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Vol. 129 No. 40 Friday, December 9, 2011

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Th e Canadian Pacifi c Holiday Train rolled into Minnedosa shortly before 8 p.m. on Sunday,

December 4th. On-board were Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman and Canadian music legends Tracey Brown

and Valdy (pictured at left). Canadian Pacifi c presented the Minnedosa and Area Food Bank with a $2,000.00

donation during the Holiday Train visit.

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By DARRYL HOLYK

The annual Santa Day celebration hosted by

Th e Minnedosa Chamber of Commerce was once again a huge success. For two hours on Sat-urday, December 3rd, a steady stream of children lined-up at the Minnedosa Community Conference Centre for their turn to meet Santa, tell him what they want for Christmas and have their photo taken on his lap. Local Photographer, Denis of Photoz by Dez and his elf helper, Deb, captured the children’s visit with Santa with the Chamber providing one free 4 x 6 colour print for families. Th roughout the event, a total of 74 photos were taken. Photos can be picked up at Th e Fashion House. In addition to photos with Santa, children in at-tendance enjoyed holi-day treats, colouring and other festive activities.

Christmas oranges were provided to children com-pliments of Saler’s Back-hoe and Trucking with the Christmas tree used in the photos on loan from Minnedosa Home Hard-ware. Th e horse-drawn wag-on rides through down-town Minnedosa were en-joyed by people of all ages. Th e wagon rides were pro-vided by Bruce Sharpe and

compliments of Minnedo-sa Credit Union. “It’s always so awe-some to see the hayrides going past,” said Cham-ber representative and lo-cal business owner, Beth McNabb. “It really enhanc-es the day.” In the MCCC canteen, students from the 2012 MCI Grad Class provided lunch as a grad fundraiser and raised a total of $83.00.

“Th e Chamber is hap-py to provide the grad com-mittee with this opportu-nity to support their cause,” mentioned Beth. Besides the Santa Day activites at MCCC, this an-nual event gives people an opportunity to visit local businesses and do some Christmas shopping in the Minnedosa business dis-trict.

Children share wish lists with Santa

Photo by Amanda Boyd


People of all ages enjoyed wagon rides compliments of Minnedosa Credit Union during Saturday’s Santa Day.

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3Th e Minnedosa Tribune Friday, December 9, 2011

Incorrect information appeared in last week’s

edition regarding the Minnedosa Kinettes do-nation to the Bugg family. Th e money donated will not be used to purchase a service dog, but will fund its care and equipment re-quirements. Th e dog is be-ing provided to the family at no charge. Th e Tribune sincerely appologies to all involved for this error.

Correction

By AMANDA BOYD

Minnedosa’s Junior Girls curling rink

of Jennifer Curle, Gillian Lewis, Paxton Johnson and Hailey Surovy will be com-peting in this year’s Mani-toba Junior Curling Cham-pionship. Th e girls won both of their games last weekend during the West-man Regionals, held in Ha-miota; the fi rst against Ani-sha Brown of Hamiota and the second against Genelle Vachon of Brandon. Va-chon’s rink also won a spot at the Provincials after win-ning their game against Brown. Th e Manitoba Curl-ing Championship will be held in Minnedosa January 5th to 9th, 2012. It is the fi rst time in 20 years that Minnedosa has hosted the event. Interestingly, 1991 was also the last time a Minnedosa rink won a spot to compete at the Junior Provincials.

Junior Girls headed to Provincials

(L-R) Paxton Johnson, Hailey Surovy, Gillian Lewis and Jennifer Curle have won a place at the Manitoba Junior Curling Championship,

to be held in Minnedosa next January.

Photo submitted

By AMANDA BOYD

Mecca Productions opened Annie, its

13th musical, to a packed house Th ursday evening, November 24th at the WMCA in Brandon. Th e story of precociously op-timistic orphan trying to fi nd her family in depres-sion-era America, Annie features the well-known songs Hard-Knock Life and Tomorrow, and is a story everyone can relate to.

Annie ran from Th urs-day, November 24th until Sunday, November 27th, with a rehearsal matinee for over 800 Brandon and area students Th ursday af-ternoon. Although Mecca has staged Annie before, the 2011 version features many new aspects for au-diences to enjoy, such as a revised script and a new song. Performers from com-munities across west-ern Manitoba including Souris, Rivers, Minnedosa and Erickson had travelled for weekend rehearsals since early September in preparation for opening night. More than 60 young girls, from Grade 1 to Grade 9, were members of the orphan chorus and the lead role of Annie went to Jessica Granger and Avery Praznik. With two diff erent casts, audiences were given a glimpse into two similar, yet unique interpretations of the story. “It turns the show into an entirely dif-ferent experience,” agreed Minnedosa cast member, Janice Dalton. “For exam-ple, the character of Daddy Warbucks was portrayed in two very unique ways by two people, and both were incredible.” Janice has been per-forming in community theatre since she was a child, but this was her fi rst time working with Mecca. “Th at was my fi rst time on the Westman stage. It was terrifying. I got the shakes lots of times, but the people there are really supportive and encourag-ing.” Janice played Miss Hanigan, the cruel owner of the orphanage where Annie lives. “Th at was fun.

It was right up my alley. I’ve always admired Carol Burnette, who played Miss Hanigan in the1982 movie, so to get this role was really special.” Dylan Woodcock, who played Rooster Hanigan, is also from Minnedosa and is currently attending Brandon University. Dylan has been performing since 2002 and fi rst performed with Mecca in 2008. Al-though school takes up a lot of his time now, Dylan enjoys being able to escape into the world of musical theatre. “It’s nice to know that even though I choose not to make a career out of it I’m still active enough in it to learn new things, enjoy myself and hopefully bene-fi t other people’s lives too.” When asked why he audi-tioned for Annie this year, Dylan replied, “Rooster is a part I’ve wanted to play since I was a little kid.” As with any production, there were some stressful mo-ments, especially when Dylan’s microphone broke on opening night, but roll-ing with the punches is all a part of theatre and Dylan said he had the most fun when he and his two other cast members, Janice Dal-ton and Allison Isaak, were practicing together. “We were the three bad guys so when we got together it made for some pretty in-teresting dynamics.” A place to learn and grow together, Mecca Pro-ductions prides itself in being a family-orientat-ed theatre company and as such there are always many children, parents and grandparents working together every year. Annie was no diff erent and orga-nizers are looking forward to staging their next pro-duction, Nunsense.

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Christmas Parade pics... Th e Minnedosa Tribune is looking for old photo-graphs of the Minnedosa Christmas Parade, especially any from the 1961 parade. If you have any photos we can copy please contact me at (204) 867-3816 or drop them off at Th e Tribune offi ce.

12 years.... Lauri Ludwig celebrated 12 years of ownership at Minnedosa Service Centre (Husky) last Friday, Decem-ber 2nd, with free coff ee, apple cider and dainties as well as a raffl e for a holiday gift basket. Congratulations on your 12th anniversary Lauri!

MREC 50/50 lotto... As of 2:30 Wednesday afternoon, the jackpot for the Minnedosa Regional Events Centre 50/50 lotto had reached $10,100.00. Th e winner of the lotto will be an-nounced tomorrow night during the MREC Christmas Gala at the Minnedosa Community Conference Centre.

Traditional cards preferred... In this day and age of email and social media, I was a bit shocked to read that 87% of young Canadians (ages 18 to 24) still prefer to receive traditional Christmas cards over electronic holiday greetings. Th ese are the fi nd-ings of a recent survey and I must say I agree. I would much rather receive an actual Christmas card to open rather than a message typed and sent from a phone or computer.

Subscription winners... Winners of the November subscription raffl e prizes were drawn Monday. Margaret Freeman of Neepawa won a copy of the book, Made in Manitoba; Lorna Cross of B.C. won a one year subsciption and Minnedosa’s Irene Alex won a copy of the Publisher’s Country Christ-mas CD. A total of 68 names were entered in the draw.

