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By Hall Sveistrup

Twenty-four youngsters and their chaperones (grand-parents, parents or older siblings) celebrated Louis Riel Day, Feb. 16, in a novel way by participating in an ice-fi shing outing, hosted by Rivers and Area Game and Fish Association on Lake Wahtopanah. Upon arrival each child received a homemade wooden fi shing line holder, equipped with a length of ice fi shing line, tipped with a colourful jig head, donated by the fi sheries branch of Manitoba Water Stewardship Services, and a live min-now. A myriad of holes had been drilled and cleaned by association members. Only one fi sh was caught; fi ve-year-old Logan Hall had left briefl y to warm up, and handed his rig to Bonnie Heudebourck, who snagged a two-foot northern pike. Association member Ron Taylor provided filleting services so that Logan and Bonnie could enjoy fresh pike for supper.

After the outing was over, youngsters were given the fi shing rig, along with a measuring tape. At 12 noon, all participants were served barbecued hot dogs, homemade cookies and hot chocolate. The purpose of the event was to provide an alternate way of spending the holiday, and to introduce young people to a healthy outdoor winter sport.

By Kent Wareham

Rivers Jets atom and peewee teams took part in Hockey Manitoba’s 100th Anniversary Outdoor Series on Feb. 15. Various communities and minor hockey associations across the province hosted outdoor games that day. In order to participate in the outdoor games, minor hockey teams had to apply and register with Hockey Manitoba in November; once accepted you were given a host location to play in an outdoor game.

Both our teams played in Rossburn on a homemade ice surface 100 feet wide by 215 feet long, with just snowbanks as boards. The temperature was a cool -16C, but judging by the smiling faces the kids had a lot of fun playing outdoors.

Both teams received new Hockey Manitoba 100th An-niversary gold jerseys and socks. The atom team played for Team Gold and although the peewee team received gold jerseys by mistake, they played for Team Black. Scores were accumulated from all the games across Manitoba on Sunday, and Team Black ended up winning the one-day event by a score of 622-557.

Rivers Jets atom team played Foxwarren/Rossburn and won their game by a score of 11-3. Rivers Jets peewee team also won their game, defeating Russell 11-3.

These teams, along with Rivers Jets novice, are now entering the second round of league playoffs, so check out the www.riversjets.com website for their schedules and come out and support your local minor hockey teams.

Children enjoyed the opportunity to learn ice fi shing dur-ing their holiday Monday. Photo by Hall Sveistrup

Free fi shing and fi lleting

Outdoor hockey for centennial

Photo by Kent WarehamRivers Jets atom team were proud to wear new jerseys at Hockey Manitoba’s 100th anniversary outdoor game in Rossburn on Feb. 15.

Legion LadiesAuxiliaryBy Lisa Smith Publicity

The regular monthly meeting of Rivers Legion La-dies Auxiliary was held Feb. 2 in the upper hall of Riv-ers Legion; 17 members attended. Reports and minutes were read and adopted. There were no new applica-tions for memberships. A thank-you was offered to Madame Jane Brown for auditing the books. A Raise the Roof supper is on Feb. 28; the menu is ham and scalloped potatoes.

The next meeting is March 2, lunch is to be pro-vided by Mesdames Jill White and Debbie Williams.

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Kenton newsBy Paulette Wiens 204-838-2261

On a milder winter day (Friday, Feb. 13), people gathered at Kenton Memorial Hall at noon for a Valen-tine lunch provided by Woodworth Senior Services co-ordinator Colleen Elliott and Kenton and Area Lions Club, as well as some community volunteers. As pa-trons entered the hall, which was beautifully decorated by Colleen’s sister-in-law Pat Elliott, they signed the guest book, bought raffl e tickets for two gift baskets (one for women and one for men) and were offered a glass of cranberry punch. Donations were accepted at the door. When everyone was seated, Wallace-Wood-worth Reeve Denis Carter welcomed everyone and told them to enjoy themselves. Colleen gave us a ques-tionnaire about love songs and gave us the answers af-terwards. Maryanne Whyte said grace before everyone enjoyed a delicious beef/pork lunch with all the trim-mings, served buffet style. Colleen made the draws for the gift baskets and I (Paulette) won the ladies’ while June Hunt won the men’s. Colleen expressed her ap-preciation for all the help everyone had given to her as she couldn’t have done it alone. Following lunch Nicole Wilson entertained the group. Accompanied by herself on guitar, she sang love songs that coincided with Valentine’s Day.

