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THIS WEEK

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 Sheila Runions Banner Staff

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cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for con- put away in the proper place on s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools.

Pupils co-ordinated the entire the church basement the after- tributions from the community. the shelving units. They were March 9 edition, the Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which noon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, fantastic! We are very, very plinary Studies in Science class culminated in a ceremonious food was weighed and sorted. the scales at Riverdale Harvest pleased.”

PHOTO BY DONNA FALKEVITCH noted a total of 434 pounds, “a Elementary school staff memon March 20 tofive Although the competing project was a senat Rivers planned The cattle show and Collegiate horse show at athepresentation Harding Fair covered rings all at once. project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the en- fabulous amount,” says Heather. ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne 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.

Because the snow had melted to participate. The collegiate to help those we serve. A lot paign in her school. That threestudents secured a canoe from tives,sowhich pancakes, classes, judged

by Terry Grainger of Brandon and the of times kids don’t by getKen enough week effort simply encouraged much, fed the canoe could sausage, not hosted manship a poor boy floor hockey Rolling River School Division

By Donna Falkevitch credit but this groupHeavy of students students to leave product be portaged acrosstea the and streetjuice to tournament in which to play, started with an intent to f ill it with back bacon, coffee, to Fehr of Glenboro, around Horse Competition judged in Rivers Banner canoe; 87 Five poundsrings of food Zion Church (home ofcrowd.

River- The athletes9had to pay withsolid food for certainly deserves praise. the non-perishables. Although the a steady, appreciative a.m. with representation in some

by Delvin Szmutka. dale Harvest). Rather, the teens the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger was fully The weathercampaign was perfect July organized 20, Harding Community Club served most classes.

The Junior cattle show competing, announcing, entering by that class, the original idea carried bags, boxes and garbage canvassed Rivers, Oak River help check expiry dates, sort and group on Thursday, March 22. for the fifth stop onfrom the alocal milk made up a delicious cold plate lunch and judged by Brent Stewart of Russell and departing all at one location at came suggestion run at the 114thbyHarding State Fair. supper to the crowd later in the day. got underway shortly after with some the same time is an amazing testaharvest volunteer Liliane This is a fair like no other that binds A food truck was also on site for those very eager and young competitors ment to the organizational skills of Dupuis.

“I heardin the idea at a meetthe generations together this closewanting a burger. showing off their stock. By mid mor- the volunteers and a real treat to ing in Brandon.

St. Augustine knit community.

The day started The purebred cattle show, judged ning there were five show rings all the many spectators in attendance.

School had tried Fill a Canoe out with breakfast served by local by Jim Hallberg of Weyburn and competing at once with the addition in conjunction with the 10-day community business representathe Light Horse halter and showof the Miniature Horse show judged Continued on page 3 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 sugThe canoe at Rivers gestion to Riverdale Harvest, Elementary School was which supported the idea and adequately filled.

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estman residents can be forgiven for forgetting that a provincial by-election just took place.

While usually dull affairs, that wasn’t the case this time and the outcome could have an interesting impact on the province’s political future. When the polls closed in the St. Boniface riding on July 17, the results were surprising.

The seat had been held by New Democratic Party (NDP) MLA and former premier Greg Selinger since 1999. The NDP, the province’s Official Opposition, considered it a safe seat. Voters had other ideas; instead of returning the NDP to the Leg via candidate Blandine Tona, new Liberal leader Dougald Lamont won the seat with 2,636 votes, or 42 per cent of the ballots cast. The NDP was a distant second, with 1,782 votes or 28.44 per cent. The governing Progressive Conservatives (PC) finished fourth, behind the Green Party, with 826 votes.

The by-election attracted almost 47 per cent of eligible voters, which is a decent turnout when you consider that in the 2017 Point Douglas by-election, only 31 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots and in the 2016 general election, only 63 per cent of St. Boniface voters and 57 per cent of all Manitobans cast ballots.

This by-election result certainly makes things interesting. With Lamont’s win, the Manitoba Liberals now have four seats and official party status for the first

MY PERSPECTIVE

Kate Jackman-Atkinson time in 23 years. This opens the door to more funding for the party and allows Lamont, who was chosen as the party’s leader last October, to ask questions of PC premier Brian Pallister and his ministers during question period.

There’s a long way to go for the Liberals to recreate their 1988 peak of 20 seats and Official Opposition status, under leader Sharon Carstairs, but conditions could be ripe come the next general election in 2020.

