no legal document for what happens when I can’t! The other plan I had begun, begun well, I might add, was/is the arrangements for my graduation from this life

to the next. I have my urn at home, with a copy of the will and the scripture and music I want for my farewell service. My power of attorneys know where this package is. My power of attorneys are not my executors, so it would be so much simpler for all con cerned if the funeral home has a copy as well. After a q uick review of the service, I added one reading to accompany the interment portion. Filling out the vital stats form took but a minute, and I dropped that package off at the funeral home. I know that family/executors do not have to follow my wishes, but I am confident that they will! I think they may be a little afraid not to! (Please, for the sake of your loved ones, look after these essential details- wills, power of attorney and funeral arrangements- you will be loved even more!)

The second topic was/is a natural continuation; death and dying. More individuals are embracing MAID, Medical Assistance In Dying, simply dying with dignity. I have no idea what I will choose, and can support anyone with and in their own personal decision. I have not been faced with the diagnosis of a terminal illness. I do know that people I have loved and trusted would have chosen this option if it had been available at the time of their death. For me the decision has nothing to do with financial costs, home care, hospital care, medications, support systems or treatments. It has to do with quality of life, and care for loved ones. A relatively new idea.

These conversations were accompanied by much laughter and anecdotes. Giving space for grief and quiet reflection. For each of us, for all of us, there is indeed a time to be born and a time to die. Life.

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Rivers United Church Fall Thrift Sale 2022

Thursday September 29th 1 - 8 p.m.

Friday September 30th 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday October 1st 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Please join us for our annual fall thrift sale.

Lots of bargains to be had.

Hand sanitizer available. All are welcome. For more info call 204-328-7735.

NOTICE

Rapid City Chamber of Commerces is hosting a candidates night for Wards 1 & 2 and Reeve of RM of Oakview on October 13/22 in the Rapid City Seniors Center starting at 7 o’clock Nominees for Ward 1 (town of Rapid City) are Andrew Marie, Dalgleish John & Hyndman Frank Nominees for Ward 2 are Evans Lloyd, Hyndman Ken & Reynolds Gavin. Nominees for Revee are Christie Bob, Fortune Brent, & Heapy Darcy. LUD for Rapid City Elected by Acclamation Christie Ian, Weitman Hugh and Woloski Orest.

Rivers United Church Turkey Dinner Take Out Supper

Sunday, October 16 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Cost: $20

For orders/information Contact Greg or Dianne at 328-7690

Deadline for orders - Oct 15, 6:00 p.m.

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Weekly Provincial Summary

• Harvest progress sits at 40per cent completed across the province, approximately 3 weeks behind the 5-year aver age of 71per cent complete by week 38.

• Steady rainfall across the province late last week stalled harvest progress. Farmers are anxiously awaiting drier weather to return to straight-cutting cereal and canola crops, and for breezy days to dry down damp swaths.

• Canola harvest has been slow to ramp up – rain delays, high humidity, and soft fields have prevented the jump in harvested acres, but good progress has been made in the Central, Eastern, and Northwest regions.

Cereals

Winter Cereal Grains

• Winter cereal harvest is complete.

• Seeding fall rye and winter wheat has started, primarily on canola stubble. Seedbed con ditions are good, and recent rains will rapidly germinate planted crops.

Spring Cereal Grains

• Spring wheat harvest is ongoing in all regions, and wrapping up in the central region as producers move into canola crops. Good harvesting weather has aided producers, and grain quality remains high.

• CWRS wheat is mostly grad ing № 1, protein has ranged between 13.5 to 14.8per cent .

• Spring cereal harvest pro gressed rapidly until Friday, and slowed or stopped over the weekend with frequent showers and high humidity. Spring wheat is approximately 65per cent harvested.

• Wheat yield averages are reported between 60 to 70 bu/ acre across the province.

• Oat harvest has progressed slowly this week. Farmers are reporting widespread aver age yields that are slightly below expectations, generally averaging 120 to 130 bu/acre, with test weights in the 44 to 48 lb/bu range.

• Remaining oat crops are mostly swathed, but those still standing for direct harvest have seen substantial lodging and straw breakage – de pending on seeding date and recent rainfall. Some quality downgrading is expected.

Corn

• Corn development has reached R5 (dent) stage, with the milk line one-third to

Provincial Crop Report

halfway down the kernel de pending on hybrid.

• Some mid-May planted corn hybrids near Morden have reached physiological matur ity (black layer).

• Silage cutting has started near Beausejour, but wet fields are making efficient machine operation difficult.

Oilseeds

Canola

• Canola harvest has pro gressed slowly across the prov ince, and pre-harvest desicca tion continues to advance crop drydown in a timely manner.

• Canola harvest progress rose slightly faster in the Central and Northwest regions.

• Yields in the Central and Eastern regions are between 35 to 50 bu/acre, with averages in the mid forties.