Feb. 20 and 21: Tournament of Champions, River-dale Community CentreFeb. 21: Trivia night, Riverdale Community Centre, 7 p.m.Feb. 22: Slashpark information meeting, Shelly Mom’s Kitchen, 4-8 p.m.Feb. 24: Diabetic clinic, Rivers Medical Centre, 8-9 a.m.Feb. 24: RM of Oakview meeting, council chamber, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 25: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.Feb. 25: Rolling River School Division budget meet-ing, MinnedosaFeb. 28: Vintage poker derby, Rapid CityFeb. 28: Ham supper, Rivers Legion upper hall, 5-6:30 p.m.March 2: Rivers Legion Ladies meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.March 4: Chamber of Commerce meeting, Lee’s Restaurant, Rivers, 12-1 p.m.March 6: World Day of Prayer, Rivers Baptist Church, 7:30 p.m.March 9: Rivers Legion meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.March 9-12: Golden Gals provincial competition, Rivers Curling ClubMarch 10: Rivers and Area Game and Fish Associa-tion meeting, Lee’s Restaurant, Rivers, 6:30 p.m.March 11: Rivers Legion meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.March 13: Rivers Women’s Institute meeting, West-wood Lodge, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.March 14: Fishing derby, Lake Wahtopanah, RiversMarch 24: Diabetic clinic, Rivers Medical Centre, 8-8:30 a.m.March 25: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meet-ing, Kiwanis Courts, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.March 26: Rivers 50+ Club meeting, Civic Centre, 2 p.m.April 6: Rivers Legion Ladies meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.April 11: Wellness day, Rivers Collegiate, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.April 13: Rivers Legion meeting, upper hall, 7:30 p.m.April 14: Rivers and Area Game and Fish Associa-tion meeting, Lee’s Restaurant, Rivers, 6:30 p.m.April 15: Chamber of Commerce meeting, Lee’s Restaurant, Rivers, 12-1 p.m.April 20-25: My Fair Lady, Bend Theatre, Strath-clair, 7:30 p.m.May 2: A Living Fairytale, Oak River Rink, 2-4 p.m.May 3: Razzamatazz Dance Club recital, Westman Centennial Auditorium, Brandon, 2 p.m.June 9: Band concert, Rivers CollegiateJuly 7: Horse and 4-H shows, Rivers fairgroundsJuly 8: Rivers fairEvery Monday Crib, Rivers Civic Centre, 2 p.m. Every Tuesday Coffee/games, Rivers Civic Centre, 8:30 a.m. Table shuffl eboard, Civic Centre, 2 p.m. Rivers Piecemakers, Rivers Collegiate, 7 p.m. (alternate weeks; 204-728-7592) TOPS, (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 529 Second Avenue, Rivers, 7 p.m.Every Wednesday Darts, Rivers Civic Centre, 10 a.m. Intercessory prayer, Zion Church, Rivers, 12-1 p.m. Pool, Rivers Civic Centre, 1 p.m. Moms and toddlers drop-in, St. James’ Anglican Church, Rivers, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Fun Zone, Zion Church, Rivers, 4-5:30 p.m. Bingo, Rivers Legion Hall, 7:15 p.m. Bible Study, Zion Church, Rivers, 7:30 p.m.Every Thursday Floor curling, Rivers Civic Centre, 2 p.m. Crib, Rivers Legion Hall, 7 p.m.Every Friday Pool, Rivers Civic Centre, 1 p.m. Bingo or movie, Rivers Civic Centre, 2 p.m.

Weed notesBy Sid Lewis Supervisor

In my last two columns I mentioned an upcoming ad for the two positions needed by Midwest Weed Dis-trict. The ad has yet to appear so if you are interested, here’s a brief rundown.

The supervisor position consists of planning the en-tire weed management program. From what the boards have told me over the years, a thorough knowledge of the Noxious Weed Act and the steps to implement it when the need arises, are the main reasons for having a supervisor. As I have mentioned many times in the past, it has never been a favourite part of the job for me, but it is most necessary in operating a weed con-trol district. In every case I have handled, I have found the type of approach a supervisor makes towards the person(s) who has negligent weed control practices, af-fects the outcome.

Planning the weed/brush program is another respon-sibility. More years than I can remember, this has been left entirely on my desk. Asking councils for their in-puts every year, the same answer always comes, “You know better than us what needs to be done.” This is gratifying for me, but in the future board members will have to guide the new employees as to what is expected.