The party’s 1988 victory was thanks to the support of centre-left voters who were unhappy with the unpopular NDP government under Howard Pawley.

It’s more of the same 30 years later. After being relegated to Official Opposition in the 2016 election, the NDP still can’t seem to find their footing, despite electing a new leader last September. The NDP now has only 12 MLAs, their lowest number since 1988, and a lot of baggage from almost 20 years in power.

While the NDP are likely to be on the losing end of any gains made by the Liberals, the Conservatives aren’t entirely out of the woods. There won’t be any short term implications; the PCs still holds a majority and can pass bills without the support of other parties. However, they won the last election on a wave of discontented voters who wanted a change from the NDP, who had been in power since 1999. A series of moves aimed at trimming the budget have upset many voters. With a third option, the PCs need to, at a minimum, do a better job of explaining why the cuts are needed and what impact they will really have on front line services, which is top of mind for many voters.

Sitting in the ideological middle, the Liberals have the potential to pick up centrist voters from both sides of the political spectrum and could be a wild card come 2020. I don’t like a two party system, there’s too much incentive to govern for the fringes, not the majority.

There’s too much antagonism and us-versus-them.

Having three viable parties means that if they want to win, all parties must pay attention to the majority and that’s a good thing for the majority of our province’s residents. Keeping our politicians on their toes is never a bad thing.

I don’t think people really care

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estman residents can be forgiven for forgetting that a provincial by-election just took place. While usually dull affairs, that wasn’t the case this time and the outcome could have an interesting impact on the province’s political future. When the polls closed in the St. Boniface riding on July 17, the results were surprising.

The seat had been held by New Democratic Party (NDP) MLA and former premier Greg Selinger since 1999. The NDP, the province’s Official Opposition, considered it a safe seat.

Voters had other ideas; instead of returning the NDP to the Leg via candidate Blandine Tona, new Liberal leader Dougald Lamont won the seat with 2,636 votes, or 42 per cent of the ballots cast. The NDP was a distant second, with 1,782 votes or 28.44 per cent. The governing Progressive Conservatives (PC) finished fourth, behind the Green Party, with 826 votes.

The by-election attracted almost 47 per cent of eligible voters, which is a decent turnout when you consider that in the 2017 Point Douglas by-election, only 31 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots and in the 2016 general election, only 63 per cent of St. Boniface voters and 57 per cent of all Manitobans cast ballots.

This by-election result certainly makes things interesting. With Lamont’s win, the Manitoba Liberals now have four seats and official party status for the first time in 23 years. This opens the door to more funding for the party and allows Lamont, who was chosen as the party’s

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leader last October, to ask questions of PC premier Brian Pallister and his ministers during question period.

There’s a long way to go for the Liberals to recreate their 1988 peak of 20 seats and Official Opposition status, under leader Sharon Carstairs, but conditions could be ripe come the next general election in 2020. The party’s 1988 victory was thanks to the support of centre-left voters who were unhappy with the unpopular NDP government under Howard Pawley.

It’s more of the same 30 years later.

After being relegated to Off icial Opposition in the 2016 election, the NDP still can’t seem to find their footing, despite electing a new leader last September. The NDP now has only 12 MLAs, their lowest number since 1988, and a lot of baggage from almost 20 years in power.

While the NDP are likely to be on the losing end of any gains made by the Liberals, the Conservatives aren’t entirely out of the woods. There won’t be any short term implications; the PCs still holds a majority and can pass bills without the support of other parties.

However, they won the last election

on a wave of discontented voters who wanted a change from the NDP, who had been in power since 1999. A series of moves aimed at trimming the budget have upset many voters. With a third option, the PCs need to, at a minimum, do a better job of explaining why the cuts are needed and what impact they will really have on front line services, which is top of mind for many voters.

Sitting in the ideological middle, the Liberals have the potential to pick up centrist voters from both sides of the political spectrum and could be a wild card come 2020. I don’t like a two party system, there’s too much incentive to govern for the fringes, not the majority.

There’s too much antagonism and usversus-them. Having three viable parties means that if they want to win, all parties must pay attention to the majority and that’s a good thing for the majority of our province’s residents. Keeping our politicians on their toes is never a bad thing. Disclaimer: The writer serves as a volunteer president of the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association. The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the MCNA board or Banner & Press staff.

