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The lucky winner of the vintage Arctic Cat Panther was Roy Wentzell of Rapid City in the annual snowmobile raffle SUBMITTED PHOTOS

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

Photo by Sheila Runions

By Dan Quenelle Rapid City Community Complex

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Complex held their Annual Visitors to the rink also had Banner Staff Vintage Snowmobile Poker the one of day was cans the Skating Party,foyerafternoon well.Beach Thisareas yearfor conmunity Complex board thewin schools. from the school into and as Chimo put away in the proper place on s r e p or t e d i opportunity n t he tion toto Derby. It was a cold, windy the many atco-ordinated the raffle thewhich by 34the afterthe Community Complex wouldthelike to thank the were Pupils entire was the attended church basement tributions from the community. shelving units.all They March 9 edition, the prizes of March 21, whereraffled the When all was saidCat and done, fantastic! We are very, very month-long promotion, which noon Interdisciday, but riders still came Grade out to 12 table or try their luck with the children.

They enjoyed off a 1979 Artic participants, volunteers waswhile weighed and sorted. scales atThe Riverdale pleased.” who made in a ceremonious plinary enjoy a ride through theStudies Rapidin Science 50/50class draw.culminated Congratulations winningfood prizes, playPantherthe5000. drawHarvest and everyone Elementary school staff memat Rivers Collegiate planned a presentation on March 20 to Although the project was a sen- noted a total of 434 pounds, “a City valley. The ride was a to all of the raffle prize win- ing games on the ice. was the lucky a donation to the derby, ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne en-a sell-out fabulousand amount,” says Heather. project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the little over 24miles this year ners, and the 50/50 winner, winner of the vintage sled making this event a success. tire high school was encouraged “We are so pleased they decided Crouch initiated a similar camDubbed the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane. to Wentzell help thoseofwe serve. A We lot look paignforward in her school.

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non-perishables. Although the campaign was fully organized by that class, the original idea came from a suggestion made by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis.

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

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

Zion Church (home of Riverdale Harvest). Rather, the teens carried bags, boxes and garbage

athletes had to pay with food for the canoe. Some students also canvassed Rivers, Oak River

certainly deserves some praise.

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

the canoe; 87 pounds of food was collected from the younger group on Thursday, March 22.

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fter dramatically transforming one industry after another, the online revolution has come for the retail sector. The number of Canadians shopping online has been rising, which has led to great handwringing about what this means for the retail sector. You can’t blame them, we’ve all seen the impact the internet had on buying things like air travel and movie rentals.

Retail e-commerce has been rising and in 2018, it accounted for $18 billion of sales, or 2.9 per cent of total retail sales in Canada. Interestingly, about one quarter of those sales took place in the holiday shopping season. Less than 10 years ago, in 2010, Stats Can figures showed that Canadians placed about 114 million online orders, totalling $15.3 billion. These trends aren’t expected to turn around; by 2021, Canadian retail e-commerce is expected to rise to $29 billion.

In the U.S., online shopping accounts for almost 10 per cent of all retail sales and is forecast to reach 20 per cent by 2025.

While these trends may be concerning to those in chain retail and commercial real estate, could it be a good thing for rural economies? I think it might.

Business owners in most rural communities recognize that they can’t be all things to all people. At some point, everyone will have to go to Brandon, or Dauphin, or Winnipeg to get some widget that they can’t buy locally.

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Kate Jackman-Atkinson Once they’re there, they’ll spend money on things they could have bought at home, since they’re there anyway.

But what if it didn’t have to be that way?

With online shopping, rural residents can buy almost all the stuff they can’t get locally and have it delivered to them. They save time and money and haven’t bought groceries, gas and meals out of town, “Since they were there anyway”. For me, online shopping has significantly cut down on the number of out of town trips I have to make. A certain amount of money will f low outside a rural community, that’s inescapable, but any opportunity to minimize it is a win.

Rural communities also have a lot to gain from the shift to online shopping, because it allows their businesses to reach shoppers far beyond their physical trading area.

