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What’s in a name? For Michelle and Darryl Gerrard, who currently own and operate Neepawa Tru Hardware, a lot. This week, they became Home Hardware dealer-owners and have begun the process of converting their store from a Tru Hardware/Castle Building Centre to a Home Hardware Building Centre.

Neepawa’s previous Home Hardware store was de-stroyed by a fire in February of this year.

For the Gerrards, the move gives them access to a wider range of products, better brand recognition and better ways to help their customers. With more national advertising and sponsorship, Michelle explains, “Home Hardware is a much more recognized brand.” One of the bigger changes will be the availability of online shopping, something that their previous buying group, TruServ, doesn’t offer. “I’m very excited about the possibilities,” said Michelle.

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Darryl and Michelle Gerrard with the mock-up showing how their store will look with its new Home Hardware signage.

brands. While new products will be added, the change won’t result in the loss of any products, beyond a brand change. “If something changes, it will be swapped for something better,” said Michelle.

The change also won’t mean the loss of popular exist-ing lines carried by the store. They will be keeping their Rogers mobile kiosk, their outdoor and work clothing as well as Benjamin Moore paints. “Benjamin Moore has a good following in town,” she explained.

In addition to the downtown Neepawa location, the Gerrards also own a 1,500 square foot warehouse and 2.3 acre yard on Highway 5 north. Michelle explains that this will continue to be used for storage, “We’re so limited, [downtown] we can’t store all we need.” They plan to move towards setting it up as a satellite yard, but have no plans to close the downtown location in the foreseeable future.

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The process of re-tagging the store’s merchandise with Home Hardware tags has already begun.

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Inside the store, the changes have already begun. Over the weekend, staff began the long process of retagging merchandise with Home Hardware price tags.

For the Gerrards the change allows them to work under one cohesive banner, instead of two. Previously, they sold hardware under the Tru Hardware banner, while building supplies were sold under the Castle name. “I’m so excited, it brings both sides [the hardware and building supplies] together under one cohesive name… It’s one marketing plan, one website, one name,” said Michelle. She added that anyone passing the store knows exactly who they are and what they sell.

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For most golfers, the key to putting well comes back to speed control. Too often, golfers miss short putts because they take the putter back too far and then decelerate through the forward stoke. Practice shorter putts by setting up tees at four equidistant points from the hole. Putt one ball from each point while focussing on shortening the overall stroke length and accelerating through the ball. Once you can consistently sink putts from the shorter distance, move the tees back one to two feet and repeat the drill. Consistently sinking these mid length putts will make the short ones seem easy!

Some of the best golfers from across western Manitoba will hit the links at the Neepawa Golf and Country Club on Monday, July 13, for the annual Senior Open. Club general manager and CPGA golf pro Landon Cameron said that the field is stacked this year, with 144 participants confirmed and many additional names on the waiting list.

“Every year, we’re able to attract some top notch players from across the region,” said Cameron. “Har-vey Ebner of Neepawa is the reigning champion and is back again to defend his title. He’ll be facing some really difficult competitors out there, as players from all across the province take part every year. It should be a great day.”

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On July 8, Mazergroup Neepawa held a very well attended grand opening for their new Neepawa location. Taking part in the ribbon cutting were (from left): Brad Tarr (Mazergroup vice-president sales and marketing), Chris Finley (Mazergroup vice-president parts and service), Bob Mazer (President and CEO Mazergroup), Mitch Smy th ( reg iona l sa les d i r ec to r, New Ho l l and Canada), Denys Usunier (Sales Manager Mazergroup Neepawa), Robert Sopuck (M.P.), Stu Briese (MLA), Bob Adriaansen (reeve, North Cypress-Langford), Adrian de Groot (Mayor of Neepawa). Mazergroup is the largest New Holland dealer group in North America.

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Sun July 1210:00 ... Calvary Church, Minnedosa 10:30 .Antique Cars - George Staley12:00 ..... Hon. John McKay - Liberal1:30 ..Neepawa First Baptist Church2:45 .............NACI Presents SHREK 5:00 ....... NACI Grad ‘15 - Speeches 7:00 . Neepawa First Baptist Church8:15 ....LVJ ‘15 - Cookshack Shakers 9:30 ........Steam Threshers Reunion10:15 ....Community Announcements

Mon July 136:00 .....Community Announcements10:00 .. Regional Economic Analysis12:00 .LVJ ‘15 - Country Connection1:30 River Wild at Ukrainian Festival2:30 ............ Harry’s Classic Theatre 4:30 Neepawa United Church Service5:45 NACI Awards Day - June 29/15..Nature Filler - If Animals Could Talk 7:00 ...............................Coffee Chat8:00 .........Farmers vs Marlins - 7/1010:30 ...Community Announcements

Tues July 146:00 .....Community Announcements 10:00 .......Farmers vs Marlins - 7/1012:30 ...........LVJ ‘15 - Laurie Larsen1:15 .................LVJ ‘15 - Better Than 2:30 ... St. Dominic’s Church Service3:45 .................Tole Time - Hibiscus5:15 ....... Hobbies - Gimli Model Fest7:00 .............NAC TV BINGO - LIVE...................................................Filler8:00 .... Tangled Threads Quilt Show 8:30 .......... Selkirk Aboriginal Centre 10:30 ...Community Announcements

Wed July 156:00 .....Community Announcements10:00 ....... Dance - Buckskin & Satin 12:00 .............................Coffee Chat1:00 ...LVJ ‘15 - Country Connection.....NFB - Doctors Without Residency2:30 . Neepawa First Baptist Church3:45 ... Documentary - - Elder Abuse 4:00 .........Farmers vs Marlins - 7/106:30 .................................Herb Dock7:00 ....................... News and Views8:00 .........................Mayor’s Hotline9:00 ............LVJ ‘15 - Kristin Nerbas 9:30 ..........................Wrestling #13510:00 ...Community Announcements

Thurs July 166:00 .....Community Announcements 10:00 ....... NAC TV Reads the News 11:00 NACI Awards Day - June 29/1512:00 .............................Coffee Chat1:00 Country 2 Country - B. Stephen2:00 .......... Selkirk Aboriginal Centre 4:00 .... Regional Economic Analysis6:00 ......... NAC TV Reads the News 7:00 ...........................News & Views8:00 .........................Mayor’s Hotline9:00 ..........VMC presents Peter Pan11:15 ....Community Announcements

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The Plumas Fun Day will be one of the anchor events in the Banner coverage area on the weekend of July 23-27. Readers will note that date range is actually a five day extended weekend with a range of activities for everyone. The Plumas Fun Day committee is planning to stretch their day a bit as well with a Plumas Prates baseball game on Friday, July 24. The following morning will kick off with a pancake breakfast and a parade. There will be beer garden and a slow pitch tournament. The concession will be open all day and at night, a perogy and sausage supper is planned.

On July 23, Neepawa will be having a Mid Summer’s Eve Shop and Dine event where five businesses are teaming up. Beyond The Garden Gate, Brews Brothers Bistro, Kerreen's Clothing, It's Time Apparel & Promo-tions and Herbs For Health promise a great kick off to an awesome weekend of activities.

On Friday, July 24 the Yellowhead Road Runners Car Show is being held followed on Saturday, July 25 by the Yellowhead Roadrunners Runway Drags at Neepawa Airport

The “jam-filled” weekend will include a Saturday JamFest at the Viscount Cultural centre with a noon-4 p.m. Farmer’s Market (jam, produce, baked goods,

handicrafts) and a 5-6 p.m. Jam Tasting event. From noon-8 pm there will be an outdoor art show open to any local artists.

From 3-5 p.m. a life drawing session will be open to any artists who want to join in

There will be an outdoor stage from 1-9 p.m. with a line-up of scheduled artists is still to be confirmed.

The children's stage will run from 2-4 pm and will include music for kids and families and children's activities such as sidewalk drawing, bubble pool, face painting, etc. There will be a canteen on site

On Sunday, July 26 there will be the Margaret Laurence Home Antique Sale at Neepawa’s Yellowhead Centre and on Monday, July 27, the Touchwood Park annual golf tournament is planned for the Neepawa golf course.

Watch next week’s Neepawa Banner for a special advertising section on all these events.

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By Ken WaddellThe Neepawa BaNNer

Most of the contents of the Murray Museum in the Gordon District south-west of Neepawa went up for auction on July 4 and 5, under the direc-tion of Meyers Auctions and Appraisals of Arden, Manitoba. Accumulated over many decades by two generations of the Mur-ray family, the collection included Indian artifacts, tools, farm implements, cars and tractors. It also included a large quantity of books, bottles, glassware, lamps and some furniture.

The auction featured more modern farm tools and equipment on Satur-day and that portion of the auction lasted from 10 a.m until about 5 p.m. The larger portion of the auction was the antique section, which went from 9 a.m. Sunday until 7:30 at night. One would think that with that large an auction,

Murray Museum auction produced two days of sale excitementAuction produces pin drop moment

This Buffalo Oil display stand sold for $10,700 at the Murray museum auction on July 5 at Neepawa.

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The parade condition John Deere 830 sold for $10,000.

the auctioneers would run out of customers but even the last table full of cast iron baking and cooking pans sold briskly.

The high point of the auction was centred around a Buffalo Oil metal display

stand in quite good condi-tion. You could hear a pin drop as the crowd grew very quiet as the bidding moved through the lower thousands of dollars and gradually climbed past $9,000, then $10,000 to

settle in finally at $10,700 on a bid from an Alberta buyer.

The second highest item in the auction was an 830 John Deere diesel tractor that brought $10,000. There were many other treasures

in the auction including a board of arrowheads for $2,000 and a stationery engine cart for $250.

Hundreds of antique tools and rare old pieces of farm equipment sold as well.


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There will be some who say the comparison is ex-treme. Fair enough. But to

counter that complaint, there are hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of people in Canada that don’t understand the comparison and how it could affect Canada, or more specifically Manitoba.

The comparison is the Greek tragedy that is unfolding and the situation in Manitoba. Greece can’t meet its loans and bond payments. They are basically out of money. The unemployment rate is 25 per cent and pension-ers can’t cash their cheques. The banks have been closed sporadic-ally so withdrawing money is nearly impossible.

How did Greece get this way? Greece has been a volatile country for many years. During WWII they had the distinction of fighting in that war and staging a civil war at the same time. There are factions within Greece that really don’t like each other. After WWII, they started setting up more and more socialist governments. The gov-ernment tried to do everything for everybody and provide early retirement to boot. The retire-ment age in Greece can be as low as 45. Many retire long before 60, which is ridiculous. The Greek leaders are very stubborn and the Greek unions are beyond stubborn. There’s political cor-ruption and the Greek economy isn’t that robust at the best of times. Greece has been deeply scarred by socialism and the dogged determination of social-ists who feel that the only answer to socialism is more socialism.

Greece may be propped again up by the other E.U. countries or it may turn to Russia for help. It’s doubtful if the country will go bankrupt but that is exactly what the European bankers deserve, as they have lent loads of money to prop up Greece when the

flow should have been stemmed years ago. The situation is now so bad that people could lose everything, people could starve. Greece has moved from what was an uncomfortable position a few years ago to what is an untenable position now. What no one wants to talk about is that tanks could roll into Greece again. It’s hap-pened before. Germany and France especially cannot afford to let Greece fail totally, their own banking systems would suffer a terrific hit with yet unthought of ramifications.