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July 27: Cinema Under the Stars, Rapid City Museum grounds, dusk July 30-Aug. 3: Derek Laxdal hockey camp, Riverdale Community Centre, Rivers, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

August 17: Cinema Under the Stars, Rapid City Museum grounds, dusk August 20-24: Daily Vacation Bible Camp @ Rivers United Church Sept. 4: Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary meeting, upper hall, 7 p.m.

Sept. 8 and 9: Drag racing, Baseline Dragway, Rivers Sept. 11: Rivers Legion meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 20: Rivers 50 Plus Club meeting/ games, Civic Centre, 2 p.m.

Sept. 25: Chamber of Commerce meeting, Lee’s Restaurant, Rivers, 12-1 p.m.

Sept. 29 - 30: Manitoba Provincial Plowing Match, Ryalls Farm Sept. 26: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 1: Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary meeting, upper hall, 7 p.m.

Oct. 18: Rivers 50 Plus Club meeting/ games, Civic Centre, 2 p.m.

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

Oct. 31: Chamber of Commerce meeting, Lee’s Restaurant, Rivers, 12-1 p.m.

Nov. 5: Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary meeting, upper hall, 7 p.m.

Nov. 15: Rivers 50 Plus Club meeting/ games, Civic Centre, 2 p.m.

Nov. 27: Chamber of Commerce meet-

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Everyday encounter Harding, a community in bloom

PHOTOS BY DONNA FALKEVITCH

Harding Fair Directors, Cindy Rutledge and Marianne White were happy to show off the many examples of junior and senior baking and wonderful floral arrangements in the display hall. The Harding Fair enjoyed good attendance and organizers are already looking forward to next year’s show.

Name: Ron Chiborak Birthday: Nov 28 1972 Occupation: Kelleher Ford Sales First Job: Dufferin Pool and Billiards Hobbies: Golf, Playing Pool, Poker, watching my kids play sports In Rivers since: Rivers 2007 Where do you live? 4th Ave Hometown: Winnipeg Where did you attend school? Vincent Massey collegiate Winnipeg Favourite or Dream Vacation Spot: Anywhere Hot and sandy beaches and cold cold beer Favourite Food: Pizza and pasta Favourite Holiday: Thanksgiving Favourite Music, Song or Artist: Country Music Favourite Sports Team: Detroit Red Wings Favourite Animal: Dog Favourite TV show: American pickers Favourite Actor/Actress: John Malkovich, Scarlett Johansson When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up? Pro Sports athlete Comment: Have very much enjoyed our time in Rivers. My wife is Season, we have a 9 year old daughter Meadow and a 5 year old daughter Prairie. They are very involved in all sports and activities the town has to offer and for that we have met a lot of great people and look forward to meeting more.

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Continued from page 1 In the display hall we found a room full of beautiful floral displays and junior and senior baking organized by directors Cindy Rutledge and Marianne Whyte.

School art projects and a quilt show rounded out the remainder of the domestic classes.

Results of the many, many fair classes were unavailable at deadline time but are being posted with photos as quickly as possible on the Harding Fair Facebook page. We hope to have a complete list of champions for next week.

Mark your calendar for the third Friday in July so you don’t miss the 2019 edition of Harding Fair, affectionately dubbed “the best little fair around”.

Where am I? On This Day-July 27 1586 - Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to England from Virginia.

1866 - Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long).

1921 - Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolate insulin at the University of Toronto.

1949 - 1st jet-propelled airline (De Havilland Comet) flies.

1987 - First expedited salvaging of Titanic wreck begins

by RMS Titanic, Inc. 2002 - Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 85, injuring more than 100, largest air show disaster in history.

2003 - 90th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified).

Legion Ladies Auxiliary

By Lisa Smith Rivers Legion Publicity

The regular monthly meeting of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary was held June 4, 2018 in the Rivers Legion upper hall and 17 members attended. Minutes and reports were read and adopted. There were no new applications for membership this month. The canteen will be painted.

There were no requests for donations this month. The veteran's banquet was held June 9,2018.

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Are you tired of having the dirtiest car in the parking lot? If you are come on down to the MYJC Car Wash on Wednesday, August 2 from 1-3 behind the town office.

Do you need your grass cut, a babysitter, or even your house cleaned? Give the MYJC a call. We have enthusiastic students looking for work and would be more than happy to assist you with any casual jobs you may have. If you have any questions or want to place a job order give the MYJC a call at 204-303-0157, or stop by the town office.