By DARRYL HOLYK

The frantic Christmas shopping season is underway with everyone hurrying to fi nd the perfect gift for

everyone on their gift-giving list. While Christmas has sadly, over the years become more about the biggest, most expensive, commercially bought gifts, remember the real meaning of Christmas is simply giving back and caring for one another. In-stead of high priced gifts, which only hurt the pocket-book, consider some of the less expensive and unique gift ideas out there. Everyone can use gift certifi cates from a local hair salon or restaurant. Homemade gift certifi cates providing the recipient with a gift from you throughout the years are another option some people are leaning towards this season. Maybe this is a home-made gift card informing the recipient that you will mow their lawn next summer or shovel snow off their walk this winter. Th e ideas here are endless, get cre-ative and have some fun with it. Over the past few weeks, and again in today’s edi-tion, the Minnedosa Chamber of Commerce is en-couraging local shopping by providing shoppers with a “Locally Found Gifts” two-page spread of Christmas gift ideas. Gifts, in all price ranges and available right here in our local Minnedosa businesses, are adver-tised as part of this annual promotion. I know there are certain things which cannot be found locally, but I strongly urge you to check what is available locally

before heading out-of-town to support out-of-town businesses and communities. If you can buy it locally, please do. Once you take your shopping dollars out of our community, they are gone from our commu-nity forever. By spending those dollars here at home, they stay in the community and are circulated to other businesses, programs and fundraisers that support the continued growth and success of our community and its residents. Help support our local business district so that our business owners can keep their doors open providing jobs and the opportunity to give back to the community through sponsorships and donations. If you really want to support your community this holi-day season, make a pledge to only exchange locally bought gifts this holiday season. Another option to consider this year is to pur-chase only Canadian-made products and supporting our country’s economy. An email has been circulating recently encouraging shoppers not to purchase for-eign manufactured items, whether it’s the gift itself or the wrapping paper and bows. A printout of this email was recently sent to me by a reader, obviously concerned about the number of people who do not shop local throughout the year. I will close with the words this citizen included in their letter, “Th ousands of dollars leaving the com-munity while businesses struggle to keep going here. Seems a real shame. Do people not care about the town they live in?”

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Dear Editor,

In my ongoing quest to fi nd a rationale for

Council’s decisions re-garding my proposed de-velopment in the R.M. of Saskatchewan and to seek fairness in the application of the R.M. of Saskatch-ewan Zoning By-Law, I am writing this letter to express my opinion and to provide my many support-ers and landowners with some additional informa-tion on how the zoning by-law provisions do apply to these types of develop-ment. Landowners may re-call that in January 2011 the Walker’s; who own property directly adjacent to ours, applied for and received Council Approval for their Conditional Use Order to bring an existing parcel of land into confor-mance with the applicable zoning by-law and to es-tablish a non-farm dwell-ing on site. It is interesting that all of the people who wrote in opposition (T & S. Saler, N. Scales, A. Horner, L & M. Lamb and M. Saler) to our Conditional Use Ap-plication are essentially the same distance or prox-imity to Walker’s property and yet had no opposition to their conditional use ap-plication. WHY NOT? Th e situation would appear to be the same; one parcel of land on its own title, with one dwelling. APPARENT-LY NOT! In October 2011 Rob-ert Ford and Gord Th omp-son were granted approval to create a subdivision for the purpose of establishing a non-farm dwelling on the newly created subdivision. In November 2011 Rob-ert Ford’s son was granted

approval of a Conditional Use Order and on Decem-ber 8th, 2011 a hearing is to be held for public re-view of Scott Th ompson’s Conditional Use Order to establish a Non-Farm Dwelling on the proposed subdivision. Th e fact is that both Robert Ford and Gord Th ompson signed the petition against ‘SUCH CONDITIONAL USE OR-DERS’ that was solicited by Mark Saler and then sub-mitted at our Conditional Use hearing by Mark Saler. Is it not HYPOCRITICAL to apply for something you have petitioned against? Did they really understand what they were signing? What is diff erent between my application and the Walker, Ford and Th omp-son applications? At the end of the day, when creat-ed, these parcels are iden-tical. Th ey are a separate parcel of land, located in the agricultural zone, with a separate title, and have a dwelling located on the site. Th ey can be lawfully sold the day after they are registered at land titles. While I have abso-lutely no personal objec-tion to them applying for and receiving subdivisions and Conditional Uses, it makes me ask; WHY NOT ME? I question the impar-tiality of the R.M. Coun-cil. When I submitted the same petition with the 59 signatures into the Ford Conditional Use Hearing, it would appear that the Council disregarded the will of the ratepayers. Th e minutes of that meeting state: (WHEREAS THERE WAS ONLY ONE OBJEC-TION, the application was approved). How does a petition with 59 signatures turn into an objection of

only one? If they believed the petition had no va-lidity, it should also have been disregarded in our hearing. Th ey have granted every Conditional Use Ap-plication but ours. Is this how they fulfi ll their Oath of Offi ce to make decisions impartially and without fa-vouritism? (We did receive support from some rate-payers and Council Mem-bers and we thank them for that support.) I also wonder why ratepayers who are so pas-sionately opposed to our Conditional Use Applica-tion are not opposing every Conditional Use applied for. Do they feel that they have made their opinion known to Council and that after our Conditional Use was denied, Council had set a new precedent for de-nying Conditional Use Or-ders and would continue to deny Conditional Use Orders. I must confess that I am confused. It is my understanding in researching the zoning by-law, the only issue that may aff ect these types of developments is with the required (and recipro-cal) separation distances between livestock opera-tions and dwellings. In the case of my proposed development, all the adja-cent landowner’s existing dwellings would have had the same eff ect as they are all in close proximity to my land. Th e individuals

who “objected” had dwell-ings which would have the same eff ect under the by-law; was this taken into consideration by Council? Were the landowners who signed the petition aware of this? Was Mark Saler aware of this? I think not. It may be noted that there were no large adjacent livestock operations in the assigned area (in the zon-ing by-law) which would be aff ected. I have been made aware that some of the petitioners did not realize what they were signing. Th ey had been led to be-lieve that they were signing a petition against a multi-ple housing development. TO BE CLEAR- there was no intent to establish a multiple housing devel-opment; just a request to establish a dwelling in the R.M. of Saskatchewan, on our lawfully purchased, already created parcel of 6.31A, which was created long before the enacting of the current zoning by-law but, was required to be “jumped through the regulatory hoops” to bring this existing parcel of land and its proposed dwelling into conformance with the existing by-law. Not one of the Council members asked what information Mark Saler had presented to people when he was soliciting their signatures. If Council has also been alerted to the possible dis-

parity between what Mark Saler was presenting to ratepayers and what had actually been applied for, would it not be prudent to revisit the decision they made in our Conditional Use Hearing? It was our understand-ing that in this great coun-try called Canada a person could lawfully purchase property and build a home to live in. Apparently not! If you are in the R.M. of Saskatchewan, when the property is deemed to be a “non-farm site” and the applicant is Lynn Forbes. We will be in atten-dance at the Th ompson hearing on December 8th to see what unfolds. I am often asked why I continue to pursue this issue. Th ere is a quote my mom always used that states it best.

“Th e ultimate mea-sure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenienc-es, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Some people have said that the decision made by Council in our hearing does not aff ect them. I disagree. If you say nothing now, what happens when it is you? How would you feel if this was a family member or a friend that had moved into a new area? Th e appear-ance of “discrimination” or personal intolerance in this situation concerns me greatly. IS IT NOT just this type of discrimination that was at the heart of the Sec-ond World War?

Lynn Forbes

Discrimination concerns new resident

Dear Editor,

Despite the cold night that it was, the Canadian Pacifi c Holiday train brought real excitement to Minnedosa

last Sunday night. Th e dazzle of all the fl ashing lights on it was matched by Tracey Brown and company’s boisterous, crystal-clear rendition of Jingle Bells to start the show. I think that an over-looked area of the train is the four vintage Canadian Pacifi c passenger cars at the end of it to carry the performers and crew. Th ose four cars, dating to about 1930, have enchanting names – Dominion, Banff -shire, Killarney and observation car Van Horne. Th ey’re a reminder of what it was like when Minnedosa had pas-senger trains and they rolled through here on a regular basis.