Some knowledge of the operations of sprayers and mechanics of trucks is very benefi cial. With having Keith Bennett as the assistant the last number of years, his mechanical background was an excellent bonus for me and the board — we saved a lot of money in repairs. Our water truck is the original sprayer truck we’ve used since 1980. The older roadside truck is a 1990 and the newer is a 2009, so breakdowns will always develop.

Having an applicator licence is a must for both posi-tions. Suggested by Assiniboine Community College,

participants should have three weeks to study the two manuals, and attend the one or two workshops put on by the college to further understand the manuals. The closed book exam has a pass mark of 70 per cent for the core and 75 per cent for the municipal parts of the course. Both are required to obtain a licence. In my opinion, anyone coming for an interview who has the applicator licence already has 10 steps in the door.

Attending the three yearly Manitoba Weed Super-visors Association seminars is of defi nite attendance, in my books. So much information can be learned in these sessions; hours of listening to the groundroots people benefi ts new and old supervisors.

The second position has always been called an as-sistant supervisor. With the huge territory of Midwest Weed District now because of amalgamation, I am try-ing to impress upon the board that this position needs to be full-time as well. The former RM of Saskatche-wan area needs some extra work for the next few years.

I have heard by the grapevine that Riverdale Munic-ipality has lost two employees. This is very sad; these two individuals with years of loyal and knowledgeable service will be very much missed.

Questions/concerns? Call me at 204-764-2128.

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65 years ago, Feb. 23, 1950 Gordon Taylor’s rink of Reid Spearin, Lorne Forman and Bill Thompson were edged out of the Manitoba championship at the British Consols bonspiel in Winnipeg last week. They were defeated by the Bill McTavish rink of Winnipeg, which had won 21 straight games, a record at the Consols. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bollman had a girl Feb. 11; Cpl. and Mrs. Vic Scott had a boy Feb. 17.

55 years ago, Feb. 18, 1960 Rivers Fire Department has agreed to sponsor a boys pipe band for Rivers with chief Don Mitchell acting as director. The grand open-ing of Rivers Hospital was held Feb. 10 and despite the cold weather, approximately 600 people witnessed Minister of Health and Welfare G. Johnson cut the rib-bon. The 183,000 square foot 18-bed building took two years of planning and cost $209,500; it has 42 rooms which includes offi ces, bathrooms, nursery, mainten-ance, kitchen, etc. Local youth on Smith Lumber TV Talent Show on Feb. 16 were Don Marriott and Don Gilchrist (trumpet duet) and Betty Cook (piano); they were recruited by talent scout Alex Whyte. Mr. and Mrs. S. Mills celebrated their 50th anniversary on Feb. 15. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pearson had a girl Feb. 13. Dorothy Skinner married Mr. Adams on Feb. 12. Winnie Webb married Neil McCallum on Jan. 29.

45 years ago, Feb. 18, 1970 The fi rst ever science fair at Rivers Elementary School on Feb. 13 was deemed a success when nearly 300 people attended the kindergarten-Grade 9 event. At its Feb. 5 meeting Riv-ers town council agreed to support a teen centre in the basement of the civic centre, as a Manitoba centennial project; it will be called Rivers Recreation Centre. Mr.

and Mrs. Bill Patmore had a boy Feb. 13; Mr. and Mrs. George Patterson had a girl Feb. 15; Mr. and Mrs. E. Lewis had a boy Feb. 15. Karen Tingey married Darwin Thorpe on Feb. 14; Karen Hearn was married Feb. 14. Cross Town Cafe re-opened under new management (Jack and Shirley Mayor) on Feb. 18 when they offered free chili all day.

35 years ago, Feb. 20, 1980 Bradwardine Legion presented life memberships to Peter Livingstone, Harry Neal, George Maitland and William Veitch, all First World War veterans. Each has given more than 50 years of service to the branch and each received their awards from the deputy district commander on Friday. The Ewachewski-Parker wedding was a Feb. 9 event. Mrs. Glen Sutherland is the new postmistress at Bradwardine. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gagne had a girl Feb. 7.

25 years ago, Feb. 21, 1990 Fire at Hangar Farms on Feb. 15 killed more than 2,000 pigs; estimated damage is $2 million for the 56,00 square-foot barn. Cindy Sinclair married Chris Bertrand on Feb. 10. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Smith had a girl Feb. 9.

15 years ago, Feb. 19, 2000 Scott Madder won two silver medals at the Special Olympics National Winter Games in Ottawa Jan. 24-30; he competed in three cross-country skiing events. Scott is a 1994 Rivers Collegiate grad and this is his fi rst competitive experience.