Rivers Legion golf tournament Rivers Royal Canadian Legion hosted their annual four man best ball golf tournament on June 23. First place was the team of Gerry Grant, Brian Donald, Brent Montague and Graham Carmen with a score of 65. Second place, with a score of 68 was the team of, Carsen Smith, Bryan Smith, Tara Smith and Kelsey Anderson. Mens longest drive was won by Vaughn Wilson and the winner of the ladies was Kelly Simpson. Closest to the pin went to Brent Montague at 10’ 6” and the ladies to Kelly Simpson at 27’. The Legion Ladies Auxiliary prepared a wonderful supper for all of the golfers and their guests.

Prizes were donated by local merchants and Legion sup- 879-3rd Avenue, Rivers porters. It was beautiful day Sunday school/morning enjoyed by all. service at 10:30 a.m.

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Junior youth (Gr. 5-9), 204-328-7854 for details.

Senior youth (Gr. 10-12), 204-328-7016 for details.

Pastor Wil Warkentin, phone 204-573-3362

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4-H FAT STOCK SHOW AND SALE THANK-YOU

The members, leaders and families from the Rapid City, Neepawa and Erickson 4-H Beef Clubs wish to extend their sincere thanks to all the buyers and bidders for their outstanding support of the 2018 4-H Beef Inter Club Sale held in Neepawa on Wednesday July 4th.

BUYERS 4-H MEMBERS Horner Cattle Co./Rawluk Livestock Wyatt Inglis Neepawa Vet Clinic & Coyote Ridge Construction Madisyn Robertson Minnedosa Insurance Brooklyn Hedley Master Feeds Thijs Van de Langemheen Cando Rail Services Ltd. - Brandon Anja Van de Langemheen Horner Cattle Co. Sierra Inglis DAM Livestock Services Justin McKee T. I. C. - Neepawa Blake Rosling Kulbacki Ag. Rebecca-Lynn Pedersen Enns Bros.

Broddi Bjarnarson Harris Pharmacy - Neepawa Jason Schultz Nu Era Seeds Eric Schultz Farmery Estate Brewery Carson Baker Gladstone Vet Clinic Madison Teichroeb Anderson Sand & Gravel - Gladstone Dean Rosling Enns Bros.

Regan Teichroeb MNP - Neepawa Josie Pedersen Mazer Group - Neepawa Sveinna Bjarnarson Total Farm Supply - Brandon Lauren Rosling Neepawa Gladstone Coop Cora Baker

Grand Champion Steer Wyatt Inglis - Rapid City

BUYERS Gill & Schmall Agencies - Neepawa Mazer Group - Neepawa Saler’s Backhoe -Minnedosa & KRL Farms - Clanwilliam Ken Beatty Construction & Ken Beatty Farms - Erickson Penno Manufacturing & McKay Charolias Gladstone Auction Mart & Jarvis Meats - Gladstone Cando Rail Services Ltd. - Brandon Mazer Group - Neepawa Ag West Brydges & Taylor Vet Hospital - Neepawa Rocky Mountain Equip. - Neepawa Farmery Estate Brewery Minnedosa Insurance Heritage Coop Kirk’s Service -Minnedosa & Jonco Farms - Minnedosa Rocky Mountain Equip. - Neepawa

4-H MEMBERS Cora Baker (Progeny) Rachel Chemerika Eden Pearson Hanna Popp Rylee Paterson Amy Pugh Emily Pearson Shayla Woychyshyn Easton Paterson Keira Archbutt Travis Woychyshyn Leah Gunnarson Eden Pearson (Progeny) Rachel Chemerika (Progeny) Rylee Paterson (Progeny) Hanna Popp (Progeny)

