By JENNIFER PAIGE
M
i n n e d o s a - b o r n
gymnast holds
Olympic aspirations as
she prepares to represent
Canada on the interna-
tional stage for the frst
time.
Isabela Onyshko,
who relocated to Brandon
a short time ago, spent
much of her early years
in Minnedosa. Now 15,
Onyshko has grown into
a highly-dedicated gym-
nast with determination
to make it to the pinnacle
of her sport.
My goal is to eventu-
ally make the Canadian
team for the Olympics but
that is def nitely an end
goal. I have some years of
work and training to get to
that level, said Onyshko.
Onyshko recently
qualifed for Canadas Ju-
nior National team and
later this month she will
fy of to participate in the
Massillia Cup in Marseille,
France on November
15th-17th.
Te Massillia Cup is
an international compe-
tition that will host the
worlds top ranked teams
from Russia, Romania,
Germany, Great Brittan,
Canada and France.
We are headed to
Italy for a training camp
frst and then we will be
going to France for the in-
ternational competition. I
havent done too much in-
ternational travel through
gymnastics, just mainly
down to the states with
my club. I am defnitely
excited, Onyshko added.
Canadas Junior Na-
tional team consists of
seven of the countrys
elite athletes. Onyshko
joins Aleeza Yu, Brianna
Clark, Heaven Latinmer,
Rose-Kaying Woo, Shal-
lon Olsen and Sydney
Townsend.
Onyshko is fairly well-
known in the gymnas-
tics world as an up and
coming star. She recently
placed ffth overall in the
junior category at the
Elite Canada event, won
a bronze medal in the ju-
nior girls uneven bars at
the national champion-
ships as well as forth on
beam, f fth on foor and
placed fourth overall in
her age category.
Tose in the sport
know Onyshko to be a
hard worker who is rarely
fustered and note that she
will be an asset to team
Canada as she possesses
good dif culty on the
uneven bars, one of the
events that team Canada
has struggled with in the
past.
Coached by Loire
Henderson and Joe
Stoufer, Onyshko is high-
ly dedicated, training
about 34 hours a week at
the Brandon Eagles Gym-
nastics club.
Once she has her f rst
international competition
under her belt, Onyshko
will set her sights on mak-
ing the senior national
team and hopefully one
day compete in the Olym-
pics or in the National
Collegiate Athletic Asso-
ciation ranks.
I have been involved
in gymnastics since I can
remember. I think I start-
ed when I was six or seven,
to make it to competitions
like this is a dream come
true.
Onyshko dreaming of the Olympics
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T
anner s Crossi ng
School has an inspired
bunch of youth whove
created a positive initiative
called LS!NLets Stop It
Now.
Originally created by a
group of eight students as
an anti-bullying initiative,
LS!N has now expanded to
be a part of Free the Chil-
dren and has 33 students
involved.
Trough Free the Chil-
dren, LS!N has chosen to
participate in the national
We Scare Hunger cam-
paign. Starting on Mon-
day, October 28th, stu-
dents began a week-long
classroom competition to
see who could gather the
most non-perishable food
items, which will be donat-
ed to the local Minnedosa
Food Bank.
Tis is an extremely
positive thing to have in
our school and I am proud
to work with these kids. It
is amazing to see the way
they come together, says
Kerry Morrice, grade 5 and
6 teacher and LS!N teacher
representative.
Free the Children is an
international charity and
education partner. It works
domestically through We
Day and We Act to edu-
cate, engage and empower
youth to become active lo-
cal and global citizens.
Free the Childrens
mission is to create a world
where all young people
are free to achieve their
fullest potential as agents
of change. Te goal is to
empower a generation to
shift the world from me to
wethrough how we act,
how we give, the choices
we make on what to buy
and what to wear, the me-
dia we consume and the
experiences with which we
choose to engage.
Te best part of this is
that it is student led. I pro-
vide some guidance, but
every decision is made by
the kids themselves. I usu-
ally let them know about
dif erent things going on
in the community and they
choose what they would
like to volunteer for, ex-
plained Morrice.
LS!N is open to any
grade seven and eight stu-
dents at Tanners Crossing.
Te group gets together
once a cycle at noon to de-
cide on new projects, vol-
unteer opportunities and
positive movements that
could be brought to their
school.
We held our own ver-
sion of We Day and it was
awesome. Free the Chil-
dren and We initiates
really encourage the kids
to get involved and shows
them the benefts and
importance of volunteer-
ing in the community. We
hope it is something that
will stick with them, said
Morrice.
On T ursday, October
24th, Linda Bertram, chair-
person for the Minnedosa
Food Bank was invited by
LS!N to stop by TCS and
discuss with the students
what the food bank is, how
it works and give them
a better understanding
about where this food goes
and the impact that it has.
According to Free the
Children, every day 870
million people go hungry
and since 2008 there has
been a 31 percent increase
in the use of food banks in
Canada. Last year the We
Scare Hungry campaign
collected 875,000 pounds
of food nationally.
Te local food bank
is a well-used service in
Minnedosa. All donations
are gratefully accepted. We
always love harvest time as
we gladly accept any sea-
sonal vegetables from local
gardens. It is quite reward-
ing to see the impact that
this food makes in peoples
lives, said Bertram.
Te local food bank is
open Tuesdays 10 a.m. -12
noon and Tursdays 1 p.m.
- 3 p.m. Donations can be
made at the United Church
or at the local grocers.
On Friday, November
1st LS!N reps weighed in
the non-perishable food
that was gathered by stu-
dents over the course of
the week.
Altogether our stu-
dents collected 1,969.66
pounds of food to be do-
nated to the local food
bank. We hosted a similar
food drive last year and
we surpassed the amount
we collected last year by
1,000 pounds. It was an
outstanding ef ort by our
kids, better than we could
have expected, exclaimed
Wendy Radclif, Tanners
Crossing home economics
teacher and food drive co-
ordinator.
Photo submitted
Scaring Away Hunger
Photo by Jennifer Paige
On October 28th, students kicked
of a week-long competiion to raise food
for the local food bank.
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By JENNIFER PAIGE
W
hile growing up, my Uncle Bill was always around
for family gatherings, but remained a mystery to
me.
He was a rather blunt, sometimes cranky old man.
Usually impatient and always sarcastic, but possessed
a glimmer in his eye which reassured you of his kind
heart.
As a child I knew something had happened to him,
thats why he looked so diferent.
My Grandmother would always tell me how hand-
some he used to be, which my cousins and I found
rather confusing.
His face was wrinkly and scarred. He had little hair
on his head and was missing a few fngers. His eyes
were encased with bags and his rarely-shown smile
was crocked and worn.
As I got a little older I learnt that his name wasnt
Bill, but Lance Fields, and that he was a solider and
proud of it. He loved the army and the brotherhood
that came with it.
As a child the concept of war is hard to understand.
Especially for my fortunate generation that has never
had to live through a world war.
At the age of 23 Lance Fields enlisted himself in the
army, the year was 1940.
Fields trained in Canada and England before en-
gaging in combat in France, Belgium and Holland.
On April 18th, 1945, Fields was injured in combat.
Caught in an enemy famethrower, he experienced ex-
tensive wounds and third-degree burns.
Lucky to be alive, Fields was discharged and sent
home to Souris, MB in 1946.
He lived in Souris for many years, spending his
time with our family and the local Legion. He passed
away in 2009 at the ripe-old age of 91.
He would occasionally share memories with us of
his training and time at war and they always seemed
to be positive memories, reminisce of the times he had
with fellow soldiers.
Once at an age to comprehend my uncles story, I
was grateful to have had time to spend with him and
admired him for his courage and bravery.
Every year on Remembrance Day, I think of him,
because he was what made the memories of war real to
me.
Whether or not you have known someone or los t
someone in a war, past or present, take the time to re-
member them and their family this November 11th.
Tank them for their sacrif ces, and like my uncle, their
unwavering love and dedication to our country.
Take Time to Remember
Minor hockey numbers
Another minor hockey season is underway in
Minnedosa. Tis year, there are a total of 88 youngsters
registered in the program. Team breakdowns include 12
players in the Hockey Initiation Program (HIP), 14 at the
Novice level, 16 at the Atom level, 28 in the PeeWee level
and 18 in the Bantam level. Te program has sufered
somewhat of a decline in recent years and looking back
ten years, the minor hockey program had 181registered
players for its 2003/04 season. In addition to this years
players, we should also note there are 30 adult volunteers
who lend their time to coaching, management and safety
within the local minor hockey program. Good luck to all
of our teams this hockey season!