So the comparison is extreme but in Canada we have relatively strong economy. That’s mainly because we have had a few strong provinces. Ontario, Alberta and BC have carried the rest of Can-ada on their backs. Manitoba hasn’t been a net contributor to Canada in decades. If it weren’t for federal bail-outs Manitoba would have been bankrupt a long time ago. Saskatchewan was the same way but now is strong but with potash and oil being fragile, they could fall back as well. On-tario is floundering and will likely go through the same “rust-belt” effect that swept the industrial United States. Rust-belt means mile after mile of locked up inefficient factories typified by rusting fences, roofs and walls. It’s a very discouraging scene and Ontario is going through that and Alberta may well be on the way.

Neither Greece nor Canada can avoid all the pitfalls of the world economy. The basic problem is that government and unions feel they can ride out tough times by basing the economy on government spending. Let’s face it, anywhere from a third to a half of Manitoba employees and businesses are now depend-ent on the government. Just sit down some night and add up all the people who have their pay cheque come from the govern-ment and it’s scary.

The problem in Greece, in Ontario and in Manitoba is that we have waited upon our gov-ernments to do everything. On a more local basis, it’s not the job of government to host events like Canada Day or to build ski hills. It’s up to the people. But it’s doggone hard to do any of that stuff when the government, federal, provincial, municipal or school boards, need so much of our money to do their thing.

On the whole, Canada will likely never get as far down the troubled road that Greece has, but the signs are there that we have already travelled part way. We have two elections soon, a federal and a provincial one. While far from perfect, the con-servative party at both levels is our only hope to stay away from the Greek tragedy.

Out in the community, I’ve noticed a trend. Over the last four years, the rising interest in social issues among today’s youth is becoming hard to miss. This is good

news and it gives me hope for the future of our communities.Last week, I talked to a high school student who is preparing

to head overseas to help with an agricultural project in India. She told me that it’s something she has always wanted to do and is very excited about the op-portunity.

She isn ’ t an anomaly. Other locals students have already trav-elled overseas to volunteer with worth-while projects in the developing world and many more I talk to want to.

In just four years, NACI’s social justice group, called HOPE, has grown to include 75 students. These students have raised money for projects at home and abroad, including raising $10,000 over two years for the construction of a school in Kenya. Earlier this year, 33 students went to Winnipeg Harvest to sort and prepare food and clothing to be given to those in need. They have collected food for the local food bank.

NACI isn’t unique. At schools across Manitoba, students both individually and as part of school affiliated groups are working to make a difference around the world.

This is in sharp contrast to my peers growing up. Kids of my generation were aware of bad things going on in the world. We grew up with 24 hour news coverage of the genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the beginning of high school shootings and the freeing and subsequent election of Nelson Mandela. We knew what was going on in the world, but we weren’t involved or engaged.

Sure we raised money at bake sales, but it was always to benefit us– to fund a trip, or a program or some other project that we wanted. We limited our fundraising to pledges for the Terry Fox Run or collecting change for Unicef on Halloween.

The last time such wide spread interest in social issues was seen was in the 1960s and I begin to wonder if activism skips a generation?

The 1960s saw a huge wave of social activism and while much of it was centred in the United States, as always, there was plenty of spillover into Canadian attitudes and actions.

In the 1960s and early 1970s, youth attached themselves to a range of social issues. The Civil Rights movement, which sought to end racial segregation and discrimination, attracted many socially conscious youth. The movement ultimately led to legislation that banned discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex or national origin. A big win for both the African-American and Women’s rights movements.

There was the hippie movement of religious and cultural diversity, non-violence, respect for individual rights and in-dependence.

Youth protested against government involvement in wars, most notably the Vietnam war, and nuclear proliferation. They marched in support of workers’ rights.

For many of the people I know who came of age in that era, that culture of concern for the larger community remains. They are concerned about social issues, they are concerned about their communities and they are our most active volunteers. Today, many have retired but they are the entrepreneurs who built our towns.

This drive for the collective good just doesn’t seem as strong in those of later generations, mine included, and we are noticing the effect.

Talking with today’s youth gives me hope. I expect they will drift away from activism as they focus on school, their families or the early stages of their career. But we can all hope that as with their grandparents, they will one again look outwards, making lives better at home and abroad.

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By Addy Oberlin

Observation

What’s happening to our town?

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HOMEBODIES

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FAITHFULLY YOURS

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Eliminating childish ways

Ed, many years ago. On top of the plate sits a cup and saucer set. They have no markings but are the same calming shade of colour as the plate. The handle is a glistening golden colour and so they look very much like family members! Have no clue where the cup and saucer came from and so, with me not being much of a keeper of things, I wonder why the set speaks to me. And there on the shelf, in full view when I am resting, is a creamer. It is larger than a tea set size. Once again the minty blue with golden bands is repeated. Worn

golden rim and markings on the handle tell me the unit was loved and used, and survived its mate, the sugar bowl. It also has a ‘made in England’ traced in its base. I spend some time wondering why these three pieces, well, four if you count the cup and saucer separately, mean so much to me. Is it the colours, the gentle flowing movement to the glass, or a distant memory of a simpler time?

The other set, hidden high in the cupboard, is a cut glass set – a larger heart shaped bowl with six matching little dishes. And

ferent. As I matured, so did my concept of church.

Let me explain what I mean. I jokingly tell people that I have attended church from the age of “minus nine months” onward. My parents were people of deep faith for whom church attendance was not an op-tion. We attended Sunday School (both my parents were SS teachers), morning and evening services and mid-week prayer meeting. For me, “going to church” meant getting dressed in suit and tie, going into town and sitting through a service that was sure to bore me to tears.

My parents used dif-ferent phrases to get me to show reverence for the church building. “We are going to God’s house,” they said; which was another way of saying that I needed

to be on my best behavior because if I wasn’t, God would tell Mom what I had done, she would tell Dad and he would apply his per-sonal “board of education” to my “seat of knowledge.” Ouch!!

I were also taught (quite subtly, but it was there) that the beliefs in our church were closer to what the Scriptures taught than those of the other churches in town. Six years in two dif-ferent theological colleges and 38 years of ministerial experience (each of which had its share of ministerial mistakes) purged those thoughts from my mind and opened my eyes to what the Scriptures really teach concerning the origin, composition and function of “the church.”

In his treatise on love (found in 1 Corinthians 13),

Three weeks ago, I wrote about some of the challenges that

are facing rural churches. It’s no secret that many are struggling to survive. Many more are on life sup-port. God only knows how many of these churches will still be open five years from now.

But I also noted that the closure of a church build-ing does not mean that the church in that community has ceased to exist. It is still there. It is still alive. It may be barely visible, but it is certainly not dead—at least not yet. But it will die if, after the building has been sold and the congregation has disbanded, the church in that community is left to survive on its own.

By now, I am quite sure you’ve guessed that I make a sharp distinction between the church that Christ promised to build and the religious organiza-tions with their buildings, boards and budgets. That’s how I see it today. When I was a child, my under-standing of the true nature of the church was far dif-

I quite prattle on about downsizing; the merits, my efforts and the ne-

cessity. In all that I harbour a secret – there are items in my home, on the shelves or tucked in cupboards that I am reluctant to part with. I wash them, I dust them and never re-arrange them. Three of the items have no history, with me. The plate on display in my room has two sisters that hide in the kitchen, top shelf. Eight inches in diameter, a rather minty blue ring an inch in, and then a gold circle and within the curve of the plate another, wider, mint blue half inch in depth mark-ing. On the back, under a symbol of a crown, Myott, Son & Co .Ltd. And then in golden gilt Hand Painted 2177 B. I have no history for the plates but know that they were a part of the household when I married

St. Paul says this: “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child and I reasoned like a child. But when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways.”

That is what I had to do. I had to learn to see the “church” as the Scriptures see it—not as an organiza-tion, but as an organism—as a living entity. And I had to realize that members of Christ’s church can be found in all religious denominations and faith traditions.

No where in the Scrip-tures is any denomination identified as “the true church.” Just as the head of the church can not be confined, so his church can not be confined. The New Testament uses three terms to describe the church—a body, a family and a kingdom. We will examine each of these concepts and show how, by understanding them, we can prepare for the changes that are coming in the world of organized religion. We will do that beginning next week.

when I say heart shaped, right down to the cupids arrow. Was it a custard set? I do know that it was my mothers, a wedding gift if I recall correctly. I have used it probably six times in my lifetime. Red Jell-O on Valentines Day. And so these nested glass dishes sit gathering dust. I wish someone in the family would want them! Behind those same closed doors are two cut glass pickle dishes and one candy, I think, dish shaped like a halved apple. That came from my paternal grand-mother, but the others are of unknown origin.

There will be weighty de-cisions to be made when the time comes to pack up this household! Take a picture, hold the items in my heart and mind, or pack them up and take them along. Again.

For more than a week there is a smoky haze outside. The sun has turned a hazy red. Even though there should be a full bright moon, all we see is a red

glow. People with respiratory problems are adviced to stay indoors and travellers are warned that visibility on the highways might not be clear. This all comes from forest fies that are raging in northern Saskatchewan.

Today I feel somewhat hazy myself. An interrupted sleep gave me some sting in my eyes and my thinking is smoky. However this too will go away. Maybe you can relate. The days drag on and there is no light at the end of the tunnel, only smoke and haze.

When I read the book of Job in the Bible I was amazed how he persevered. His body was wrecked with sores and disease, but he knew that God had not forgotten him and his faith kept him going. In Job 42:2 he answered the Lord and said: “I know that Thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from Thee.”

May this be our thought this week.

I would like to know what is happening to our Town of Neepawa.

We had nothing to celebrate Canada Day, Just fireworks in the evening. There was no entertain-ment, nothing for the children. Who is supposed to be making this town a town to be proud of? If anyone wanted to celebrate our town and country this year they had to go to Minnedosa, which I am sure Minnedosa was very happy about.

Also I went to the cemetery today and I was hor-rified to see that all the graves around where my friends grave is was nothing but weeds. The weeds have been there for some time. I went to the town office to complain and was told “They are working hard” Well it sure didn’t look like anyone was work-ing hard today. The flowers could not be seen for the weeds, and the grass had not been cut very well.

People who have graves there are paying for care of the graves and I believe they should see neat cared for graves of their loved ones, not a display of weeds taking over. I met an elderly gentleman there who lives in Brandon and had come to visit his wife’s grave. He was as disgusted as I was. He had got down and cleared the weeds on his wife’s grave and he also said “I have never seen the cemetery looking so disgraceful” I hope something can be done and quickly before the summer is gone and we don’t get the pleasure of seeing the beautiful flowers before they are taken out for the season. Neepawa Cemetery has been a place to come to visit but I would not take anyone down there right now.

Pauline ZygadloNeepawa, Manitoba

Manitobans want children in the care of Child and Family Services out of hotels, and in places of safety as soon as possible. It’s unfortunate the NDP govern-ment, despite its years of promises to put an end to the use of hotels for kids in care, has yet again failed to keep its word.

Only after the tragic murder of Tina Fontaine and the recent attack on a young girl, also in the care of CFS at a Winnipeg hotel, did the NDP claim it would stop all use of hotels in Manitoba to house children in CFS by June 1. Days before the June deadline, Family Services Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross broke her promise to Manitoba families and admitted hotels will continue to be used to house kids in care outside Winnipeg until December.