Reserve Grand Champion Steer Madisyn Robertson - Neepawa

Special Thank-You to Supporters of the Neepawa 4-H Fat Stock Association Scholarship Cow Paddy Bingo Buyers 2018 Neepawa Vet Clinic • Master Feeds • Cando Rail Services • Donna Pinkert • KYR Farms • Rosling Farms • 8A Ranch • JAG/Rosling Farms Total Farm Supply • Brian Horner Trucking • Erickson 4-H Beef Club • Knobby Oak Farms • Mowat Livestock • Neepawa & Area 4-H Beef Club Rapid City 4-H Beef Club • Pedersen Farms GOLD SPONSORS Munro Farm Supplies Ltd. (Neepawa) • Beautiful Plains Credit Union (Neepawa) • Richardson Pioneer Company (Minnedosa) • RM of Rosedale Neepawa-Gladstone Cooperative Ltd. • Royal Canadian Legion Ladies – Neepawa Branch •The Neepawa Banner & Press and Rivers Banner Hi-Pro Feeds (Carman) • New Rosedale Feedmill SILVER SPONSORS Neepawa Vet. Clinic • Dallas and Lynn Johnston •Langford Recreation • Royal Bank Canada • Rainkie’s Sewage Greenbush Angus • HardRock Land and Cattle Ltd. SHOW CLASS SPONSORS Beautiful Plains Agriculture Society – FARMING FOR TOMORROW • Brydges and Taylor Veterinary Hospital Ltd. • Little Valley Livestock (Rapid City) McManus Simmentals (Minnedosa) • Archie McNair Memorial • Lois Thompson-Hudon Memorial – FCC Neepawa • BMO Bank of Montreal (Neepawa) Petro-Canada Farm Center – MAR-DEE Ent. (Neepawa) • Brookmore Angus (Brookdale) • D & G Enterprises (Franklin) • Frankie Parayeski Memorial Chicken Corral Restaurant (Neepawa) • CIBC (Neepawa) • Gladstone Veterinary Clinic (1997) • JAS Red Angus (Doug and Jason McLaren, Neepawa) JMB Charolias (Brookdale) • Clare Larson Memorial (Erickson 4-H Club) • Heartland Livestock Service (Brandon) • Patterson Mobile Veterinary Services (Gladstone) Redferns (Minnedosa) • Penno’s Machining and Manufacturing ASSIST WITH SALE OF STEERS Jarvis Meats (Gladstone) • Oak Ridge Meats (McCreary) • Sandy Lake Locker Plant Gladstone Auction Mart • Heartland Livestock Services (Brandon) • Elk Ranch Transport (Birnie) Show Judge: Amy Bonchuk • Announcer: Greg Woychyshyn • Recording Clerk: Diana van de Langemheen Stall Competition Judge: Bob Durston • Photographer: Sharla George • Show Ring People: Dylan Oshanyk and Sydney de Koning Show Marshals: Alan & Drew Horner and Jake Rawluk • Canteen: Marsha Forgue Winner of the 4-H Cash Draw: $300 winner Cliff Penno, Rivers • $200 winner Irene Kopeechuk, Erickson Free Trucking of Steers - Elk Ranch Transport

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Champion Beginning Beef Calf Zane Finlay - Rapid City

Champion Angus Yearling Heifer Thijs Van de Langemheen - Rapid City

Champion Short Horn Yearling Heifer Brooklyn Hedley - Rapid City

Champion Crossbred or Other Breed Yearling Heifer Madisyn Robertson - Neepawa

Champion Simmental Yearling Heifer, Best Homegrown Heifer, Grand Champion Yearling Heifer & Reserve Supreme Female Jason Schultz - Neepawa

Progeny Yearling Heifer & Reserve Grand Champion Yearling Heifer Brooklyn Hedley - Rapid City

Champion Two Year Old with Calf at Foot & Supreme Female Cora Baker - Neepawa

Steer Weight Class 975-1187 lbs Keira Archbutt - Erickson

Steer Weight Class 1250-1280 lbs Anja van de Langemheen - Rapid City

Steer Weight Class 1292-1360 lbs Rebecca-Lynne Pedersen - Neepawa

Steer Weight Class 1370-1411 lbs Madisyn Robertson - Neepawa

Steer Weight Class 1425-1542 lbs Wyatt Inglis - Rapid City

Progeny Steer Rachel Chemerika - Erickson

Keystone Simmental Association Award - Highest Gaining Simmental Influenced Steer Carson Baker - Neepawa

Best Homegrown Steer Blake Rosling - Neepawa

Team Grooming - Thijs Van de Langemheen, Rebecca-Lynne Pedersen, Eric Schultz & Easton Paterson

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The day was cool. I had the paint at home, and the brushes and the rollers and the tray and the painters tape. I had already swept the floors and wiped down the walls. No valid reason not to start.

And so I did.