Especially true for unique or niche businesses, being able to sell to those beyond your community can make a business not only viable, but successful. When you’re

Misguided leadership

t the time of this writing, the SNC-Lavalin scandal is looking a lot like a sinkhole for the Trudeau Liberal federal government.

As this column is being put together, two women cabinet ministers have resigned, namely, Jody Wilson-Reybould and Jane Phillpott. I mention they are women cabinet ministers, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made such a special mention of having a large number of women in his cabinet.

At the get-go, that was a mistake. Appointing them was not the mistake, but to point out that they were women was. As soon as a politician gets into quota politics, it is assumed that the quota is the qualification and not the skill-set the appointee may have.

Trudeau was willing to boast that he appointed women, so now that he is losing women cabinet ministers, he can wear equal amounts of shame upon their departure.

Trudeau has been called a feminist prime minster, but as soon as he lays claim to that status, he minimizes the stature of his appointees.

Electing, hiring or appointing needs to be based solely on ability, not on gender and that is something Trudeau has missed completely. He would have been far better off to say he appointed the best and the brightest and shut his mouth about whether X percentage were women.

I have no doubt that there is every likelihood that Trudeau’s cabinet was the best and brightest available, but to play the gender quota card was a

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selling online, being in a small rural community isn’t a disadvantage– as long as your customers can reach you virtually, it doesn’t matter where you’re located. For an ambitious small business owner in a rural community, the rise of online shopping is a huge opportunity and has created a whole segment of businesses that wouldn’t otherwise be able to exist. E-commerce has meant that entrepreneurs don’t have to choose between rural life and their business dreams.

As an added spin off, the move to online shopping has the potential to help ease real estate crunches in Canada’s hottest markets. In-person shopping requires stores to be near people, but online shopping distribution warehouses are typically located in areas not considered to be prime real estate. Many shopping mall owners recognize this and RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, which was previously the country’s largest real estate income trust (REIT), is in the process of tearing up some of its malls to redevelop the land into apartments.

If these trends hurt Canada’s commercial real estate barons, I’m not overly concerned. For rural communities, I think the upside potential is greater than the downside. I am excited to see what the growth of online shopping will mean for rural residents and entrepreneurs.

RIGHT IN THE CENTRE

Ken Waddell big mistake.

So, now the women who were touted as being both bright and women, have now shown that they are not only bright, but have integrity too.

Ministers Jody Wilson-Reybould and Jane Phillpott have resigned and for the same reasons. They won’t stand for bullying by a prime minister, be he male, a feminist, a Liberal or whatever. Don’t mess with bright people who have integrity. It might be said that Trudeau is proving that while he may be a Liberal, he is not necessarily very bright, nor does he appear to have integrity.

W hat Justin Trudeau fails to understand is that no matter if SNCLavalin might lose projects over this scandal, or that the specially crafted protection laws have been hidden in the books, some people will not stand for special treatment for bad behaving companies.

The other thing that Trudeau doesn’t understand is that if SNCLavalin goes broke, or goes away or, moves to England, the work will still get done and possibly even by Canadian companies that want to have less to do with graft, bribery,

corruption and prostitutes. They just might not be in Quebec and be big donors to the Trudeau family foundation.

Trudeau should not survive this scandal. It is not the first scandal, but it is one of the worst. It may not be the last, but the strong stand taken

by Jody Wilson-Reybould and Jane Phillpott puts us closer to the hope that scandals will be less frequent.

As of March 4, the spin doctors, both the voluntary ones and the hired ones, are out in full force saying that SNC-Lavalin could or should be given special treatment. Special treatment is not what’s needed, integrity and justice is what’s needed. Jody Wilson-Reybould and Jane Phillpott have provided the integrity, let’s see if the government has the courage to let the courts supply the justice.

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Mar. 9: Rivers Game & Fish Annual Fish Derby, 10 am -2 pm Mar. 11: RRFA Piano, Grade 7-10, Minnedosa United Church, 7 p.m.