• Interlake canola yields have been disappointing for many, average yield is approximately 30 bu/ac in the Arborg area, and slightly below expectations at 40 bu/ac in the southern portion of region.

• Extreme flea beetle feeding and environmental stress on the earliest canola crops has negatively impacted yield, and yield reductions compared to later seeded canola are com mon and expected by many.

Flax & Sunflowers

• Swathing has started for some flax crops, the remainder of the crop is still standing and drying down.

• Sunflowers are in the R7 to R9 stages. Crops appear uniform, except in areas where spring rains drowned out emerging plants. Crops are not yet ready for desiccation, and yields are expected to be average.

Pulses

• Most soybean fields have turned colour, leaf drop is widespread on crops planted before the beginning of June and moving past the risk of frost damage. Later-planted crops still have green leaves, but are turning colour in the R7 to R8 stages.

• Early soybean harvest has commenced in some parts of the Central region, no yields reported to date.

• Ag retailers have commented that if weather conditions do not improve to speed crop drydown once at R9, dessicant use may be considered.

• Field pea harvest virtually complete. Average yield vary widely by soil type and local district, with two common yield bands: 50 to 60 bu/acre, and 70 to 80 bu/acre.

• Dry bean harvest is well underway in the Central

region. Very good yields re ported, with many bean classes y ielding between 2,000 to 3,000 lbs/acre.

• The record average yield for dry beans in Manitoba was set in 2017 at just over 2,100 lbs/ acre, and dry bean crops could exceed that mark this year.

Forages & Livestock Forages

• Cattle producers are still put ting up feed, and yields remain above average.

• Polycrop, barley and oat silage cutting is underway. Corn silage-making has started in limited areas, primarily near Beausejour in the Eastern region.

• Baling straw and greenfeed has been a challenge with fre quent light showers and poor drying conditions. Livestock

• Grass pasture growth has benefitted from cooler condi tions and recent rain, putting on enough growth in many areas to sustain fall grazing.

• Dugouts and sloughs are at 60 to 70per cent capacity in the

Southwest region, while creek flows have slowed.

• Livestock water supplies remain sufficient in all parts of the province.

Local Comments Southwest

Several rainy days last week stopped harvest activities. Most parts of the region received at least 10 mm rainfall, with up to 40 mm near Forrest and Kenton. Field access was lim ited in parts of the region. Sea sonal daytime temperatures, together with cool overnight lows have farms concerned about late-planted crops ma turing ahead of a killing frost. However, no frosts have arrived to date. Fall-seeded rye and winter wheat crops are ger minating well with recent rains.

Central

Steady rains ahead of the weekend stopped harvest progress across the region. Rainfall amounts were com

monly between 15 to 25 mm, but increasing up to 72 mm at Altona as weather systems became more intense on the eastern edge of the region, moving into the Eastern re gion. Up until late Wednes day, harvesting operations continued full speed, finishing off most cereals, and making a substantial start to canola harvest. Harvest completion is most advanced in the southern

Red River Valley and west along PTH 3, and only a few days later further north along PTH 2 and towards Portage la Prairie/Gladstone. Recent rains have made swaths very wet, and will take several days of warm, dry and breezy weather to allow those crops to be combined. Farmers are anxiously waiting drier condi tions when fields will support harvest machinery.

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Local harvests are underway as shown here with this John Deere combine picking up canola.

Sarah’s Science Corner Pipe Cleaner Neuron

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Learn about the importance of neurons in this week’s handson Let’s Talk Science activity by creating a cell body and neuron model out of pipe clean ers. This activity is best s uited for grades 4-8 students. All you need is 3 pipe cleaners, 1 bead, and a pair of scissors.

What to do

1. Take one full pipe cleaner and roll it into a ball—this will be the “cell body” of your neuron. The cell body is like the brain of the neuron.

2. Take a second pipe cleaner and attach it to the cell body by bend ing the end of the pipe c leaner around the cell body so it stays in place

(see photo). This is the "axon" of the brain cell; messages travel along the axon.

3. Take the third pipe cleaner and cut it into 3-5 pieces. They don't all have to be the same length. Attach them to the cell body part of your brain cell by bend ing the ends to attach t o parts of the cell body (see photo). These are called dendrites and they receive messages from other neurons.

4. Take the bead and place it at the end of the axon that is fur thest away from the cell b ody. Bend the pipe cleaner over the bead to hold it on. The bead represents the synapse and this is where the messages go out to another neuron's den drites.

What's Happening?

Our bodies are made of trillions of tiny, tiny cells. Our nerv ous system is made up o f nerve cells called neurons and one type of nerve cell looks like the one you just made. Neurons send messages from parts of our bodies to our brain and back. They also send mes sages from outside our b odies to our brain and back. When you touch something hot, you move your hand away quickly—that’s because the message that you touched something hot moves from your hand to your brain and your brain sends a message back to move your hand away from the hot area. Such messages are sent in a similar way to how electricity moves down a wire.

