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A Glance Inside The New Town Shop
Santa Claus
Parade
Tonight!
Highway
Traffic
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Photo by Darryl Holyk
There is ample space for the many pieces of Town equipment in the shop area of the new Public Works Building in the Industrial
Park. This photo was taken from the mezzanize storage area located over the shops main offices and board room.
By HILLARY CAMPBELL
Westman
Farm
Forum
he new Public Works

Shop is officially open!
The shop was desperately
needed in Minnedosa. The
old Public Works Shop on
Armitage Avenue was becoming quite the eye-sore
in town. It was made of
wood, and was deteriorat-
ing. Mayor Ray Orr commented that, we couldnt

continue on with that old
place, it probably wasnt
safe.
The new building is located in the Industrial Park
on Crerar Bay. The building was put up at a cost of
$1.2 million, and is completely paid for now. The
expectation for the building is that it will last for 5060 years, or longer. Mayor
Orr noted that it was, it
was money well spent.
Th e shop is over 12,000
square feet, which will accommodate not only current equipment, but also
anticipates the size of future equipment.
The old building was

built many years ago, and
due to evolving technology, was no longer large
enough to house some
of the equipment that
needed to be stored there.
Through the good eff orts
of our administration, our
CAO, and our public works
superintendent, we de-
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there, and build a facility
out there, said Mayor Orr.
The planning for the
new Public Works Shop began about five or six years
ago, and the construction
started about three or four
years ago.
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The Minnedosa Tribune
Westman Farm Forum Brings Value To Farmers

By HILLARY CAMPBELL
is an equal partnership
there between us.
armers rejoice! On
In this partnership,
Monday, December Cardy also gets what he
12th, at the Minnedosa puts in. When he orgaCommunity and Confer- nizes the conferences,
ence Centre Drew Cardy, he provides information
of Cardy Crop Solutions, sessions on an array of
held a Westman Farm Fo- different topics related to
rum to address all of your the specific industry, in
farming needs!
hopes of providing a wellCardy Crop Solutions
rounded meeting, and in
is a company that sells return he gets exposure
seed to farmers. This in the community and the
conference was specifi- possibility of pulling in
cally for grain farmers, more people.
but in the spring, Cardy
At this conference,
also puts on a confer- he had an expert speak
ence for cattle farmers as specifically about soywell. Cardy said that he beans because they are
organized the conference an emerging market in
because he wants clients, our community. He also
or potential clients, to had the topic of canola
see him as adding value covered because it is a
to their businesses. My big staple item. If there
business is solely focused are new techniques or
on seed, and to truly un- new diseases, we want to
derstand my customers, I cover that, said Cardy.
felt that they had a need He also noted that there
for helping their entire were people speaking
business other than just at the conference about
seeds, said Cardy. What business planning, finanhe wants is to give his cial matters, risk mancustomers as much val- agement, and risk proue as he can, to drive as duction techniques, we
much value for them as I definitely cover the entire
can, if I get them as much gambit.
value I can, then there
There were about
35 people who attended

the event on Monday,
but Cardy commented
that at the cattle conference in February of this
year, there were about
60 attendees, and he
hopes to see the numbers
climb. At this conference,
Minnedosa Credit Union
kindly sponsored the
lunch for all attendees,
and Cardy was extremely
grateful for the value this
provided to the event.
Cardy is trying to
bring as much value to
the farmers in the area as
he can. He told The Tribune that when I first
started my business, I
wanted to educate people, helping out families
as much as I could. In
order to do this, he needed to maximize his advertising budget at these
meetings. The meetings
started out small, and had
local speakers come to
discuss their views, but as
time went on, he started
hosting larger meetings
and as a result he could,
get better value speak-
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and more feedback.
The forums topics included Five Percent Rule with speaker
Kristjan Hebert, Global
Ag Risk Solutions with
speaker Jayson Skelton,
MAFRD - Soybeans
with speaker Terry Buss,
Agri Tend market Coach
with speaker Lawrence