Donald Taylor,Minnedosa, MB

Vintage passenger cars a nostalgic

reminder


Regional Events Centre launches website

By DARRYL HOLYK

Minnedosa Region-al Events Centre

(MREC) launches its web-site today, Friday, Decem-ber 9th. Th e website, found at minnedosasportsplex.ca

will include all information and updates related to the MREC project. “Th e website has been set-up to communicate the activities of MREC to people beyond Minnedo-sa,” said Economic Devel-opment Offi cer, Sandra

Ingenmey. “MREC is a re-gional project that will ben-efi t the whole region, not just Minnedosa.” Th e website, created by IMG of Brandon, features an area for sponsorships, where the various sponsor-ship and naming opportu-

nities are explained. Th e MREC commit-tee has designed custom-ized sponsorship packages for individual businesses, service clubs and organi-zations interested in sup-porting the project. Th e sponsorship committee will meet with potential sponsors and develop a plan to meet each sponsor needs for the best overall return on investment and return on opportunity. Th ere is also an in-teractive area for MREC tours. Here, visitors can see the layout of the MREC grounds as well as the new multi-use double arena building. As you slide your mouse over each area on these maps, an informa-tive description of the area pops up on the screen. Under the tours tab, visi-tors can also watch digital video walk-through of the MREC grounds and facil-ity. Th is presentation was created by the project’s ar-chitect and fi rst shown at this summer’s public infor-mation meeting. Th e entire

information package from this public meeting is also available for viewing on the website. Fundraising to date ($97,993.00), as well as in-formation on how to do-nate to MREC is also avail-able on the website, which will be frequently updated. Th e latest MREC fundraiser, a 50/50 lottery wraps up today. Tickets are available from the Dis-

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No work in the entire history of music transmitsthe urge to want to sing more than Handel’sMessiah!We welcome conductor Yuri Klaz, theBrandon University Chorale & Brandon UniversityConcert Choir and a splendid group of soloistsfor our annual holiday happening. Make thisconcert a part of your holiday tradition!

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On December 21st we experience the longest night of the year.

In contrast to all the Christmas bustle and joy around us, this darkness makes some

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Come and join us for a quiet and reflective time.

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By AMANDA BOYD

An awe-inspiring 16,000 people, including

over 53 students and staff from MCI and TCS, at-tended We Day at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg last Wednesday, November 23rd. Based on the belief that young people can cre-ate change, We Day began in 2007. Th at year, youth from across North Amer-ica came together for the fi rst time to discover new passions, learn about the world around them and celebrate their successes. We Day launches a year-long program called ‘We Schools’. Th e program inspires a generation of so-cially conscious and com-passionate young leaders, and provides them with tangible life skills to be-come active members of their local and global com-munities. We Schools is de-signed to enhance schools’ existing programs in ser-vice learning, character education and volunteer-ism. Th rough the program, school communities are transformed by positive changes in student behav-iour, heightened student engagement and the belief that it’s cool to care. As part and parcel of the We Schools program, Free the Children provides schools with an expansive network of support that includes curriculum resources, school-based speaking tours, youth mentors, sum-mer leadership academies and international volun-teer trips. Th e We Schools

program ensures that We Day is not merely a one-day event but a full school-year program for change. “We Day is about get-ting a bunch of people in-volved in a nation-wide movement and going from ‘me’ to ‘we’,” explained Gil-lian Lewis, CHANGE Vice President & Public Rela-tions. “A whole bunch of diff erent schools came to-gether and as a group did something big.” “A lot of the website’s projects include what the CHANGE group was al-ready doing,” added Mrs. Alexander, who organized the trip. “So the school ad-ministration really saw it as an opportunity to get even more students involved and fulfi ll its mandate of instilling local and global citizenship.” During the day, stu-dents and staff were able to hear from some of the lead-ing innovators in social change, such as Al Gore, Mia Farrow, Paul Martin and Rick Hansen. Musical performances were given by Shawn Desman, Sierra Noble and Hedley and the energy in the building was palpable. “I thought it was great,” remarked MCI Stu-dent Council Co-Presi-dent, Gordie Ross. “Ev-eryone was really excited to be there, there were some really moving speak-ers. Th ey made people aware of what’s going on in other countries around the world and wanting to help.” “Not knowing much

about We Day going into the city, I didn’t really know what to expect,” Mr. Ridgen remarked, “but to see the energy in the building and the motivation for students to get involved and make a positive change was not only interesting to watch, but also really inspiring for me. To see our kids re-ally excited about making a change. Now the next step is to put that plan into ac-tion and I’m excited to see what the kids will come up with.” Mrs. Barrett’s plea-sure was two-fold, she ex-plained. “I got to watch two diff erent groups of stu-dents experience We Day. Th e CHANGE group has already been doing work like this so We Day was somewhat of a pat on the back for them and the pro-grams off er assistance and resources for what they are already trying to do. We’ve had so much support from the community that to add another level of support is just extra foundation for them to build on. Th e oth-er group of kids, who may not have been involved with CHANGE before but want to help somehow, got to see that they can make a

diff erence. As Mia Farrow quoted, ‘Th is is the genera-tion I’ve been waiting for to make a lot of change.’ I think she was right. Th e things you see these kids do, the money they have raised for various projects, is awesome.” Students who were not able to attend were able to watch the We Day celebra-tions on TV in their class-

rooms. “Even from here, you could feel the energy of having 16,000 people that were entertained, in-spired and challenged to take part in a variety of projects,” agreed Mrs. Al-exander. In October, CHANGE paired its annual Food Drive with Free the Chil-dren’s Halloween for Hun-ger, and on Wednesday, November 30th the stu-dents took a vow of silence

in support of Free the Chil-dren. “We Day and We Schools is a really good fi t with what CHANGE is al-ready doing,” said Gillian, “so we’re just going to keep doing what we do.” MCI administrators and staff are also already planning on sending a mixture of old and new students to We Day in Win-nipeg next year.

Schools send delegates to We Day

Minnagro would like to take this time to wish everybody a

safe, happy and healthy Holiday Season.

Minnagro will be closed from Monday, December 26th to

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012.

Photo submitted

Shawn Desman performs for over 16,000 people, including over 53 students and staff from MCI and TCS, during We Day at Winnipeg’s

MTS Centre on Wednesday, November 23rd.


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By AMANDA BOYD

Onanole Elementary School held its an-

nual Fair Trade fund-raiser last Thursday af-ternoon, December 1st. Junior High students manned the booths while students, staff and com-munity members perused the many handcrafted and organic produce that made for great holiday gifts. The purpose of the sale was, “to bring aware-ness to our community about socially responsi-ble buying,” stated Princi-pal, Laurie Bachewich. Grade 7 student, Jor-dan Kondratiew, sold her homemade beaded bracelets at the event. The $70.00 raised from these bracelets will be

donated to Free the Chil-dren. “Free the Children is an organization run by Craig and Marc Kielburg-er,” Jordan explained. “They help free child la-bourers, build schools, and help educate kids.” Art with Heart by Hayley and Josie Nichols raised $65.00 for the Sa-maritan House and sev-eral fair trade products were provided by The Marquis Project, such as organic chocolate, tea, and coffee. The sale of these items raised over $1,000.00. “Half of the money is going to go the Marquis Project and half will go to the school, re-marked Grade 8 student, Isaac Hoogstraten. “The school will donate it to a charity, but we haven’t

decided yet which charity we’re going to give to.” Thursday’s sale was all about bringing aware-ness of fair trade to the community and making people cognizant about how and where the prod-ucts they buy are pro-duced. The students working at the fundraiser were extremely knowl-edgeable, not only about their products, but also why it is important to support programs such as The Marquis Project and Free the Children. Onanole School contin-ues to encourage socially responsible citizenship and the students can only stand to benefit from this global perspective.

Onanole School supports Fair Trade

Grade 8 students Mira Brown and Kaitlyn Gagnon knit dishcloths while volunteering at the Onanole School Fair Trade fundraiser.

By DOREEN TROTT

Shaun, Christine and Hunter Greer, Chris Woodward and Hayley Duffi eld of the Pas spent a few days

with Jim and Nancy Greer. With the exception of baby Hunter, they work for Ducks Unlimited and attended the Christmas party in Brandon. Ken and Irene Phillips of Brandon and Richard Olver of Sandy Lake also visited with the Greers over the weekend.