N eurons are the old est and longest cells i n our bodies—you have many of the same neurons for life. When we learn new things and practice them over and over, pathways are formed between the neurons that are com municating to each o ther so things we do over and over become easier, like riding a bike. We had to think about pedalling, bal ancing, steering, and w atching the road when we first learned to bike but after a while, these things become easier and we do them better. That's because we have created pathways and connections between our neurons Cool fact: Our brain has about 86 billion neurons!

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Oak River Playground

Veggies at Rapid City Post Office

Thanks to a generous donation, residents of Oak River can shoot some hoops at their new full-size basketball net beside the playground, at the corner of Delap St. and Limit St. There are also two new basketballs in a ball rack for all to use. The only catch is that you have to return the balls to the rack when you’re done using them, so that they’re there for the next people who want to use them. You miss 100 per cent of the shots you don’t take, so come out and have some fun!

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Anyone picking up mail in Rapid City this past week got treated to some homegrown vegetables, courtesy of Postmaster Terry Gill. Every fall, Canada Post has a fundraiser for the Canada Post Community Foundation. The money raised goes to groups that help children and youth through a variety of initia

tives including literacy and language programs, youth outreach services, projects that support indigenous youth, gender and sexual diversity programs, arts and recreation, etc. All donations stay within the province and often go to the smaller regions. Each post office is encouraged to have some sort of fund raising project. Now that restrictions are lifted these types of activities can hap

pen again. Terry knew just what to do: offer free vegetables from his gar den, and ask for donations t oward the Foundation. Terry said it’s win-win: the more funds raised the better, everyone loves vegetables straight from the garden, and he can offload some of his extra produce on happy resi dents. This is what living i n a small community is all about!

Secret Recipes from Rivers Mammas and Grannies

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We haven’t featured any “recipes with a story” in a while. I figured to kick off fall, I’d share a recipe I’ve started making recently. My go-to birthday cake used to be a chocolate Swiss roll cake, similar to Leo Chen’s Cake Rolls recipe from the July 7, 2022 issue of the Rivers Banner, except with chocolate, because everything’s better with chocolate. Personally, I don’t really care for cake, so the fact that it’s just a thin cake, with an amazing filling, was appealing. But then one day I thought to myself, “I really just like the filling”, so I didn’t even bother with the cake part of the cake roll. Baking the cake, and rolling it up with the fill

ing, is the hard part anyway, so why not save a few st eps. Turns out that the filling is basically an eggless chocolate mousse. I thought I was being so clever, but I guess I just reinvented the wheel. Took me long enough. This recipe can be doubled, tripled, or quadrupled quite easily, but be warned: it will definitely help you pack on a few extra pounds—consider it “hiberna tion weight” for the winter. If you have a recipe (and a st ory) you would like to be featured, please email me at sarah.plosker@gmail.com

Eggless chocolate mousse

Just four ingredients: 3 1/2 oz dark chocolate, 1 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 cup heavy cream, 2 tbsp sugar I’ve seen variations of this omitting the cocoa powder

and increasing the chocolate to 4 oz, and/or adding a splash of vanilla extract. Up to you. I like the above because the end result is a super thick consistency, not watered down by any extra liquids (as much as I like vanilla!)

Melt chocolate over low heat (you can use a double boiler if you have one). Add in cocoa powder and mix well. Set aside to cool (you don’t want It hot when you mix it in with the whipped cream!) In a bowl, combine cream and sugar and beat until stiff peaks. Fold a few spoonfulls of the whipped cream into the chocolate, then fold the chocolate mixture into the whipped cream. This insures it mixes well; otherwise you may wind up with little bits of chocolate that just won’t mix in.

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Chau Sim Shum, bet ter known to Rivers r esidents as Angie’s mom, turned 100 years old— congratulations! Angie owned and operated Angie’s hair salon in Rivers for over 36 years, retiring in late 2021. Her mom Chau was born in 1922, on Aug. 29 in the Chinese lunar calen dar, which translates to S ept. 24 as we know it in the Gregorian calendar. (This reporter will have to do a proper article on the lunar calendar for lunar new year as it’s really quite interesting!)

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and her brothers being teenagers, relatives took over their father’s busi ness. Her uncles brought h er brothers to Chicago to live, because they were boys, but she was left behind in China because she was a girl.

Chau found love and married in 1944; her husband lived a long life, passing away in 2008. He owned a bicycle store, selling and repairing bicycles. They had three girls, all born in China.