Klusa, Dupont Pioneer
(Straight Cutting Canola,
Clubroot) with Tanis Sirski, Dupont Pioneer R
and D Focus with Chris
Unger and Cardy Crop
Solutions updates and
yield winners.
Cardy hopes that the
grain conference and the
cattle conference will
Minnedosa man was

granted bail last week
in court after facing a
number of recent charges.
41-year-old
David
Bold was charged with
Dangerous Driving, Assaulting a Peace Officer
with A Weapon, Drug

Possession and Breaches
of Probation following a
December 1st incident.
On that morning, RCMP
received a complaint
from a concerned neighbour and when officers
arrived at Bolds house he
locked himself in his garage, started his truck and
accelerated down a back

lane, almost running over
an officer as he drove off.
A few days later,
RCMP arrested Bold at
his home during a struggle. At that time, a search
warrant was obtained after the arresting officers
smelled marijuana in
Bolds residence. As a re-
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police discovered four
grams of marijuana as
well as a variety of other
marijuana related paraphernalia.
Judge John Combs
granted Bolds release as
he felt his behaviour was
a result of a prior brain
aneurysm.
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event, and he plans to
host the next cattle conference in February of
2017. He concluded by
commenting that, if the
customers can improve
their farm in any way, its
a win-win.
Local Man Granted Bail

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Santa Claus Parade Returns After Many Years

By HILLARY CAMPBELL
Tonights parade will

feature a variety of floats
or the fi rst time in from businesses, commumany years, Minnedo- nity organizations, sports
sa will have its very own teams, and individuChristmas parade! Thanks als. Weve heard people
to the three women who talking about how nice it
are putting it all together, would be to have a Santa
Erin Woodcock, Nicole Parade in town, so hopeSynchyshyn and Lisa Bu- fully people step up and
chanan, the streets of make this something that
Minnedosa will light up will be worth having evtonight, Friday, Decem- ery year, Woodcock comber 16th starting at 6 p.m. mented.
Woodcock noted that she
Nicole and Erin were
thinks it has been over 35 approached by a number
years since Minnedosa has of people about organizing
had a Santa parade, it will the parade, and, according
be nice to revive it.
to Woodcock, there is no
The parade will start reason why our commuwest of the Care Home nity doesnt have a Santa
and go east on 3rd Avenue parade. After this realizaS.W., and then will head tion, the pair contacted
north onto Main Street. It Lisa from the Beach Enwill then end at The Bar- hancementCommittee.
gain Shop. Christmas star Thus, the parade commitcharacter, Santa Claus, will tee was formed. Woodbe the main attraction of
the parade. According to
Woodcock, Santa will be
pulled on a horse-drawn
wagon. She hopes that
there will be about 20 to
30 floats in the parade, and
told The Tribune that there
will be a prize for the float
that is the best decorated.
Woodcock also noted that,
with it being in the evening, were hoping to see a
lot of lights!.
The event this year will
be sponsored by Minnedosa Fun Fest, Minnedosa
Recreation Commission,
Minnedosa Beach Enhancement
Committee,
and Minnedosa Credit
Union.
cock added that, people

will travel to Neepawa or
Brandon for their parades,
so it just makes sense to
have one here at home.
The biggest challenge,
according to Woodcock,
has been getting the word
out to people about the
parade. This year, the decision to hold the parade was
fairly recent, which is short
notice for many people.
Organization includes getting registrations, making
the parade line up, advertising, and co-ordinating
everything.
Immediately after the
Santa parade, the Beach
Enhancement will be selling hot chocolate, doing a
hot-dog roast, and giving
free sleigh rides in Tanners
Crossing Park. In addition
to this, Santa himself will
be at the park. The Heri-
tage Memory Tree Lighting