5 years ago, Feb. 19, 2010 A train derailment near Norman Siding on Feb. 11 crushed 56 of the 99-car train. The cars contained potash so no evacuations were needed, there are no environmental issues and no injuries. The derailment delayed train traffi c for a full 24 hours; it is expected cleanup will take one month.

Rivers 50+ meetBy Myrtle Wooldridge

The Feb. 12 meeting of Rivers 50+ Club was called to order with greetings from president Ken Young; 22 members sang O Canada.

The suggestion from last month that a donation to Rolling River Festival of Arts be an annual expense without need of motion, was accepted; we will give $50.

Games are continuing. Seven members went fl oor curl-ing at Birtle. Pool games are at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Trouble With the Curve, a Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams movie, was shown Feb. 13. Our next movie day is March 6.

Donating cookies for Riverdale Personal Care Home on Feb. 24 are Bob MacDonald and Doreen Bate. Do-nating cookies for the home on March 31 are Myrtle Wooldridge and McGee Smith.

Our meetings are not lengthy, so the suggestion was made that following our meeting and lunch, members stay and play games. Ken is looking into having a guest speaker at the March 26 meeting.

It was mentioned that more care needs to be taken when we lock the back door.

Several members were seated at a Valentine theme decorated table for birthdays/anniversaries and were served cake, ice-cream and coffee.

Meeting closed with members singing God Save the Queen.

Zion Church865-3rd Avenue, Rivers

Pastor Nathan Klassen: 204-412-0245Sunday school and morning service at 10:30 a.m.Wednesday evening Bible study from 7:30-9 p.m.

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The provincial NDP are working on a leadership campaign and preparing

for the next Manitoba election. The federal political parties are preparing for an election, even sooner, slated for October 2015. Farmers are preparing budgets and gathering all kinds of inputs for the 2015 crop. Municipal councils are preparing budgets.

There’s a whole lot of behind closed doors stuff going on that is both hard to see and hard to measure. It’s just a typical February for the most part with a couple of elections thrown in for good measure.

It’s another way of saying things are pretty dull at this time of year.

Hopefully, all this preparing that is going on will result in fa-vourable things happening over the next few months. Leaders will emerge, some politicians will retire, summer construction will happen on our roads and some new buildings will spring up. The crops will get planted.

However, hanging over us all is, quite frankly, the threat of war, perhaps World War III.

I know that sounds ominous and very much a doom and gloom situation but a quick look at history shows that wars have been sparked by relatively small events.

World War I was triggered by the assassination of a crown prince. That moment was seized by some countries to expand or defend their territory on land and sea. The war was discussed in dining rooms around the world for years before it happened. It was largely an economic and a territorial war.

World War I set the stage for

the second world conflict as Ger-many, being a great and usually prosperous country could not and would not stand for becom-ing a minor player on the world stage. Through rhetoric and violence, the political system in Germany produced Hitler and the Nazis. Most people know what happened next.

Germany, France and Britain have all remained as powerful nations, albeit in the shadow of the United States and Russia.

Few people could see what would happen next and what is happening now. Driven by bad economic conditions in many countries, a very radical move-ment, the extremist Islamic movement has arisen. While still confined to a small but bloody and violent group, the movement feeds on economic problems both real and perceived. When people feel they have no hope, they tend to follow any leader that promises good things ahead. While the World War I and II leaders promised better times ahead if only they had more ter-ritory, this movement promises better times ahead if everybody follows their oppressive rules. The kicker is that it’s OK to kill or to die enforcing their rules on everyone else. For them, it’s no

big deal to die, especially if you die for the cause.

It’s a dangerous combination when an individual or a group has no regard for their own life and less for anyone else’s life. Many more people are likely to die before the current situation stabilizes.

In historic conflicts over the centuries, the stories of war came out slowly and edited by the winners. With World War I, the instigating cause, the assas-sination, was caught on film for all the world to see and events moved fairly quickly. With World War II, the build up was caught moment by moment on film. Events now move even more quickly. Every grisly moment is flashed around the world on the internet striking fear, and in some cases inspiration, into the hearts of people.

Unless countries unite to thwart this newest world threat, the ISIS movement, we may well have World War III.

We have a lot of preparation happening right now for things we are expecting such as elec-tions, budgets and crops. We need to be prepared for some much bigger events.