Manitobans are tired of the same NDP broken promises and want a change for the better.

A similar crisis with children in care at hotels occurred in 2007, with a similar NDP promise to stop such practices. Children were back at hotels six months later.

Crisis management is the NDP’s only approach to Child and Family Services. When a child is identified as at-risk, CFS immediately apprehends it. The child is placed in a “place of safety,” but no help or services are offered to the family – instead, an adversarial process applies. The family is left to seek help on its own, which is always difficult and especially so in a crisis.

It would make much more sense to provide support to the family and work to reunite it with the child. However, this is not the NDP’s way.

Under the NDP, Manitoba has close to 11,000 children in care. No other province has even close to this number. Manitobans need a focus on supporting and reuniting families, instead of the NDP’s repeated broken promises.

Ian Wishart, Opposition Family Services Critic Progressive Conservative MLA for Portage la Prairie

Crisis management NDP’s only approach

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Looking at both sides of the Canada Day let downMuch like the local reaction to the Canada Day celebrations in Neepawa, Eoin Devereux finds himself conflicted on his opinion toward the

lack of festivities. This week, he writes two separate editorials examining both sides of the argument he’s having with himself about it.

Eoin DEvErEux

NOT SO SILENT E

We failed at Canada Day

Over the past few days, there has been a fair amount of reaction on-line to the simplicity of Neepawa’s

Canada Day celebrations this year. Some people have said that having a low key event was not a big deal. Others have blasted the Town, especially online, for not putting on a grander spectacle. Now if you have been one of those people jumping in on this discussion, I have no doubt that you have likely said to yourself “Hey what does the local sports guy with the weirdly spelled first name think about all this?”

Now most people in the town of Neepawa likely know me simply as 200 pounds of whiskey and sarcasm, but there is actually more to me then that. There is an individual who is fiercely proud of being a Canadian. I’m proud of it because it was earned. Allow me to explain.

My family immigrated to Canada from Ireland when I was very young, so for many years, I had what is known as landed immigrant status. That meant I could live and work here, but could not vote and if I broke the law, the govern-ment could have legally kicked my butt out and send me back to the motherland. When I was about 21 years old, I decided it was time to make it official and become a full fledged Canuck.

After taking the citizenship test and promising to stop drinking Guinness and start drinking Molson, the govern-ment decided to let me stay. That meant something to me. It still does, because Canada gave my family an opportunity that we could not have achieved had we remained in Ireland.

To this day, I still keep my citizenship card in my wallet. I also have a more permanent reminder in the form of a tattoo to commemorate that moment. Written in ink are the words ‘Irish by

birth, Canadian by choice.” There is so much meaning behind that statement to me because it was a choice. I chose to be Canadian and it’s one of the best decisions of my life.

Now, when I look around this commun-ity, I see so many immi-grants to this country, just like my family. I see people who came here for a job op-portunity and a shot at a better life, just like my family and most importantly, I see people who are proud to be here…Just like my family and just like me. We failed those people on July 1.

Because of the lack of events occurring locally, I travelled to Minnedosa for a little while to see what was going on and I must say that the amount of festivities going on there were quite impressive. Also impressive to me was the number of residents from Neepawa I ran into during that short period of time. I won’t name names….but you know who you are.

As I returned home, I pondered the difference in the scope of the celebrations and thought to myself “Does Minnedosa love Canada more than Neepawa does?” I hope that the answer to that question is no, but we did a pretty bad job of proving it.

The lack of events in Neepawa sur-rounding the fireworks was upsetting to me because it felt as though we took Canada Day and more importantly, its meaning for granted. This is not just an ordinary statutory holiday which just happened to have some pretty lights in the sky at the end of it. It means more….It has to mean more.

Either lend a hand or get over it!

Every year on July 1, we as a nation take the time to celebrate being more than just America’s hat. (For

the record, I p r e f e r to believe that USA is in fact Canada ’ s pants, but t h a t ’ s a discussion for another day.) There a r e d i s -

plays of patriotism across the country, commemorating the day the Queen said it was okay for us to exist. These events range in size and grandeur, from the massive to humble…Then of course there is what Neepawa did.

In case you hadn’t noticed, and judging by the attendance that night you didn’t, there was a Canada Day celebration at Riverbend Park. It featured fireworks and…, well that’s about it, just fireworks.

A fair amount of negative reaction has since popped up from people who were not all that happy with the lack of events to mark the day. To those people I say…Get over it!

What many people seem to forget about Leisure Services department in Neepawa is that it’s completely funded by the Town. Other communities have recreation commissions, which are volunteer boards funded by a group of municipalities and hire an independent recreation director to organize special events, like Canada Day. In Neepawa’s case, Leisure Services is responsible for things like Canada Day, as well as the Winter Festival, sports dinner, the pool and at least a half dozen other year round endeavours. On top of that, have you tried to buy fireworks lately? I’m not talking

about those bargain priced ones that you can get at the gas station but the actual industrial sized, big kaboom variety. Those are not cheap. Accordingly to the Town of Neepawa and it’s spring resolu-tion on the Canada Day celebrations, the fireworks alone cost $7200. Taking that into account, if municipal officials had simply come out with a statement saying ‘Hey, money, time and other resources are tight, so don’t expect much this year,’ the backlash would have likely been a lot less. I know I’d be okay with that. I’m a grown man, I can buy my own sparklers. Just keep my property taxes low and make sure I don’t fall into an Eoin-sized pothole when I’m driving to work.

What truly intrigues me about the re-action of the people are the comments, which have ranged from ‘boring’ to ‘lame’ to ‘What do you expect? It’s Neepawa.’ It’s that last comment that caught my attention and the degree of apathy be-hind those words. It actually leads into a bigger problem that must be dealt with.

If the Town can’t provide the non-essential services and that’s what all the secondary events of Canada Day actually are in the grand scheme of things; then where are the local service groups and individuals who are willing to step up and say ‘Leave it to me.’ We assumed somebody else would do all the work and then were upset when nothing got done.

Doing something great is hard. For Neepawa, it’s more than that, it seems damn near impossible, so we don’t try anymore and just hope somebody else will do it. That’s not the way it can be anymore. We’ve got to say ‘I’m a member of this community. Neepawa is my home and that statement has value.’ Until that time, don’t blame the town for a less than thrilling Canada Day. Just say thanks for the running water and be on your merry way.

It was a very busy agenda for Neepawa Town Council at its most recent meeting, held on Tues-day, July 7. Councillors received an update from Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation on proposed upgrades to the section of Provincial Highway 16, which passes through Neepawa. MIT has informed Council that the entire road surface from the west junction of PTH 5 to just past the east junc-tion of Highway 5, will be milled and filled starting at the end of July.

An asphalt mill and

Dog park, road repairs and subdivisions on recent Council agendafill consists of removing the existing surface layer with a milling machine and laying down new asphalt to replace it. Originally, the majority of that road work was going to be micro-surfaced, which coats the existing road surface with a new layer. Mill and fill, while more expensive, does last longer than micro-surfacing. The province is covering the cost of the work. MIT has also informed the Town that while these upgrades are occurring, there will be periods of time in which section of PTH 16 are re-duced to one-lane traffic.

Dog park progressCouncil received an

update from the Neepawa and Area Off-Leash Dog Park Association. The community group has canvassed homes by the proposed location, in the north east section of the Fair Grounds. Most of the reaction from the property owners near the area was in favour of the endeavour. A few others who were spoken to indicted that the project would likely not af-fect them and to ‘go for it’.

Council accepted the update from the group and approved support for the proposed location. As part of the agreement, the Town will maintain owner-ship of the land at the Fair Grounds.

Trunk sewer projectAn option has been

selected for a massive wastewater infrastructure project in Neepawa. Coun-cil had three options for the installation of a new trunk sewer to address high volumes of effluent currently experienced by the town. Option one, which would involve the construction of a new lift station on the south end of the town was selected. While this choice is slightly more expensive than the other options ($3.4 mil-lion compared to $3.3 and $2.8 million respectively), it’s the only option which would allow for a multi-phased approach. It also

has the most potential for future expansion, should additional housing subdiv-ision be built in Neepawa. The second option was west of the Crocus junction and the third was between the two other options.

Park Lake subdivisionConditional approval

has been given to a hous-ing subdivision on the south side of Park Lake. The approval is contingent on several conditions, in-cluding the creation of a secondary access road to the area by the developer. The project would include 12 residential lots.

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While fully staffed, the Gerrards are expecting to see business pick up in a few areas and Michelle said that she has been in contact with some of the previous Home Hardware staff. She said that they are working, as much as possible, to be able to accommodate them.

Michelle is hoping that they can meet the needs of previous Home Hardware customers. However, because of the fire, it won’t be an entirely seamless transition for customers. Michelle said that unfortunately, many of the previous store’s records, for example the paint records, were destroyed. She said that they will work to meet any warrantee claims for products sold by either Home Hardware or Tru Hardware.

As for commercial customers, Michelle explained that since the fire, they have already been working with many local contractors who previously worked with Home Hardware. She added that those who haven’t already been working with them can still take advantage of contractor discounts and loyalty programs offered by Home Hardware.

Now that the news is official, Michelle said that they can begin to make visible changes, such as the purchase and installation of new signage. The Gerrards plan to hold a grand opening to celebrate the change, tentatively scheduled for this fall.

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The Banner has received a few complaints about the condition of the Neepawa cemetery (see letter to the editor on page 5.)

The picture above shows that the weeds are getting out of hand and when the picture was shot Monday evening, the ground was powder dry. Parts of the town got significant rain-fall on Tuesday night.

There are several rea-

sons for the condition of the cemetery this year. They include an increase in the number of intern-ments and the unexpected killing frost that made it necessary to replant some of the flowers. There have also been minor absences with a few staff due to leave entitlements. The lack of rain has made it neces-sary for staff to commit a greater portion of their time to keeping the plants watered in order to get them rooted and keep

them alive throughout the periods of excessive heat. Keeping the plants alive has taken precedence over weeding.

While the Town of Nee-pawa has considered auto-mating the irrigation at the cemetery, it’s still done by hand which is very labour intensive. The initial cost of installing automated irrigation would be signifi-cant but maybe it’s time to re-visit that project and free up labour for weeding and grass cutting.

Neepawa cemetery behind schedule

On June 21, Rid ing M o u n t a i n N a t i o n a l Park marked National Aboriginal Day. With events and displays set up in the Wasagaming town site, there was fun and education for all ages.

A b o v e : R a y m o n d Storozinski, of Roblin, w i t h a r ep l i ca Red River cart f rom Fort D a u p h i n M u s e u m .Right: Michaud Desilets from Parks Canada paints Jordan Gambler’s face.

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See the red serge uni-forms of the North West Mounted Police riding against the blue prairie sky. Kick up your heels to the music of Mark Morisseau, the best Métis fiddler in the land. Have flashbacks watching the retro fashion show of glad rags spanning the 20th century. Smell the sweet aroma of heavy horses as they pull the ele-gant carriage you are riding in. Those are just a few of the experiences awaiting visitors to the Third Annual Carberry Heritage Festival, Friday and Saturday August 7 and 8.

“The festival is becom-ing more diverse every year,” says Cathy Drayson, president of the festival board. “We've added lots of new elements for 2015. It's exciting to find new ways of defining and presenting our local heritage that's fun for all ages.”