Ceremony will also take
place in the park after the
parade.
Following these festivities, the Recreation
Commission will have a
dance for kids under the
age of 15 at the United
Church. In addition to all
of the work they have put
into the parade, there will
also be donation bins in
Tanners Park to collect for
the Minnedosa and Area
Food Bank. We strongly
encourage those in attendance to donate, said
Woodcock.
Hopefully this fi rst attempt at a revival of a Santa
Claus Parade will be a success so that it can become
an annual tradition once
again. Watch for coverage
of tonights parade on The
Tribunes facebook page.
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winning entry of the 1956 Minnedosa Santa
Claus Parade. What creative entries will be
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Minnedosa United Church
Tuesday, Dec 13 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec 14 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday, Dec 15 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec 20 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec 21 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday, Dec 22 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
A quiet community service

that includes candle-lighting
to honour those people we grieve
and experiences that cause sorrow,
during the Christmas season.
Everyone Welcome!
Sponsored by
Minnedosa Funeral Home.

2016 Santa Claus Parade organizers

(L-R) Lisa Buchanan, Erin Woodcock
and Nicole Synchyshyn.
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DARRYL A.HOLYK - PUBLISHER AND EDITOR
All Wrapped Up
W
ith this edition, we close another year at The Tribune and head off on a much-needed Christmas
break. As our holidays were set before the Santa Parade
was announced, we unfortunately will not have any coverage of tonights parade next week, but please visit The
Minnedosa Tribune facebook page as I will try to post
some photos and a basic review of tonights festivities if
my camera doesnt freeze up!
As we prepare to shut down shop for Christmas holidays I want to send Seasons Greetings to the many people, businesses and organizations who ensure that this
old newspaper continues to publish as it has for well over
a century!
To my staff
Heather, Gloria and Hillary for handling
the many important tasks involved in making and getting
a paper out to our readers each week. I certainly could
not do it alone.
To our advertisers: You are the main lifeline that
keeps us going. Because of your investment in advertising, whether its a basic $9.00 Classified or a full page colour ad, you ensure The Tribune continues to operate and
publish. A newspaper is a business and has expenses and
without your advertising dollars we would be unable to
keep our doors open.
To our faithful subscribers and readers for continuing to pick up The Tribune and reading its articles and advertisements. Without an audience, publishing a weekly
newspaper would be pointless.
To our many volunteer correspondents and contributors who generously submit articles, columns and photos throughout the year. Your contributions are extremely
important to a small town newspaper with only one staff
reporter who simply cannot be everywhere at all times.
To our print customers for choosing to Shop Local
and support Tribune Printing when you require printed
material whether its photocopies, tickets, posters, programs, envelopes, invoices, etc. We appreciate your business.
And I also want to send festive holiday greetings out
to our numerous Scrooges who let us know from time
to time how unhappy they are with the job we do week after week. Early in this career, I set out to please everyone
but have come to realize you will always have a critic out
there somewhere who will think you are doing a horrible
job no matter what you do.
Once again, happy holidays to each and every one of
you! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season with
family and friends and we will be back in your mailboxes
with our January 6th, 2017 edition to kick off the start of
another year of happenings in our community.
2016 State of Minnedosa Address

Living in
Paradise
By
VERN MAY
EDO, Minnedosa & Area CDC
s we near the holidays, it is a time when many take

a moment to reflect on the past year and celebrate
our successes. Its also a great time to check to see if
you have accomplished all that you had set out to do.
In the realm of economic development, the wheels can
turn very slowly, so sometimes you need to look a little
farther into the past to assess if any progress has been
made. Just weeks away from my second Christmas in
Minnedosa, I went back to the very fi rst document I
prepared related to community development for this
locale and was interested by what I saw.
The State of Business
While many may believe that it is the attraction
of large industry which signals the key to success in
business, we continue to see a thriving small business
community here in Minnedosa. This year saw the succession of two local businesses, the opening of a new
enterprise in the community and the significant investment from one of our major employers that will promote growth for their business as well as spurring some
downtown renewal. The Minnedosa Chamber of Commerce is active and visible throughout the year. Our
business owners are regular supporters of community
projects and causes, but we need to find a way to alleviate the barrage of fundraising requests that are borne by
our merchants on an annual basis.
The State of Tourism
Collaborative marketing with invested stakeholders has helped us to fan our message out to a wider
radius which has resulted in increased visitation over
the past year, particularly for our key events. The role of
tourism on the local economy cannot be understated.
To calculate the economic impact of tourism on our
community, Travel Manitoba provides the following