Chau was born in Can ton province in China. S he’s the oldest of her sib lings, with two younger b rothers. Her dad was a successful businessman and was often described as having a pen in one hand and a calculator in the other. Her family was wealthy; she would wear dresses made of beauti ful materials. Angie had a st ack of photos in her living room, including a very old photo of the en tire extended family, all e xtremely well dressed, with the men in suits and the women in dresses and wearing jewelry—even Chau, who was only a little girl in the photo. Unfortunately, her father was kidnapped by the Japanese during World War II and never re turned. Her mother died s oon after. With Chau

Local resident Angela (Angie) is the eldest, the middle child Jenny lives in Winnipeg, and the youngest Annie lives in BC. Chau moved to Canada in 1974 after her daughters had already come here. She lived in Winnipeg until 2015, at which point she would spend winters in BC with Annie and summers liv ing in Rivers with Angie.

S he has seven grand children and three great g randchildren.

Chau received a birth day card from Queen E lizabeth II for her 80th and 90th birth days, but it’ll be a card f rom the King this time.

The family had a large birthday celebration in July in Winnipeg, with over 10 relatives from BC and over 15 relatives in a convoy of three cars from Chicago coming out to celebrate all together.

The festivities included a beautifully decorated

mango cake.

This reporter just had to ask the important ques tions: what does she credit t o her long life? What’s her secret? Readers take note: Every day, she eats one bowl of oatmeal and one avocado for break fast; these two foods are s aid to be good for the heart. Besides eating right, her other secret is going for regular mas sages. She used to go as much as once per week. She says it will help to ensure a long life!

Chau has perfect hear ing (no hearing aid need ed), a good nose, good e yes (no glasses), and her mind is still sharp. She used to do a lot of crafts when she was younger.

She walked along the riverside every morning in Winnipeg until she was 90 years old. Exer cise is important! She is a lways optimistic. Her advice to younger folks is to stay happy. When asked about her favourite memory looking back, she has too many! Whenever she’s around family all together, those are the most happy moments. What a life, and what a wonderful woman: first a daughter, then a wife, then a mother, grand mother, and now greatg randmother.

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Storytime has been happening at the Prairie Crocus Regional Library in Rivers. Assistant Librarian Michelle Willows must down an extra cup of coffee on Friday mornings because she is full of energy as she engages preschool-aged children and their parents in reading stor ies, answering questions, and dancing along to everything from “The Scarecrow's Dance” to “If you’re happy and you know it” with Elmo.

This fall favourite is running on Friday mornings at 10:30 a.m. from Sept. 9 onward, with a short break start ing September while the library interior is painted. The painting should be completed by the end of October. The Prairie Crocus Facebook page and website will be updated with the latest information about closure and reopening as it becomes available. Curbside pickup will be available while the library is painted, and we all look forward to seeing its snazzy new interior.

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Chau Sim Shum shown here in 2007 on a Hawaii Honolulu cruise.

Sarah’s Science Corner

Cloud Mobile

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Learn about clouds and how they form, then create a model of various clouds at their specific altitudes in this week’s hands-on Let’s Talk Science activity. This challenge is best suited for grades 1-8 students (the older students can read the “explore further” section, the younger ones can skip it; tailor the activity to the child).

What You Need

• 1 stick

• Cardstock

• Hole punch

• Pencil

• 24 cotton balls

• 6 pieces of string of dif ferent lengths

• Scissors

• glue

What To Do

1. Using the picture of the different cloud types, or by going outside and looking up at the sky, draw some cloud shapes on the cardstock. Cut out the cloud shapes (parents may have to do this for small children) and punch a hole near the top of each cloud.

2. Glue cotton balls to your paper clouds to make them look more like clouds, stretching or pull ing the cotton balls to get d ifferent effects.

3. When the glue is dry on your paper clouds, you need to figure out which piece of string to use to hang them on your stick. You want the cloud type that is closest to the ground in the picture above to have the long est string. Based on what

k ind of clouds you drew, which one should have the longest string? Which one should have the shortest string? The nimbostratus should have a much longer string than the cirrus. Put a piece of string through each of the holes in your clouds and tie them to the stick.

4. Tie an extra piece of string to the middle of the stick and use this to hang your mobile. If your mobile is too unbalanced, you can untie the strings and move them until it is balanced.

What's Happening?

Clouds are made of tiny water droplets or ice crys tals. As part of the water c ycle, water evaporates from oceans, lakes, and rivers and becomes water vapour. The water vapour in the air cools as it rises and becomes water drop lets (condensation). Many w ater droplets together form a cloud. If the clouds are really high, they form tiny ice crystals like the cirrus clouds. Clouds are named by where they are found. Stratus clouds are low to the ground, alto clouds are in the middle and cirrus clouds are at the highest level. There are also vertical clouds that are in more than one level like the cumulonim bus cloud.

E xplore Further

• A cloud that forms on or near the ground is called fog.

• Although clouds float in the air, they can still be very heavy. A single cumulus cloud can weigh

hundreds of tons!

• Most clouds form in the troposphere. That’s the lowest layer of the Earth’s atmosphere. The height of the troposphere varies between 6 km and 18 km.