Highlights of the festival include a NWMP re-enact-ment troupe complete with horses and riders dressed in the iconic red serge uniforms, along with other period costumes, a display of artifacts from the late 1800s, a rope maker and a campfire donuts demon-stration.

Another highlight is the vintage fashion show on Saturday, with live models wearing duds spanning the decades: from flapper dresses and wide ties to ultra-cool ‘50s sleek suits and tight dresses, ‘60s flare pants and love beads to those ghastly ‘80s prom dresses, all with appropri-ate music, of course.

Popular last year, horse-drawn carriage rides through historic Carberry are back as well as guided walking tours of the town and cemetery. Workshops and demonstrations in-clude rug hooking, fer-mented foods, vintage cars, trucks and implements, tree trimming, antique quilt show and a display of animals and birds from Rare Breeds Canada.

Enjoy an old fashioned strawberry social and Er-nest Thompson Seton's birthday party, cut a rug to Mark Morisseau and his band at the old time dance and browse our vendors featuring jewelry, honey, local publications, fabric art and a large flea market.

Buskers and other enter-tainers along with a bouncy house and mural painting will amuse kids of all ages. The festival concludes Sat-

urday evening with a swim and a movie at the Carberry Rec Centre.

To accommodate the festival, one block of Main

Street will be closed to traffic. Events begin at 2 pm on Friday and 10 am on Saturday. Most events are free.

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Later this month, Lina Gordon will be giving back and checking off a major life goal. On July 20, the NACI student will be headed to India to take part in a sustainable agricultural project with Free the Children. “I’m so excited to go,” said Gordon.

Gordon won a contest, sponsored by Potash Corp, and will be one of 25 stu-dents from across North America taking part in the project. The students, from 14 to 19 years of age, will spend two weeks in the village of Kalpana, in the region of Rajasthan, in the north-west of the country. Working in a very rural area, Gordon said, “It’s going to be eye opening.” The group will be working with two Free the Children advisors as well as one local advisor.

Life in the village will be different from life in Canada, but Gordon does have some first hand experience. Her mother is from Fiji and she has been there to visit, and seen first hand what poverty looks like in a remote setting.

Michelle Young, one of the co-ordin-ators for the HOPE group, NACI’s social justice group, explained how Gordon almost missed out on the opportunity. While the contest opened in the fall, Young said that they didn’t know anything about it until they were contacted by their local Free the Children coordinator, who asked if they were going to nominate a student for the contest. It was very close to the April 1 deadline, but Young and Katherine Kingdon, the other HOPE co-ordinator, began the process to nominate Gordon.

Gordon’s family operates a 4,000 acre grain farm and this agricultural back-ground was one of the reasons Young and Kingdon chose her. Young said, “We

looked at her agricultural background and felt Lina was the perfect candidate.” Young added, “We also felt that based on what Lina has given to the HOPE group, she is deserving of being rewarded for her hard work.” Gordon, who is entering Grade 12, has been involved in HOPE since Grade 8, the year the HOPE group officially started. In Grade 7, she took park in a pre-HOPE initiative, a water project.

No walk in the park, the application process required Gordon to write a 500 word personal essay addressing certain topics, including her interest in agricul-ture. Young also had to write a reference letter, which including outlining Gordon’s farm background.

Gordon is planning on pursuing post secondary education in agriculture and is looking forward to the learning op-portunity. She said, “The trip is about sustainable agriculture and that’s what really interested me. This would really help me.”

At this point, Gordon doesn’t know exactly what project they will be working on, but said it could be a water project, or a community garden, or a farm project. “When we get there, we will find out what project we’ll be working on. It depends on what the village needs at that point,” she said.

One activity Gordon does know that they will be taking part in is a water walk. She explained that they will walk with the women and children of the village to the river where they get their water. She said, “The women and children will be carrying two to three tubs, while we’ll be struggling to carry one. It will be eye opening, that’s for sure.”

In addition to learning about agriculture elsewhere, Gordon is hoping to bring back some leadership skills as well as new ideas. Shesaid, “I’ll be with so many other kids, I’ll get some new ideas for the group.”

Having been involved with HOPE for four years, Gordon is also looking forward to seeing the end result of the work stu-dents do in Canada. She explained, “I’m really excited to experience things first hand. I’ve been working with the HOPE

group for a while and I know we’ve been working towards something”.

This will be Gordon’s first experience volunteering internationally, “It’s on my bucket list, I’ve always wanted to volunteer [overseas], so the fact I have this oppor-tunity is amazing.” She added, “I want to thank Michelle and Katherine for the opportunity, I wouldn't have been able to apply for this without them.”

Gordon to embark on an ‘eye opening’ experience


On July 20, the NACI student Lina Gordon will be going to the Indian village of Kalpana to help with an agricultural project. Though a contest sponsored by Potash Corp, Gordon was one of 25 students selected to take part in the Free the Children project.

Decked out in purple, for the second year in a row, the rodeo commun-ity stepped up in support of Crohn’s and colitis. On June 21, the It Takes Guts charity barrel race returned to Neepawa and raised a total of $6,247 for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada.

Organizer Erin Cath-cart, who was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in September 2012, said that she and her family were very happy with the money they were able to raise during the course of the afternoon event. In total, over 100 barrel racers came to take part in the event. Though mostly from Manitoba and Sas-katchewan, the event also drew competitors from Ontario to the Beautiful Plains Ag Society grounds. Cathcart added that her cousins from B.C. also flew in to support the event.

The money raised came from donations, profit

from the concession, a raffle table, a 50/50 draw and half of the entries fees paid by the racers. “We’ve very thankful,” said Cathcart, adding that she is very appreciative of the town, the racers, the rodeo community and her family for the support shown towards the event.

While the event was suc-cessful in raising money, Cathcart said that it was also successful in her other goal, raising aware-ness about Crohn’s and colitis. Cathcart said that she is outspoken about the

disease and trying to raise awareness, noting that she didn’t know anything about it before she was diagnosed. “It can hap-pen to anyone,” she said. Most of the participants wore purple, the colour of Crohn’s and colitis aware-ness, and Cathcart said that people left the event with a basic knowledge about the diseases.

With the success of the past two years’ events, Cathcart said that plans are already underway to host It Takes Guts again in 2016.

Afternoon of barrel racing raises over $6,000 for Crohn’s and colitisBy Kate Jackman-AtkinsonThe Neepawa BaNNer

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The second annual It Takes Guts Charity Barrel Race 1D Champion was Michelle Davey (right) from Brandon. Erin Cathcart (left) presented Davey with her prize.

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After the meeting, Amanda Naughton-Gale, Kin Club’s Governor for District 2 and new Neepawa Rotary Club president Rrain Prior posed for a photo.

On July 3, outgoing Neepawa Rotary president Dave Bennet presented the president’s pin to Rrain Prior, marking the begin-ning of her term. Prior is the service club’s 67th president and the first women to head the club.

In addition to club mem-bers, about 10 guests were also on hand to celebrate the occasion.

Although she has only been a member since April 1, 2013, Prior has a long history with the club. In high school, she twice took part in the Model United Nations Assembly, which is run by one of the Rotary Clubs in Winnipeg. Then, she spent a year in the Philippines on a Rotary Youth Exchange. When she moved back to the com-munity and took over as director of Programming for the Viscount Cultural Centre for the Arts, be-coming a member of club seemed like a natural fit. “I had the background to understand what the club is about,” she said.

Prior has spent the last three years on the club’s executive, two as vice-president and one as president elect.

Prior talked about how the club has changed over the years, both nationally and in Neepawa. While it used to be perceived as a very-closed, old boys’ club, that’s not the Rotary Club of today she said. Today, the club one of inclusive-ness. She added that the club members, “share a commitment to volunteer-ism, and a commitment to goodwill”.

It the upcoming year, Pri-or plans to build upon the club’s successful history while also trying to grow membership and increase the club’s profile within the community and among the community’s youth. Hav-ing come through Rotary’s youth programs, she sees it as an important way to grow the club. With the current district governor being a survivor of child-hood polio, she would also like to see some additional focus on Rotary’s Polio Plus

Neepawa Rotary Club welcomes new president

program, which aims to eradicate Polio worldwide.

Prior would also like to see the more women join the Rotary Club. “We can, and should, do better.

Together, we can do some-thing special,” she said.

The Neepawa Rotary Club meets every Friday, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Viscount Cultural Centre.


Outgoing Neepawa Rotary Club president Dave Bennet welcomes incoming president Rrain Prior. Prior’s involvement with the club began in high school and she is the club’s first female president.

New details have been unveiled for a proposed 55-plus seniors housing project slated for down-town Neepawa. Around 80 people gathered at the Yellowhead Hall on Tues-day, June 30, to hear the latest from Zen Develop-ments, which is planning a four floor building north of the former Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op grocery store. The proposed com-plex would feature eight suites on each of three levels above the ground floor parking garage.

Those in attendance at the meeting wanted to learn more about the project’s progress and asked questions regarding several subjects, including clarification on whether smoking and pets would be allowed within the build-ing, if there would also be rental options available, and if so, what would the cost be?

James Janzen of Zen Development said they are happy with the turnout from the evening, as well as the amount of interest that’s continues to sur-round the project.

“There was a high level of interest. We were very pleased with the response,”

Update on Neepawa housing proposal

said Janzen. “There were many questions regarding the pricing and the size of the units. It was something we feel is a positive indi-cator of just how much of a need there is for this type of development in Neepawa.”

Janzen noted that while several people have already

put down a deposit on the housing units, there is a need for some additional serious commitments to ensure to project in it’s current form is viable.

“We’ll see what happens in the next few weeks in the level of interest. If there is sufficient interest than we will continue,” said Janzen.

Zen Development has constructed other housing developments in Neepawa, including a 10-unit town-house project in Westcreek just north of the Country Meadows Personal Care Home and several town-houses on Commerce Street, near the Yellowhead Centre.

PHOTOS BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Many people came out to the Yellowhead last week to learn more about a new 55+ housing project planned for north o f the o ld Neepawa Co-op Grocery store.Right: The proposed layout of one of the suites presented at the meeting.


The Neepawa Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all of our volunteers, our sponsors, and especially everyone who attended from Neepawa and surrounding communities for making the 2nd annual Neepawa and Area Fair a huge success!Without you and our sponsors (listed below) our fair would not be possible.Neepawa Chamber of Commerce • Town of Neepawa

RBC Royal Bank • BMO Bank of MontrealBeautiful Plains Credit Union • Giant Tiger

Century 21 West-Man Realty Ltd .• Provost SignsRed Apple • MNP RE/MAX Prairie Mountain

Chicken Corral • SafewayNeepawa-Gladstone Co-op • Neepawa Shop Easy

Beautiful Plains Ag-Society • Rainkie's Sewer ServiceMcLaughlin GM • Neepawa Citizens On Patrol Program

Neepawa Junior Rifle Club • Neepawa PressNeepawa Banner • Chalet Design Group Ltd.Knight Rentals • Yellowhead Road Runners

Thank You!

He ld l as t weekend , the Carberry Fair and Races offered fun and excitement for all ages.

R i g h t : T h e S h i l o F i r e f i g h t e r s t e a m p a r t i c i p a t e s i n t h e P o t a t o T r u c k P u l l .

Below: Chuck wagon races

B o t t o m : W i l d D o g s e n t e r t a i n m e n t .