Mar. 11: Rivers Legion Branch #75 general meeting, upper hall, 7 pm Mar. 12: RRFA Piano Beginner grades 1 & 2, 1 p.m. Grades 3 - 5 Mar. 13: Rivers Game & Fish meeting Mar. 13: RRFA school choirs, speech choirs 9:15 a.m. Minnedosa Community Conference Centre Mar. 13: RRFA speech arts, vocal solos 1 p.m. Vocal 15+ Adult speech arts, adult choir 7 p.m.

Mar. 15: RRFA Dance 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Mar. 26: Diabetes Clinic, Riverdale Health Centre, 8 a.m.

Mar. 27: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts lounge, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

Mar. 28: Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce Meeting Lee’s restaurant at noon Mar. 31: Rivers Skating Club Ice Show at RCC Apr. 23: Diabetes Clinic, Riverdale Health Centre, 8 a.m.

Apr. 24: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts lounge, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

May 22: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts

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Name: Josh Tait Birthday: June 2, 1996 Occupation: Paramedic First Job: Beekeeper Hobbies: Reffing hockey, playing sports, going to the gym, reading, biking.

In Rivers since: 2005 Where do you live? 4th Avenue Rivers Hometown: Rivers Where did you attend school? Rivers Elementary School/Rivers Collegiate Institute Favourite or Dream Vacation Spot: Hawaii Favourite Food: All Food Favourite Holiday: Christmas Favourite Music, Song or Artist: Florida Georgia Line Favourite Sports Team: Boston Bruins Favourite Animal: Dogs and cats Favourite TV show: Chicago Fire Favourite Actor/Actress: Seth Rogan When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up? Firefighter or Paramedic Comment: I couldn’t have been more fortunate to grow up in such a friendly and welcoming community!

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here is no one person that has inspired me, rather many. If you recognize your story, it is a shared story. It is no one person’s story that I share, but it is a shared story.

I have been contemplating courage and bravery. They are often used interchangeably. Brave is having courage, without fear. Courage is the quality of mind that enables one to meet danger without fear–fearlessness. It is the quality of mind that enables one to meet danger without fear that inspires me.

Wonderful examples surround me. I see it in the face of one who receives the dreaded diagnosis, any dreaded diagnosis, and calmly continues living with grace and dignity. As the body, and sometimes the mind, fade and retreat from life and living, the spirit continues, encouraging others, never grumbling or complaining.

I see it in the eyes of one who has made a significant and life changing decision. A difficult and challenging decision. It may be the end of a relationship, someone who has simply said enough is enough and no more. It may be the beginning of a relationship. Knowing that relationships can be, and often are, filled with joy and despair, a mingling and merging of customs, habits and idiosyncrasies that can be a minefield. And yet, willing to proceed rather than retreat.

I see it in the glance of a parent. Wondering about this life for which they are now responsible. This wee babe will grow, will enthral and confound. Their actions will challenge. And yet, there is profound courage in embarking on parenthood.

I see it in the stance of a farmer and their family. The season will do what it will. And yet, the satisfaction of following a dream, pursuing a call, are greater than the fears that assail. I see it in all who work at what they are called to do; demanding superiors, demeaning superiors and yet, doing what must be done to feed the family and provide the necessities of life for others.

Courage. It is found in the halls of hospitals and care homes. My friends know that once they enter the care home, there is but one way out. And yet, there is laughter, there is joy, there is caring. Some enter a facility by choice, some out of necessity. Not all continue to live and love after entering, those with courage do. Continuing to inspire me and others, continuing to mentor, to set an example for life.

Courage bounds in private and public life. The ‘Me Too’ movement has enabled individuals to speak their truth, to peel back the cloak of secrecy, expose the darkness in their lives. Tremendous courage. To break the silence, any silence, is not an easy task.

Courage propels the caregivers. Caring for a parent, a partner, a child or a friend requires the deepest of courage.

To witness the decline of a loved one, to helplessly care as the body or mind slips away, and to do so with grace and love is courage.

To each of you, thank you.

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Youth in Philanthropy

The Youth in Philanthropy (YiP) at Rivers Collegiate Institute is searching for applicants who play a role in organizations that require funding in the Rivers area.

Last year was our first year running this program and it was very successful. We had five applicants, all of which received grants. We are excited to announce the continuation of this program and hope to receive even more applicants this year!