Lighting Date change
Shortly after sending last weeks edition to press, we
were informed of a date change for the Heritage Memory
Lights evening. Te lighting will now be held on the eve-
ning of Saturday, December 7th.
Missing group...
I have been informed that also assisting with the re-
cent Haunted House Fright Night at Dalrymples Green-
house were volunteers from the LS!N group at Tanners
Crossing School. Teir involvement in the successful
fundraiser is certainly worthy of a mention.
E
ditors note: Te following information was taken
from the Monthly Bulletin for the Manitoba Branch
of the Canadian Red Cross Society for the period covering
May 1st to May 31st, 1916. Listed are donations collected
by local communities during that time period.
Minnedosa Red Cross 13 abdominal bandages,
15 triangle bandages, two dressing gowns, 174 handker-
chiefs, three hospital suits, one bed jacket, old linen, four
pajamas, eight personal property bags, eight shirts, nine
surgical shirts, four pairs slippers, three pairs surgical
stockings and seven pairs of bed socks.
Bethany Red Cross fve pajamas, six shirts, three
pairs socks, six draw sheets, two comforters and four rolls
of absorbent cotton.
Clanwilliam Red Cross Workers per Mrs. Proven
12 comforters, 11 dressing gowns, 36 pajamas, 15 fracture
pillows, 10 shirts and three surgical shirts.
Franklin Red Cross Workers two dressing gowns,
72 handkerchiefs, old linen, two pajamas, fve fracture
pillows, 42 personal property bags, 12 shirts, 18 surgical
shirts, 10 pairs of socks and fve pairs of bed socks.
Justice Red Cross three dressing gowns, three
hospital suits, two bed jackets, old linen, 15 pajamas, 11
shirts and 40 surgical shirts.
Newdale Ravens Glen Patriotic Society 36
handkerchiefs, 15 bed jackets, 14 pajamas, 15 surgical
shirts and seven comfort pillows.
Basswood Red Cross Society - $20.00 cash donation.
Total cash donations for the month of May 1916 -
$11,588.80.
Te total value of cases packaged and shipped or
awaiting shipping between July 5th, 1915 and May 31st,
1916 was $62,708.80.
Communities support Red Cross during WWI
We will always
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Dear Editor,
T
he recent decision to
close 24 rural district
of ces has caused a great
deal of concern and frus-
tration in all of the com-
munities af ected by this
initiative.
Local Hydro staf are
an integral part of rural
communities. Tey are all
involved in their home
communities, not only
ambassadors for Hydro,
they are coaches, mentors,
community leaders, board
members and active vol-
unteers.
Mr. Brent Reed, Vice-
President of Customer Ser-
vice and Distribution has
stated that the reason for
the closures was the lack
of customers using the ru-
ral of ces and an annual
savings of 2 million by im-
plementing these closures.
Firstly, I would like to ad-
dress the issue regarding
customers not coming to
the local of ces.
Approximately four
years ago the decision was
made to remove the lo-
cal district phone number
and replace it with a 1-888
number which is answered
in Winnipeg. Tis causes
a great deal of frustration
for the customers of the
Crown Corporation. Why
would they reach Winni-
peg when they have a Hy-
dro of ce in town? Tey
want to talk to our local
staf instead of connecting
to Winnipeg. Severe drop
in customer service.
With the implemen-
tation of the 16 Customer
Service Centres in rural
Manitoba, we saw many
positions from the districts
either eliminated or relo-
cated to the larger service
centres. Te larger equip-
ment such as diggers and
bucket trucks were also
removed from the rural
districts. Result it takes
longer to fx interruptions
in services.
All new services re-
quested by local custom-
ers were routed through
the Customer Service Cen-
tre so local staf did not
have the ability to tell their
area customers when they
could expect to be ser-
viced. District staf were
told that they did not have
the authority to deal with
their customers. Why on
earth would you remove
the service excellence that
your trained Hydro staf
deliver?
Local Districts were
advised to reduce the
amount of stock that they
carried such as wire, poles,
transformers and line
hardware, again limiting
the ability to provide supe-
rior service.
Te number of clerical
staf has been reduced so,
therefore, if that particular
staf is of sick, the of ce is
closed. Frustrating to say
the least. A Crown Corpo-
ration closed due to a fu
unacceptable.
So my question to Mr.
Reed is Why would cus-
tomers want to come to the
District Of ces? Custom-
ers have dif culty reaching
them by phone, they dont
have the staf or equip-
ment to serve them or the
material required to do the
job, they dont have the
authority to deal with cus-
tomers, and the local of ce
is occasionally closed due
to lack of staf support.
In relation to the two
million dollar savings from
the of ce closures, how
might that spreadsheet
look? I question the dol-
lar amount. If staf are re-
quired to relocate because
of the closures, Manitoba
Hydro is required to pay
all moving costs. If staf are
not required to relocate,
will they be commuting
with a corporate vehicle?
What will fuel costs be?
Te building of a new
Customer Service Centre
in Neepawa will diminish
the 2 million dollars sav-
ings alone.
With the relocation
of additional staf to the
larger service centres, I
am sure that costly reno-
vations to accommodate
additional staf will be re-
quired.
When the Customer
Service Centre concept
was implemented a few
years ago, the community
of Minnedosa had a great
deal of concern about the
future of our local of ce.
We, as an elected Muni-
cipal Council at that time,
met with Mr. Reed and we
received a letter from Mr.
Bob Brennan that stated:
It is important to Mani-
toba Hydro to maintain
our presence in rural com-
munities and we will con-
tinue to do so with this
re-organizational initia-
tive. Tere will be no rural
of ce closures as a result
of this re-organization
and existing staf will not
be relocated. So what has
changed?
Te Customer Service
Operations Division is in
the process of developing
a fully automated Mobile
Workforce Management
System where all feld staf
vehicles will be equipped
with computers. Tese
computers will generate all
the work schedules to feld
staf on a daily basis. Many
staf from Hydro have been
dedicated to this project
since 2008 and it is still
not fully operational in the
feld. I fail to see what this
approximately 20 million
dollar initiative has to do
with creating ef ciencies
and improving customer
service.
I would be very in-
terested to f nd out what
criteria was used to deter-
mine what of ces to close,
and which remain open.
Te old Western Re-
gion has 13 districts slated
for closure. Te old East-
ern Region has 10, and the
Northern Region only one
closure.
Te organizational
chart at Manitoba Hydro
looks like an electrical
schematic for the space
shuttle with all the large
fuses at the top and all
the small fuses at the
bottom that are overloaded
and stressed to the limit.
I would sincerely hope
that Mr. Scott Tomp-
son would review these
concerns with his Vice-
President and re-evaluate
these closures.
In closing, I would
encourage all mayors,
reeves, councillors, cham-
bers of commerce, MLAs,
First Nations Chiefs, Park
Superintendents, large in-
dustries and all customers
afected by these closures
to contact or e-mail Mani-
toba Hydro.
Respectfully,
Bob Graham,
Former Customer Service
Operations Manager
Western Region
Re: Unacceptable Rural Hydro Of ce Closures
Dear Editor,
T
he NDP showed last Wednesday exactly what it thinks
of Democracy when Municipal Government Minis-
ter Stan Struthers sent a letter out to a select few Mayors
and Reeves. Tese community leaders felt the wrath of
Struthers as the municipalities they represent have not
complied with an edict to amalgamate with neighbour-
ing municipalities. Struthers is now dictating which mu-
nicipalities will amalgamate and with whom, how those
municipalities will amalgamate and even where the new
municipal of ce will be located.
Tats right. Te provincial government is now forc-
ibly wiping communities of the map with the stroke of a
pen. Struthers will only ofer a short two-month exten-
sion of his December 1st deadline for some communities
to comply with amalgamation if municipalities fnd an-
other amalgamation arrangement amongst themselves,
and only if all of the forced amalgamation partners
agree. Others arent so lucky.
So far, the NDP government indicated 32 munici-
palities will form 11 amalgamated municipalities. In one
case, the communities of Rapid City, which just lost its
town hall to a fre, would be forced to join the R.M.s of
Blanshard, Park, Saskatchewan, Harrison and Strathclair
to form one mega municipality.
What do the people in Stan Struthers own constitu-
ency think about the local MLA forcing four communi-
ties into a shotgun wedding that results in Municipality
Fourteen? Tats what Struthers has ordered upon the
Town of Gilbert Plains, the R.M. of Gilbert Plains, the
Town of Grandview and the RM of Grandview. Hes even
selected Grandview as the seat of this new government
without consulting anyone.
Tose are the actions of a dictator. Instead of seeking
a mandate to pursue this policy in an election, the NDP
decided to force its will on another level of government.