Fun for all at the Carberry Fair and Races

Mazergroup staff celebrate opening of new location

PHOTO BY JOHN DRINKWATER

O n J u l y 8 , t h e s t a f f a t M a z e r g r o u p N e e p a w a g a t h e r e d t o c e l e b r a t e t h e o p e n i n g o f t h e i r n e w l o c a t i o n , a t t h e w e s t end of Neepawa. The grand opening celebration drew hundreds of area residents to see the newly renovated building and expended inventory.


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Class 1: Grooming competition

• 1-a Adults: 1. Catrin Davies (Erickson).• 1-b Seniors: Overall Sen-ior Grooming: Dylan Osh-anyk (Neepawa). Grooming comb sponsored by Beauti-ful Plains Agricultural Soci-ety-Farming For Tomorrow

• Group A: 1.Dylan Oshanyk (Neepawa); 2. Holly Madsen (Neepawa); 3. Rebecca Curle (Erickson); 4. James Reid (R.C.)

• Group B: 1. Drew Horner (R.C.); Viktor Popp (Erickson); 3. Sydney de Koning (Neepawa); 4. Tel-issa Houston (Glenella)• 1-c Intermediates: Overall Intermediate Grooming: Hanna Popp (Erickson). Trophy and grooming comb sponsored by Bryd-ges & Taylor Veterinary Hospital Ltd.

• Group A: 1. Hanna Popp (Erickson); 2. Wyatt Inglis (R.C.); 3. Broddi Bjarnarson (Neepawa); 4. Gavin Reid (R.C.); 5. Josie Pedersen (Neepawa).

• Group B: 1. Brady Mc-Leod (Neepawa); 2. Emily Pearson (Erickson); 3. Abby McLeod (Neepawa); 4. Thijs Vande Langemheen (R.C.); 5. Rachel Chemerika (Erick-son); 6. Max Baker (Nee-pawa).• 1-d Juniors: overall Jun-ior Grooming: Brooklyn Hedley (R.C.). Grooming Comb donated by Farm Credit Canada (Neepawa)

• Group A: 1. Eric Schultz (Neepawa); 2. Claire Beau-mont (Neepawa); 3. Travis Woychyshyn (Erickson); 4. Dean Rosling (Neepawa); 5. Amy Pugh (Erickson); 6. Tristinn Bjarnarson (Nee-pawa); 7. Dallas McFarlane (Neepawa).

• Group B: 1. Brooklyn Hedley (R.C.); 2. Shayla Woychyshyn (Erickson); 3. Emma Lee McLeod (Neepa-wa); 4. Anja Vande Langem-heen (R.C.); 5. Rylee Pater-son (Erickson); 6. Madison Teichroeb (Neepawa); 7. Tait Scott (Glenella).

• Group C: 1. Cora Baker (Neepawa); 2. Eden Pearson (Erickson); 3. Rebecca Mc-Farlane (Erickson); 4. Bry-den McFarlane (Erickson); 5. Lainie Muir (Glenella). • 1-e Cloverbud: overall Cloverbud Grooming: Re-gan Teichroeb (Neepawa). Grooming comb sponsored by CIBC (Neepawa)

• Group A: 1. Regan Teichroeb (Neepawa); 2. Carson Baker (Neepawa);

son).• 2-e Cloverbud: overall Cloverbud Showmanship: Carson Baker (Neepawa); 2. Regan Teichroeb (Nee-pawa). Show cane donated by Penno's Machining & Manufacturing Ltd.

• Group A: 1. Carson Baker (Neepawa); 2. Regan Teichroeb (Neepawa); 3. Ty Scott (Glenella); 4. Jason Schultz (Neepawa).

• Group B: 1. Sveinna Bjarnarson (Neepawa); 2. Sierra Inglis (R.C.); 3. Maizy Scott (Glenella); 4. Blake Rosling (Neepawa).• 2-f Showmanship Finals: Brooklyn Hedley (R.C.). Beautiful Plains Agricul-tural Society Shield and keeper item

Class 3: Group-of-three competitions

• 3-a Steers, prize money sponsored by Leanne Ro-wat, MLA, Riding Mountain Constituency: 1. Erickson; 2. Rapid City; 3. Neepawa; 4. Glenella.• 3-b Heifers, prize money sponsored by Stu Briese, MLA, Agassiz Constitu-ency: 1. Rapid City; 2. Neepawa; 3. Erickson.

Class 4: Team grooming competition

• Awards sponsored by Eagle Agro Service of Nee-pawa: 1. #6 Dylan Oshanyk, Anja Vande Langemheen, Eden Pearson, Sveinna Bjarnarson; 2. #4 Viktor Popp, Maxwell Baker, Eric Schultz, Cora Baker; 3. #1 Catrin Davies, Brooklyn Hedley, Emma McLeod, Tristinn Bjarnarson; 4. #12 Broddi Bjarnarson, Hanna Popp, Lainie Muir, Sierra Inglis; 5. # 10 Wyatt Inglis, Madison Teichroeb, Reb-ecca Pederson, Maizy Scott.

Class 5: Beginning beef project

• Champion Beginning Beef calf: Brooklyn Hedley (R.C.). Comeback Trophy and keeper donated by D & G Enterprises of Franklin.• Reserve Champion Be-ginning Beef calf: Blake Rosling (Neepawa).

• Group A (6-8yrs): 1. Blake Rosling (Neepawa); 2. Sierra Inglis (R.C.); 3. Regan Teichroeb (Neepawa); 4. Sveinna Bjarnarson (Nee-pawa).

• Group B (9-11 yrs.): 1. Brooklyn Hedley (R.C.); 2. Anja Vande Langemheen (R.C.)

Class 6: Breed Specials for Female Classes

• 6-a Simmental Yearling Heifer class (champion ros-ette): Champion, Sydney de Koning; Reserve, Shayla Woychyshyn.

• Group A: 1. Shayla Woychyshyn (Erickson); 2. Brady McLeod (Neepawa);

3. Travis Woychyshyn (Erickson); 4. Gavin Reid (R.C.); 5. Josie Pederson (Neepawa).

• Group B: 1. Sydney de Koning (Neepawa); 2. Brooklyn Hedley (R.C.); 3. James Reid (R.C.); 4. Eric Schultz (Neepawa). • 6-b Angus Yearling Heifer class (champion rosette): Champion: Holly Madsen (Neepawa). Trophy donat-ed by Brookmore Angus of Brookdale. Reserve: Thijs Vande Langemheen (R.C.).

• Group A: 1. Holly Madsen (Neepawa); 2. Cora Baker (Neepawa); 3. Carson Baker (Neepawa); 4. Eden Pearson (Erickson).

• Group B: 1. Thijs Vande Langemheen (R.C.); 2. Dylan Oshanyk (Nee-pawa); 3. Emma McLeod (Neepawa); 4. Tristinn Bjarnarson (Neepawa). • 6-c 4-H Yearling Heifer Class: Crossbred or other breed. Champion: Drew Horner (R.C.). Reserve: Wyatt Inglis (R.C.). 3. Anja Vande Langemheen (R.C.); 4. Emily Pearson (Erickson); 5. Catrin Davies (Erickson). • 6-d 4-H Progeny Class: Heifers (champion rosette): 1. Broddi Bjarnarson (Nee-pawa); 2. Wyatt Inglis (R.C.).

Class 7: Best Homegrown

Yearling heifer • Champion rosette won by Sydney de Koning (Nee-pawa). Chicken Corral Res-taurant Plaque and keeper

Class 8: Grand Champion yearling

heifer•Grand champion rosette won by: Sydney de Koning (Neepawa). Clare Larson Memorial Trophy and keeper donated by Erickson 4-H Beef Club, Champion-ship Banner donated by The Neepawa Banner. • Reserve Grand Champion Rosette won by: Drew Horner (R.C.). Reserve Champion Banner donated by Gladstone Veterinary Clinic (1997); • Honourable mentions: S h a y l a W o y c h y s h y n (Erickson), Holly Madsen (Neepawa), Thijs Vande Langemheen (R.C.), Wyatt Inglis(R.C.), Broddi Bjar-narson (Neepawa), Wyatt Inglis (R.C.).

Class 9: Two Year Old Heifers with calf at foot

• Champion rosette won by James Reid (R.C.). Re-serve champion: Sydney de Koning (Neepawa), Frankie Parayeski Memorial Plaque and keeper item.

• Group A: 1. James Reid (R.C.); 2. Thijs Vande Langemheen (R.C.); 3. Amy Pugh (Erickson); 4. Brady McLeod (Neepawa); 5. Gavin Reid (R.C.).

• Group B: 1. Sydney

de Koning (Neepawa); 2. Drew Horner (R.C.); 3. Rylee Paterson (Erickson); 4. Rebecca-Lynn Pedersen (Neepawa); 5. Rebecca Curle (Erickson); 6. Wyatt Inglis (R.C.).

Class 10: Supreme Female Class

• Supreme Female Cham-pion Rosette won by: Syd-ney de Koning (Neepawa). Championship Banner donated by JAS Red Angus (Doug & Jason McLaren-Neepawa).

Reserve Supreme Fe-male: Drew Horner(R.C.), Reserve Championship Banner donated by JMB Charolais of Brookdale; • Honourable mentions: Brooklyn Hedley (R.C.); Blake Rosling (Neepawa); James Reid (R.C.); Sydney de Koning (Neepawa).

Class 11: Keystone Simmental Association

trophy • 1. Amy Pugh (Erickson), 3.9 ADG

Class 12: Market steer weight classes

• Class 1 (1,000-1,196 lbs): 1. Brooklyn Hedley (R.C.); 2. Tristinn Bjarnarson (Neepawa); 3. Abbey Mc-Leod (Neepawa); 4. Travis Woychyshyn (Erickson); 5. Madison Teichroeb (Nee-pawa); 6. Lainie Muir (Gle-nella). • Class 2 (1,218-1,278 lbs): 1. Rachel Chemerika (Erick-son); 2. Broddi Bjarnarson (Neepawa); 3. Anja Vande Langenheem (R.C.); 4. Max-well Baker (Neepawa); 5. Maizy Scott (Glenella); 6. Tait Scott (Glenella). • Class 3 (1,290-1,334 lbs): 1. Hanna Popp (Erick-son); 2. Josie Pedersen (Neepawa); 3. Ty Scott (Glenella); 4. Dylan Osh-anyk (Neepawa); 5. Cora Baker (Neepawa); 6. Bryden McFarlane(Erickson). • Class 4 (1,358-1,382 lbs.): 1. Rebecca Curle (Erickson); 2. Emily Pearson (Erickson); 3. Drew Horner (R.C.); 4. Catrin Davies (Erickson); 5. Telissa Houston (Gle-nella); 6. Claire Beaumont (Neepawa). • Class 5 (1,384-1,426 lbs): 1. Eden Pearson (Erickson); 2. Rebecca-Lynn Pedersen (Neepawa); 3. Brady McLeod (Neepawa); 4. Rylee Pater-son (Erickson); 5. Viktor Popp (Erickson); 6. Jenna Beaumont (Neepawa). • Class 6 (1,430-1,540 lbs): 1. Amy Pugh (Erickson); 2. Emma-Lee McLeod (Neepa-wa); 3. Thijs Vande Langem-heen (R.C.); 4. Dean Rosling (Neepawa); 5. Eric Schultz (Neepawa); 6. Wyatt Inglis (R.C.); 7. Jason Schultz (Neepawa).