CADURCIS NEWS


During the Hugh Dyer Branch #138 awards banquet held on Remembrance Day, three members of the

Ladies Auxiliary received Life Memberships. Th ey were Bernice McMillan, Evelyn Baisley and Evelyn Ingaldson. Congratulations ladies!

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A large crowd of people of all ages, bundled

up and braved the brisk weather Sunday night to witness the 2011 Canadi-an Pacifi c Holiday Train as it rumbled into Minnedo-

sa shortly before 8 p.m. Featuring 14 cars festively decorated in thousands of illuminated Christmas lights, the Holi-day Train lit up the tracks as it rolled through the community following an appearance in Portage la

Prairie Sunday afternoon. A number of families of lo-cal CP employees enjoyed the trek from Portage to Minnedosa, riding along in the train’s traditional passenger cars. During this journey, passengers were treated to music,

cookies and hot choco-late. Th e train arrived west of Minnedosa’s historic CP station to the cheers of the crowd which gathered to witness the Holiday Train on its fi fth visit to the community since 2002. As Christmas music blared from the loud speak-ers, the north wall of the stage boxcar lowered and Canadian music legends Valdy and Tracey Brown appeared, performing a number of festive tunes which had the crowd sing-ing and dancing along. In addition to the live music, the main purpose of the CP Holiday Train is to raise money and aware-ness for Food Banks and their importance in com-munities. During Sunday’s stop in Minnedosa, CP presented the Minnedosa and Area Food Bank with a donation of $2,000.00. Since 2002, the CP Holi-day Train has donated a total of $11,200.00 to the local Food Bank. In addi-tion to CP’s generous do-

nation, local Food Bank volunteers raised money and non-perishable food items from spectators. Th ese donations have been passed on to the Minnedosa Christmas Cheer Board to assist in the preparation of this year’s Christmas hampers.

Th e Holiday Train made its fi rst journey across the country in 1999 and visits over 140 com-munities each year. Over the years, this festive train of lights has raised over $5.6 million and 2.45 mil-lion pounds of food for community food banks.

Holiday Train spreading festive holiday cheer


A large crowd of people, including a number of children in the front row, enjoyed music and more during the Holiday Train’s visit to Minnedosa.

While he usually rides on a reindeer-drawn sleigh, Santa hitched a ride on the CP Holiday

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By AMANDA BOYD

During a recent pre-sentation at Tan-

ner’s Crossing School, the Minnedosa Lions con-gratulated Junior High student, Josh Woychyshyn for winning at the local level of the club’s “Chil-dren Know Peace” poster contest. The Junior High art students were also given the opportunity to make posters as a choice project and those who participated received a certificate of appreciation as well. Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme. Posters ad-vance through several judging levels: local, dis-trict, multiple district and international. At the international level, judg-es from the art, peace, youth, education and me-dia communities select one grand prize winner and 23 merit award win-ners.

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TCS Junior High student, Josh Woychyshyn won fi rst place at the local level of the Lions’

“Children Know Peace” poster contest. Josh’s poster will go on to be judged at the district level.


By AMANDA BOYD

The Assiniboine Re-gional Health Author-

ity, along with the Well-ness Institute at Seven Oaks General Hospital and Manitoba Health and Healthy Living, was pleased to off er Get Better Together, a free six-week workshop in Minnedosa for those living with chron-ic illness, from November 1st to December 6th. Ill-nesses can range from de-pression to cancer. “A lot of people think they are all alone while trying to deal with their condition,” ex-plained facilitator, Wendy MacLennan, “but at the very fi rst class participants realize they aren’t alone.” MacLennan suff ers from diabetes and has found great resources for manag-ing her own health within the Get Better Together Program. She has been a facilitator for four years and has taken her Master training so she can train other facilitators. A licensed version of

the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program at Stanford University Patient Education Centre, Get Bet-ter Together consists of 2.5-hour workshops once a week for six weeks. Led by trained facilitators, par-ticipants discuss solutions for frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation, eff ec-tive communication with health professionals and appropriate exercise and nutrition. “We’ve done classes with 20 people all suff ering from diff erent conditions, and it is amaz-ing how you come across the same problems,” Ma-cLennan said. “Fatigue isn’t just a characteristic of one disease, and nei-ther is stress.” Groups practice mental imagery and breathing techniques and each week make ac-tion plans they are dedi-cated to. Th ese action plans can be as simple as walking to the top of the street and back, or taking 15 minutes out of each day for ‘me time’. Th e point is to accomplish the plan.

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11122cc00Minnedosa Rotary Club

By JODIE DAVIS Reporter

We met for our sec-ond meeting this

month and due to such great weather we were able to go outside in the barn to do some horse-related activities. Susan had made ten tasks for us to do. We were split into two teams to do it. Some of the tasks were brush-ing in the right order and cleaning feet out as well as recognizing parts of the horse. My favourite was riding tandem back-to-back bareback. Thank you Susan for making it a fun night.

Our business meet-ing also took place. Katie gave us the area report and matters of interest were the sleepover at the museum and the archery planned for next year, as well as Stock Fest being reintroduced at Carman. We are planning our Christmas Party out at Ski Valley with a fun day skiing, a Christmas gift exchange and a potluck lunch. Westman Ski and Board Club let us use their Chalet. We will be in Rapid City on the evening of De-cember 22nd carol sing-ing. We are excepting do-nations for the food bank.

We finally came to a decision on our Club name. It is to be Rapid City Chutes ‘n’ Boots 4-H Rodeo Club. We are avail-able for any jobs, small or large to raise money for our club. Contact can be made through our Head Leader Ann Hunter. Books were handed out so let’s not leave them until the last minute. Try and work on them a little every week. We plan on some book work at each meeting but if we are to get guest speakers in we may not have enough time. Merry Christmas to all!

Rapid City Chutes ‘n’ Boots 4-H Rodeo Club

Peewee Major

By LORI CROOKS

The Peewee Majors had a nice slow week to get

prepared for the upcom-ing tournament that they were to take part in, the fol-lowing weekend. Th e one game that they played last week on November 27th was away at Gilbert Plains against the team of Grand Plains Hawks. Unfortunately the Bombers were unable to win their game only scoring one goal by Ryan H. unas-sisted. Th e Tournament in Neepawa on December

4th, the Bombers were in-volved in two games in which they lost. Th e teams were Dauphin White (3-5) and Birtle/Shoal Lake/Rossburn (4-6). Goals were scored by Ryan H. (6G) and Joel (1G). Assists were to Ryan M. (2), Evan and Hailey.

Pee Wee 11’s

By CRISSY KOWAL

Th e Pee Wee 11’s en-joyed two home games this past weekend as they faced off with Brandon’s Tri-Star Predators on Satur-day, December 3rd and Th e Murray Chrysler Dodge Penguins on Sunday, De-cember 4th. Saturday’s game was a close one as the Visitors scored two sec-ond period goals and held the two goal lead up until the 6:38 mark of the third when Minnedosa put one across the goal line. Th is seemed to spark our Bomb-ers but after many chances they just couldn’t fi nd the equalizer and Brandon

skated away with the 2-1 win. Goal for Th e Bombers scored by Max Dowsett, as-sisted by Nolan Bailey and Jayden Kreller. Jayden Mor-rice in net. Th e spark they found in the third on Saturday seemed to carry over to Sunday as the team were really on their toes for this game. Minnedosa scored the fi rst two goals of the game and carried the lead throughout. Th e TSN turn-ing point came early in the third when it seemed Th e Predators may have found some momentum by scor-ing early to come within two goals. But Minnedo-sa put a quick end to that by scoring only seven seconds later and continued on to celebrate the 5-2 victory. Matthew Kowal (1G,1A), Colin Robinson (2G), Jayden Kreller (1G,3A), Max Dowsett (1G), Riley Barrett (2A), Cameron Par-rott (1A). Brenden Funk be-tween the pipes. Great Job Team! Good luck in Boissev-ain this weekend!