One wonders if the NDP would willingly submit to a fed-
eral government edict to join Manitoba with Saskatch-
ewan and Nunavut, just as the provincial government is
forcing a similar plan on municipalities.
Democracy only works when the people get to have
their say. Tat right was taken away from Manitobans
when the NDP forced amalgamations on municipal gov-
ernments. Te NDP knows this runs counter to demo-
cratic principles, but has decided to implement this pol-
icy the same way a dictator would: Do as I say or else.
Tats not the democracy our veterans fought for and
died to protect.
Blaine Pedersen,
Municipal Government Critic
MLA for Midland
NDP dictating
amalgamation
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I
am once again honoured to extend thoughts of re-
membrance from the Council and Staf of the Town of
Minnedosa to the memory of those who have given the
ultimate sacrifce while fghting for our freedom and de-
mocracy.
November 11th gives us the opportunity to acknowl-
edge and remember the Veterans from all theatres of war
in which our Country has been involved.
Our present day Armed Forces Members and our
Veterans have selfessly contributed to the quality of life
that we Canadians enjoy today.
It is important to recognize the sacrifces made by
our Armed Forces and our Veterans and the hardships
imposed on those families who did not see their loved
ones return from the battlefeld and many support mis-
sions.
We extend our thanks and prayers to those young
Canadian men and women now serving in harms way in
many unsettled regions throughout the world.
We are grateful for the many sacrifces made by our
Veterans and we ofer our utmost respect and thanks to
those men and women who asked for so little and gave us
so much.
We will remember them.
Ray Orr, Mayor
Town of Minnedosa
E
ach November 11th, Canadians are given an opportu-
nity to pause and refect on the great sacrifces that so
many men and woman have made for our country. Given
the uncertainty and instability in the world today, we are
reminded of the fragile nature of the freedom and liberty
for which our veterans fought, and of the enduring peace
being so courageously protected by our military today.
On this Remembrance Day, I encourage everyone
to take a moment to pay tribute to the brave Canadians,
of past and present, who have dedicated their lives to
preserving our fundamental rights and liberties. On be-
half of everyone in the Riding Mountain Constituency, I
thank those whose sacrifces continue to beneft Canadi-
ans and I express my most sincere hope for peace in the
future.
Leanne Rowat, MLA
Riding Mountain Constituency
Dear Editor,
I
am a member of Te War
Amps Operation Legacy,
which consists of young
members of the Child Am-
putee (CHAMP) Program
who are dedicated to pre-
serving and commemorat-
ing Canadas military heri-
tage by teaching younger
generations about our na-
tions wartime history.
Tis year, Te War
Amps is celebrating its
95th anniversary. Ninety-
fve years ago, war ampu-
tee veterans returned from
the First World War and
formed Te Amputations
Association of Te Great
War. Te organization later
became Te War Ampu-
tations of Canada at the
beginning of the Second
World War.
As a member of Oper-
ation Legacy, I have a duty
to give back to those who
started the organization.
I have had the privilege
to learn about Canadas
military heritage and also
know what it is like to live
without a limb a strong
bond that I share with war
amputee veterans.
What does Operation
Legacy do?
Operati on Legacy
involves youth to help
spread the remembrance
message, as well as the un-
derstanding of the reality
of war, for future genera-
tions. We do this by means
of presentations, taking
part in remembrance cer-
emonies, showing flm
clips and music videos
from Te War Amps Mili-
tary Heritage Series, as
well as helping to com-
memorate anniversaries
of historic wartime events.
We want to both honour
the war veterans and their
sacrifces in past wars and
ensure that everyone today
recognizes the horrors that
happen in wartime.
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Letters to the Editor
War Amps celebrating 95 years
Dear Editor,
I
was born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba in 1953 to Peter
and Sadie Kowalinski, four hours before my (unex-
pected twin sister Stella) according to my mother, (Dr.
Bardel told her he could have taken one of us and mother
wouldnt have known). My maternal grandparents were
Phillip and Mary Miskow (Bachewich).
A memory I have to share took place during the Sec-
ond World War 1939 1945. I had cut my left foot, at the
front between the ankles on a piece of sheet metal while
playing house and using the sheet metal for a make be-
lieve stove. Later I cut the same spot while cleaning cul-
tivator shares for my Dad, leaving a scar in the shape of a
V. On visiting friends at that time (Kimpinskis) one of the
family noticed my scar. Stella Kimpinski went and got a
bottle of mercurochrome (a red coloured antiseptic) and
proceeded to paint my scar producing the V sign, (the V
for Victory sign).
I will always remember that and still have a visible
scar.
Yours very truly,
Marcella Wells (Kowalinski)
V for Victory
Remembrance Day
Messages
Remembrance Day
Memorial Service
M.C.C.C. - 10:45 AM
November 11, 2013
In memory of those who have laid down their lives
in the Service of the Commonwealth
Minnedosa
Under the Auspices of the
Royal Canadian Legion General Hugh Dyer #138
Nl00088 Nl0f
888008ll
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, November 5th
Tanners Crossing School 7p.m.
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THE TOWN OF MINNEDOSA
PUBLIC NOTICE
BOARD OF REVISION
Notice is hereby Given that the 2014 Assessment Roll Ior The Town oI Minnedosa
has been delivered to the Municipal OIfce at Minnedosa, Manitoba, 103 Main Street
S. in the Town oI Minnedosa and is open Ior inspection during regular business hours.
Applications Ior revision may be made in accordance with Sections 42 and 43 oI the
Municipal Assessment Act.
APPLICATION FOR REVISION
42(1) A person in whose name property has been assessed, mortgagee in possession oI
property under section 114(1) oI The Real Property Act, an occupier oI premises who
is under the terms oI a lease to pay the taxes on the property, or the Assessor may make
application Ior the revision oI an assessment roll with respect to:
A) Liability to taxation
B) Amount oI an assessed value
C) Classifcation oI property; or
D) A reIusal by an Assessor to amend the Assessment Roll under
Subsection 13(2).
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
43(1) An application Ior revision must
A) Be in writing;
B) Set out the roll number and legal description oI the assessable
property Ior which a revision is sought;
C) Set out which oI the matters reIerred to in subsection 42(1) are at
issue, and the grounds Ior each oI those matters; and
D) Be fled by
i) Delivering it or causing it to be delivered to the oIfce
indicated in the Public Notice give n under Subsection 41(2), or
ii) Serving it upon the secretary at least 15 days before the
scheduled s itting oI the Board as indicated in the Public Notice.
The Board of Revision will sit on December 3, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers oI The Town oI Minnedosa to hear applications.
Application Ior revision or complaints must be received by 4:30 p.m.,
Monday, November 18, 2013, delivered or mailed to The Town oI Minnedosa, 103
Main Street, S. Box 426, Minnedosa, Manitoba, R0J 1E0.
Late Applications will not be accepted.
Dated this 29th day oI October, 2013.
Ken 1enkins - Secretary of the Board
The Minnedosa Board of Revision
The Town of Minnedosa
Be prepared for a Blizzard
By BARRETT NELSON
A
blizzard, in general,
is a winter storm with
winds exceeding 40 km/
hour and when visibility
reduced by falling or blow-
ing snow to less than a ki-
lometre and lasting for at
least three hours.
Blizzards come in on
a wave of cold arctic air,
bringing snow, bitter cold,
high winds and poor vis-
ibility in blowing snow.
While these conditions
must last for at least three
hours to be designated a
blizzard, they can last for
several days. Poor visibil-
ity, low temperatures and
high winds combine to
create a signifcant hazard.
In Canada, blizzards
with high winds are most
common in the Prairies,
eastern Arctic and eastern
Ontario. Heavy snowfalls
are most common in Brit-
ish Columbia, the Atlantic
Provinces, southern and
eastern Quebec and areas
around the Great Lakes.
Freezing rain can occur
pretty much anywhere in
the country, but is particu-
larly common in Ontario,
Quebec and the Atlantic
provinces.
What to do during
Blizzards
When a winter storm
hits, stay indoors. If you
must go outside, dress for
the weather. Outer cloth-
ing should be tightly wo-
ven and water-repellent.
Te jacket should have a
hood. Wear mittensthey
are warmer than gloves
and a hat, as most body
heat is lost through the
head.
In wide-open areas,
visibility can be virtually
zero during heavy blowing
snow or a blizzard. You can
easily lose your way. If a
blizzard strikes, do not try
to walk to safety unless you
have a guide of some sort
or something you can fol-
low.