• 12-b 4-H Progeny Class: Steers: Champion rosette

was won by Rebecca Curle (Erickson); 2. Wyatt Inglis (R.C.); 3. Rachel Chemerika (Erickson); 4. Emily Pearson (Erickson); 5. Broddi Bjar-narson (Neepawa); 6. Drew Horner (R.C.).

Class 13: Best Homegrown steer

• Championship rosette was won by Eden Pearson (Erickson). Trophy and belt buckle donated by Millen & Mona Johnston (Neepawa).

Class 14: Grand champion market steer

• Grand champion rosette won by: Eden Pearson (Erickson). Neepawa-Glad-stone Cooperative Ltd. Trophy and keeper. Cham-pionship banner donated by The Neepawa Banner. • Reserve Grand Champion rosette won by Hanna Popp (Erickson). Reserve cham-pionship banner donated by Heartland Livestock (Brandon).

Class 15: Stall competition

Prize money donat-ed by Bank of Montreal (Neepawa), 1. Erickson; 2. Neepawa; 3. Rapid City; 4. Glenella.

The Cow Paddy Bingo was won by the Neepawa and Area 4-H Beef Club and was donated back into the scholarship fund.

Graduating members were Sydney de Koning (Npw) and Catrin Davies (Erickson)

The highest gaining Sim-mental steer, the Keystone Simmental Association Award, went to Amy Pugh of Erickson club. Her steer gained 3.8 lbs per day

The champion steer, shown by Eden Pearson from the Erickson 4-H Beef Club, weighed 1,396 lb and sold for $4.30 lb. The steer was purchased by Minnedosa Pharmacy. The Reserve Grand Champion steer was shown by Hanna Popp from the Erickson 4-H Beef Club- weighed 1298 lb.The steer was sold for $3.80 lb purchased by Eagle Agro of Neepawa.

Results from the area 4-H Fat Stock Show and SaleOn Wed. July 1st, the Minnedosa

and Neepawa Agricultural Districts held their annual 4-H fatstock

show and sale3. Ty Scott (Glenella).

• Group B: 1. Blake Rosling (Neepawa); 2. Si-erra Inglis (R.C.); 3. Maizy Scott (Glenella); 4. Sveinna Bjarnarson (Neepawa).

Class 2: Showmanship competition

• 2-a Adults: Catrin Davies (Erickson)• 2-b Senior: overall Senior Showmanship: Rebecca Curle (Erickson); 2. Viktor Popp (Erickson). Trophy and show cane sponsored by Royal Bank

• Group A: 1. Rebecca Curle (Erickson); 2. Dylan Oshanyk (Neepawa); 3. James Reid (R.C.); 4. Holly Madsen (Neepawa).

• Group B: 1. Sydney de Koning (Neepawa); 2. Vik-tor Popp (Erickson); 3. Drew Horner (R.C.); 4. Telissa Houston (Glenella)• 2-c Intermediate: overall Intermediate Showman-ship: Hanna Popp (Erick-son); 2. Brady McLeod (Neepawa). Trophy and show cane donated by Petro-Canada Farm Centre operated by Mar-Dee Enter-prises of Neepawa

• Group A: 1. Hanna Popp (Erickson); 2. Broddi Bjarnarson (Neepawa); 3. Wyatt Inglis (R.C.); 4. Gavin Reid (R.C.); 5. Josie Peder-son (Neepawa).

• Group B: 1. Brady Mc-Leod (Neepawa); 2. Thijs Vande Langemheen (R.C.); 3. Emily Pearson (Erick-son); 4. Rachel Chemerika (Erickson); 5. Max Baker (Neepawa); 6. Abbey Mc-Leod (Neepawa).• 2-d Junior: overall Junior Showmanship: Brooklyn Hedley (R.C.); 2. Rebecca Pedersen(Neepawa). Archie McNair Memorial trophy and show cane donated by Beautiful Plains Agri-cultural Society.

• Group A: 1. Eric Schultz (Neepawa); 2. Claire Beau-mont (Neepawa); 3. Amy Pugh (Erickson); 4. Tristinn Bjarnarson (Neepawa); 5. Travis Woychyshyn (Erickson); 6. Dean Rosling (Neepawa).

• Group B: 1. Brooklyn Hedley (R.C.); 2. Shayla Woychyshyn (Erickson); 3. Anja Vande Langemheen (R.C.); 4. Emma Lee McLeod (Neepawa); 5. Madison Teichroeb (Neepawa); 6. Rylee Paterson (Erickson); 7. Tait Scott (Glenella).

• Group C: 1. Rebecca Pedersen (Neepawa); 2. Cora Baker (Neepawa); 3. Eden Pedersen (Erickson); 4. Lainie Muir (Glenella); Bryden McFarlane (Erick-

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BUYERS 4-H MEMBERS BUYERS 4-H MEMBERSMinnedosa Pharmacy Eden Pearson Grand Champion Eagle Agro Neepawa Hanna Popp Reserve Grand ChampWright Spud Farms, Wellwood Thijs VandelangemheenTotal Farm Care, Brandon & Master Feeds, Brandon Wyatt Inglis (Progeny)Heritage Co-op, Minnedosa Drew HornerClint Moffat Sand & Gravel, Minnedosa Anja VandelangemheenErco World Wide, Virden Brooklyn HedleyRay Tanguay Wyatt Inglis Rapid City Insurance Drew Horner (Progeny)TrideKon, Neepawa Rebecca-Lynn PedersenWinslow Drywall, Eden Eric SchultzEagle Agro Neepawa Dylan OshanykMeyers Norris & Penny, Neepawa Jenna BeaumontGill & Schmall, Neepawa Josie PedersenNeepawa Gladstone Co-op Feed Dean RoslingAustin Credit Union, Gladstone Broddi BjarnarsonLake Agassiz Builders, Neepawa Claire BeaumontParrish & Heimbecker, Gladstone Abbey McLeodAllan Hockin, Neepawa Jason SchultzGladstone Veterinary Madison TeichroebeTotal Farm Supply, Brandon Brady McLeodMazergroup, Neepawa Tristinn Bjarnarson

Coyote Ridge, Dr. Liz, Drayson Bros., Neepawa Emma-Lee McLeodJarvis Meats & Gladstone Auction, Gladstone Maxwell BakerDeKoning Farms Ltd, Eden Cora BakerMowatt Livestock, Neepawa Broddi Bjarnarson(Progeny) Volume Buyer Bryden McFarlane Rachel Chemerika (Progeny) Ty Scott Laine MuirIntegra Tire & Johns Tax Services, Minnedosa Rebecca Curle (Progeny)Maple Lake Stock Farms, Hartney Emily PearsonSaler Back Hoe & Ken Kane Aerial, Minnedosa Rylee PatersonZen Developments, Neepawa Amy PughEnns Bros., Neepawa Viktor PoppMinnedosa Insurance Catrin DaviesValley View Ag Services, Minnedosa Vet Clinic Travis WoychyshynParkline Auto , Minnedosa Rachel Chemerika Heritage Co-op Minnedosa Rebecca Curle Rocky Mountain Equipment, Neepawa Emily Pearson (Progeny)Beautiful Plains Credit Union, Neepawa & Minnedosa Credit Union McKay Livestock & Penno’s Machining Tait ScottHarris Pharmacy Telissa Houston

Special Thank-You to Supporters of the Neepawa 4-H Fat Stock Association ScholarshipCow Paddy Bingo Buyers 2015

Fundraiser for Neepawa 4-H Stock Assoc. Scholarship was held prior to the sale of steers. Purchasers of “squares” were: Tridekon, Neepawa • Greenbush Angus, Neepawa • Clayton Farms • DeKoning Farm Ltd., Eden • D & E Davies • Pedersen Farm, Neepawa • Total Farm Supply, Brandon • Horner Cattle, Minnedosa • Chemerika Farm, Erickson •

Rainkie Sewage, Neepawa • Ron & Barb Kristjansson, Forrest • Eagle Agro, Neepawa • Cook Farms • Knobby Oak, Rapid City • Doug Hodgins, Austin Neepawa 4-H Beef Club – winner and donated funds back to Scholarship Fund

Platinum Sponsor of Buyers’ SupperOak Ridge Meats (McCreary)

Gold SponsorsMunro Farm Supplies Ltd (Neepawa) • Viterra of Forrest • Richardson Pioneer Company (Minnedosa) • Neepawa-Gladstone Cooperatve LTD • Hi-Pro Feeds (Carman)

Silver SponsorsRural Municipality of North Cypress - Langford • Rural Municipality of Glenella - Lansdowne • Rural Municipality of Rosedale • Prairie Forest Products Ltd • Northstar Seeds Ltd.

Patterson Mobile Veterinary Services • Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary (Neepawa)Show Class Sponsors

Eagle Agro Service (Neepawa) • Beautiful Plains Agricultural Society - FARMING FOR TOMORROW • Brydges & Taylor Veterinary Hospital Ltd.Leanne Rowat, MLA (Riding Mountain Constituency) & Stu Briese, MLA ( Agassiz Constituency) • Farm Credit Canada (Neepawa) • Millen & Mona Johnston (Neepawa)

RBC Royal Bank (Neepawa) • Petro-Canada Farm Centre - Mar-Dee Ent. (Neepawa) • Beautiful Plans Agricultural Society (Neepawa) • Keystone Simmental Assoc.Beautiful Plains Credit Union • Brookmore Angus (Brookdale) • D & G Enterprises (Franklin) • Frankie Parayeski Memorial • Chicken Corral Restaurant (Neepawa)CIBC (Neepawa) • Gladstone Veterinary Clinic (1997) • JAS Red Angus (Doug & Jason McLaren, Neepawa) • JMB Charolais (Brookdale) • The Neepawa BannerClare Larson Memorial-Erickson 4-H Club • Neepawa-Gladstone Co-operative Ltd. • Heartland Livestock Services (Brandon) • BMO Bank of Montreal (Neepawa)

Assist with Sale of SteersGladstone Auction Mart • Stoney Creek Transport (Neepawa) • Heartland Livestock Services (Brandon) • Jarvis Meats (Gladstone)

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Show Judges: Gerry & Andrea Bertholet • Stall Competition Judge: Bob Durston • Photographer: Amanda Woychyshyn • Show Ringman: Greg Woychyshyn & Matt Ginter • Show Marshalls for the day: Tom & Alana Madsen • Canteen: Beautiful Plains Ag Society • Steer Sale tagger: Jody Jury • Winners of the 4-H Cash Draw: • Tim Klein Portage la

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Champion Supreme Female - Sydney de Koning of Neepawa 4H Beef Club

Grand Champion Market Steer - EdenPearson of Erickson 4H Beef Club

The members, leaders and families from the Rapid City, Neepawa, Erickson and Glenella 4-H Beef Clubs wish to extend their sincere thanks to all the buyers and bidders for their outstanding support of the 2015 4-H Beef Inter Club Sale held in Neepawa on Wednesday July 1 st.

A special thank-you to Minnedosa Pharmacy who purchased Eden Pearson’s Grand Champion Steer and to Eagle Agro of Neepawa the purchaser of Hanna Popp’s Reserve Grand Champion Steer.

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Home Hardware Stores Limited is excited to welcome new Dealer-Owners Michelle and Darryl Gerrard and to reopen a Home store in a very important market. Michelle and Darryl are converting their current store over to the Home Hardware banner to combine their local knowledge and home improvement experience with the strength of the best home improvement retail brand in the country.