Over the years, we have seen the size of the Canadian farm increase. Through necessity or opportunity, the unmistakable trend has been towards fewer, larger farms. But will it stay that way forever?

Over the weekend, I read an interesting article in the Feb. 17 edition of Country Guide. The article, called “Tipping Point”, made the argument that economies of scale can have a down side as well, s o m e t h i n g many large-s c a l e U . S . farmers are finding out. In 2005, the largest farm in the U.S., wh ich had been working 100,000 acres, was broken up and sold– the victim of inefficiencies of scale.

The upside of larger operations are well known: they can take advantage of better prices through bulk buying of inputs and equipment. Additionally, their large land base helps them diversify and also ensures overall profitability in years where the profit per acre is low.

But as farms have become bigger and bigger, a number of unexpected problems have arisen. One of the largest ones is human resources, as people must be hired to manage the day-to-day operations of these large farms. To find a good manager to mange thousands of acres is difficult, and a large farm may need 10 of such managers. Finding these people, and motiv-ating them when they aren’t farm owners can be a challenge. Additionally, while being large may lead to good deals from suppliers, that doesn’t necessarily hold when a farm outgrows it local suppliers. A mid-sized farm can have an excellent re-lationship with a local dealership, however, the farm can grow to a point when they must either invest in their own shop or change to a larger, regional dealer. Neither of these offer the ease and advantage of being a local dealer’s largest customer. Bigger isn’t always better and the idea of efficiencies of scale leading to inefficiency has been fairly well documented.

The average American farm is 434 acres, but very few farms are actually that size. They are overwhelmingly much larger or much smaller. Despite many large farms, most American farming operations are very small. The majority of U.S. farms, 55 per cent, are less than 100 acres and tend to generate under $1,000 in annual farm sales. However, some of these small farms have found profitable niches. Four per cent of farms under 100 acres had revenue over $100,000 and about one per cent had annual revenue of more than $1 million.

At the other end, less than four per cent of American farms have more than 2,000 acres. Those large farms, however, control about 56 per cent of the country’s farmland and the top 1.6 per cent of farms accounted for 50 per cent of all sales in 2012.

The same is true for livestock producers: 42 per cent of cattle sales came from the 0.1 per cent of farms that had more than 5,000 head per herd. Farmers with less than 100 cattle represent 80 per cent of cattle producers, but only accounted for 10 per cent of the industry’s sales.

Farming in Canada still appears to be in a growth phase, with a focus on larger operations. According to the 2011 Census of Agriculture, the average size of a Canadian farm has increased since 2006, from 728 acres to 778 acres. However, in Manitoba, where the land is suited to larger-scale operation, the average farm size is 1,135 acres, a 13.4 per cent increase since 2006. Additionally, the only growth in number of farms was those with gross cash receipts over $500,000. The mid-sized farms, those with gross receipts between $100,000 and $249,999, saw the largest decline. While the hobby farm, those with gross receipts below $1,000, saw a small decline in number of farms.

There is a size of maximum efficiency. I don’t think Can-adian farmers are there yet, but they might be close and it’s something large operators should keep in mind. The days of the medium-sized farm seem to be waning, but there is hope, and opportunity, at either end of the spectrum.

Opinion RIVERS BANNER 5FEBRUARY 20, 2015

By Addy OberlinObservation

Oops! My badLetters

I lost a year!HOMEBODIES

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able and twisted help of close friends. Every over the hill aid presented with laughter, and a fluorescent sign just out of sight of my kitchen window: “Honk! Rita is 50!”

The year past has been filled with firsts and lasts. A pattern of every year. Some this year being a once in my lifetime thing. I am contented. Busy as I want to be. I thought that my next birthday would be my 68th. Did the math, 69. And then there are no 60s left! I shared my concern with a daughter. She laughed at me. With me. It was decided

that, considering that I have not always acted in a conventional manner, I could be 60-10, 60-11...You get the picture. I like the idea. However, I would in all probability forget which 60-what I was!

The blessings of each day far outweigh the cares. Come summer there will be another great grandchild. One old adage states that if you want to know if you did a good job parenting, observe your grandchil-dren. Looking at the clan that calls me grandma, my beloved and I did a fair job parenting! The same is true

Medical Examiner, hospital administrators, legislators and the general public all demanded an explanation.

Preston’s report covers Sinclair’s last hours in excruciating detail. One by one, he records a ser-ies of policies not fol-lowed, assumptions made and oversights committed that resulted in what he called “a death that was certainly preventable.” But he stopped short of calling it a homicide.