• Cloud heights vary in different parts of the world. In warmer regions near the equator, the top of the troposphere is much higher. As a result, clouds form much higher in the sky!

L ocation of clouds:

• Stratus clouds are lowlevel clouds that form at an altitude of less than 2,000 m. This group includes stratus, cumu lus and stratocumu lus c louds. It can also in clude the bases of cumulo nimbus clouds. Although

t hey form below 2,000 m, some stratus clouds can grow very tall. The tops of cumulonimbus can reach an altitude of up to 12,000 m!

• Alto clouds are mid-level clouds that form at an alti tude between 2,000 m and 7,500 m. This group in cludes altocumulus, alto stratus and nimbostrat us clouds.

• Cirrus clouds are highlevel clouds that form at an altitude of between 3,000 m and 18,000 m. This group includes cirrus, cirro cumulus and cirrostrat us clouds.

Shapes and colours of clouds:

• Some clouds are thin and wispy: High-level cir rus clouds are made of ice.

T hey appear in thin, deli cate wisps. Cirrocumulus clouds a re also made of

ice. They appear in thin, patchy rows. Cirrostrat us clouds appear in a thin s heet that seems to cover the sky. You can usually see the Sun through these clouds.

• S ome clouds are fluffy and white: Cumulus clouds are white and puffy, with a flat base and a top that resembles cot ton balls or cauliflower.

T hey sometimes look like towers in the sky. Strato cumulus clouds appear in a patchy greyish-white layer across the sky. Altocumu lus clouds appear either in white or grey patches or in layered sheets. You often see them with other types of clouds.

• Some clouds are gray ish and layered: Stratus clouds are flat and greyish. They extend over large sections of the sky and sometimes bring drizzle or light snow. Fog develops

when stratus clouds touch the ground. Altostratus clouds appear in a grey or bluish sheet that covers the entire sky. Although you can see the Sun through these clouds, they some times bring light precipi tation.

• S ome clouds are dark and stormy: Nimbostratus clouds appear in a thick, dark layer. They often bring rain or snow. They are usually classified as low-level clouds because they tend to be thicker at the base. However, their tops can reach fur ther up into the tropo sphere. C umulonimbus clouds form heavy, dense towers, with very dark bottoms. These clouds are responsible for thunder storms.

T he next time you look at clouds, see if you can figure out what type they are!

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Government committed to helping Manitobans battle rising costs

Greg Nesbitt MLA, Riding Mountain

Inflation impacts us all, and our PC gov ernment is committed t o helping Manitobans combat rising costs with our new $87-million Family Affordability Package. This includes programs to help fam ilies with children, lowi ncome seniors, and Manitobans in need the most.

Families with a house hold net-income below $175,000 will soon be re ceiving a benefit cheque o f $250 with an addi tional $200 for each addi tional child. We estimate t hat 145,000 families with around 282,000 children will benefit from the approximate $63 million in benefits.

We understand that low-income seniors are also struggling with ris ing costs, which is why o ur government is com mitting $300 benefit c heques to all senior households with less than $40,000 in family net-income. This $16 million initiative will help around 52,500 sen ior households living on f ixed incomes.

Our government is also increasing basic needs rates for Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) starting in Octo ber, 2022. This means t hat EIA general assist ance clients will receive a n additional $50 a month while all EIA dis ability clients will receive a n additional $25 per household each month.

But our government’s initiatives don’t end there. As more Mani tobans turn to food b anks, we will be provid ing a temporary grant pr ogram through the Food Security Fund, which will help support community organiza tions with growing de mands.

O ur government has also made important tax

relief measures through Budget 2022, including expanding the child-care subsidy program for $10 per day daycare by 2023, phasing out education property taxes by intro ducing rebate cheques t hat averaged $500+ for households, intro ducing the new renters t ax credit and providing rebate cheques to vehicle owners through Mani toba Public Insurance.

A fter the NDP raised taxes, it was our gov ernment that lowered P ST from 8 percent to 7 percent in order to help reduce everyday costs for Manitobans.

Our PC government remains committed to making life affordable for Manitobans and we will continue to address these rising costs in our province.

Our government is in vesting over $16 million i n new funding to expand staffing and training in personal care homes (PCHs).

This investment will increase staffing within the personal care home sector province-wide and build on our gov ernment’s commitment t o implement all of the recommendations set out in the Stevenson Review.

The new funding will support the:

•recruitment and hir ing of more than 350 h ealth-care aides to in crease the amount of d aily direct care pro vided to residents;

• addition of 72 new positions for registered nurses and licensed prac tical nurses combined;

• establishment of med ical leads to provide l eadership and guidance to PCH medical services and infection prevention and control enhance ments; and

• investment of $1.5 million in tuition sup ports and direct care staff r ecruitment incentives to help build this workforce.