“Home Hardware has a long, proud history of serving the Neepawa community and we are thrilled to welcome Michelle and Darryl to the Home family. Their home improvement knowledge is an asset to the community and will deliver the expert advice that customers have grown to expect from Home Hardware.” said Terry Davis, CEO, Home Hardware Stores Limited

At 8,000 square feet, the new store will carry an extensive assortment of products including plumbing, electrical, kitchen and housewares, lawn and garden and paint as well as e-commerce options for cus-tomers. The 1,500 square foot warehouse plus a 5,000 square foot lumber stacking system along with a 2.3 acre offsite storage and yard facility.

Michelle and Darryl Gerrard, Dealer-Owners, Neepawa Home Hardware Building Centre said “We’re excited by the opportunity to help homeowners here in Neepawa make their renovation and home decor-

ation dreams a reality. Our customers know that they can count on us for expert advice, quality products and competitive pricing. We look forward to continuing to do so for years to come.”

The store will remain open throughout the conversion process and Michelle and Darryl are grateful for the support of the community throughout the transition. They look forward to celebrating the completed transition with a grand opening event in fall 2015.

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Successful year for Neepawa United Soccer

Neepawa United Soccer was busy this season with 95 players in our house league, our seven traveling teams, which consist of 94 players, as well as host-ing our very first soccer tournament.

Our house league, spon-sored by Tim Hortons, had their wind-up on Tuesday, June 30. NUSA would like to thank all the volunteer coaches and managers for their time in making that league successful this year. It was the first year ever where we never got rained out. We hope that the little players had a fantastic season and will return next year.

Our traveling teams also had a very success-ful season in the Brandon Youth Soccer league. We had many teams place in the top four of their re-spected age groupings and this was the first year ever where we had one team win gold (Boys Under 12 Team #2) and two teams win silver (Girls Under 10 and Girls Under 12) in the overall standings. Way to make Neepawa a soccer community!

The GU10 team, con-sisting of Brooke Allen, Claire Beaumont, Katie-Rae Byram, Kiera Major, Jillian Perrett, Prestyn Phinney, Cordelia Smith, Misha Toledo, Amber Wahoski and Macy Wither, had a 10-1-3 record to place them second in the league. In the final tourna-ment, they won the silver medal in their category. This team was coached by Darian Major, Lynette Wither and Scot Smith and managed by Shelley Allen.

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Team One, coached by Jody Plett and Angela Hut-ton, had four wins, one tie and six losses in their regular play, to tie for 11th in league play. In the final tournament, they won the bronze medal for tier three in their category. This team consisted of Hayden Delaloye, Tavon De May, Kyle Hutton, Tarek La-pointe, Ethan Levandoski, Gatlyn Plett, Brody Pollock, Logan Pudruski, Aiden Toews and Jason Whitlaw. This team was managed by Angela Hutton.

The BU10 Neepawa Team Two consisted of Keegan Airey, Ryggs An-

tonik-Taylor, Rylan Bray, Callan Denbow, Jory Kul-backi, Collin Maddever, Ashton McDonald, Alex Prodan and Rylan Sumner. They had two wins, one tie and eight losses in their regular season, placing them in 12th place. In the final tourney, they placed fourth in the tier three round robin. This team was coached by Chase Critchlow and managed by Myrna Denbow.

The GU12 team, coached by Jody Plett and Gary For-gue, with manager Laurie

Wahoski, had 10 wins and one loss to place second in their regular standings. In their final tournament, they won the silver medal. This team consisted of Jenna Bray, Remi Buchan-an, Jenna Beaumont, Lara Denbow, Karissa Ellis, Ri-chelle Forgue, Kianna Gun-narson, Allie Jakabowki, Madison Kilburn, Kaitlin LeBoutiller, Rylee Mann, Julie Martin, Lainie Muir, Abigail Plett, Rebecca-Lynn Pedersen, Cadence Perrett-Livingston, Brooklyn Per-rett and Kyla Wahoski.

The BU12 Neepawa Team One consisted of Rylan Bradley, Myles Brister, Ward Brister, Shane Byram, Reagan Byskal, Hayden Burton, Lennon Carr, Dale Elgert, Tristan Friesen, Konur Gork, Josh Gowler, Devlin Magwood, William Scheper, Declan Smith and Cole Topham. This team had five wins, four ties and two losses to end up fourth in the league. They played in the first tier for the tournament and were able to place fourth. Lindsay Magwood and Scot Smith

coached this team while Jessica Bohn managed.

The BU12 Neepawa Team Two, coached by Darian Major and Jason Hartle, was 13-2-0 in regu-lar play to end up first in their league. They won the gold medal in their final tournament. This team consisted of Brayden Baker, Ryan Bellisle, Ben Cox, Gregory Eu, Nickolas Eu, Jordan Hartle, Darcy Hueston, Cody Lamb, Liam Major, Jordan McKee, Maaz Shabbir, Umer Shabbir, Brendin Strelczik, Ayden Willerton and Myles Willer-ton. This team was man-aged by Steven Strelczik.

The GU14 team con-sisted of Joslyn Adams, Natalie Babcock, Grace Birnie, Claire Brister, Al-lison Byram, Siri Freeman, Hayley Gibson, Elise Gork, Kailyn Hanke, Alex Har-tle, Denby Kozak, Charsi Magwood, Lauren Mal-fait, Sadie McIntosh, Josie Pedersen, Tanner Speis, and Jessica Wither. This team won three games, tied two and lost seven and would play in tier two of the final tournament, winning silver. This team was coached by Lindsay Magwood and managed by Lisa Adams and Michelle Babcock.

Neepawa United Soccer congratulates all teams on their success.Thanks to all the coaches and managers for volunteering. Also, thank you to Neepawa Collegiate and the Town of Neepawa for maintaining the soccer fields. Neepawa United Soccer also thanks season sponsors: John’s Electric, Promo Time and Gill and Schmall.

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About 60 players were hoping to make a strong impression on coaches and management f o r t h e N e e p a w a N a t i v e s d u r i n g a p r o s p e c t s c a m p a t t h e S p o r t s p l e x i n B r a n d o n

Neepawa Natives hold prospects campThe future of the Neepawa Natives hit the ice in Bran-

don earlier this week, as the MJHL club held its young prospects camp.

Just under 60 players, including top 2015 MJHL bantam draft pick Mackenzie Belinski participated in the event on Monday, July. 6 and Tuesday, July. 7 at the Sports-plex. It was an opportunity for scouts and management to evaluate players from the team’s protected list and decide which ones warrant a closer look at the team’s training camp, scheduled for September.

Neepawa Natives general manager Myles Cathcart said the club was very pleased with what it saw out on the ice. He noted that there was some noticeable improve-ments in a few young players who participated in the spring camp, which was held at the Yellowhead Centre in Neepawa in early April.

“Many of the players who took in that camp took the suggestions we shared with them and used that advice to improve certain aspects of their game,” said Cathcart. “Whether it was getting into better shape, working on their foot speed or whatever it might be. You could tell, there were a dozen or so kids who took that advice to heart. They did what they were asked to do and myself and the scouts were impressed with the changes we saw out there in such a short amount of time. It was a really good complement of talented players out there [on the ice].”

For new head coach Jim Fuyarchuk, it was his first opportunity to see some of the prospects up close and gauge exactly what they are able to do. He said it was an opportunity for the hockey hopefuls to show their skills and earn a spot at the main training camp.

“They’re competing for an opportunity to go to our fall

camp, so it’s important for them to show their skills. It also has given myself, the coaching staff and the scouts a better read on what they could bring to the team,” said Fuyarchuk. “We have an idea about who’s going to be invited out to Neepawa, but there is no number set in stone. If you have the talent and you show that you’re

willing to work, we’re going to bring them in and give them a look.”

The main training camp for the Neepawa Natives will take place in late August or early September. The regular season for the Manitoba Junior Hockey League starts on Sept. 25.

Farmers top Cloverleafs

The Neepawa Farmers have gained some ground on the Oak River Dodgers in the Manitoba Senior Baseball League standings. Neepawa was able to defeat the Brandon Cloverleafs 4-3 on Sunday, July 5, while Oak River fell to the league leading Brandon Marlins 5-4. With the victory, the Farmers improved to 8-7 on the season and are a game and a half back of the Dodgers

Matt Sneesby contrib-uted to the victory for Neepawa by going one for three at the plate, with a home run and a pair of RBI. Daylon Creasy and Ian Hockin each added an RBI a piece. Brady Moxham started on mound for the Farmers and was able to go seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits. It would be Garrett Rempel, however, who picked up the win with a pair of perfect innings in relief, recording five strikeouts along the way. For the Cloverleafs, Dylan Haney received the loss, while Garrett Popplestone, Jor-dan Robertson and Jason Rae all had two hits in the

losing effort.In other MSBL action

from Sunday, the Brandon Marlins were another step closer to clinching first place by topping the Oak River Dodgers 5-4. Jeff

Wiebe was the winning pitcher striking out eight Dodgers hitters.

The final regular season home game for Neepawa is scheduled for Friday, July 10, against the Brandon

Marlins. First pitch is set for 7:00 pm. The Farmers will end the regular sea-son on the road Sunday, July 12 at Andrews Field in Brandon against the Cloverleafs.

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D a y l o n C r e a s y ( 1 7 ) o f t h e N e e p a w a F a r m e r s m a k e s c o n t a c t at the plate, during the Farmers 4-3 win over the Brandon Cloverleafs


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The Virden Oil Capitals have announced that Branden Crowe will be the team’s marketing manager for the upcoming season.

Crowe has worked the past two seasons with the Melfort Mustangs in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, playing a key role in the team’s front office as their marketing director.

Home for Crowe started in Neepawa before moving to Boissevain just prior to high school. In 2011, he graduated with his Communications diploma from Assiniboine Community College in Brandon before relocating to Melfort in 2012, for his position with the Mustangs.

During his time in Melfort, Crowe helped set club franchise attendance records along with guiding the team to profitable seasons in each of his two years in the marketing position.

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lack of festivities. This week, he writes two separate editorials examining both sides of the argument he’s having with himself about it.

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We failed at Canada Day

Over the past few days, there has been a fair amount of reaction on-line to the simplicity of Neepawa’s

Canada Day celebrations this year. Some people have said that having a low key event was not a big deal. Others have blasted the Town, especially online, for not putting on a grander spectacle. Now if you have been one of those people jumping in on this discussion, I have no doubt that you have likely said to yourself “Hey what does the local sports guy with the weirdly spelled first name think about all this?”

Now most people in the town of Neepawa likely know me simply as 200 pounds of whiskey and sarcasm, but there is actually more to me then that. There is an individual who is fiercely proud of being a Canadian. I’m proud of it because it was earned. Allow me to explain.

My family immigrated to Canada from Ireland when I was very young, so for many years, I had what is known as landed immigrant status. That meant I could live and work here, but could not vote and if I broke the law, the govern-ment could have legally kicked my butt out and send me back to the motherland. When I was about 21 years old, I decided it was time to make it official and become a full fledged Canuck.

After taking the citizenship test and promising to stop drinking Guinness and start drinking Molson, the govern-ment decided to let me stay. That meant something to me. It still does, because Canada gave my family an opportunity that we could not have achieved had we remained in Ireland.