If you must travel dur-
ing a winter storm, drive
only if it is absolutely nec-
essary. If you must drive,
consider the following: do
so during the day, stay on
main roads, avoiding back
road shortcuts, and let
someone know your route
and arrival time.
If your car gets stuck
in a blizzard or snowstorm,
remain calm and stay in
your car. Allow fresh air in
your car by opening the
window slightly on the
sheltered sideaway from
the wind. You can run the
car engine about 10 min-
utes every half-hour if the
exhaust system is working
well.
Beware of exhaust
fumes and check the ex-
haust pipe periodically to
make sure it is not blocked
with snow. Remember:
you cannot smell poten-
tially fatal carbon monox-
ide fumes. To keep your
hands and feet warm, ex-
ercise them periodically.
In general, it is a good
idea to keep moving to
avoid falling asleep. If you
do try to shovel the snow
from around your car,
avoid overexerting your-
self. Overexertion in the
bitter cold can cause death
as a result of sweating or a
heart attack.
Watch for signs of hy-
pothermia. Tese include
uncontrollable shivering,
memory loss, disorienta-
tion, incoherence, slurred
speech, drowsiness, and
apparent exhaustion. Keep
watch for traf c or search-
ers.
You can purchase an
emergency kit or create
your own to keep in your
vehicle. Include these
items in your kit: personal
items, a change of clothes,
hand warmers, a pair of
boots and extra socks,
an extra pair of gloves, a
hat and scarf, a blanket,
frst-aid kit, bottled water,
foodenergy bars. Other
Useful Items may be a gas
can, battery powered ra-
dio, jumper cables, fares
and fashlights, lighter and
matches, small shovel, ice
scrapper, bag of kitty litter
or sand to provide trac-
tion if you are stuck in the
snow.
Severe fall and winter
weather is a given in Mani-
toba and we all must be
prepared.
By JENNIFER PAIGE
A
s construction season
begins to wind down,
Minnedosa Minor Base-
ball is pleased with the
progress made on the de-
velopment of its new dia-
monds at the MREC site.
We are basically
done the frst half of our
expansion project. By the
weekend all of the outfeld
will be seeded. We will
give feld a year to mature
and then the diamond
should be ready to go in
2015, explained Terry
McLenehan, president of
Minnedosa Minor Base-
ball.
Over the course of
the summer months local
R.M.s assisted the base-
ball association in moving
approximately six-feet of
earth in order to create a
solid base for the frst of its
two new ball diamonds.
Te R.M.s did a real-
ly good job of moving the
ground for us and then we
spent the next month or
so working on grading and
harrowing it, said McLe-
nehan.
From there the site
had irrigation lines placed
as well as the fencing con-
structed. Te outf eld has
been seeded and McLene-
han f gures the fnishing
touches will now have to
wait until spring.
Next year we will
have to let the ground
settle and then fnish up
a few things. Tere is go-
ing to be a lift station built
that will be able to give us
a little bit more water as
well as a housing unit for
it. We will also work on
creating the mounds, lay-
ing the red clay and get-
ting the dug outs set up,
said McLenehan.
Over the last couple
of years the baseball as-
sociation raised $8,500
for construction costs
and are hoping to be able
raise similar funds over
the course of the next 12
months.
Hopefully by next
August we will start on the
second diamond, which
will be the same size as the
one we just built this year.
McLenehan added
that the second diamond
is pretty well dependant
on fundraising and grant
applications, but if there
are not enough funds
raised the second ball
diamond will still be cre-
ated as a fenced, grass dia-
mond.
Te biggest problem is
keeping vehicles of the
infrastructure down there.
It is open to the public and
it is hard to keep people
of of the playing felds.
However far we are able to
develop the feld, we will
need to get it fenced for
sure.
Minnedosa Minor
Baseball Association will
be holding their annual
meeting, which is open to
the public, on November
12th.
Te people we have
volunteering to create
these diamonds are also
the ones that organize,
plan, coach and run the
baseball season so if any-
one is interested in help-
ing out we are always
looking for new volun-
teers, added McLenehan.
A New Diamond in the Rough
Photo by Jennifer Paige
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ROLLING RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION
Statement of Operating Fund
Revenue and Expenditures
for the year ended June 30, 2013
Revenue
Provincial Funding of Schools Program $10,178,909.
Other Dept. of Ed. - Adult Learning Centre $115,037.
Other Dept. of Ed/Other Prov. Departments. $398,440.
Education Property Tax Credit $2,008,390.
Tax Incentive Grant (TIG) $761,347.
Provincial Government Total $13,462,123.
Federal Government $28,284.
Municipal Government (Net of Ed. Property Tax Credit) $7,109,597.
Other School Divisions $64,415.
First Nations $1,017,963.
Private Organizations and Individuals $60,298.
Other Sources $76,614.
Total Revenue $21,819,294.
Expenditures
Regular Instruction $12,068.422.
Student Support Services $2,793,459.
Adult Learning Centre $115,037.
Community Education and Services $22,309.
Divisional Administration $872,470.
Instructional and Other Support Services $705,955.
Transportation of Pupils $1,537,568.
Operations and Maintenance $2,364,177.
Fiscal $339,381.
Total Expenses $20,818,778.
Transfers to Capital Fund $ 923,332.
Adjustment to Surplus (Deficit)
Non Vested Accumulated Sick Leave $ -4,780.
Operating Fund Surplus (-Deficit) $ 72,404.
The above represents only the 2012-2013 Operating Fund Revenue and
Expense Statement. A Consolidated Statement of Operating, Capital and
Special Purpose Funds prepared to Public Sector Accounting Board
standards is available for inspection at the Division Office in Minnedosa
or on the Rolling River School Division web page at www.rrsd.mb.ca. A
resident elector, at his own expense, may have a copy of all, or any part
of the report.
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By LEONARD R.
(SCOTTY) WELLS
J
uly 27th, 2013 marked
the signing of Peace be-
tween North Korea and
United Nations forces 60
years ago.
During my second
tour of duty on board
H.M.C.S. Cayuga on July
28th, 1951 we were screen-
ing two aircraft carriers,
H.M.S. Glory and USS Sic-
ily along with six destroy-
ers, USS Renshaw, USS
U.M. Moore, H.M.C.S. Hu-
ron, HMAS Warramunga,
HMNS Van Galen, and
HMCS Cayuga. Operat-
ing in the Yellow Sea 135
miles seaward of Inchon,
Korea. Te aircraft from
the carriers were Corsairs,
Sea Furies and Fire Flies
and were striking targets
in the Han River Estuary.
At about 7 p.m. Ren-
shaw obtained a sonar
contact thought to be a
submarine. Te Renshaw
and Moore were dis-
patched to attack at 1830
conf rmed possible sub-
marine. Te Renshaw at-
tacked with a full pattern of
depth charges and Hedge-
hog. After losing contact
Moore regained contact
and also fred a 13 depth
charge pattern, and hedge-
hog. Tis was followed by
Renshaws third attack, the
Moores evaluation was
that of a hit. Renshaws ob-
served that oil was coming
to the surface. A helicopter
from Glory in a top secret
report observes oil com-
ing to surface and a heli-
copter made a pass to re-
trieve some of the oil. (No
mention was ever made
of the type of oil). Both
Moore and Renshaw had
extended a large amount
of the ASW arsenal. Te
two ships returned to the
screen and Cayuga with
Huron assisting moved in,
found the marker left by
Renshaw, Cayuga gained
contact by sonar at 300
yards, classif ed as pos-
sible submarine and stated
that the sub appeared to
be making a right turn.
At 2225 Cayuga at-
tacked f ring three squid
set for depth 250 feet. At
2230 Huron attacked and
f red six squid. All mis-
fred. Cayuga records that
two squid attacks were
made and after many sonar
readings they determined
it was a rock pinnacle.
Many sweeps of the area
was made, depth charges
and Squid were fred. Oil
kept coming to the surface.
Allison E. March and Don-
ald C. McElfresh began re-
searching the above action
in 1995 after they had both
long since retired from the
navy. Both serving on the
USS Renshaw during this
action.
Te of cial version
of the action was that we
had hit a sunken Japa-
nese ship from the Second
World War. However, after
much research, they dis-
covered that the ship was a
coal fred vessel, no oil on
board, and its position was
nine miles from the actual
submarine contact.
June 1993, McElfresh
had an oral interview with
Ken Gaul, sonar man on
the Renshaw. He states
with certainty that the
ODA depths of the tar-
get were 100 feet for at-
tacks one and two and the
depth shifted to 200 feet
for the remainder of the
attacks. A metallic contact
wouldnt be pinged at 100
feet and then suddenly go
to 200 feet without it being
a sub diving. After the at-
tack, an of cer came down
to the sonar room from the
bridge and with scissors
cut all the pages describ-
ing the attack out of the log
book and said Forget this
ever happened.