Our government is

committed to strength ening healthcare to bet ter support health out comes for Manitobans i n personal care homes.

The labour shortage is very real and is affect ing all employers across C anada and the United States.

I had the opportunity to travel to eastern Can ada and the United States for work this summer and the shortage of workers was prevalent in every place I visited.

Perhaps where the labour shortage affects all of us the most is in the health care sector where facilities and in turn communities are suffering with a reduced number of health care aides, nurses, doctors and paramedics.

Our government has committed record fund ing to health and is w orking hard to fill positions, however we are battling retirements and competition from health care employers in other provinces and in the private sector. We have increased seats in post-secondary insti tutions for health care co urses and continue to recruit for all positions. This summer our Health Minister made it easier for out-of-country health care workers to be hired in Manitoba.

Living in rural com munity I understand w hat it means to be short of doctors and nurses and have reduced emergency room hours. I want you to know that our govern ment is doing everything p ossible to fill positions as quickly as possible.

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 gregnesbit tmla@mymts.net.

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Riverdale Municipality resident Andries Potgiet er stocked his dugout full of trout fingerlings this spring. They grew over the summer, and now it was time to harvest them. He decided to turn it into a community event, with Rivers and Area Game and Fish helping to pro mote what is hoped to be come an annual youth fishing event.

On Sat. Sept. 24, twelve youth plus their families came to Andries’ property to fish. Bait was given out for free, and the first trout caught was free to keep. The 12 children caught 11 fish, with Aston Huston catching four fish. Some of the adults took part in the fishing and caught four fish, bringing

the total to 15 fish caught that morning. Aston also caught the largest fish, measuring just over 14 inches and 1.5 lbs. That fish won him a brand new fishing rod, a Quantum 6ft 6” rod/reel combo,

donated by the Potgieter family. Free lunch was served to those who stayed. By all accounts it was a fun-filled morning and Aston certainly has bragging rights, at least until next year’s event!

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Fishing event winner Aston Huston.

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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

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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! 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

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that a vote of the Rural Municipality of Oakview will be taken to elect:

One Reeve from the following duly nominated candidates:

FORTUNE, Brent HEAPY, Darcy CHRISTIE, Bob

Two Councillors at large for Ward 1 from the following duly nominated candidates:

DALGLEISH, John ANDREW, Marie HYNDMAN, H. Frank

Two Councillors at large for Ward 2 from the following duly nominated candidates:

EVANS, Lloyd HYNDMAN, Ken REYNOLDS, Gavin

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RM OF OAKVIEW VOTING PLACES

Voting places will be open for voting on Wednesday the 26th day of October, 2022 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the following locations:

Voting Station #1 (Rapid City Poll) –Valleyview Seniors Center (attached to Legion Hall) at 380 – 3rd Avenue in Rapid City (Townships 13 & 14 Range 19 and 20W, which includes the Town of Rapid City)

Voting Station #2 (Basswood Poll) –Basswood Community Hall at 125 McKinnon Street in Basswood (Township 15 Range 19 and 20W)

Voting Station #3 (Oak River Poll) – Meeting Room at the Oak River Rink at 7 Government Road in Oak River (Township 13 Range 21 & Range 22W; and Township 14 Range 22W)

Voting Station #4 (Cardale Poll) – Dora’s Coffee Shop at 28 Railway Avenue in Cardale (Township 14 Range 21W and Township 15 Range 21 and 22W)

IDENTIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE. A person may be required to produce one piece of government issued photo identification (for example – driver’s license or passport) or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity.

Advance Voting

For the purpose of accommodating persons who are qualified to vote, but who have reason to believe that they will be absent or otherwise unable to attend their proper voting place on election day, an advance voting opportunity will be located at:

R.M. of Oakview municipal office at 10 Cochrane Street Oak River, MB and R.M. of Oakview municipal office at 435 Third Ave Rapid City, MB and will be open on: Monday, October 17th, 2022 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 18th, 2022: 9:00 am and 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022: 9:00 am and 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Application to Vote by Sealed Envelope

A voter who is unable to go in person to the voting place or vote in advance, may apply in person, in writing, by fax or email to the senior election official at R.M. of Oakview office at 10 Cochrane Street Oak River, Box 179 Oak River, MB R0K 1T0; fax number (204) 566-2126; or email info@ rmofoakview.ca

If applying in person*, a voter may apply between September 28th, 2022 and October 23rd, 2022 during regular office hours.

*A voter applying in person may pick up a sealed envelope ballot package at the time of application

If applying by mail, fax or email**, a voter may apply between September 28th, 2022 and October 23rd, 2022.

**A voter applying by mail or fax will receive a sealed envelope ballot package by regular post, or by making alternative arrangements with the senior election official.