Sinclair’s family, to no one’s surprise, dismissed the inquiry as “a waste of time and money.” “The report,” they said, “fails to address the institutional racism and stereotyping that killed Brian Sinclair and that continues to threaten the health and well-being of aboriginal people accessing the health care system.”

When asked if she be-lieves there is systemic ra-

cism in the health system, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority CEO Arlene Wil-gosh said it would be naïve to believe that it doesn’t. “But we (the people) failed Mr. Sinclair,” she said. “He came to us seeking help and we failed him.”

Wilgosh got it right. The same cannot be said for Manitoba’s Health Minister Sharon Blady. In a state-ment released shortly after Preston’s report was made public, she wrote: “The death of Mr. Brian Sinclair was a preventable tragedy. The system failed Mr. Sin-clair and for that I humbly apologize to his family, friends and loved ones.”

With all due respect to Ms. Blady, I would argue that the “system” isn’t the problem. Some (by no means all) of the “people” who design, administer and work in the system are the problem. If we want to change the system, we

On December 12, 2014, over six years after it happened,

the results of an inquest into the death of a 45 year old Aboriginal man named Brian Sinclair were re-leased. The report by Prov-incial Court Judge Timothy J. Preston presented 63 recommendations which, in his opinion, should help prevent such tragedies in the future.

Sinclair’s life had been far from easy. He was a fiercely independent double amputee. He lived at the Quest Inn in Win-nipeg and spent several hours each day volunteer-ing at Siloam Mission. He had some serious health issues, one of which landed him in the Emergency De-partment of Winnipeg’s Health Science Centre on Sept. 19, 2008.

He checked in at the desk, left a letter from his doctor with one of the staff and then waited for his name to be called. Thirty-four hours later, he was dead from a treatable bladder infection. In all that time, no one came to examine him or check on him. His family, Ab-original leaders, the Chief

It has happened before, and it has happened again. I lost a year. The

first time I lost track of time I locked my father into being 45. He stayed there, for me, three years. And then I caught on, and caught up. It didn’t seem a big deal. Forty-five is the mid-forties. Mid can be any-where between 42 and 47. His physical features didn’t change much in that era and neither did his school pictures! He was teaching in the time when a suit and tie was the norm. He must have had a favourite tie, it appeared in several consecutive photos. Age-less and timeless.

I lost a year in my mid 30s. Times were busy: five children, farm wife, church commitments. It is not that I fear or regret growing older. Turning 50 was a hoot with the

must change the attitudes of those in the system who allow stereotypes and as-sumptions to influence how they treat those who come to them for help.

That’s where you and I must get involved. Our best weapon in the fight against racism and prejudice is the good example we set for others—an example of love, acceptance and for-giveness that recognizes each person as a unique creation of God and re-fuses to allow any external factor to influence how we treat him or her.

Our actions may not change how the “system” treats those of different races or cultures. But they will have a profound impact on the welcome and quality of care all people receive when we meet them on the street, when they patronize our businesses or when they enter our churches to join us for worship. We may not change the world by what we do, but we will help ease the tensions in our communities; and that’s a good place to start.

for the next generation. I am going to digress and

recount a great grandchild tale. Our home is comfort-able for the ageing. The taller toilets, grab bars. At Christmas, young Mark came and stood at my side. Waiting for my attention. He stood with furrowed brow and serious visage, just like his daddy, and then intoned, “Great gran, I have a problem.” Loved and beloved, what could mar your day? “When I sit in your toilet, I can’t reach the paper.” Taken by surprise, my reply? “Good thing grandma Susan was in there with you!”. Love them.

I shall embrace 69. Daily improving in outlook and inlook. Surrounded by car-ing family and friends, life is rich and so much more than enduring. Almost back to my “Bring it on!”. Not quite ready for that.

This past week I have seen changes in Canada, not only in family relationships, but also politically and ethically. It seems that these days with a stroke

of a pen new decisions are made and old commitments just disappear. It astonishes me how people’s loyalty can change overnight. Maybe it was thought about for a long time but the reality is always shocking. I am try-

ing to read through the Bible in one year and when I read how loyal Jesus is towards those who know Him personally, I am in awe and wonder and it amazes me that nothing has changed in the last 2000 years. The requirements for reconciliation with God are still the same: Repent and be saved! Romans 5:8 tells us, “God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sins, Christ died for us.” God’s love for us will never change. It is from everlasting to everlasting.