Minor Hockey Report

By NEWDALE RAVEN’S GLEN WI

We extend best wishes to Irene Birch who

is presently in Minnedosa Hospital. Her daughter, Bev McPherson of Atha-basca, is here visiting with her Mom, and her Dad Ronnie and brother Elvin and Linda Birch and their family. Our thoughts are with you Irene. Visiting with Eileen Bradley and Hilda Davies Sunday, November 27th were Bernice (Gill) and Pe-ter Olson of Rapid City and Carol and Wallace Olson of Bethany. Th ey all enjoyed the delicious pickerel fry at the Leisure Inn and were also visiting with several other folks they knew from the area. Saturday, December

3rd had a good crowd out to enjoy the Newdale Ra-ven’s Glen WI Christmas Bake Sale and Coff ee Party held at the Drop-In. It’s al-ways a nice way to get an early start on the Christ-mas baking and to enjoy a visit with members of the community who support this worthwhile cause. Winner of the door prize, a musical Christmas snow globe, was Margaret Ann Howard. Newdale friends of Viola McCutcheon of Strathclair were saddened to hear of her passing last week in Minnedosa Hos-pital. We extend sincere sympathy to her family. Congratulations to Randy and Heather Woy-wada and their children, on the arrival of a new baby daughter and sister.

Also congratulations to the proud grandparents, Brian and Sherry Woywada and Janet (Mason) and Alan Riley, a new “pink” bundle to spoil! What a wonderful evening last Friday, De-cember 3rd when the an-nual Newdale Christmas Concert entertained a large crowd of family and friends. Reverend Tim had all the children and the audience enthralled and “participating with vigour”, with his wonderful rendi-tion of the Christmas Story. Wendy McDonald did her most excellent job of em-ceeing this great event and her helpers kept everyone entertained. Th en every grade from nursery school to grade six sang their hearts out for us! We re-ally appreciate the moms

who arrange, decorate and plan this Christmas tradi-tion each year. And last, but not least, Santa Claus made his entrance to the cheers of all and then each child got to sit on his knee and ask for that very spe-cial something they want for Christmas! And receive that special bag of candy!

NEWDALE NEWS

December 1st

1st – Wilf Taylor/Mel Harvey. 2nd – Boyd Grant/Doug Th iessen. 3rd – Eunice Horn/Gwen Hoff man. 4th – Linda Boys/ Doreen Seligman.

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By BERYL PARROTT

A small crowd enjoyed the Holiday Dance held at the Franklin Hall on December 3rd. Ron Petch won the

door prize, (a Christmas Cake) donated by Vi Fraser, yum! While I, Beryl Parrott was in Dauphin, MB, singing with the Strathclair Th eatre Chorus, on December 3rd, I met Muriel (Reese) Garton of Makinack and her son, Lar-ry, the auctioneer. Muriel and Don Garton were teachers in Franklin, for I believe it was 6 years, leaving in 1968. Th ey arrived as singles and married while here. Some of you may remember them. She did receive an invitation to our Franklin Homecoming but was unable to attend.

FRANKLIN NEWSBy ELMER KASKIW

The recent severe fl uc-tuation in temperature

is causing all sorts of prob-lems for producers feed-ing freshly weaned calves. Th is temperature change along with high winds has seen temperatures move from the mid -30 degree mark one day to above 0 temperatures within 24 hours. Th is change in tem-perature is resulting in in-creased reports of pneu-monia in calves as well as an increased number of calves experiencing free gas bloat. Free-gas bloat gener-ally occurs very rapidly and provides little warning for treatment. Free-gas bloat is not unusual and typi-cally accounts for less than 10 per cent of the cases of feedlot bloat. Irregular feed intake, inhibition of the nerves controlling the contractions of the rumen walls, and physical ob-struction of the esophagus are the main causes of free gas bloat. Irregular feed intake usually results from

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not properly aligned, re-lease of gas may be im-paired. Animals that ex-hibit bloat at an early age often outgrow the problem although some remain as chronic free gas bloaters. Death may occur quickly, but usually does not take place until 2 to 4 hours after the onset of bloat. When the bloat becomes severe enough, the animal collapses and dies quickly, almost without a struggle. Death is likely caused by suff ocation, when the distended rumen pushes against the diaphragm and prevents inhalation. If you are experienc-ing an increased level of free gas bloat this fall be sure to consult your local veterinarian as you may very well have a mild to severe respiratory disease that maybe the underlying cause of the problem.

Elmer Kaskiw is a Farm Production Advisor with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives in Shoal Lake.

Ag report...

December 5th, 2011

Bowlers of the week are: Hazel Stonehouse 145, 188, 133 (+127T) and Paul Chapski 172, 113 (+69T).

Other good games: Shirley Mickoski 261, Jim Clark 246, Ken Gill 169, 160, Don Jones 237, Fred Stonehouse 165, 171, Pat Delbridge 157, 158, Florence Haywood 145, Reinhard Penner 206, Sara Haynes 143, Shirley Desiat-nyk 182, Gladys Murray 149, Bud Amy 138, Shirley Davies 179, Bev Chapski 162, Rosemary Hamilton 208, Moe De-siatnyk 195. Th e Fabulous Five are leading with 108, followed by Stryke Force 107, Wanna Bees 105.5, the Blasters 96.5, Rosemary’s Babys 90, and Sharp Shooters 78. Good luck next week.

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AUTOMOTIVE

HAY FOR SALE

CUSTOM WORK

PAINTER

COMING EVENTS

POULTRY

REAL ESTATE

GUITAR LESSONS

AUCTIONS

FARMLANDWANTED

For Sale – Watkins. Call Elaine at 761-2938 (evenings). 16-tfn

For Sale – 1 wringer washer and 1 dryer both in working order. Phone 848-7467. 39-2x

Double pedestal oval oak table with refi n-ished top. Leaf included. Yamaha electric organ with double keyboard. Special buttons provide wide variety of rhythms. Bench included. Light-weight to move. Silver/Genuine stone pendants, bracelets, rings. Call 705-0177. 39-2x

Visit the MINNEDOSA DOLLAR STORE to keep your feet toasty warm with AL-PACA SOCKS. Wool grown locally at Bayes Alpaca Ranch. Great Christmas Gifts. 40-3x

2007 Grand Caravan 127k, loaded with Sto-N-Go, safetied. $9,200 OBO, No GST – Must Sell! 867-2324. 40-2x

Round hay bales alf and grass mix. Phone 826-2349, Gene Finlay. 39-2x

Farm Fresh Chickens ready for Christmas! Call (Brendon) at 868-5172 or (Matt) at 874-2338. 40-4x

YOUR HOME FOR ONLY A $200 MORTGAGE PAY-MENT! 2 storey character house, many upgrades. 1156 sq ft down 650 sq ft up. Quiet neigh-bourhood, beautifully land-scaped property in the valley, close to: K-8, high school, shop-ping & hospital. Main Floor: 3 bedrooms or 2 and offi ce, full bath. Main fl oor laundry. New-er hot water heaters, breaker and gas furnaces in basement. Garage/Shop insulated, new breaker, gas furnace. Upstairs currently 1 bedroom, full bath rental unit. Separate water, hot water, heat, and entrance. Very quiet living within both homes. Th at rental is YOUR KEY TO A $200 MORTGAGE! Th e revenue from the rental unit pays most of your mortgage! Call Brian to arrange a viewing. 867-3383 or 868-8293. 39-4x

Masonic Hall, Second Ave. NW, Minnedosa is avail-able for casual rentals. Kitchen available. Not disabled access-ible. Call Alexander at 867-3981 for information. 39-2

HALL RENTAL

William Rose Apartment one bedroom. Call 728-8609. 38-4

2 bdrm mobile home available December 15th, 4 appliances included. Phone 867-2830. 39-2

FOR RENT

Santa Suits for rent. For more information call 867-5243. 39-2

SANTA SUITS

Wanted to purchase farmland preferably between Basswood and Sandy Lake but will consider all options. Phone (306) 733-4448 or email [email protected] 33-11x

3 cows lost in Rapid City area. Call Cam at 566-2349 or 365-0369. x

Ladies prescription glasses – have checkered arms, Brand Fysh, with matching case. Call 705-0156. x

LOST

UCT Bingo at Ukrainian Hall, Tuesday nights. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Early bird at 7:00 p.m. followed by regular games. License #3359 B1 and 3359 BO. 47 tfn