After much research,
McElfresh concluded that
an M class series Rus-
sian sub was most likely to
have been the contact July
28th, 1951. In the book
Te Dark Broad Seas, Jef-
fry Brock wrote that Gen-
eral Macarthur was of the
opinion that North Korea
had submarines. Brock
pointed out to the General
that for a variety of rea-
sons including the fact the
water was too shallow for
subs to operate. Ted Mey-
ers in his book, Tunder
and Te Morning Calm,
did acknowledge that Ca-
yuga had made three pass-
es in which depth charges
were used, that despite
a fairly sizeable oil slick
which rose to the surface
the contact was probably
a W.W.2 Sunken freighter
Te Taian Maru #2 (a coal
fred ship and actually was
later proven to be located
nine miles from the area
of the sub attack). Follow-
ing a request for informa-
tion from Allison March,
I wrote to March on June
22nd, 1995 and stated that
I was Leading signalman,
that my action station was
on the bridge of the Cayu-
ga. I remember the attack
taking place at that time
and reported that I did see
a considerable oil slick in
the sea and felt that it was
probably from a subma-
rine. However, I could not
identify two land based
aircraft Knave 210 and
Knave 206 that assisted
in the search. Following
extensive research, Alli-
son March and McElfresh
wrote their book of 363
pages, SUBMARINE OR
PHANTOM TARGET? A
Search for the truth. Also
refers to E.C. Meyers book,
Tunder in the Morning
Calm.
Q u e s t i o n s ?
What was the source of
the extensive oil slick?
Why were the deck
log papers taken from USS
Renshaw, what was being
hidden?
Peace talks had just
begun in July 1951; the
sinking of a foreign subma-
rine would have certainly
hindered any peace talks.
T e fact that both
North Korea and South
Korea have in excess of
20 submarines in service
now discounts the theory
that the waters of the Yel-
low Sea are too shallow for
submarine operations.
Memories of a veteran
By CASSANDRA CARDY
O
ctober was another
busy month at MCI
with student council
events such as an Oreo
Eating contest, Fake an
Injury Day and of course
Halloween.
CHANGE members
helped the Minnedosa
Lions Club with their
Haunted House at Dalrym-
ples Greenhouse which
brought in over $1,400 for
the STARS air ambulance
program. It was a success-
ful night full of fright and
fun!
Te Outdoor Ed class
made their frst trip of the
year out to Rossburn where
they hiked 8 kms through
Riding Mountain National
Park to Tilson Lake and set
up camp for one night. Te
sleet, rain, snow and hail
didnt last long and they
had a blast building shel-
ters and cooking over the
fre.
MCI Students helped
fll the MTS Centre in Win-
nipeg for WE Day 2013
where they experienced
live music, inspiration-
al stories and above all,
learned how to make a dif-
ference in our world one
person at a time.
Te Junior and Se-
nior Varsity girls volleyball
teams are in the midst of
their hectic season while
the Boys hockey team has
just begun with their home
opener being last Friday.
Boys basketball tryouts
have begun and practices
will be starting any time
now.
As always we have
managed to cram as much
fun, opportunity and suc-
cess into our school in only
a month and we cant wait
to see what the next month
will bring! (Writers note:
except for report cards, I
can wait for that haha.)
October 31st
1st: Carol Lonsdale/Lois
Phillips.
2nd: Jean Garbolinsky/
Cheryl Orr.
3 r d: Wi l f Ta y l or / Me l
Harvey.
Eye on MCI
Bridge Club
results
9 Te Minnedosa Tribune Friday, November 8, 2013
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OPEN REMEMBRANCE DAY 1 P.M. - 9 P.M.
By ZELDA FIRBY
D
iane Harrington re-
turned recently from
Vancouver, BC, where she
visited her aunt and then
went on to Whistler where
she enjoyed the sights. Diane
accompanied her daughter
Jill, who was attending a con-
ference at Whistler, BC.
Approximately 30 folks
attended the Halloween
Family Dance on Friday eve-
ning at the Basswood Hall.
Even though the crowd was
small, a good time was en-
joyed.
November 4th
SUBMITTED
B
owlers of the week
are Gladys Murray
169, 223, 208 (+177T) and
Garry MacDowall 183, 159
(+63T).
Other good games:
Clay Searle 181, Bud Amy
150; Gwen Orr 156; Shir-
ley Mickoski 239; Jim
Clark 163; Shirley Davies
193; Hazel Stonehouse
193; Geraldine Swiscoski
145, 177; Bev Chapski 188;
Rosemary Hamilton 209;
Donna MacDonald 125,
121, 145; Reinhard Penner
171, 189; Caroline Mansell
268; Vivian Penner 149;
Robert Hendry 229, 230;
Paul Chapski 169; Pat Del-
bridge 149, 137, 147.
T e Fabulous Five
are leading with 77 fol-
lowed by Ups and Downs
67, Wanna Bees 52, Happy
Gang 44, Rosemarys Ba-
bies 38, Mdosa Oldies 37.
Good luck next week.
Golden Agers +55 bowling results BASSWOOD NEWS
10 Te Minnedosa Tribune Friday, November 8, 2013
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Remembered by
Heman Black
No one person in
Minnedosa has ever
been so talented
or gifted in so
many ways
- Roses and a Rusty Nail,
Memories of Minnedosa
by Nancy Taylor
By JENNIFER PAIGE
H
eman Black was a
Minnedosa resident
for his entire life. Tought
to be eccentric by many in
town, Black left an impres-
sion everywhere he went.
Whether it be for the san-
dals and jewelry he wore,
the artwork he produced
or the music and dance
that f owed from him ef-
fortlessly. Many who lived
in Minnedosa during his
lifetime will never forget
the man behind the organ.
Blacks parents, Mary
and James, settled in
Minnedosa in 1896. He was
born on June 7th, 1907, the
youngest of 12 children.
Mary Black was 48 years
old when he was born. An
old wives tale states that
a child born late in life is
said to be gifted, which is
certainly true in Blacks in-
stance.
Black lived his entire
life in the house that his
father built on the property
adjacent to the Tanners
Crossing Centennial Park.
Te memorial stage
for Richard (Rick) Everett
sits on the property now.
Rick was a great nephew
to Heman, explains Lorrie
Lanning, Heman Blacks
great niece. He was my
Grandmothers brother on
my mothers side of the
family.
Black was a talented
musician having the abil-
ity to play almost any in-
strument he touched with
ease. In the 1920s Black
played the piano for silent
movies at the Lyric the-
atre. He gave piano, organ,
violin, guitar, accordion,
voice and dance lessons
in the community for over
50 years. He also played
the organ for the local An-
glican and Presbyterian
churches.
I used to sing in the
choir when Heman was
the organist. I have quite a
few fond memories of him
and his involvement here.
He also played at the Pres-
byterian Church, he loved
music and would perform
any chance he got, said
Bev Cooper, church coun-
cil and member of the An-
glican Church for a num-
ber of years.
Not only was Black a
talented musician, but also
a self-taught artist. Spawn-
ing from his love of sketch-
ing, Black eventually ad-
vanced to pastels and oils.
He also worked with all
kinds of needle work, knit-
ting and embroidering.
In the 1940s, Black
built a studio in his home.
Utilizing it to teach and
share his talents with town
residents for a number of
years. Every year he would
hold dance and music re-
citals in his home, inviting
the public into his home to
share his pupils skills.
Te studio also housed
his most precious posses-
sion, a black Grand piano
made in Estonia and pur-
chased from the Winnipeg
Symphony orchestra.
In the 1970s, Black
sufered a stroke. He lost
the use of his right hand
but never faltered, teach-
ing himself to play, write,
and paint with his left
hand.
I remember him
coming back after he had
a stroke and he only had
function in his left hand.
He still played with his
other hand as long as he
could. He was very dedi-
cated, added Cooper.
Black died after suf er-
ing another stroke in Oc-
tober of 1980. Troughout
his lifetime he touched a
number of people through
his art, mentoring and mu-
sic.
He is gone now and
a lot of people dont re-
member him, unless you
were touched by his music
or took lessons from him;
which is why it is so nice to
have some of these paint-
ings, his memory will live
on through some of his art-
work, said Lanning.
Recently, Vi Bjarna-
son Hilton, who grew up
in Minnedosa, found a He-
man Black original paint-
ing amongst her belong-
ings.