In my recent article, I mistakenly identified the Treaty of Utrecht as establishing the International Boundary. That treaty, signed in 1713, saw France cede Acadia to the British , who renamed it Nova Scotia. It was actually the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 that established latitude 49 degrees North as the boundary between Rupertsland (western Canada) and the United States from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains. In 1846, the Oregon Treaty extended the boundary to the Pacific.

I apologize for not noticing and correcting my error before the article went to print.

Leonard ParamorArden, MB

I am not the type of person to yell from the stands. I don’t believe in berating referees. But, I am the type of person to put pen to paper.

I traveled to Neepawa for my daughter’s hockey game on Feb. 12. I was dismayed with what I witnessed during overtime. Two opposing play-ers ‘crunched’ one of our girls between them. For those of you who are unaware, there is no body contact in girls hockey. So imagine my surprise when no call was made. Furthermore, our girl was then left struggling to get off the ice with no stoppage in play, even though the referee had seen her in that state. Our coach finally had to take it upon himself to go out and assist her off the ice. She didn’t return to the game.

Really?! I don’t know who the referees were and I wouldn’t name names anyway. As referees you are responsible for ensuring fair play and, to some extent, safety of the players on the ice. Rest assured I would be equally upset no matter what jersey was being worn in that situation. She shouldn’t have been left like that. No one should. Smarten up. This is 10-and-under girls hockey.

Tannis DressellHamiota, MB

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I was struck by articles in the Free Press earlier this month. The piece on the NDP candidates listed their platforms/promises. Selinger had no promises, Ashton’s were modest or not priced while Oswald’s ran to a total in excess of $100,000,000. No mention of where the money will come from, only a further delay in gaining control of the deficit.

A couple of pages over was the article indicat-ing that Romney will not run for the presidency again, citing part of his problem as a statement he made during the last run, “that 47 per cent of Americans would vote for Obama because they are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, that government has a responsibility to take care of them, who believe they are entitled to be taken care of”

I am concerned that in Manitoba the percentage who feel as the Americans do is well above 50 or maybe even 60 per cent and will perpetuate the socialists hold on the Legislature for more years to come.

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10: The Conditional Use Application by Christian Raupers to provide for the establishment of a non-farm dwelling (site, by subdivision) within the “Ag” Agricultural General Zone was approved for the southeast quarter of 21-15-20 WPM,without condi-tions. Glenndosa Glass will install a mail slot at the RM offi ce in Rapid City. Special service bylaws to allow for garbage levies to be placed on taxes ex-pired in 2014; new bylaws must be passed for levies to continue for garbage pick-up in Cardale, Oak River and Rapid City; pub-lic hearings for the same will be held on March 10 for waste collections and removal services in Oak River and Cardale (10:30 a.m.) and Rapid City (11 a.m.). Universal Doors will

remove the existing Oak River car wash door and supply and install a new triple pane polycarb door. A public hearing on Feb. 23 with Public Utilities Board and Manitoba Water Servi-ces Board was discussed. Midwest Weed District has proposed buy-ins for for-mer municipalities which were not in the district but will now be included due to amalgamation; council agreed to maintain mem-bership and to budget the necessary buy-in amounts in the 2015 fi nancial plan for Wards 1 and 2 (old RM of Saskatchewan and Town of Rapid City) to belong to the district in 2015. Mid-west Recreation District has completed their draft budget for 2015 and have indicated the levy amount proposed to be paid by members in the district; council agreed to be mem-

bers of Midwest Recrea-tion. Council agreed to buy a half-page ad in the program produced by Strathclair Drama Club for its April 20-25 production. Reeve, council and admin-istrator were authorized to attend an offi cials seminar in Winnipeg on March 16 and 17. Best Buy Homes/prospective home owner in Rapid City requested access to the back of the property; the matter was referred to LUD of Rapid City for further informa-tion. An inquiry if the municipality would extend services to a lot in Rapid City or consider closing a back-lane was referred to LUD of Rapid City for further information. The Rapid City public water system inspection was re-viewed with council; fi nd-ings were referred to LUD of Rapid City to obtain

costs for a new pump, etc.Finances: The mem-

branes at Oak River water treatment plant need to be replaced; the same was ordered for an approximate cost of $6,000. Council accepted the tender of Karen Bootsman to rent pasture land located west of Rapid City landfi ll for $2,025. RM of Saskatch-ewan made a commitment to Minnedosa Regional Events Centre (MREC) for 2011 – 2013; MREC is scheduled to proceed so council is in favour of forwarding $30,000 from the former RM of Sas-katchewan reserve fund to MREC, subject to the pro-ject proceeding. Accounts of $101,920.91 and unpaid invoices of $51,312.08 were passed for payment. The next meeting is Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.