Every year we receive a specific amount of money from the Rivers and Area Community Foundation, who receive these funds from the Thomas Sill Foundation in Winnipeg. We are looking forward to having the opportunity to distribute this money amongst the community.

If you are interested in applying for this grant, please visit Rivers Collegiate or our website rci.rrsd.mb.ca to pick up your application form. We look forward to receiving your applications!

On this day March 8

1887- Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes.

1945- International Women's Day is 1st observed.

1959-Groucho, Chico & Harpo Marx's final TV appearance together.

1971- Joe Frazier ends Muhammad Ali's 31-fight winning streak at Madison Square Garden, NYC; retains heavyweight boxing title by unanimous points decision over 15 rounds in "Fight of the Century".

1975- Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

2012- Toyota recalls 700,000 vehicles over safety concerns.

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2019 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS MONDAY, MARCH 11 Minnedosa United Church, 48 Main St. S. 7:00 p.m. Piano, Grades 7-10 TUESDAY, MARCH 12 Minnedosa United Church 9:00 a.m. Piano, Beginners, Grades 1 & 2 1:00 p.m. Piano, Grades 3-5 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 Minnedosa Community Conference Centre 63 Main St. N. 9:15 a.m. School Choirs and Speech Choirs FRIDAY, MARCH 15 Riverdale Community Centre, Hwy. 25, RIVERS 9:00 a.m. Dance 1:00 p.m. Dance

Programs on sale at Minnedosa Pharmacy, Rivers Home Hardware and at the door. Everyone is welcome to attend any and all sessions! $2/session or $5/season pass.

railers are very unsafe places to take shelter as not anchored to the ground. formed and stay safe. For more information 4 Rivers Banner March 11, 2019 blic Safety Canada http://www.publicsafety. /em/nh/to/index-eng.aspx or Environment http://www.ec.gc.ca.

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CTORY TIPS Sheila Runions Strathclair Drama Club

six years. She emigrated from England, where she obtained her masters in The first article about voice and opera from Strathclair Drama Club’s Royal Northern College 37th annual production of Music in Manchester. introduced you to the While living there, she EA principle characters. To- was involved with the colcolumn will tell you lege’s operas and she has ON day’s about the supporting cast: performed with Buxton hygienist Glinda (the good &witch), Festival Opera Chorus.

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This will be Carlea’s 21st musical in the last 26 years.

Connor was born and raised in Cardale, where he still lives today. Faithful patrons of the club may remember him being a Wizard in our production

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Fellow cast mates who were involved with that 2016 product ion can’t help but snicker when we think of him once again being our Wizard. Connor first joined us eight years ago; he has graced the Strathclair stage five t i mes s i nce t hen. He works at Villages United Early Learning Centre in Strathclair.

Born in Brandon, Stan moved to Rivers in 1980, when he was promptly enrolled in Grade 1; he still lives in Rivers. For nearly a decade, he has worked as a metal fabricator at Springland Mfg., a

business with workshops in both Riverdale Mun icipa l it y and R M of Oakview. Stan’s debut in Strathclair was back in 2001; 2019 will mark his 13th production.

Joanna is anot her drama club veteran. Born and raised in Newdale, she long ago moved to Brandon to be closer to her nursing career in that city. Yet, she continues to travel to her original stomping grounds to join the “family” she has in drama. Joanna has been in the last 19 of 26 productions and is thrilled to once again be a singing tree. (She was a singing

tree in Strathclair’s original presentation of The Wizard of Oz in 1997.)

Besides a few singing trees, there is a host of non-singing trees, some crows, winkies, teachers, a mayor, manicurists and more. In total, 49 people from Strathclair, Shoal L a ke, Carda le, R apid City, Minnedosa, Rivers, Brandon, Russell, Virden and Oak River are involved in the play. Tickets for the 2019 production will go on sale Saturday, March 23. Please watch this paper for our advertisement which will provide all the details.