Minnedosa Legion 138 Turkey Bingos are being held on these Saturdays – Nov. 26th, Dec. 3rd and Dec. 10th from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. 37-4

Active Teen Sponsor-ships for Minnedosa teens - Healthy Active Minnedosa is off ering to pay $60.00 to-wards a membership fee at an individual sport/activity within Minnedosa. E.g. Yoga, Bowling, Gym, Skiing, etc. (Sorry no team sports). We will sponsor 25 teens (ages 14-18). Applications can be found at Minnedosa Rec. Of-fi ce, [email protected], www.healthyactiveminnedosa.com or www.discoverminnedosa.com 38-6

COMING EVENTS

Christmas at Cadurcis Community Church. Wel-come to one and all. Regular Sunday services and Sun-day School at 9:30 a.m. every Sunday. Join us for our old-fashioned Christmas con-cert with Santa, Dec. 17th at 7:00 Christmas Eve Service and Communion Dec. 24th at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 25th there will be no regular service or Jan. 1st of 2012. Regular ser-vices commence January 8th at 9:30. Visitors young and old are always welcome.Peace and Joy to you all dur-ing the holiday season and in 2012. 38-4

Elphinstone Lions Christmas Turkey and Cash Bingo – Elphinstone Memo-rial Hall, Wednesday, Decem-ber 14th, 2011. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., Early Birds: 7:00 p.m., Regular Games: 7:30 p.m. Free prize draws, re-freshments available. License # 1339. 39-2x

ELW Bazaar at Erickson Lutheran Church Saturday, December 10th, 11 a.m – 1:30 p.m. Crafts, bake tables, si-lent auction. Lunch will be served. Adults: $7.00, 12 & under: $3.50, 6 & under: free. 39-2

Erickson and District 39th Annual Christmas Carol Festival. Sunday, December 11, 7:00 p.m. at Erickson Col-legiate. Free will off ering will be given to Palliative Care. 39-2x

Minnedosa and District Christmas Dinner! Would you like to assist in the event? Help in time and donations of food and money can all be put to use! Call Susan Hyde at 867-3425 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. December 1 – 20. Help make Christmas Day cheerful for all! “Because no one should be alone.” 39-2x

Minnedosa and District Christmas Dinner – December 25th at the MCCC. Christmas meal and entertainment. Cost – Free! Transportation avail-able, pick up meals available. Register with Susan Hyde at 867-3425 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. December 1 – 20. “Because no one should be alone.” 39-4x

Th e Minnedosa Library Christmas Card will be dis-played in the library. Th ose wishing to have their name on the card, please call at the li-brary. All donations gratefully accepted. 39-2

General Hugh Dyer 138 Annual meeting – Monday, December 12th at 8:00 p.m. at the Minnedosa Legion Club Rooms. 39-2

Minnedosa United Church Bell Choir Perfor-mance – Sunday, December 11th at 11:00 a.m. and Choir Cantata Sunday, December 18th at 11:00 a.m.

STRATHCLAIR AUCTION MART LTD.

www.strathclairauctionmart.comMonday, December 19/11Bred Cow Sale – 1:00 p.m.All consignments welcome!

Call: (204) 365-5327Matthew: (204) 365-0976

Email: [email protected] 1389

40-2

GUITAR LESSONS- $10 one hour lesson. 1/2 hr upon request. Cords, scales, tech-nique, rock, metal, country, alternative & slide. Beginner-Senior levels. Ages 6yrs to adult. Guitars can be sup-plied. Call Kris 204-867-1936 or email [email protected]

Accent Roofi ng & Siding Inc. – We also install insu-lation and do home reno-vations, both interior and exterior. We carry all MB Hydro programs. Book now at (204)-724-7001. Email: [email protected]

Qualifi ed Painter with 25 years experience. All work guaranteed. Call Blaine at 874-2399. 35-8

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HELP WANTED IN MEMORIAM

DAYCARE

Volunteer handivan driv-ers needed, for more informa-tion please contact Brenda Hales @ 867-2569 ext. 6. 35-6

Term Position, Class I Driver with Super B experi-ence in Manitoba and Sas-katchewan. Call Les Moff at Inc. at 867-7518. 40-2

Th ank-You - Our Family would like to send out a big Th ank-You to all the Dr.’s and Staff at the Minnedosa Hospi-tal for their exceptional care and compassion while Mom was in the hospital. As well we’d like to thank all friends and family who came to visit her or sent their well wishes. It was all very much appreci-ated. ~Th e Family of Viola McCutcheon.

3 School-Age spots avail-able before and after school in licensed family childcare home with trained Early Childhood Educator. Please call Karen Dalgarno, Little Sprouts Childcare Home at 867-3626 to book a spot. 25-tfn

HELEN POLLONNOVEMBER 26, 2011

Helen Pollon, of Minnedosa, MB, passed away on November 26, 2011, at the age of 93 years. Helen was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba and continued to reside in Minnedosa until her passing. Helen devoted her life to her family. Helen and her husband, Victor, farmed west of Clanwilliam, MB, until they both retired in 1975. At this time they moved permanently to the house in Minnedosa. While farming, Helen and Vic enjoyed entering contests in the annual Minnedosa Fair. Helen won many times for her beautiful crocheting and embroidery work, while Vic won many times for his barley and grain. Helen loved to garden. She grew beautiful vegetables and fl owers on the farm, as well as wild fl owers, rose bushes, etc. at their cottage in Onanole, MB, and in the yard in Minnedosa. Helen was pre-deceased by her husband Victor in 1998 and her daughter Faye Burton (Pollon) in 2005. Left to mourn her are her daughter Jeanette Kiraly (Pollon) and son-in-law Ken Kiraly, of Winnipeg, MB, son-in-law Brent Burton of Binscarth, MB, granddaughter Linda Dent and husband George Taylor of Calgary, AB, grandson Mark Burton and wife Nikki of Russell, MB, granddaughters Pam Burton of Russell, MB, and Carrie Burton of Winnipeg, MB, brother and sister-in-law Charlie and Lorna Hoggins of Minnedosa, MB, sisters Carrie Swift of Winnipeg, MB, and Ruby Woodward of Pilot Mound, MB, sister-in-law Kaye Pollon of Winnipeg, MB and many nieces, nephews and great-grandchildren. A private family service was held on December 1st, 2011 at the Minnedosa Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Natasha Pearen offi ciating. A special Th ank You to Frank and Lorraine Kiraly and John and Agnes Zushman for the fl owers and baking sent to the funeral chapel. A very special Th ank you to all the nursing staff s at the Minnedosa Hospital and the Minnedosa Personal Care Home, who took such wonderful care of Helen during her stay. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be sent to the Minnedosa Personal Care Home, or the Canadian Cancer Society. x

OBITUARY

CARD OF THANKS

IF YOUR LABEL READS

11/12/30IT’S TIME TO RENEW!

CALL 867-3816

KARTANSONIn Loving Memory of Our

ParentsJOHNNY

who passed awayDecember 10, 1981

WILHELMINAwho passed away October 8, 1996And our brother

MARTIN who passed away

May 22, 2010

Precious memories keptForever in our hearts.

Lovingly remembered,Th e Kartanson Families. x

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FOR SALE

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RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

Asessippi Ski Area & Winter Park, located near Russell and only minutes from Lake of the Prairies, has a charming ski-in, ski-out year-round cottage development called Cottage Cove. Th irty-fi ve lots remain in the 110 lot hill development, along with nine new 75 ft x 300 ft lots with views of the Shell River. All lots are well-treed and feature municipal water. Open Houses will be held Saturday, Dec 10, Sunday, Dec 11 and Th ursday, Dec 29 from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. We invite you to visit the two Show Cottages, which are available for purchase, and see the selection of prime building sites still available. For advance information call Carla Mclean at 204-821-5049 www.assessippicove.com

STEEL BUILDINGS

BIG BUILDING SALE... “CLEARANCE SALE YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!” 20X26 $4995. 25X34 $6460. 30X44 $9640. 40X70 $17,945. 47X90 $22,600. One end in-cluded. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

SUBMITTED

Although there was no snow on the ground,

holiday spirits were not dampened at this year’s Winnipeg Santa Claus Pa-rade. Dating back to 1909, this annual event draws 60,000 people from the city and surrounding area downtown to celebrate the spirit of the season. With an additional 50,000 households watching the festivities on live televi-sion, the parade shows no signs of slowing down. Although Riding Moun-tain National Park (RMNP) has attended many special events over the years, the Winnipeg Santa Claus Pa-rade is a fi rst. According to Public Outreach Edu-cation Offi cer with RMNP, Rosemarie Péloquin, the Winnipeg parade seemed to be a perfect fi t this year.