The walls have been panelled, the kind with all the depressed and depressing lines. Thankfully the fuzzy roller brush was able to competently penetrate the grooves. A reason to not complain. I had heeded expert advice and was using an oil base primer, a stain blocker. It stinks. The doors were partially open and a wonderful breeze wafted through regularly. Another reason to not complain. I was edging white paint to a white ceiling, well, a dirty white ceiling, and there were very few telltale marks where I edged too close. No complaints

here either.

All told, the project wonderfully well. The garage has seem better days, the back wall at one point had been nudged several inches off base. Thankfully my handy person sledged it back, one inch at a time. The concrete has heaved. Not my fault, close to the tracks and no re bar to tie it together. That project scares me! The new door, replacing the one I backed into is pretty. It needed better surroundings, and so I was prompted to paint.

In just a few hours the place looked much better, and that is just with the undercoat.

Imagine what she will look like with her party dress! I debated with myself whether I needed to paint the west wall, the one with the garage door and the cables and the opener and the people door and all the mounts. I don’t see that wall when I walk into the garage. I

don’t see that wall when I go to the car. But it is there. I see it when I leave the place.

And it needed paint as well. That little wall took as long to paint as the open long wall did. And truthfully I did not paint the area above the garage door. Don’t look.

I had walked the dogs, I had undercoated the garage, I had run errands. It was a very good day. Even swabbed the floors and tidied the counters. I wanted more. The air was cool and pleasant, my chores were all well done, and so I wheeled the bike out of the back garage and headed out. Folks are used to seeing me walking, with my dogs, not biking. We had new points of conversation.

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Specializing in residential, commercial, farm building.

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Jack Cram, Lawyer Phone 204-727-8491 or 204-328-7540 (Thursdays, 2-5 p.m.) for appointments.

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RIVERS

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted Looking for a housekeeper, 12 hours per week, $16/hour.

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FOODS Meat Cutters/Production Personnel Our people, perseverance, integrity, and exceptional partnerships have led HyLife to becoming Canada’s leading pork producer and global exporter of high quality pork products. The growing demand for our pork in Japan and China means we need exceptional people to help deliver our company vision. We have expanded our Neepawa facility to increase our overall production by 15% and in turn created new jobs throughout the company.

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 slaughter production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between! With our wide variety of jobs, excellent people, and our drive for innovation you will certainly find a job that suits you!

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 processing of meat for shipping to customers or storage • Sanitation People who will succeed as members of our team will: • Enjoy working in a fast paced, stable long term work environment • Appreciate working in a culturally diverse workplace. We employ people from all over the world!

• Treat people with dignity and respect • Open to working in colder/warmer environments • Physically Fit • Experience as an industrial butcher or trimmer is an asset

Current starting wage is $14.50/hour plus $1.00 per hour perfect attendance incentive!

Wage scale extends to $21.55/hour We believe that our success is founded on the strength of our team.

As such, we place a great deal of emphasis on attracting, developing and retaining good people, and consider every one of our employees to be a highly-valued member of the HyLife family. To that end, we are committed to providing a working environment that not only fosters personal growth, but also recognizes our employees’ contributions towards the common goal of our company’s success because of this HyLife has been recognized as a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best-Managed Companies.

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 thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted

Auction Sales Meyers Auction for the

110B Main St S Minnedosa

(Facing Main Street in the Co-Op Administration Building)

In loving memory of Leslee Herndon, who passed away July 28, 2010.

We will never forget the moment your heart stopped — and ours kept beating.

Giving you back was the hardest thing we have ever done.

Always loved and forever missed, Mom, Renee, Rick, Aaron, Kyle and Brendan

Help Wanted Now HiriNg

Full Time welders

Looking for individuals with good work ethics, capable of working independently as well as in team setting.

Offering competitive wages dependent upon experience.

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Estate of Ben Wiebe 9:30am Sun July 29 Meyers Auction Site Arden, MB Collector Coins, China & Display Cases, Bedroom Furniture, Tables & Chairs, Couches & Side Chairs, Occasional Tables, Appliances, China, Antiques & Collectables Guitars, Fiddle, Mandolin.

Large quantity of Household Smalls, Electronics, Tools & MUCH MORE. Bradley Meyers, Auctioneer 204-476-6262 www.meyersauctions.com

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BATTERIES FOR EVERYTHING. Automotive, farm, construction, ATV, marine, motorcycle, golf carts, phones, tools, radios, computers etc.