numbers for us to work with: Manitobans visiting from
other communities will spend an average of $138 per
person per visit, while visitors from the United States
will spend an average of $778 per person per visit. Even
if Rockin the Fields only attracted ticket buyers from
Manitoba, that single weekend means a $276,000 impact on our local economy. Factor in Canada Day, Fun
Fest, the Rodeo, sports tournaments, and more events
that we host and we can quickly recognize that tourism
has a greater than $1 Million impact locally.
The State of Community
Th e most signifi cant area for development in
Minnedosa remains developing a sense of community
and a demonstrated investment in our teen and young
adult population. While our seniors have multiple recreational venues which are largely identified for their
exclusive use, we havent created a space where the
youth can freely convene without a scheduled activity.
That feeling that they dont have a place of their own
will only contribute to the urban migration of young
people.
Add to this the lengthy wait lists for childcare and
you further aggravate the situation as young families
that would like to stay, are economically disadvantaged
to do so. This was reported in September 2014 and continues to be one of the most significant hurdles that we
need to address in order to build a resilient and sustainable community for both now and our future.
I would encourage our service clubs, community
boards and other civic organizations to engage in a
discussion WITH youth (not ABOUT youth) to explore
possibilities to be more age inclusive with an eye on
future succession planning for all of our organizations.
When the answer to the question, What is there to do
for fun around here? is met with Go to Brandon you
can start to recognize the need for change.
Manitobas Valley Paradise is created by its people
and we need to talk. You can find me under the Discover
Minnedosa banner at 39 Main Street, reach me by e-mail
at edo@minnedosa.com, call me at 204-867-3885, or
keep up with the action on Facebook.
Letters to the Editor can be sent to editor@minnedosatribune.com or Box 930, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0
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Red Tape Reduction Task Force

Under The Dome
By
GREG NESBITT
Riding Mountain MLA
he Second Session of
the Forty-First Manitoba Legislature adjourned
on Friday, December 2nd,
and will reconvene on
Wednesday, March 1st.
All MLAs are now back
in their ridings where they
now will have an opportunity to deal first hand with
constituents concerns, attend meetings and events
in their communities.
However, all rural
MLAs have committee responsibilities, which requires them to travel back
to the Legislature Winnipeg
regularly.
So when you hear that
your MLA is not sitting
again until March 1, do not
be concerned. He or she is
working for me on a daily
basis.
I was honoured to be
named to the Red Tape
Reduction Task Force announced by Finance Minister Cameron Friesen earlier
this month.
I will chair the subcommittee of the task force
that will examine rules,
regulations and legislation
dealing with transportation
in the province with the
goal of removing regulatory requirements that are
unfair, unclear, overly prescriptive, poorly designed,
redundant, contradictory
or antiquated.
Our sub-committee,
including Don Streuber,
the CEO of Bison Transport and Wade Linden,
the director operations at
Southport Aerospace, will
consult with stakeholders
over the next two months.
Online submissions will

also be accepted through
a portal on the Manitoba
Government website.
Our report will be submitted to the Finance Minister, who will announce an
action plan next spring.
The four sectors being
looked at now transportation, agriculture and food
processing, non-profits and
land development are just
the start with more sectors
slated for review in the future.
A little fun
My seatmate Blair Yakimoski (MLA Transcona)
had a little fun in the Legislature with a Private Members Statement on our last
day of sitting.
As you can see below,
Mr. Yakimoski had his own
version of The Night Before
Christmas, and even wrote
it so the Speaker would interrupt.
This was a very lighthearted way to end the session.
Night Before Christmas at
the Legislature
leader, so tall lean and fit,