Vi brought this paint-
ing down to the Town Of-
f ce and she wanted to
hang it there, but I thought
that it would be more ap-
propriate to place it here
because Heman was asso-
ciated with the church for
almost 40 years, explained
Ray Orr, Minnedosa May-
or.
Bjarnason donated
Blacks painting to the St.
Marks Anglican Church
where will be hung in
memory of Black and his
long-time involvement as
the organ player.
A lot of older resi-
dents and family mem-
bers are fortunate to have
a few of his paintings. He
loved to give them away
as gifts as opposed to sell-
ing them. Family, friends
and members of the Angli-
can Church would like to
thank Vi Bjarnason for do-
nating this painting, it is a
very special addition to the
church, added Lanning.
Heman Black painting comes home
Heman Blacks great niece, Lorrie Lanning and
Bev Cooper of the St. Marks Anglican Church are
pictured with an original Black painting which
will now hang in the church in his memory.
Photo by Jennifer Paige
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A
s temperatures begin
to drop, Minnedosa
Grain Growing Project en-
acted its volunteers last
week in order to harvest
before the frst frost.
On T ursday, Octo-
ber 31st, Minnedosa Grain
Growing Project harvest-
ed 100-acres of wheat in
a f eld 10 miles North of
Minnedosa of Highway
#10.
We grow one f eld a
year and then donate the
proceeds of the grain to
the Canadian Foodgrains
Bank. Te f eld was ready
about a month ago, but
then it turned wet. We have
waited, but the weather
forecast moving forward
made us decide to harvest
the f eld today, said Neil
Galbraith, chairman of the
Minnedosa Grain Growing
Project and farm manager
for this years project.
Every year the
Minnedosa Grain Growing
Project f nds land to rent
and works with local pro-
ducers, who volunteer their
time and equipment to help
seed, spray, swath, and har-
vest. Te crop is then sold
and the proceeds are then
donated to the Canadian
Foodgrains Bank, a national
organization committed to
ending global hunger.
Te size of our feld
varies every year and there-
fore so does our donation
amounts. Te f elds that
we work out of are gener-
ally rented. Many times we
switch felds every year. Tis
is our frst year cultivating
this f eld, explained Gal-
braith.
T h e C a n a d i a n
Foodgrains Bank is based
out of Winnipeg and works
with organizations and
producers from around the
country, collecting grain
and cash donations which
it utilizes to provide food
assistance in third world
countries.
Tis year marks the Ca-
nadian Foodgrains Banks
30th year in operation.
Since 1983 the Foodgrains
Bank has provided 1.1 mil-
lion tons of food and seed
worth over $682 million
to millions in 78 diferent
countries.
Along with provid-
ing food, this organization
works with these commu-
nities providing advice on
managing food supply and
commodities, engaging in
public policy and educa-
tional activities related to
hunger and food security,
improving food security
through improved agricul-
ture techniques as well as
assisting communities in
improving their nutrition.
Last year the Minnedo-
sa Grain Growing Project
prepared and harvested
a canola f eld North of
Mi nnedosa, donati ng
$28,600. Te Federal Gov-
ernment of Canada has also
committed to this initiative,
matching all raised pro-
ceeds 4-to-1.
Tis f eld should give
us enough grain to donate
about $25,000, and with
the Federal Government
matching our donation
4-to-1, this will end up being
a $125,000 contribution,
said Galbraith. A small
amount of that is kept to be
sure we will have enough to
operate again next year.
Te Minnedosa Grain
Growing Project has an
eight-member committee
who orchestrate the opera-
tion as well as a number of
volunteers that assist in their
eforts. Galbraith noted that
there were eight to ten vol-
unteers working on the feld
throughout the season this
year.
Minnedosa Grain
Growing Project is always
looking for new commit-
tee members, volunteers
or producers who would
be willing to rent their land
for crop production.
You dont need to be
a farmer to volunteer or be
a part of the committee.
We can utilize anyone that
is interested in helping out.
We generally have about
four to six meetings a year
with the majority of volun-
teer hours needed in April
for our annual banquet and
then again at harvest time.
Anyone interested in
getting involved in the
Minnedosa Grain Grow-
ing Project should call Neil
Galbraith.
Growing a Donation to Aid Global Hunger
Photo by Jennifer Paige
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By JENNIFER PAIGE
A
n international musi-
cian and her unique
Chinese instrument
graced the stage at the
Minnedosa United Church
on the evening of Tuesday,
October 29th.
Yadong Guan is a
gifted musician who hails
from Beijing, China. Mov-
ing to Canada in 1997,
Guan now resides in Otta-
wa and has toured Canada
on several occasions.
Guan, known in many
communities as a musi-
cal ambassador, proudly
strummed one of her
countrys hidden trea-
sures, the ancient Chinese
pipa.
Te pipa is a short-
necked, metal and nylon
stringed instrument. It has
a pear-shaped body with a
wooden belly. In China, it
is a prominent instrument
in opera orchestras. It frst
became popular in the
Chinese culture during the
Tang Dynasty in 618-907
A.D.
Guan studied the
pipa under Master Lin Shi
Cheng for seven years be-
fore moving to Canada.
Now an accomplished
Canadian musician, she
has also been noted to
have had a positive impact
on the countrys musical
landscape, teaching and
performing with this and
other groups.
T e Yadong Guan
Trio was brought to town
with the Expressions con-
cert series and preformed
a wide-variety of songs
that were guaranteed to
have never been heard in
Minnedosa before.
Guan was accompa-
nied by trio members, Bru-
no Roussel on guitar and
cellist, Christophe Lobei.
Roussel has per-
formed as a soloist and in
chamber music ensembles
throughout North Ameri-
ca. He completed his mas-
ters degree in 2010 at the
Yale School of Music and
is a member of the interna-
tionally renowned, Cana-
dian Guitar Quartet.
Lobel performs regu-
larly with the Quebec Sym-
phony Orchestra and with
the Chamber Symphony.
He is the director of the
Capital Music Competi-
tion and co-director of the
Musical Centre in Quebec
City.
Te group amused the
Minnedosa crowd with an
exciting program consist-
ing of a variety of music
from Chinese, Irish, clas-
sical and Quebec back-
grounds, as well as sophis-
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by Debussy, Vivaldi and de
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Atoms
By GARY TOPHAM
M
innedosa Atoms
2013-2014 hockey
season started this past
Saturday, November 2nd,
with a home game against
Straithclair.
After a few minutes
of nervousness in front of
their home fans, and spot-
ting Straithclair a 2-0 lead,
the Atoms found their
legs, started passing and
fought back hard to tie the
game at 2-2 by the end of
the frst period. Te back
and forth game continued
throughout the second
period, with Minnedosa
taking the lead 4-3 at one
point. In the third period
our Atoms could not fnd
the net and Strathclair was
able to skate away with a 9
- 5 win.
Congratulations to
Cole Cibula who had a
incredible game in net,
using every part of his
body, including his hel-
met many times to keep
the game close.
Scoring for the Atoms
were: Cole Topham 2G,
2A, Bryden McFarlane 2G
1A, Austin Taylor 1G and
Daylan Hunter 1A and
Owen Kingdon 1 A.
Te Atom roster this
year consists of Daylan
Hunter, Bryden McFar-
lane, Austin Taylor, Ky-
ler Sutherland, Brooklyn
Hedley, Callie Maguire,
Victor Lamb, Chase Miller,
Emma Austin, Payton Bur-
ton, Luke Gugin, Owen
Kingdon, Cole Topham,
Robert Tomlinson, and
Cole Cibula.
Coaching the Atoms
this year are: Brad King-
don, Gary Topham, Ty
Burton, Mike Lamb, Ed
Maguire and Manager is
Shauna Sostas - Burton.
Next action for the
Atoms is this Saturday,
November 9th vs. Birtle.
Come out and watch
Minnedosas rising stars!
Bantams
By CRISSY KOWAL
M
innedosas Bantam
Bombers continued
their winning ways as they
went three for three this
past weekend. On Friday,
November 1st the team
travelled to Virden for
what would turn out to be
their closest contest.At
the beginning of the third
Minnedosa enjoyed a 3
-0 lead but Virden fought
back as they began tofnd
the back of the Bomber
net. Minnedosa managed
to hold onand took a nar-
row 3-2 victory home with
them. JoshBelcher 2G,1A;
Braeden Good 1G; Riley
Barrett and Austin Hall 1A
each; Joe Lanein goal.
Te two teams would
meetagain on Satur-
day, November 2nd, as
Virden travelled back to
Minnedosa, but this time
the game would not be
quite as tight. TeBomb-
ers openedup the scor-
ingin the frst period,con-
tinued to add to their lead
throughout the game and
did not allow any goals.A
6-0 win with pointsby Joel
Hnybida 3G; Josh Belcher
2G,1A; Riley Barret 1G;
BraedenGood 2A; Max
Dowsett 1A; Jayden Mor-
rice with the shutout.