Marci Quane Senior Election Officer RM of Oakview (204)566-2146

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF OAKVIEW

Pursuant to subsection 367(2) of The Municipal Act (MA), notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs shown below in respect of the hereinafter described property are paid in full or an agreement under Section 369(1)(b) MA to pay the arrears and costs has been made prior to the commencement of the auction, the said property will be sold by public auction at following date, time and place:

Date and Time: November 9, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

Where: Rural Municipality of Oakview 10 Cochrane Street, Oak River, MB

Registered Owner: EARL ERRINGTON ST JOHN Roll # Civic Address 2020 Arrears Costs Total 277400 DESC NW $420.61 $3,695 $4,115.61 33-14-20 W

Legal Description: 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

• The tax arrears amount shown above includes penalties calculated to the day of the sale.

• Costs will continue to be incurred to the tax sale date and added to the amount required to redeem.

• The property may be sold at the auction for less than the amount of the tax arrears and if this is the case, the balance of the arrears and costs owing is deemed to be cancelled.

• Contact the number below for verification of costs. Any overpayment will be applied to payment of subsequent tax arrears. Payment must be made by cash, certified cheque, debit card (where available) or any other form of guaranteed payment.

• For any inquiries regarding the tax sale process or auction, contact TAXervice at 204-734-6381.

• IF THE PROPERTY IS SOLD, THE SALE IS FINAL AND ANY INTEREST YOU HAD IN THE PROPERTY BEFORE THE SALE WILL BE EXTINGUISHED.

• There will not be an opportunity to redeem this property from tax sale and a property transfer application will proceed immediately after the auction.

Dated: September 30, 2022 Marci Quane Chief Administrative Officer (204) 566-2146

This Notice is published for the purpose of effecting substitutional service thereof upon The Estate of Earl Errington St. John, as set out in the Notice pursuant to Order of the District Registrar dated July 25, 2022.

RM Of Oakview NOTICE OF ACCLAMATION

Two Councillors at large for Ward 3 AAROE, Bill GILL, Mark Committee members for LUD of Rapid City WOLOSKI, Orest CHRISTIE, Ian C. WEITMAN, Hugh E. Committee members for LUD of Oak River BURKE, Harmony BROWN, Jim

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NOTICE OF ELECTION Rolling River School Division Province of Manitoba

Notice is hereby given that a vote of electors of Rolling River School Division will be taken to elect School Trustees from the following duly nominated candidates:

WARD # NOMINATED CANDIDATES

GEOGRAPHIC AREA POLLS TRUSTEE

1Don GreenTowns of Forrest, Douglas and Rapid City including property in the RM’s of Cornwallis, Elton and Oakview

2Richard BrownTowns of Rivers, Oak River, and Cardale including property in the RM’s of Riverdale and Oakview

3Colleen CookTown of Minnedosa and area including the RM’s of Minto-Odanah, Oakview and Harrison-Park

4Crystal Erickson Kevin Tyschinski

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Towns of Erickson, Sandy Lake, and Onanole including property in the RM’s of Harrison-Park, Yellowhead and ClanwilliamErickson

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ACCLAIMED 1

1 ACCLAIMED and 1 APPOINTEE (to be determined)

Poll - 1 Newdale Municipal Office Poll - 2 Sandy Lake Drop in Centre Poll - 3 Legion Hall Erickson Poll - 4 Onanole Recreation Center Poll - 5 Horod Hall

Rolling River First NationAPPOINTEE (to be determined)1

VOTING PLACES

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Voting places will be open for voting on Wednesday the 26th day of October 2022 between 8:00am and 8:00pm. IDENTIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE. A person may be required to produce one piece of government issued photo identification (for example - driver’s license or passport) or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity.

ADVANCE POLL

For the purpose of accommodating persons who are qualified to vote, but who have reason to believe that they will be absent or otherwise unable to attend their proper voting place on election day, an advance voting opportunity, from 8:00am to 8:00pm, will be located at:

Ward 4 Sandy Lake Drop in Centre, 100 Main Street, Sandy Lake, MB October 8th, 2022

Ward 4 Harrison Park Municipal Office, 43 Gateway Street, Onanole, MB October 9th, 2022

Ward 4 Clanwilliam-Erickson Municipal Office, 45 Main Street, Erickson, MB October 19th, 2022

MOBILE VOTING

For the purpose of accommodating persons who are qualified to vote, but reside at a health care facility, a mobile voting station will be set up at the following health care facilities on election day.

1. Erickson Health Centre, 60 Queen Elizabeth Ave - 2pm to 3pm

2. Sandy Lake Personal Care Home, 106 1st St W - 10am to 11am

APPLICATION TO VOTE BY SEALED ENVELOPE

A voter who is unable to go in person to the voting place or vote in advance, may apply in person, in writing, or by fax to the senior election official at Rolling River School Division 36 Armitage Ave Minnedosa or fax 867-2037.

If applying in person*, a voter may apply between September 28th to October 23rd, 2022.