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Back row(from left): coach Kim Bourdin, Clay Munz, Colby Burt, Kirk Bayes, Rynan Taylor, Winston Lepp, Liam Bromley, Coach Gerald Lepp. Middle row: Samuel Rives-Banos, Jaxten Woychyshyn, Jordan Woloski, coach Jamie Brown, Jesse Bourdin, Stella Roulette. Front row: Kayden Elliott, Colby Plewes.

Cardale Learn to Skate.

Back row (from left): Instructor Niahm McKenna, Elijah Carter, Wyatt Chuckrey, Jayce Peters, Raury Caldwell, Brighton Kingdon, Aiden Carter. Middle row: Annika Raupers, Rhyan Caldwell, Lincoln Baker, Grayson Moore, Isla Castle, Rhyleigh Raupers, Eva Common, Macy Nernberg, Janny Raupers and instructors assistant Calle Peters. Front row: Brody Higget, James Castle, Isla Commons, Maddy Chute, Octayvia Walker, Grace Raupers, Jessica Rimmer, Lennon Peters.

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Back row: On ice volunteers (from left to right) Becky Stewart, Abbey Jubinville, Madison Vandal and Aimee Creighton. Skater: Emma Pierce, Alex Kroeker, Delayla Ferland, Easton Smith, Logan Pierce, Norah Kroeker, Maddy Moar, Hadley Wood, Addison Schepp, Arianna Schepp, Sadie Anderson, London Saltesz, Brooklyn Saltesz, Annette Potgieter, Ronan Stewart, Ryan Brown, Piper Adam.

Junior Curlers.

Back row: Caleb Paddock, Andrew Hamm, Simon Krahn, Kody Dziver, Aiden Pompana, Jacques Thomson, Nina Van Veen. Front Row: Emerson Braun, Avery White, Rachelle Gerrard, Cole Zelmer, Jayden Stewart, Landen McDonald. Missing were Tarran Carew, Isabella Descelles-Wiens, Kalen White and Judah Paddock.

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Rivers Jets Novice team Lepp.

Back row: coaches Al Munz, Gerald Lepp and Craig Lelond. Middle row: Sawyer Lepp, Carter Lelond , Davian Ferland, Corbin Munz. Front Row: Easton Beernaerts, Parker Dougall, Nash Ironman, Bryce Hanska, Douglas Hanska. Not shown: Manager Amanda Lelond and Safety Andrea Munz

Rivers Jets Novice Team Ratz.

Back row: assistance coach Troy Basaraba and Trevor Peters, Head coach Kyle Ratz.

Middle row: Jace Woloski, Tarron Basaraba, Jillian Schoonbaert, Kinley Peters, Mason Robins, Corey Stevenson. Front row: Nova Bourdin, Hudson Boyd, Ben Anderson, Chase Airey, Leighton Ratz.

Rivers/Elton Rage.

Assistant Coach Josh Yaschyshyn, Manager Taryn Luhowy, Cameron Ramsay, Logan Bayes, Eldon Hanska, Derian Eashappie, Ryland Taylor, Nathan Krahn, Bryson Wanbdiska, Jarrod Brown, Brendan English ‘C’, Thomas Clark, Gavin Janz, Toon Verbruggen ‘A’, Wyatt Inglis, Jayden Bridgeman ‘A’, Thom Heijmans, Coach Bruce Helgeson.

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Rapid City Dragons 7 and under.

Coaches from left: Jolie Bootsman, Chelsey Horn and Rob Marshall. Back row: Emma Westwood, Leila Fulford, Raury Caldwell, Oliver Marshall, Dane Longworth. Front row: Easton Beernaerts, Rhyan Caldwell, Libby Miller, Jessica Robins, Breelee Bootsman, Quin Longworth, Emerson Beernaerts.

Congratulations to all who play out of Riverdale Community Centre!

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Than k you to a l l t he people who supplied pictures for t his feature.

SPECIAL THANKS to the advertisers on these pages!

Without their financial support, publication of this tribute would be impossible. We ask you to patronize these local companies because they are who keep our towns vibrant. Their tax dollars and tournament donations play a large role in the successful operation of our rinks. Please support them in the same way they support our ice arenas — spend some of your money at their shops.

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RapidCity Dragons 10 and under.