Tetime change did
not seem to afect the
team as they skated onto
the iceduring the after-
noon of Sunday,Novem-
ber 3rd to face of with
Brandons Kelleher Leafs.
What started out looking
like itmight bea scoreless
frst changed quickly to a
1-0 lead for Minnedosaas
they popped one inwith
only 16 seconds left in the
frame. Te Leafs charged
right back as they quickly
took away the lead with
twogoals in the frst min-
ute and fve seconds of the
second period.After many
scoring chances andnear
missesthe Bombers f -
nally started tomake
them count.Tey would
addtwo more goals in the
second and three in the
thirdto go ontocelebrate
a 6-2 win as thefnal buzz-
er sounded. Josh Belcher
2G, 2A; Joel Hnybida 2G,
1A; Braeden Good 1G, 2A;
Nathan Dornn 1G; Max
Dowsett, Hailey Rapsky,
Austin Hall, and Elmer
Yew-Gaywiseach with
single assists; Joe Lanebe-
tween the pipes.Great job
team!
Next action for the
Bomberswill be tonight
and Sunday as they trav-
el to Brandon for both
games.
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By DIANE BACHEWICH
L
awrence and Barb
Osadec and Ovia
Bachewich recently mo-
tored together to Calgary
and Medicine Hat, AB.
Te Osadecs visited with
son, Jef and family while
Ovia was dropped of in
Medicine Hat and visited
with her son, Brett and his
family. Tey also spent
Tanksgiving there before
returning home.
Rose Rogasky has
returned home from Ed-
monton, AB where she
spent two weeks with her
sister-in-law, June Mal-
chuk.
Congratulations to
Staf ord and Darlene
Shewchuk who became
grandparents again. Tey
have a grandson to spoil,
born to Jennifer and Rich-
ard Brown of Rivers.
Te f u clinic, which
was held at the Drop-in
Centre, was very well at-
tended.
Joan Stemaschuk of
Chilliwack, BC, who was
out for her uncle, Louis
Kurchabas funeral in
Rossburn, paid a visit with
her cousins, Helen Derhak
and Diane Bachewich.
She was staying with Wal-
ter and Ann Kiliwnik in El-
phinstone while here.
Peter, Muriel and Mi-
chele Solonyczny; Blake
and Sylvia Budd; Arlene
Grif s; Kelly Dziver; Eu-
nice Korocil; and Edwin,
Liz and Rachel Korocil
all attended the Rusalka
Ukrainian Dance 50th An-
niversary Gala Concert
in Winnipeg on Sunday.
Edwin and Lizs daughter,
Leanne has been dancing
with the Rusalka dancers
for the past three years.
Tis August, they did a
tour of Ukraine and did a
performance at the Inde-
pendence Day celebra-
tions in Lviv. Tey enjoyed
their tour very much.
Mel Rystephanuk has
taken up residence at the
Sandy Lake Personal Care
Home from his place at
the seniors complex.
Te Sandy Lake Royal
Canadian Legion Mens
50/50 draw for the month
of October was won by
Walter Kiliwnik of Elphin-
stone.
Rose Rogasky has
been visiting with her sis-
ter, Mary Chorne who had
the misfortune of fractur-
ing her hip and arm and is
in the St. Boniface Hospi-
tal.
Happy birthday to
Ethel Shewchuk who cel-
ebrated her 98th birthday
on Sunday.
Get well wishes to
Don Gerring who has had
surgery and is in Winni-
peg hospital.
Hallie Kryzyiank,
daughter of Jim and Dr.
Kelly Kryzyiank of Neepa-
wa was named the inau-
gural local athlete recog-
nition winner at the 2013
annual Neepawa Sports
Dinner. She is one of the
top U-20 female hock-
ey players in the world.
Hallie is on the course of
becoming one of the best
female hockey players
anywhere on the globe.
Hallie is a great niece to
Diane Bachewich.
Also submitted: Te
Tribune of ce was noti-
fed that Willie Nechwed-
iuk and Dan and Darlene
Nechwediuk also attend-
ed the funeral of Ollie Ya-
cyshyn (Bobiak) which
was held in Brandon on
October 26th. Tey also
spent the afternoon with
the Bobiak family and had
a really nice visit as they
grew up with the family
and went to school with
them.
By RAVENS GLEN WI
E
ileen Bradley visited with her son Wayne and Elaine
Bradley recently and while there they visited with
Jack and Anne Waddell in Carmen, MB. Both of them are
keeping well.
We extend Happy birthday wishes to several of our
residents for the frst week of November, Phyllis Tolton,
Bill Zahaiko and Betty Dennison. We wish you many
more!
Te family of Phyllis Tolton hosted birthday cake and
ice cream at the Friday Sing Song party at the Care Home
and then on Saturday (her actual birthday) they joined
her for a pizza supper. Enid Clark and Shirley Pederson
visited Phyllis on Saturday afternoon and enjoyed cake
and cofee with her. Tey also called in to visit Adam
Usick who happened to have his daughter Brenda visit-
ing with him. It was good to see her again.
Congratulations to Kenny and Rebecca Choy of
Brandon on having their beautiful fower garden select-
ed as the National Winner for Best Residential Flower
Garden by the National Communities in Bloom organi-
zation. Tey were also runners-up in the Best Garden
Selection. Te pictures of their gardens were featured in
Te Brandon Suns Weekend Edition back in late summer.
Every gardener knows how much dedication and hard
work this requires, well done folks from all your Newdale
friends!
Eva Merry travelled to Strathmore, AB to attend the
funeral of her brother Bill Fiedler. We send our sympathy
to Eva and her family on this loss.
Te Newdale Health Aid held their annual Cofee
Party and Silent Auction last Saturday, November 2nd at
the Drop-In Centre. A table full of auction items tempt-
ed a good crowd who bought tickets and enjoyed cofee
and muf ns. Te lucky winners enjoyed the morning
more than others! All the proceeds are donated to the
Minnedosa Hospital and Care Home for extra equip-
ment.
We all send congratulations and best wished to Stan
and Ann Marks on their 60th Wedding Anniversary, we
wish you many more. Also celebrating November Anni-
versaries are Holly and Albert Shurvell, Diane and Wes
Usick and Brian and Gail Tolton, and theyre all over that
30-year mark!
By LEONA KUCHER
V
isitors with Frank and Leona Kucher from the 17th
of October to the 23rd of October were as follows:
Deb Hlushak of Calgary, AB and Suzi Rebbit-Hare of Er-
ickson, BC (right near Creston, BC, few into Brandon on
WestJet on the 17th, and few back home on the 23rd.
On Saturday the 19th, Sandra Gunn and Randy Carson
of Neepawa; Shannon Gunn and children, Jeremy and
Phoenix, also of Neepawa; Rick and Sharon Kucher and
Amanda, Melissa, Sherry Kucher and her partner James
Flett, and their infant daughter, Kaleen Kucher-Flett, all
of Brandon; and Jim and Brad Gunn of Onanole, all en-
joyed a Tanksgiving dinner with their sisters and par-
ents. It was so nice to have all four siblings home at the
same time and there were many pictures taken to com-
memorate the occasion. Sandra returned on Monday for
another visit. It was so nice to be able to meet and return
the girls in Brandon, instead of having to go into Winni-
peg. Te girls reported a super f ight and top-notch ser-
vice from the WestJet staf. Suzi has problems with M.S.
and needed assistance to and from the plane.
Congratulations to Joyce Minty who celebrated her
90th Birthday on Sunday. Te family held a come and go
tea for her on Sunday afternoon.
Onanole United Church congregation is holding a
congregational meeting to discuss the future of the con-
gregation, whether to carry on as is, or to disband as a
congregation. It has been 18 years this past September,
since the Onanole congregation joined in with the Erick-
son Lutheran congregation in a joint relationship, and
has continued as such until now. Te problem is that our
numbers are getting fewer and fewer, and the same peo-
ple are carrying the responsibilities of the whole.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS
OF THE R.M. OF HARRISON
As the result oI the passing oI Bill 33: The Municipal
Modernization Act municipalities with a population oI
under 1,000 residents are required to amalgamate with
a neighbouring municipality or municipalities. The
public is being invited to comment and discuss with
Council what this will mean to the R.M. oI Harrison.
At the Public Meeting, Council will provide an
overview oI:
The amalgamation process
Amalgamation discussions which are ongoing;
and
The options available to the R.M. oI Harrison
There will be an opportunity Ior questions and
comments Irom the public.