* A voter applying in person may pick up a sealed envelope ballot package at the time of application.

A voter applying by mail or fax will receive a sealed envelope ballot package by regular post, or by making alternative arrangements with the senior election official.

Jean Garbolinsky 204-868-0104

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12 RiveRs BanneR septemBeR 30, 2022 Arrangements are in care of Brockie Donovan Funeral and Cremation Services, (204)727-0694. Messages of condolence may be placed at www.brockiedonovan.com.

“Lena” (nee Mokelky) passed away peacefully at Hillcrest Place on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in the presence of family in person and in spirit.

Lena was born in Steelman, SK. on April 27, 1923, the second eldest child and the oldest daughter of 13 children born to Nicolas and Magdalena Mokelky who had immigrated separately from different parts of eastern Europe in search of better lives. Lena’s position in the family and in an impoverished farming community taught her the values of hard work and to be always mindful of the needs of others.

When she left home, it was to learn more about caring for others. She trained as a Licensed Practical Nurse at St. Boniface Sanitorium and completed her program in 1944. Her employment enabled her to send home money and dresses to help give some of her younger siblings the childhood she never had.

While working in McCreary, she met a young Manitoba Power Commission lineman, Bill Donald. They were married on September 22, 1953. In the fall of 1957, after several short-term moves they arrived in Rivers which they decided was the place they wanted to raise their family. When they arrived, they had a three-year-old, Lawrence, and Norma arrived early in the new year. Twenty months later they moved into their newly constructed home and “the twins”, Sandra and Orville arrived.

From the time of her marriage, Lena embarked on her new career, to be the best wife, mother, and homemaker she could be. Without the benefit of Google, she regularly scanned the pages of Good Housekeeping, Chatelaine, Ladies’ Home Journal and Redbook together with the newspapers in search of recipes and other tips that found their way into binders and into her family’s life. Her children didn’t realize how good they’d had it until they returned home in later years and learned from other sources that she was now entering numerous classes in the Rivers Summer Fair and was winning multiple first place ribbons and other prizes, and other former residents were traveling back to support community bake sales in the hope of scoring one (or more) of her pies.

As her family matured, Lena was quick to lend a hand in the community, starting with teaching Sunday School at Rivers United Church and later singing in the choir and serving as treasurer. She was an active member of the United Church Women, the Riverdale Hospital Auxiliary and later the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion. In addition, she supported other less structured causes and actively supported her husband as he pursued higher profile community service. She always enjoyed the opportunity to curl, golf and play cards with various groups of ladies when time permitted, and did yoga in the living room in front of the TV before it was cool to do so.

The demands of family life had prevented her from working outside the home in the early years of her marriage. Faced with an empty nest in the late 1970s she recertified as an L.P.N. in 1981 and enjoyed a renewed career from which she retired 14 years later at the age of 72. During this time, she established her own identity at Riverdale Hospital as a caring and compassionate nurse and was no longer “Bill’s wife” or “mother of Lawrence/Norma/Sandra/Orville”.

While her parents had severed all ties with their east European roots, she happily embraced the Scottish ancestry of her in-laws. She and Bill enjoyed several trips to Scotland and enjoyed the Canadian visits of some of the Scottish relatives. When Scotland wasn’t on the itinerary, they enjoyed several bus excursions and travel to Hawaii and Arizona, and up until Bill passed away in 2001, winters in Victoria. Visiting with, or entertaining children and grandchildren wherever they happened to be living, or at home in Rivers, was always special for her and the source of many memories for those she has left behind.

Lena gave up her home and life in Rivers in the spring of 2009 and made her home at Lions Manor in Brandon to be closer to the support of family. She enjoyed her life there and was an active participant until hearing impairment, dementia, and aphasia led to the need for her to receive the care and compassion she had always conferred upon others. In the fall of 2016, she made Hillcrest Place Personal Care Home her home. While she eventually accepted the reality that her pots and pans had been taken from her, she never totally accepted that she was now in need of care from others.

Lena was predeceased by her son Orville (1982) and her husband Bill (2001) and all but one of her siblings and three sisters-in-law. She leaves to cherish her memory: a son, Lawrence (Brenda) and two daughters, Norma Schock (Wayne) and Sandra George (Ian); six grandchildren, Erika, Sean, Alena, Kurtis (Kate), Ryan (Katie), and Kelly; three great grandchildren, Henry, Elliot, and Zoe; a brother, John; sisters-in-law Dorothy, Shirley and Dorothy; and numerous nephews and nieces.

The family would like to thank the staff at Hillcrest Place for their care and attention shown to our mother during her six and one-half years there. Her cremated remains will be interred at a private graveside service, Rev. Craig Miller of Knox United Church to preside, followed by a private celebration of her life. Those who wish are encouraged to make donations to the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba at 4B – 457 Ninth St. Brandon, MB. R7A 1K2, or to their charity of choice.