Coaches (from left): Ryan Marnock, Reese Kolesar and Bob Marshall. Middle Row: Ty Pollichuk, Rhett Robins, Lincoln Kolesar, Lane Lewandowski, Rylan Westwood, Carter Wark, Colby Marshall, Edwin Jager. Front row: Samuel Aviles, Lincoln Marshall, Ethan Turchinski, Brody Marnock, Haden Pollon, Brady Pollon, Madden King, and goalie Ashton Marshall.

Rising Stars: Aria Elliott, Bekah Smith, Hayden Saltesz (missing from picture Sydney Farquhar).

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Coaches: Greg Paddock and Steve Hamm. Back row: Hope Burtnick, Caleb Paddock, Simon Krahn, Noah Paddock, Judah Paddock, Ethan Spence, Kaenon Mitton. Front row: Bailey Salmon, Nathan Pollichuk, Bradley Geortzen, Bethan Reynolds, Adam Gabrielle, Andrew Hamm and goalie Quintin Kitson.

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Congratulations on past successes this season and GOOD LUCK in future competitions!

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Rivers Squirts Team Brown.

Back row: Dayna Mayor assistant coach, Brendan Brown head coach, Tanya Airey assistant coach/manager. Middle row: AJ Tycoles, Charlie Mayor, Andrew Pratt, Jada Ironman, Prairie Chiborak. Front row: Elizabeth Pratt, Ethan Pratt, Blake Airey, Colter Brown, Evan Klassen. Missing: Kayla Pratt Manager.

Rapid City Dragons 12 and under.

Coaches: Kelly Fulford and Dan Quenelle. Back row: Hunter King, Nathan Hrominchuk, Noah Fulford, Ethan King, Alex Longworth, Josh Hume. Front row: Sheldon Rempel, Ethan Fulford, Seth Hrominchuck, Keegan Rempel, Connor Quenelle and goalie Sheldon Rempel.

Tri-town Bobcats.

Coach (not pictured): Steve Marvin. Back row: Aidan Carter, Ethan Lepp, Landon Alvarenga, Davis McLachlan, Aaron Pevtzov, William Marvin, Seth Wareham. Front Rivers Jets Peewee.

Coaches: Gerald Espenell, Darcy Oakden, Gary Pomeroy Back row: Rainn row: Emmett Lepp, Oliver Marvin, Tylor Perrin. Missing: A. Abey, H. Sumner, L. H. Paddock, Preston Bylo, Jack Oakden, Will Janz, Nicolas Lade, Noah Lepp-Forest, Logan Creighton, Nathan Espenell. Front row: Gavin Pomeroy, Liam Fobes, Payton McNish, Faith Burtnick, Pierce Cords, Sawyer Mitchell.

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Rivers Squirts team Henderson.

Coaches: Troy Basaraba, Amy Peters, Lance Henderson, Kyle Ratz.

Back row: Ashton Huston, Brody Basaraba, Kayleigh Bromley, Jayce Peters, Bentley Quane. Front: Madden Ratz, Oliver Lepp-Forest, Kolby Henderson, Santiago Rivas-Banos, Maverick Peters.

StarSkate.

Back row: Coach Larissa Luptak, Mylie Vandal, Abbey Jubinville, Jaymee Moran, Jillian Hamm, Meadow Chiborak, Avery Brown, Cassie Moar, Hailey DavisHowarth, Madison Vandal and Assistant Aimee Creighton. Front row: Coach Shayanne Bear, Mia Lepp, Nia Stewart, Ashley Boyd, Rian Sucharyna, Emily Lepp-Forrest, Alexa Tousignant and Reece Lepp.

Congratulations teams on a great season!

Rivers Silver Jets.

Back row: Jillian Hamm, Abbey Jubinville, Madison Vandal, Hailey Davis-Howarth, Meadow Chiborak, Jaymee Moran. Front row: Emily Forrest-Lepp, Alexa Tousignant, Mia Lepp, Mylie Vandal, and Reece Lepp.

Yellowhead AAA Bantam Chiefs.