answering the questions
with his rapier wit.
Sometimes in this
House its a chaotic forum,
the Speaker may say may
we have some decorum?
The debate on Bill 7,
it caused so much grief, to
members opposite, Tom
Lindsey and Chief.
Some
Honourable
Members:Oh, oh.
Madam Speaker: Order, please.
At least hes not singing
it.
I hate to spoil the
rhyming of the poem, but
I would just remind the
member that we are not to
reference members by their
names.
Mr. Yakimoski:Madam
Speaker, Im sorry; I forgot
in this game, here in this
Chamber, we dont call out
by name.
Its Dauphin or Thompson, Seine River, Kildonan,
Minto, Point Douglas, Selkirk, Winkler, Morden.
Seventeen years of
debt, decay and decline,
Well fix the finances. Well
get it right this time.
For the member from
Elmwood, on this Christmas night, a bridge named
Louise for his signs to be
right.
And the member from
Steinbach Kewatinook,
your role will be noted in

history books.
Some laughs in this
Chamber, yes there are
those days, as when the
member from Southdale
had four girls to raise.
But we are all here for
the people and province,
which we never forget as
we believe in our promise.
All members are glad
that the House will now
rise, then off to our ridings
to create bonding ties.
To the Speaker and
clerks in their robes of black
silk, thank you, and the
pages, Earl Grey with milk.
Decembers
arrived
and weve all settled in, let
Christmas at the Leg. open
house now begin.
To the top of this House
to the top of the dome, the
session has risen; its time to
go home.
So to all of my colleagues after all has been
said, Merry Christmas to
all, theres blue skies ahead.
Madam Speaker:Poetry wins over singing, I think.
Merry Christmas
I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas
and all the best in 2017.
Thank you very much for
your comments, suggestions and support this past
year. I look forward to the
future with optimism!
1886 Some Minnedosans who were about to remove

from town have, after the result of the elections, decided
to remain.
1896 Only two more weeks girls and if you dont take
advantage of the opportunity now, so rapidly slipping
away, you will be quite old maids before the next leap
year comes round, eight years from now, in 1901.
1906 Up to date, more snow has fallen in this vicinity than during the whole of any of the preceding winters. The roads are in very good shape for hauling, but the
early and heavy snow will entail a long period for farmers
to feed their cattle.
1916 Arrangements have been made at the CPR station for checking the hand baggage for passengers desiring to leave such in the building while going about town.
This is a convenience which is much appreciated.
1936 Within the space of one day, fire struck twice
in Clanwilliam destroying the grocery and confectionary
store of R.J. Smith. Later, a blaze was noticed in a woodpile behind McGillvrays Pool Room.
1956 Local garage operators met to determine a rotation scheme for evenings and Sundays for January to
March. The plan calls for one garage only to be open six
days of the week for the first seven week period and seven days a week for the second seven week term.
1966 The Chamber of Commerce has invested over
$3,000 toward Candle Lite Lane decorations for the town.
Over 50 electrical candle units each with six red bulbs, six
yellow bulbs and 25 feet of red and silver plastic garland
have been installed on Hydro poles as have two centennial emblems.
Mr. Blair Yakimoski (Transcona): My apologies to Clement Clarke

Moore.
Twas the night before
Christmas at the Leg. open
house, which Im thrilled
to attend, with Amy, my
spouse.
Members were nestled
all snug in their chairs, all
bringing forward constituents cares.
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The grant this year will assist the school in sending
students to the National Bank Festival in Niagara Falls.
We are pleased to support the youth in our community.
For more info or to make a donation to the Foundation go to
www.minnedosafoundation.com
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Chamber Unlocks The Magic Of Main Street