“RMNP has gained experi-ence in attending parades in communities around the park for the past few summers. I thought we could try an urban centre. We interpreted their theme - ‘Magic of the Season’ - to fi t with our centennial cel-ebrations and the magic of our parks and sites in the winter. It was great to work with the Manitoba Field Unit and the Service Center as well to make it a Parks Canada fl oat and to build on that team spirit,” explains Péloquin. Ambassadors for Rid-ing Mountain National Park, Wapusk National Park, Lower Fort Garry, Th e Forks, St. Andrew’s Rectory, Riel House, York Factory, and the East Gate Registration Complex were joined by friends and fam-ily to share smiles and hol-iday wishes with the thou-

Parks Canada gets in the holiday spirit

sands of spectators lining the streets of downtown Winnipeg. Of course not to be forgotten, Parka, the mascot for Parks Canada also enjoyed the beautiful weather and shared many hugs and high fi ves with young and old. A crucial member of the team from RMNP was Interpreter Patrick McDermott. Not only did he assist in orga-nizing and preparing the fl oat for the parade, he also captured many holi-day smiles taking photos all while keeping a close eye on Parka, making sure she was keeping up the pace. “What a great ex-perience... I was proud to be a part of the team rep-resenting Parks Canada at the 2011 Winnipeg Santa Parade. It was great to see Parka the beaver high-fi ving hundreds of smiling kids, and the newly- ‘win-

terized’ fl oat turned out great - complete with the northern lights! We even-tually had around 20 vol-unteers, which was great to see, young and old alike. It was also great to see the historic costumes from the National Historic sites of Manitoba. Overall, a great festive way to con-tribute to the celebration of Parks Canada’s 100th anniversary,” explains a beaming McDermott. Members of the fl oat building team captured the magic of the winter season in RMNP complete with snow covered trees, colourful northern lights, winter wildlife, and of course a warm and inviting campfi re perfect for roast-ing marshmallows. Th e giant moose was a high-light for spectators young and old, with many chil-dren’s eyes widening as he made his way through the crowd. In addition to spreading a little holiday cheer, the fl oat also re-minded thousands people from Manitoban’s largest urban centre that a num-ber of National Historic Sites and National Parks are indeed open to visi-tors in the winter as well. Winter in RMNP is truly a magical time. Whether sipping on hot chocolate at the Friends Learning Centre, skating under the twinkling lights as you wind your way through the snow covered trees on the skating path, of exploring with friends and guides on skis or snowshoes over the holidays, there are many wonderful winter memo-ries waiting to be made.

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ACCOUNTING

• Income Tax Filing• Farm and Business• Accounting• Payrolls• Government form filing

Phone 867-5550Fax 867-5808

116 Main St. S.Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0

Tax Service& Accounting

Chartered Accountants

KNOWLEDGEBEYOND

NUMBERSMarvin Beaumont, C.A.• Minnedosa 867-2048 •

70 Main St, S. Minnedosa, MB.Personal Tax Returns

Farm Returns

Business Returns

Cash Back

Phone: 867-5124

Parish BackhoeServices

●Septic Systems ●Weeping tiles

●Water Sysyems ●Basements

●All types of excavation●Certifi ed in waste

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Call: Ian874-2134 or 867-0383

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Professional Services:~ Tax~ Accounting~ Farm Programs

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SUBMITTED

The busiest retail season of the year has already

begun and with an increase in fi nancial transactions comes an increase in opportunities for fraud artists. This year, keep your holiday shopping joyous by taking a few extra precautions:

Shopping in person: * Even though you will be rushed and thinking about a thousand things, try to remain alert to your surroundings. * When paying with a credit or debit card, never lose sight of your card. Whenever possible, swipe your card yourself rather than giving it to the cashier. * Always shield your PIN when entering it. Don’t be embarrassed – you’re not insulting anyone. * Do not keep a written record of your bank PIN number(s) or your social insurance number in your wallet or hand bag. * If you suspect anything unusual when using a point-of-sale terminal (pin pad) or an ATM, do not use the machine and report it immediately to the police or the fi nancial institution.

Shopping on-line: * Shop only from your home computer and equip it with the latest web browser. Using your home computer is much safer than shopping at a terminal in an internet café or library. * If you plan to buy

something, go directly to a store’s website by manually typing its address into your web browser. Don’t click on links in an e-mail message even if you know who sent it. * Verify secure connections. When shopping on-line, do not enter any fi nancial information if you see a broken-key or open padlock symbol on your Internet browser. This means the transaction is not secure and could be intercepted by a third party. When the key is complete or the padlock is locked, your browser is indicating a secure transaction. * Consider using a reliable third-party payment company such as PayPal, a credit card with a low credit limit or a single-use payment card. * Unlike secure order forms on a web site, e-mail messages are not private. Do not send confi dential personal or fi nancial information by e-mail. * When browsing auction sites or unauthorized retail websites, be cautious of drastic sale prices on sought-after designer items and popular electronics. The legitimate goods are rarely discounted. * Monitor your bank and credit card and statements on-line. Electronic statements allow you to review your purchases and payments as they happen rather than waiting until the

end of the month to review your paper statement. Immediately report any discrepancies to your bank or to the company that issued the credit card.

Other tips: * Promptly remove mail from your mailbox after delivery and do not leave pieces of mail lying around your residence or offi ce. * Shred or otherwise destroy pre-approved credit card applications, credit card receipts, bills and any documents containing personal information when they’re no longer needed. * Do not provide personal information such as your SIN, date of birth, credit card numbers, or PIN over the telephone or via e-mail. There are more secure methods for providing this valuable information when it is legitimately required * Avoid mail or telephone solicitations disguised as promotions. Criminals involved in this type of scam typically offer you an instant prize or an award for the purpose of obtaining personal information, such as your credit card numbers. This holiday season, be a Scrooge with your personal information. If, despite your best efforts, you feel you’ve been victimized by a scam or a fraud, you should report it immediately to the police service of jurisdiction in your area.

Season’s thievings

Tribune PrintingWe Do It All!

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Business Cards, Receipt Books,

Flyers, Posters,

Colour Copying

867-3816

LEGAL

Alexander

Jackson

Law Office

B-116 Main St SMinnedosa, MB

867-3981http://www.ajaxlaw.ca

SIMS & COMPANYLaw Office

Norman H. Sims, Q.C.

Diane Hartley, LL.B.

76 Main Street South

MINNEDOSA • 867-2717

HANDYMAN

SALES

CREIGHTON’S HANDYMAN

SERVICEDARYL CREIGHTON

CELL: 868-0382RES: 636-2976

DarwinMatthews’TV AND APPLIANCE

SALES AND SERVICEYour Shaw Direct, LG, Samsung, Bell

Danby DealerComputer Sales and Service

Systems, Monitors &Accessories

Minnedosa, MBPhone 867-3164

E-mail: [email protected]

REAL ESTATE

RAINKE'SSewage Service

JIM BEAUMONT476-2483

Owner/OperatorCell: 476-6591

Dennis: 476-2766

23 Hour Service

IN

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Office

51 Main Street SMinnedosa867-2935

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FINANCIALPLANNING

Insurance - Life, Critical

I llness, Disability

Investments - Mutual

Funds, GICs,

Stocks, Bonds

Planning -Complimentary

Reviews and

Written Plans

g MacDonald

867-5750

Craig

ELECTRICAL

CCAL GOAL GOETZETZ

ENTERPRISESENTERPRISES

electrical-refrigerationair conditioning-heating

MinneMinne dosa, MBdosa, MB867-2326867-2326

FINANCE

INSURANCE

Drivers Licenses, AutopacGeneral Insurance

Bruce McNabb & Dave McDonald

867-3946

MINNEDOSA INSURANCE SERVICES

WAHOSKI’S

867-3121 or 476-5185

PLUMBING

HEATING

GAS FITTING

AIR CONDITIONING

GORD KELLYPlumbing & Heating

Gas Fittingph: 867-2084

cell: 867-0346

BURTONEnterprises Ltd.