Reconditioned, obsolete and hard-to-find batteries. SOLAR equipment. The Battery Man. Winnipeg. 1.877.775.8271 www.batteryman.ca

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Former KAP president Dan Mazier is making a run for the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in Dauphin-Swan RiverNeepawa

McSherry Auction 12 Patterson Dr. Stonewall, MB

Estate Of Late Jack Mulvena

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Thank you for reading the Rivers Banner

Manitoba Community Newspaper Association Province-wide Classifieds EF MOON is a second generation Heavy Construction Company founded in 1962 and located in Portage La Prairie Manitoba.

We are currently seeking experienced, goal oriented individuals for immediate employment in a number of areas: Class 1 drivers, supervisors, skilled laborers, sewer & water personnel, excavator, dozer, grader, rock truck, loader and packer operators.

We offer competitive wages, comprehensive benefits plan, Safety training and a hostile free work environment.

Requirements are: minimum class 5 driver’s license, positive work attitude, able to work well with others or alone, safety oriented, work extensive summer hours including some weekends, work away from home, pass a drug and alcohol test.

If you are interested in joining a well-established and growing company with room for advancement, please visit us at 1200 Lorne Ave. E. in Portage La Prairie, MB to fill out an application, apply online at www.efmoon.ca, or email a resume to toddt@efmoon.ca

Mazier enjoying time on unofficial campaign

Parts & full trailer repair, trailer safeties & Autopac Trailer Repair. Sales, Leasing & Financing of flat-deck, dumpbox, cargo, gooseneck & utility trailers & truck beds.

Kaldeck Truck & Trailer, Hwy #1 MacGregor, MB. 1-888685-3127.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES MEDICALTRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

LAND FOR SALE 3000ACRES OF COMPLETE High End Cattle & Grain Operation for Sale in Sask.

Manages 2k to 3k Cow/Calf Operation with Complete Solid Infrastructure. 200k Acres Cultivated. Contact Doug @ 306-716-2671 or saskfarms@ shaw.ca

By Eoin Devereux Rivers Banner

While the federal election is still a full 15 months away, Dan Mazier has already spent a fair amount of time hitting the campaign trail, all in an effort is simply earn the right to do it all over again in 2019. Earlier this month, the 54-year-old from Justice put his name forward as a Conservative Party of Canada nominee for the soon to be vacant seat in the Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa electoral riding. Mazier is looking to fill the position currently held by Robert Sopuck, who announced back in May that he will not run in the next federal election.

In an interview the Banner & Press, Mazier noted that as soon as Sopuck’s decision was announced, his own phone started to ring, with various individuals urging him to put his name forward to fill the vacancy.

“It was friends and former colleagues that I have worked with over the years who gave me a call, bringing to my attention Bob’s decision to not seek re-election. They said it was a window of opportunity if I was so inclined to let my name stand,” said Mazier. “This was something that I had not previously considered. But many different friends and people had noted that through my work as Keystone Agricultural Producers [KAP] president, I had worked alongside many people both at a federal and provincial level. They felt that wealth of experience is what our district needs. The last eight years with KAP has, in a way been training for this, so after

some consideration, I thought our riding did need some good voices in Ottawa and I could be that voice.”

As a part of this process, the now former Keystone Agricultural Producers president has been traveling all across the riding, gathering memberships for the party. Over the course of this journey, Mazier said that this opportunity to speak with people has been tremendous.

“It’s been about three weeks for us, traveling across the region gathering memberships, because that’s part of the nomination process. Because you are essentially applying for the job of being the conservative nominee. So you go out to all these different communities and speak with people from all walks of life. The response has been positive. There’s obviously some who aren’t interested in signing up and that’s understandable. Some saying ‘I’m not a political person.’ and I respect that.

But even then, just talking with them and learning about their communities and what they are concerned about has been a valuable experience,” noted Mazier. “For those who are perhaps unfamiliar with my background, I hope they will give me a chance and get to know me. That’s all I’m asking. This entire process right now isn’t about putting your support into a political party. That’s for the election next year. This is just about supporting me. That is all any of this is about right now. This is just about supporting me and giving me the chance to represent them.”

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Start your engines

PHOTO BY BARB ROSS

Above: These two cars are smoking tires to warm up the rubber for optimum traction during the race. Although it may not seem like much this is a huge necessity for high powered cars that will spin their tires the whole length of the strip when the rubber is cold.

Below: Technicians monitor the races taking down times and watching for infractions, while controlling the light tree and communicating with the staff on the track.

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