By HILLARY CAMPBELL
his year, the Chamber

of Commerce Santa
Day was held Saturday,
December 3rd. The event
was held at the Minnedosa
Community and Conference Centre. It was an appreciation event that the
Chamber put on, and allowed each child to have
one free photo with Santa
Claus.
In attendance at the
event, in addition to Santa
Claus, were a number of
elves who were milling
about the room, helping
wherever they were needed, as is the way of elves.
The day was full of activities
for the kids and their families.
The Minnedosa Credit
Union sponsored a free
sleigh ride for people,
which really brought out
the Christmas spirit. According to Shannon Alexander, one of the organizers for the event, lunch was
made available by the grad
class, and through the help

of the LS!N (Lets Stop It
Now), the Tanners Crossing students with warm
hearts, they were able to
provide crafts for the kids
and their families.
Th ere were about 95
families who attended the
event and had their pictures taken with Santa. Alexander said that they provided great feedback for the
event. She noted that, its
a busy day, but people were
really patient and the kids
had lots to do while they
waited.
In addition to Santa
Day, Annette Haywood told
The Tribune about another
Christmas-themed event
in Minnedosa. The event,
Unlock the Magic of Main
Street, is another initiative
that is put on by the Chamber of Commerce, however this one is put on by a
smaller committee within
the Chamber, the Retail
Committee.
The Retail
Committee has been putting this event on for three
STAMPS
years now.
This year, Unlock the
Magic of Main Street ran
from November 18th and
ran until December 1st.
Any participating Chamber members would put
customers names in a
draw if they spent $25 or
more. The names in the
draw were pulled once the
promotion was over, and
over 70 names were drawn.
Each of the people whos
names were drawn were
invited to come to Santa
Day and were then given
a key. If their key was the
one to unlock the box, then
they would be the winner of
$500 in Minnedosa Money.
Minnedosa Money is
money vouchers that people are given that can be
then spent in Minnedosa.
The benefi t of this is that
the funds will stay within
the community. The winners of the promotion were
Corey and Veronica Johnston. Haywood noted that,
its our third year doing
this, and its really gaining
momentum and hype.
On the same night
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Retail Committee Chair, Annette Haywood (R)
present the prize of Minnedosa Money to Corey
and Veronica Johnston during Santa Day.
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Chamber members were
going around town giving
key tokens to shoppers,
giving even more people
the chance to win the
$500. Each business that
was open for Moonlight
Madness was also given a
key token that they could
hand out to one of their
customers. Haywood said
that, its pretty cool to do
the unlocking at Santa Day
because we have a lot of
people there to witness and
so all the people come, try
their key in the lock, and if
it doesnt unlock then unfortunately theyre not the
winner. People are giving
the opportunity to try their
key at the end of Santa Day,
and with all of the people
around, it is very exciting.
The Chamber has put
on these two events this
year, and hopefully will
again in coming years.
Haywood added that, its
a really nice promotion, we
try and do things locally to
reward people for shopping
local and to promote shopping local.
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he children of Tanners Crossing School

will be putting on their annual Christmas Concert
next Wednesday, December 21st. All are invited to
come and see the blooming yuletide talent that
our community has to offer. Nicole McLenehan
told The Tribune that the
concert will consist of students from Kindergarten
to Grade 4.
McLenehan left the
theme of the Christmas
Concert a secret, but did
mention that there will be,
a snowman with a warm
heart. She said the show
is all about how the Christ-
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group, the fourth graders.