To this day, I still keep my citizenship card in my wallet. I also have a more permanent reminder in the form of a tattoo to commemorate that moment. Written in ink are the words ‘Irish by

birth, Canadian by choice.” There is so much meaning behind that statement to me because it was a choice. I chose to be Canadian and it’s one of the best decisions of my life.

Now, when I look around this commun-ity, I see so many immi-grants to this country, just like my family. I see people who came here for a job op-portunity and a shot at a better life, just like my family and most importantly, I see people who are proud to be here…Just like my family and just like me. We failed those people on July 1.

Because of the lack of events occurring locally, I travelled to Minnedosa for a little while to see what was going on and I must say that the amount of festivities going on there were quite impressive. Also impressive to me was the number of residents from Neepawa I ran into during that short period of time. I won’t name names….but you know who you are.

As I returned home, I pondered the difference in the scope of the celebrations and thought to myself “Does Minnedosa love Canada more than Neepawa does?” I hope that the answer to that question is no, but we did a pretty bad job of proving it.

The lack of events in Neepawa sur-rounding the fireworks was upsetting to me because it felt as though we took Canada Day and more importantly, its meaning for granted. This is not just an ordinary statutory holiday which just happened to have some pretty lights in the sky at the end of it. It means more….It has to mean more.

Either lend a hand or get over it!

Every year on July 1, we as a nation take the time to celebrate being more than just America’s hat. (For

the record, I p r e f e r to believe that USA is in fact Canada ’ s pants, but t h a t ’ s a discussion for another day.) There a r e d i s -

plays of patriotism across the country, commemorating the day the Queen said it was okay for us to exist. These events range in size and grandeur, from the massive to humble…Then of course there is what Neepawa did.

In case you hadn’t noticed, and judging by the attendance that night you didn’t, there was a Canada Day celebration at Riverbend Park. It featured fireworks and…, well that’s about it, just fireworks.

A fair amount of negative reaction has since popped up from people who were not all that happy with the lack of events to mark the day. To those people I say…Get over it!

What many people seem to forget about Leisure Services department in Neepawa is that it’s completely funded by the Town. Other communities have recreation commissions, which are volunteer boards funded by a group of municipalities and hire an independent recreation director to organize special events, like Canada Day. In Neepawa’s case, Leisure Services is responsible for things like Canada Day, as well as the Winter Festival, sports dinner, the pool and at least a half dozen other year round endeavours. On top of that, have you tried to buy fireworks lately? I’m not talking

about those bargain priced ones that you can get at the gas station but the actual industrial sized, big kaboom variety. Those are not cheap. Accordingly to the Town of Neepawa and it’s spring resolu-tion on the Canada Day celebrations, the fireworks alone cost $7200. Taking that into account, if municipal officials had simply come out with a statement saying ‘Hey, money, time and other resources are tight, so don’t expect much this year,’ the backlash would have likely been a lot less. I know I’d be okay with that. I’m a grown man, I can buy my own sparklers. Just keep my property taxes low and make sure I don’t fall into an Eoin-sized pothole when I’m driving to work.

What truly intrigues me about the re-action of the people are the comments, which have ranged from ‘boring’ to ‘lame’ to ‘What do you expect? It’s Neepawa.’ It’s that last comment that caught my attention and the degree of apathy be-hind those words. It actually leads into a bigger problem that must be dealt with.

If the Town can’t provide the non-essential services and that’s what all the secondary events of Canada Day actually are in the grand scheme of things; then where are the local service groups and individuals who are willing to step up and say ‘Leave it to me.’ We assumed somebody else would do all the work and then were upset when nothing got done.

Doing something great is hard. For Neepawa, it’s more than that, it seems damn near impossible, so we don’t try anymore and just hope somebody else will do it. That’s not the way it can be anymore. We’ve got to say ‘I’m a member of this community. Neepawa is my home and that statement has value.’ Until that time, don’t blame the town for a less than thrilling Canada Day. Just say thanks for the running water and be on your merry way.

It was a very busy agenda for Neepawa Town Council at its most recent meeting, held on Tues-day, July 7. Councillors received an update from Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation on proposed upgrades to the section of Provincial Highway 16, which passes through Neepawa. MIT has informed Council that the entire road surface from the west junction of PTH 5 to just past the east junc-tion of Highway 5, will be milled and filled starting at the end of July.

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Dog parks, road repairs and subdivisions on recent Council agendafill consists of removing the existing surface layer with a milling machine and laying down new asphalt to replace it. Originally, the majority of that road work was going to be micro-surfaced, which coats the existing road surface with a new layer. Mill and fill, while more expensive, does last longer than micro-surfacing. The province is covering the cost of the work. MIT has also informed the Town that while these upgrades are occurring, there will be periods of time in which section of PTH 16 are re-duced to one-lane traffic.

Dog park progressCouncil received an

update from the Neepawa and Area Off-Leash Dog Park Association. The community group has canvassed homes by the proposed location, in the north east section of the Fair Grounds. Most of the reaction from the property owners near the area was in favour of the endeavour. A few others who were spoken to indicted that the project would likely not af-fect them and to ‘go for it’.

Council accepted the update from the group and approved support for the proposed location. As part of the agreement, the Town will maintain owner-ship of the land at the Fair Grounds.

Trunk sewer projectAn option has been

selected for a massive wastewater infrastructure project in Neepawa. Coun-cil had three options for the installation of a new trunk sewer to address high volumes of effluent currently experienced by the town. Option one, which would involve the construction of a new lift station on the south end of the town was selected. While this choice is slightly more expensive than the other options ($3.4 mil-lion compared to $3.3 and $2.8 million respectively), it’s the only option which would allow for a multi-phased approach. It also

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If you have the qualifications and the passion to meet this chal-lenge then we would like to explore your potential. Please apply online at http://www.hylife.com/current-opportunities/ or send you resume to:

Kevin Cookc/o HyLife FoodsPO Box 10000Neepawa, MBR0J 1H0

Applicants who are not currently eligible to work in Canada will not be considered for this position.

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

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

GPRC, Fairview Campus requires a Heavy Equip-ment Technician Instructor to commence August 15, 2015. Caterpillar experi-ence will be an asset. Visit our website at: https://www.gprc.ab.ca/careers.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIP-TION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

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GREAT CANADIAN Dollar Store franchise opportunities are available in your area. Explore your future with a dollar store leader. Call today 1-877-388-0123 ext. 229; www.dollarstores.com.

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIP-TIONISTS are in huge de-mand! Train with Canada’ s top Medical Transcrip-tion school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1.800.466.1535 w w w . c a n s c r i b e . c o m . i n f o @ c a n s c r i b e . c o m .

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BATTERIES FOR EVERY-THING. Auto, farm, con-struction, ATV, marine, motorcycle, golf carts, phones, tools, radios, com-puters etc. Reconditioned, obsolete and hard-to-find batteries. SOLAR equip-ment. The Battery Man. Winnipeg. 1.877.775.8271 w w w . b a t t e r y m a n . c a

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S P E C I A L S U M M E R WHOLESALE PRICING! Queen Pillow-Top Mattress

Set $395! (King set $650) 6-piece Bedroom Suite in-cluding Pillow-Top Bed set $900. 12 Drawer Queen Storage Bed $625! 5 piece 40” round drop leaf set, 4 chairs $399. SOLID RUSTIC OAK Table Set 60” to 96” (No Veneer), 6 high back padded chairs $2,650 ($4,600 value)! 3 piece Durablend black Leather Power Reclining set including reclining Sofa, reclining Love Seat with centre console & reclin-ing Chair $2295 ($3,950 value). Mon-Fri 10-8, Sat 10-6 & Sun 12-5. Call KDL Furniture at 204-571-1971. 660 Highland Ave., South side of #1 Hwy., Brandon.

MOBILE HOMES6 New 16 x 80, 3 Bed, 2 Bath. Starting at $83,000, 1 New 16 x 68, 2 Bed, 1 Bath. Starting at $72,000. Altona Mobile Homes, 1-800-582-4036, 1-204-324-6776 Email [email protected]

REAL ESTATENEW HOMES FOR SALE in Souris, Rapid City, For-rest, Grand Valley and outskirts of Brandon. Call or text 1-204-723-0083.

RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

Affordable lake living. Sand beach Lake lots $44,900. Lake view lots $15,900. Titled lots. Only 17 choice lake lots. www.beckvill-ebeach.com Warren 204-856-3076 Royal Le Page

STEEL BUILDINGS

OUR BIG 35TH AN-N I V E R S A R Y S A L E ! ” 20X20 $4500. 25X24$5198. 30X30 $7449. 32X36 $8427. 40X46 $12140 One end Wall Included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

Auction Sales

Trucks & Tractors 89 Chev 366 gas 3 ton w/ 16’ Grain B&H 24,000 km, Sft * 42 Chev 2 ton w/ B&H Solid – Runs * Case 2470 4WD, 1000 PTO Dual hyd 5800 hrs ; Case 2470 w/ Blown Engine 4370 hrs * Cockshutt 1650 gas HL Shuttle on 3PH Dual Hyd PTO w/ FEL 2241 hrs * 41 A.C.B * Case VA Row Crop 2PH * Grain Equip 2) MF 750 Combine 1) 1980 - 1070 hrs ; 1) 1977 Low Hours * MF 775 21” Swather * Case 1H 725 25’ P Type Swather * Case 32’ Chisel Plow ext to 40’ * Case 24’ Chisel Plow * Int 45, 19’ Cult * JD 1800 16’ Discer Seeder * Cockshutt 246 14’ Deep Tiller * Case 7B Plow * Inland 80’ Sprayer * Brandt 8” 50’ PTO Auger * Haying Equip Inland 3PH 84” Snowblower * NH 68 Super Square Baler w/ Wisc Engine * NH 9’ Sickle Mower * NH 55 Side Del Rake * Wood Splitter * Misc 1980 Yamaha SS 440 Snowmobile * Along w Yard Items * Farm Misc * Tools * Antiques Grader * Oliver Breaking Plow * JD 10’ Disc * Cockshutt 3B Plow * Peter Wright Anvil * Forge * Old Tools *

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John Nelson204-476-6719

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Plumas, MB:115 Richmond Ave- 1 ½ storey, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, sgl garage.. $35,000.107 Burrows St- 1 bdrm bunga-low, 1 bath, workshop. $31,000.213 Burrows St- 2 bdrm, 1 bath, garage. $49,000.204 Richmond St. S- 3 bdrm, 2 bath, dbl garage, workshop. $130,000.105 McKenzie St – 2 bdrm, 1 bath, dbl garage. $56,000.REDUCED: 94067- Rd. 68W- 2 bdrm, 4 pc bath, shop & Quonset. $115,000.Gladstone, MB:RM of Lakeview- Full section of pasture land, fenced, dugouts. $249,900.135 Lorne St- 2+bdrm, 1 bath, sgl garage. $63,000.Kelwood, MB:7 Isabel St- 1 or 2 bdrm, built 1978. $59,000.

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Hazel Malsi is welcomed by Judge Jim McCrae during the citizenship ceremony held at Clear Lake on Canada Day. Hazel is employed at HyLife as a meat inspector.

p h o t o b y j o h n d r i n k w a t e r K i d s e n j o y i n g B u m p e r B a l l S o c c e r i n M i n n e d o s a .

On July 1, Canada’s birthday was celebrated across the region with family activities and fireworks. Above left: Kids enjoying bumper ball soccer in Minnedosa.Above: Face painting at Minnedosa Beach.

Oh Canada!


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