Questions and comments may also be directed by
letter to the ChieI Administrative OIfcer oI the R.M.
oI Harrison.
Please plan to attend this important meeting on:
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Newdale Community Hall
7:00 p.m.
Consultation with our public is an important
component of the decision-making process.
Council encourages vou to attend.
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THANK YOU MINNEDOSA & AREA!!!
The Minnedosa Lions Club would like to thank everyone who came
out and made our haunted house such a success. Without the support of
the community we would not have been able to raise $1460.50
for the STARS air ambulance. We would like to thank the Tanners
Crossing Schools LS!N Club (Lets Stop It Now), and the MCI CHANGE
group (Children Helping All Nations Grow Equal) for being our ghouls
and zombies. They did a marvellous job. Our Special Thanks to
Katie Moore for making so many of us look so pretty; Oliver Spodzieja
for the last minute technical support in lending us a fog machine
and to the Minnedosa Tribune, Neepawa Banner, Bill Wesley and
Access TV for the coverage.
Our special THANKS go out to Allan, Barb and Katrina Dalrymple
for all their hard work. Without these wonderful people, we would
not have been able to have this event. They spent countless
hours designing and setting up both haunted houses so kids
(young and old alike) had a great experience.
We would like to congratulate our pumpkin carving winner's :
Mackenzie Mason (10 & under)
Brianna Mason (11-17)
Lynda Kennedy (over 18).
Thanks to all who participated; your pumpkins were an added touch
to our haunted house.
Minnedosa
Lions Club
Congratulations
Don Burgess #83 $500
Gary Boyd #167 $300
D. Mendrikis & M. Dalrymple #30 $200
Winners of the October, 2013
Lions Club 200 Draw
Moments
in Riding
Mountain
By KEN KINGDON
I
m not a big fan of mak-
ing nature cute and cud-
dly, or of reading human-
like characteristics into
wildlife in general. How-
ever, I do see my relation-
ship with Mother Nature
and I apologize to all my
scientifc, objective friends
for this as curiously ...
human-like.
Sometimes, for ex-
ample, Mother Nature can
seem a bit reluctant to give
you everything you want.
At times, I wonder if Im
perhaps a bit too needy -
please, just let us see ONE
black bear so that my Eu-
ropean visitors will be im-
pressed with my scouting
skills.
Or, more likely, she
simply has better things
to do than be at my beck
and call. Regardless,
sometimes Ma Nature just
doesnt produce a parade
of wildlife like you would
expect her to. Tis aint
Safari World, after all.
Tis past August and
most of September had
been a pretty quiet month,
and Mother and I were
barely on speaking terms.
I had driven the Lake Audy
road half a dozen times
with nothing more than a
few deer sightings to show
for it.
When I read back
through my nature records
during this time, highlights
include comments on a
skunk (it appeared to have
run out of spray), the lo-
cating of Leopard frogs (I
nearly stepped on several),
some comments on fying
ants (they were all over
the garage and inside the
house), and a note about
wasp nests dug out of the
ground (the bears had
been busy). Tats about it.
I was a bit impatient.
Where were the life-af rm-
ing moments where the
cycle of life gives us hope
that we havent screwed up
the world too badly? How
about the life and death
struggles between preda-
tor and prey?
I guess you just have to
wait. Because, just like any
relationship, in time, Ma
will take pity on you and
reveal a few secrets.
Te setting was per-
fect a quiet morning with
a beautiful sunrise over
a fog-bound lake - and I
knew I was back in Mas
good books when she let
me watch a bull and cow
elk do a little tango during
the fall rut.
No x-rated reading
here folks this is Mother
Nature approved, after all
but it was cool to watch
the bull approach the cow
elk, calling quietly to her.
He let out some of the soft-
est, most seductive bugles
I have ever heard.
His magic seemed to
work on the cow, and she
stood her ground as the
bull approached, running
his chin and neck along
her back. Tey discretely
retired to the forest, and
I walked back to my car,
beaming all the way. Te
streak of bad luck was bro-
ken.
A couple of weeks lat-
er, as if to apologize for her
behaviour, Mother upped
the ante. I was driving up
to Gilbert Plains, and as
the moose rut was on, I was
driving just slightly faster
than a snails pace. Up
ahead I noticed a smallish
moose come up out of the
ditch.
She trotted down the
middle of the road, straight
at me. Te moose seemed
to be looking right at my
car, but kept on coming. I
was perplexed. Was she
blind?
Suddenly she seemed
to notice that I was in her
way, veered into the other
lane, and promptly put on
her brakes. Te moose did
the classic Bambi on ice -
the pavement was wet and
slippery - her legs splayed
out, and down she went
onto her belly.
She ended up skid-
ding to a stop right be-
side the car (I had come
to a complete stop by this
time), and we stared at
each other eye to eye. She
scrambled to her feet, gave
me another look, and ran
of. Huh, well I never!
Ten, out of the corner
of my eye, what did I see?
A white wolf trotting out of
the ditch, coming straight
down the edge of the road
on the same track as the
moose. Te wolf didnt
appear to be in a hurry (the
moose didnt seem to be in
much of one, either, come
to think of it), and ap-
peared to be ready to cross
the road to follow the trail
of the disappearing moose.
Suddenly, what had
been a quiet road was now
f lled with traf c. Cars,
trucks, and buses ap-
peared from the north and
the south. So, the wolf, like
a well-trained pedestrian,
waited by the side of the
road, watching the traf c.
When things slowed
down, the wolf stepped out
onto the pavement. Along
came another car. Back
into the ditch went the
wolf. More traf c. More
waiting. After about 5 min-
utes, the road was clear
again. Te wolf checked
both ways, crossed the
road, still intent on follow-
ing the moose. Huh, well I
never.
I take solace in that it
happens to others too. A
professional photographer
friend from Japan has been
coming to Riding Moun-
tain for several years now.
As you can imagine, Hide-
hiro feels the pressure - he
cant af ord to go home
empty handed, and the
photos he takes have to be
more than random shots of
the rear ends of wildlife as
they disappear from view.
Sure hes got a giant
zoom lens for his camera,
but he still has to get close
up and personal to ensure
that his photos are world
class. But sometimes he
just has to wait.
Tis last visit was such
a time. Hidehiro would be
out from frst light to full
dark, but never could he
get more than a glimpse of
a moose or a passing elk.
And a bear? Forget it.
Finally, because he
had been burning the
candle at both ends, he
decided to take a little
rest at mid day. After all,
the creatures of the forest
usually take a break at the
same time. As he rested on
his bed, he heard a strange
rustling sound just outside
his room.
Hidehiro cautiously
opened the door, and
there, on the proverbial
doorstep, was a big fat
black bear, ready to have
his portrait taken. He was
able to get great photos as
the bear ignored him, be-
ing more content to clean
of the last of the seasons
Chokecherries. Te mor-
al? Sometimes your pa-
tience will pay of in unex-
pected ways, and like most
parents, Ma Nature will
give you what you need,
when you need it.
Waiting on Mother Nature
2003 At the Lloydmin-
ster Fibre Fair and Alpaca
Show, a feece from Bayes
Alpacas Kelownas Sun-
dance Kid was awarded
frst place in his age cat-
egory, Grand Champion in
the White Fleece Division
and the Supreme Champi-
onship Fleece.
1993 Come January 1st,
the High School Driver
Education Program will
be phased out and the re-
sponsibility for providing
in-car driver education
practical training will be
transferred to commercial
driving schools.
1983 Te province has
issued a report recom-
mending that Mental
Health Centres, such as
Brandon and Selkirk be
phased out and a num-
ber of community based
programs be established
throughout the province.
1973 Town Council has
supported a proposal from
a steering committee for
a new Golf and Curling
Complex. Te projected
cost of the relocation of the
Golf Course and construc-
tion of a combined Golf
and Curling Complex is es-
timated in the neighbour-
hood of $160,000.
1963 Following the res-
ignation of Jiggs McDuf,
Robert Bruce Bremner has
been appointed manager
of the local Five-Pin Bowl-
ing Alley. He won his frst
of many bowling trophies
in 1948 and helped orga-
nize the Five-pin Bowl in
Dauphin before moving
here with his wife and four
children.
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Meeting Monday, November
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from 2 p.m. 4 p.m. at the
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In the Spirit of Halloween
Photo by Camille Marnock
Te students of Tanners Crossing School showed of their costumes last
Tursday afternoon during the schools annual Halloween parade.
Minnedosa District Hospital staf show
of their Halloween spirit.
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Administration Department - Duck Dynasty
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