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Rivers Women’s Institute (WI) members welcomed Sue Klassen as guest speaker at the group’s February meeting. Through Sue’s photos, the ladies were trans-ported to Uganda, and through her enthusiastic com-mentary, the ladies learned about the valuable work done by the co-operative movement in developing countries. Sue spent two weeks on the ground in Kampala, Uganda in 2014. Although she did similar work in Mongolia in 2012, her presentation to the WI group focused on the Ugandan trip and her work there as technical support for credit unions. Sue was able to see fi rst-hand how a bit of money and a co-operative outlook can change the lives of women in developing countries. WI members very much appreciated Sue’s talk, especially because it mirrors in many ways the international work done by WI. And everyone then enjoyed a great lunch and visit!

The meeting, which was held at Westwood Lodge, touched briefl y on a number of topics: the participa-tion of Rivers WI at the Wellness Day on April 11, the possibility of donating seeds for planting day at Rivers Elementary School, and sponsoring prizes for 4-H classes at Rivers fair.

The next meeting will be held at Westwood Lodge on Friday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m. Warren Smallwood will speak about the local justice committee; guests are always welcome.

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The service in Rivers

Rivers and Area Lions Club helds its annual pick-erel fy supper on Sunday, Feb. 15 in Rivers Legion Hall. The meal consisted of coleslaw, beans, baked and french fried potatoes, dessert and beverages, all served smorgasbord style. Recently-elected president Don Montague and past-president Jim Boles deep fried fi sh in the Lions-owned trailer which was parked near the kitchen en-trance. The indoor kitchen range and a counter-top gas unit were in use in cooking 200 pounds of fi sh.

The pickerel came from Gimli and found their way to Little Saskatchewan River, swimming by El-phinstone, Minnedosa, Rapid City and ending at Lake Wahtopanah. It was there they popped into shacks through holes drilled by ice fi shermen. The Lions Club went to their rescue, transporting the fi sh to Rivers!

The club is comprised of both male and female members. They and their helpers kept the lineup to

a minimum. Out of town diners came from Virden, Shoal Lake, Strathclair, Souris, Hamiota, Kenton, MacGregor and Rapid City, where there are sup-porting Lions clubs. There was surprise at the low at-tendance from Rivers area; however, a total of 172 people enjoyed the supper, plus 31 take-out orders were delivered. Welcomed

Pickerel came from GimliBy Jessie Bell

during the evening was the Lions district governor from Oak Lake.

David Allen of Rivers was the lucky winner of $70 in the 50/50 draw.

This year (2015) is the 40th anniversary of Rivers and Area Lions Club. In the planning for the celebra-tion is a supper to be held in April. Included in that event will be zone districts

is being held at Rivers Baptist Church on Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. Representatives from all churches in Rivers are involved in the planning of the service. Refresh-ments will be served after the service. Please join us and invite your friends and family to attend the World Day of Prayer service and learn more about the culture and heritage of the Bahamas. Join Christians in more than 170 countries around the world, and in 2,000 communities across Canada who will gather to worship and pray together. For more information, call Esther Krahn at 204-328-7189 or Lynn Warkentin at 204-725-1899.

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LOUIS DYERLouis Macleod Dyer died peacefully at the Foyer in Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba on February 13, 2015 at the age of 86. Lou, youngest son of Dick and Nora Dyer, was born October 1, 1928 in Daly Municipal-ity and completed his bachelor of adminis-tration at University of British Columbia in 1951. Lou lived in southern California for most of his adult life and worked in the fi eld of hospital administration until his retire-ment. Lou returned to Manitoba in 2012 to be closer to family. He is survived by his brother Leslie (Flora), nephews Richard (Bev) Dyer, Ian (Lorrie) Dyer, niece Cheryl (Andre) Vigier and their families.Cremation has taken place and a private interment will occur at a later date.

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We would like to thank the community of Riverdale and far beyond for the tremendous support, prayers and encouragement we have received as a family over the past three weeks. It felt like you were all along as we traveled to Montana and back to bring the boys home. We are so thankful their lives were spared, and that they are able to continue the lengthy recovery process in their own homes. Seatbelts really do save lives!We are also reminded of the phrase, “It takes a whole community to raise a child.” Once again, thank you!

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