Back row: Kurt Rookes, Aiden Sotas, Kaden Rozdeba, Ty Joss, Davis Thopson, Cole Topham, Zane Dyck. Middle Row: Fox McColl, Layton Veitch, Aiden Murray, Tanner Mervyn, Ben Roulette, Ryan Taylor, Rylan Gage. Front row: goalie Gavin Renwick, goalie coach Kris Westblom, Dexter Whittle, head coach Craig Geekie, Conor Geekie, assistant coach Jeff Hume, Ben Saunderson and goalie Jase Wareham. Missing: assistant coach Jordan Mitchell, Manager Steve Saunderson and Manager Tracy Saunderson.

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Yellowhead Chiefs AAA Midget.

Back row: Reese Richmond, Colby Joseph, Tanner Dutcawich, Brandt Young, Sloan Stanick, Owen Wareham. Middle row: Slade Stanick, Colby Wotton, Cole Mentuck, Jake Poole, Zach Veitch, Briley Wood, Bray Rookes, Kaelen Quane. Front row: Nathan Falloon, Parker Johnson, Zane MacDonald, coach Mark Wotton, coach Chad Facey, Brody Wilson, Logan Wotton, Tresor Wotton Missing: Kerry Veitch Leanne Rookes.

March 7, 1029 A solemn and interesting service took place in the United Church on Friday evening, March 1, when Rev. John F. Bell, formerly of Brookdale, was formally inducted as the pastor of the Rivers charge, which includes the country appointment of Daly and Pettpiece.

The officiating ministers were Rev. E. W. Johnson, of Douglas, Chairman of the Presbytery; and Rev. E. G. Smith, of Kenton, Interim Moderator; while Rev. S. L. Nash, of St. James Church, Rivers, also had a part in the devotional ezercises. There was a good attendance of the congregation.

Rev. Mr. Smith, in the course of the service, gave the address on the duties of a minister; and Rev. Mr. Johnson then formally placed Mr. Bell in charge of the work here. Following the devotional service, a reception to Rev. Mr. Bell and Mrs. Bell was held in the parlours, when addresses of welcome were given by representatives of Daly, Pettapiece and Rivers.

March 9, 1939 The death of Percy Hays, which occurred at his home in Rivers on Saturday morning, March 4, removes another of the small circle of esteemed pioneers of this district. He was in his 80th year. The deceased had been in poor health for some months and in the end was not unexpected.

The late Mr. Hays was born in Yorkshire, England, on September 20, 1859 and came to Canada as a young

Rivers Jets Girls Peewee.

Front row: Sylke Heijmans, Sierra Inglis, Sierra Bourdin, Austyn Peters, Jordan Woloski, Karas Munz. Back row: Ashlynn Cripps, Jordyn Little, Kennedy Wood, Jorja Cornforth,Bethany Kolesar, Jordyn Veitch, Elle McLean, Calle Peters.

Coaches: Trevor Peters, Doug Cripps, Scott Peters, Ryan Veitch.

Looking Back

man in 1879. For a year Mr. Hays freighted between Winnipeg and Rapid City using oxen. In 1880 he located in the Roseville District, were he took up farming and where he remained for nearly half a century, a few years ago he retired and moved into Rivers.

March 10, 1949 Money and firearms disappeared from two premises in the district over the weekend, in two robberies according to the RCMP. Places reportedly broken into were the Rex theatre and the farm home of Claude Westwood, west of town.

Entry into the theatre had been made by breaking a pane of glass over the latch in one of the front doors.

About $35 in small change was taken. The break-in was discovered on Sunday morning by G. Mitchell, caretaker.

Entry into the Westwood house was discovered by the owner late Saturday night.

Reportedly stolen were two revolvers, a shotgun, three tins of soup, a can opener and $1 in coppers. A half loaf of bread discarded by the visitors was found on the road allowance nearby.

Police believe that the two offences were committed by different persons.

March 5, 1959 A crowd of 350 persons attended the annual Ice Carnival, in Rivers Arena, Friday evening.

Highlight of the evening was a game played between the Kiwanis Kripples and

the Peewee hockey club. The younger players fought their way to a hard fought victory, with a score of 3-2.