Air Conditioning,Heating & Electrical

30 Years

Ex perience!!

Bus : 867-3950 Fa x:

867-2340

Refridgeration

SERVICES

T A CVentures Inc.

Waste Management &

Contracting(204)476-0002

Garbage RemovalBin Rentals

Construction DemolitionRenovating

Household clean upEstate clean ups

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We offer a full line of Custom Printing.

Posters, Brochures, Invoices, Envelopes, Business Cards,

Letterhead, Tickets, Invitations and MORE! We also provide Colour Photocopying, Photo Reproductions and Faxing.

Visit us at:14 3rd Avenue S.W.

Minnedosa, MBMonday - Friday

9 a.m. to 12 noon & 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Phone 867-3816

MinnedosaCreditUnionMain line867-6350

Joanne Clarke867-6364

Susan Glasgow867-6353

Alayna McTavish867-6354

Debbie Strelczik867-6359

Lori McNabb867-6360

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Carol Dalrymple867-6367

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Kim Robinson867-6352

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PAINTING

BURTON PAINTING

Myrna CharlesHome: 867-5717Cell: 868-5503

Meat ShopCustom Processing

Quality service in new,clean, government

inspected shop.

Located near Minnedosa4 1/2 miles South of Hwy 16

on PR 262.Lorne RogersPh: 867-2069Cell: 868-6111

SELF-HELP

ALCOHOLICS

ANONYMOUSIf you like to drink and can

That's your businessIf you want to stop and can't

That's our business.

P.O. Box 36or 867-3966

Alanon - 867-3308Alateen - 867-5121

867-3401 MinnedosaMtg. Times: 8:00 pm Tuesdays

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month, from 7-9 p.m.For more info call:

Connie Finlay867-2556

Adele Cott867-5212

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867-2287867-228767 Main St.67 Main St.

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

142 4th St, NW.Minnedosa, MB 867-3831

Mass Sunday 9:00 a.m.

142 4th St, NW.Minnedosa, MB 867-3831

SEPTIC

PLUMBING

TRADING

FRONTIERTRADING STORE

867-5551Gently Used FurnitureClothing & Misc. Items

DonationsEstate Sales

Pick-up & DeliveriesCharlene Burton - Store Manager

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Newdale, MB204-724-5250

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Drug Problem?Narcotics

Anonymous can help

Meetings every Saturday at 7 p.m.

at Calvary Temple, 221 Hamilton Street,

Neepawa, MB

Snow Blowing Sidewalk Clearing

Roof Raking Window Washing Furniture Moving

Minnedosa (204) 476-4705

www.johnstonyardcare.com

Ty BurtonPlumber/Gas Fitter

Cell: 868-5358Fax: 867-2374

Minnedosa MB

Hillside Plumbing& Heating

LakesideSeptic Service

Book for your fall pumpouts.

Book your portable toilets.

Small tool rentals.Bryon Gaiser

867-2416Cell: 867-7558

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PETER HARRISONPhone/Text 867-5444

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only $13.74 per

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ALL PRICES ARE PLUS GST, PST & OTHER LEVIES WHERE APPLICABLE *WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES

OPEN 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, 7 DAYS A WEEK70 Main Street South, Minnedosa 867-2821

*PRICES AVAILABLE AT THE LUCKY DOLLAR IN MINNEDOSA ONLY

*We accept Visa, Master Card & debit card purchases * Try one of our delicious BBQ chickens!*We deliver within town limits Mon - Sat at 4:00 p.m. * We sell fruit, veggie & meat trays and fruit baskets ($2 charge - $10 minimum order) (24 hours notice is appreciated)*Senior’s Discount every Friday (65 & up) *We sell lottery tickets *We sell R.O. water

GROCERYTide liquid asstd .................................................................... 1.47lt ............. $8.99PC coffee asstd (limit 1/family) .................. 930gr ...... $9.99Purina Beggin Strips asstd .................................................... 170gr ............. $2.59Whiskas temptations asstd ..................................................... 85gr ............. $1.59Kleenex facial tissue (limit 1/family) ................ 3s ...... $5.99Carnation evaporated milk reg ............................................ 370ml ............. $1.89Source yogurt asstd ............................................................... 650gr ............. $2.49Betty Crocker scalloped potatoes asstd ........................141-215gr ............. $1.99Stove Top stuffing asstd ......................................................... 120gr ............. $1.29Old Dutch chips asstd(limit 2/family) .......... 220gr ...... $2.49Becel margarine asstd (limit 2/family) .............454gr ...... $2.99Club House gravy & sauce mixes asstd .............................21-43gr ............. $1.19Carnation hot chocolate asstd .............................................. 500gr ............. $3.99Christie Bits & Bites ............................................................... 225gr ............. $2.19PC white tuna. flaked or solid ........................................... 170gr ............. $1.69PC ketchup squeeze ................................. 1lt ...... $2.49PC cereal bars asstd ........................................................... 300gr ............. $2.19PC white corn tortilla chips .......................................320-350gr ............. $2.19Pepsi products asstd (limit 4/family) ................. 2lt ...... $1.69Frito Lay Doritos asstd .......................................................... 280gr ..........2/$6.00Heinz tomato juice ................................................................ 1.36lt ............. $1.49

Sale Dates:DEC 9 - 15

(STARTS FRI 9:00 A.M. - ENDS THURS 9:00 P.M.)

FROZEN FOODSMinute Maid punches asstd ................... 295ml ...... $0.89McCain breakfast potatoes shredded .................................. 750gr ............. $2.99PC Saute & Serve asstd ...................................................... 680gr ............. $6.99El Monterey taquitos ............................. 850gr ...... $6.49PC cheesecake, NY cherry or red velvet ........................... 600gr ............. $5.99

BAKERYCountry Harvest bagels asstd ....................... 6s ...... $2.99Vachon Joe Louis ................................................................... 324gr ............. $2.99Vachon Flakie apple-raspberry ............................................ 294gr ............. $2.99Vachon Ah Caramel ............................................................... 336gr ............. $2.99Weston festive fruit cake ....................... 800gr ...... $6.99Weston deluxe fruit cake ........................................................1.2kg ........... $10.99Farmers Market iced fruit cake ............................................. 500gr ............. $4.59

MEATSChicken breasts, fresh, boneless, skinless ................... $7.99/lbNN polish ring .................................................................... 375gr ............. $3.99PC cocktail sausages .......................................................... 500gr ............. $4.99NN bacon ............................................ 500gr ...... $3.99Boneless blade beef roast .................................. $3.49/lbBoneless blade beef steak ........................................................................ $3.99/lbPork tenderloin ................................................. $3.99/lbPC hot italian sausage ....................................................... 500gr ............. $4.49Lamb leg short cut .................................................................................... $6.99/lbZiggys beef tortellini .............................................................. 350gr ............. $2.99Maple Leaf pizza or sub packs.......................... $0.99/100grZiggys black forest or honey ham ...................................................... $1.09/100grPC mini quiches florentine ............................................... 360gr ............. $6.99PC chicken balls in batter .....................................................1kg ........... $11.99

PRODUCEApples, McIntosh or Spartan ............................. 5lb ...... $3.99Cantaloupe ..................................................................................................... $1.99Romaine hearts ..........................................................................3pk ............. $2.99PC stir fry mix ..................................................................... 340gr ............. $1.99PC broccoli florets ............................................................. 340gr ............. $1.99Peppers, red .........................................bag of 4 ...... $1.99Tomatoes, grape............................................................ pint basket ............. $1.99Potatoes, russet ................................... 10lb bag ...... $2.99Carrots, mini .......................................................................... 907gr ............. $1.99

Mandarins, Chinese, seedless 9lb $5.99

Coke products asstd (limit 4/family) 2lt $1.69

PC™ bathroom tissue (limit 1/family) 24s $5.99

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