Costume prize winners were: six years and under, Fancy: Diane Booley, Brenda Wareham and June Hyndman. Comic: Jackie Gilchrist, Dennis Walker and Cathy Borody. Ten and under Girls Fancy: Wendy Stalker, Janice Spearin and E. Carnahan. Couples: Ruth Sitko and Pat Manchulenko, Barbara Taylor and Eleanor Clubb and third Sandra Injates and Caroline Wareham.

Ten and under boys, Fancy: Dennis Paddock, Bob Decker and third Dwight Decker.

Fourteen and under girls Fancy: Linda Perkins, Diane Bellamy, D. Montague and Sue Barker.

Couples: Sharon White and Diane Kerry, first; Mary Airey and Geraldine Chartier, second;and Lynne Harvey and Valerie Elliot, third.

March 13, 1969 Some 18 student in Grades 4 to 12 from Rivers elementary and collegiate, took part in the first science fair for student in south-western Manitoba, which was held Friday and Saturday in the Brandon University gymnasium. There were a total of 350 exhibits.

Donna Booley, Grade 10 student at RCI, topped the Grade 10 through 12 general science class of ten entries with her exhibit “biology of cellular differentiation” and will now compete in the prvincial finals to be held April 8, 9 and 10 in Winnipeg.

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The Royals hockey team, CFB Rivers, defeated Modern Dairies in the semi finals in Brandon Commercial League after returning from winning the Zone 3 championship at CFB Moose Jaw. (March 13, 1969)

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Statistics Canada is currently conducting the Canadian Housing Survey (in partnership with Canada Mortgage and Housing

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Patricia Hanbidge School of Horticulture Another year, and yes another St. Paddy’s and all that goes along with that! March 17 marks a special day for those of us who are Irish….and those that would like to be! All joking aside, this day is celebrated by people from all backgrounds in many parts of the world.

St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration of all that is green and people help to make the day special by wearing something green.

This day simply bursts with folklore surrounding leprechauns, good luck and of course the shamrock. The Celts called the shamrock “seamrog” or “little clover” and considered it a sacred plant symbolizing the rebirth of spring. Now I think that for any of us who garden on the prairie, the shamrock is very special

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to us as it does signal the ebbing winter and the quickly approaching spring.

Identifying what plant is the original Irish shamrock has always been a bit of a puzzle. Many of the Irish still living in Ireland would say it is a four-leaved clover while others consider that is must be a three-leaved clover. No one can agree which plant was picked by St. Patrick; however there are a number of possibilities of plants that are native to Europe and are now naturalized to North America. It could be the European wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) which is often considered the true shamrock or perhaps a type of white clover (Trifolium repens), the hop clover (Trifolium procumbens) or even the familiar black medic (Medicago lupulina).

During the month of March we see a number of shamrock looking plants

gracing the shelves in our favourite garden centres and tempting us to purchase them for good luck. They are usually oxalis which is native to Mexico in the higher elevation areas and southern Africa and South America. They grow from tiny bulbs and generally have three or four-lobed leaves. In the landscape, some of the oxalis can become a problem ground cover.

Oxalis prefers to be in high light areas.

The leaves will close at night and open in good light or sunshine. There are oxalis that will have leaves of red, green or purple with blooms of white, yellow, pink or red. Many of the oxalis we grow would go dormant in the summer if they were growing in their place of origin. If your oxalis is placed in an area that gets too hot it will also go dormant until the temperature drops to an acceptable level.

If you forget to water them they might also go dormant but if you again begin to water, new sprouts will appear. If you find that your plant is not blooming it may need a rest, so just cut back on the watering and fertilization and let it rest for a couple of months. They are almost impossible to kill but they are susceptible to root rot so be careful not to over water them.

This time of year look for the following oxalis: O. regnelli (Lucky Plant) has three or four lobed, triangular shaped leaves. Irish mist is the variegated version O. triangularis or purple shamrock is a beautiful plant with deep purple leaves and light purplish f lowers. O. deppei (Iron Cross) also has the three lobed leaves but the center of the green leaf is a deep purple. It has white f lowers.

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