She anticipates a full gym
this year, noting that, its
a very big event, its usually standing room only
because there are so many
people who come to it.
Th e students have been
practicing for the Christmas concert since the last
week of November, and
will be well-rehearsed by
the time the concert comes
around.
Th is year, with the
warm autumn we had, it
has been harder for many
people to get into the
Christmas spirit, and the
TCS Christmas Concert
might be the perfect night
to put people into the holiday mood. Everybody
needs a little bit of Christmas spirit, Said McLenehan. She noted that the
audience often consists of
grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other members
of extended family who
come out to see the performance. For anyone wishing to attend, McLenehan
added that, there is always a special visitor, too,
although she thought it
best to leave it as a Christmas surprise for the kids.
Th e evening of the
Christmas Concert, the
school will be collecting
canned-food donations,
which will then go to the
local food bank.
PeeWee 11s Hockey Report

By JORDAN FLEURY
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mas spirit comes to life

along with the snowman.
She did give The Tribune
a hint, however, that it is
not Frosty the Snowman.
The theme of the evening,
as well as the decorations,
will centre around snowmen this year, and the gym
that the concert is held in
will look like an outdoor
winter wonderland for the
audience.
She said t hat, even
the Kindergarten kids will
be presenting poems and
songs about snowmen to
go along with the theme.
Each age group will have
a song or a skit prepared
for the evening. However,
the majority of the acting
parts will go to the oldest
he Minnedosa Pee
Wee 11s celebrated an
8-2 victory over the Guild
Insurance Penguins last
Saturday at the Minnedosa
Arena. The young squad
continues to pull things
together heading into the

festive season and appear
to be gaining momentum.
Placed in the Brandon
House League and requiring a pickup from both Pee
Wee Girls and 12s group,
this eleven member crew
of 11 year olds is demon-
strating some real heart.

The youngsters have new
role models to look up to
this season while a few
players from the Senior
Mens Bombers lend some
leadership and coaching
skills to help keep things
fun.
Those of you visiting

Wheat City this weekend
can catch some Minnedosa Pee Wee 11s action
in Brandon at the Enns
Brothers Arena. Puck
drops at 5 p.m. against the
Glacier Wash Avalanche.
Santas Elves Spread Christmas Cheer

By HILLARY CAMPBELL
ome of Minnedosas
kind-hearted citizens
are spreading Christmas
cheer again this year. The
Christmas Cheer Board
has once again set up shop
in the Dari Isle. The group
moved into the space on
December 1st, and will remain there for about two
weeks. The board this year
consists of Janice Wahoski, Colleen Nelson, Chris
Fisher, Debbie Briton and
Ruth Hutton.
Janice Wahoski and
Colleen Nelson took the
time to speak with The
Tribune on all of the hard
work they are doing this
year. Wahoski has been
on the Christmas Cheer
Board for about five to
seven years now, and Nelson refers to her as the
veteran. Nelson is new on
the board, having recently
retired.
The point of the work
that the Christmas Cheer
Board does, according to
Wahoski, is for the children, more than anything,
so they can have a good
Christmas. Christmas is
a magical time, and every child deserves to feel
it. The Christmas Cheer
Board has toys for boys
and toys for girls, and toys
for children of all ages. Additionally, they give out pajamas and knitting. Nelson
noted that, we keep it age
appropriate and we keep
it fairly generic so we can
keep it as fair as we can.
The non-profi t organization relies on donations
from the community in
order to make Christmas
a happy time for so many
families in our area. Wahoski commented that
people can apply to be a
part of the program, that
they dont turn down any
families who might need
help around Christmas
time. Th ey also collect
canned goods and nonperishable food items to
help provide a full Christmas dinner for families.
Th e dinner will include
a ham or a turkey (as selected on the application),
potatoes, and the fixings.
The size of the ham or turkey will depend on the size
of the family that it will be

feeding. The purpose,
said Wahoski, is to make
sure they have a Christmas
dinner and the kids have
gifts.
The gifts are provided
to parents around the middle of December, and the
parents can then wrap the
gifts themselves. At one
point, the Christmas Cheer
Board did all of the wrapping, but found it too diffi cult to remember which
toy was in which wrapping.
There are two options that
people have in order to get
the gifts and food to them.
They can pick it up or have
it dropped off to their
homes. This is where the
Valley Cruizers Car Club
are of huge help to the
Christmas Cheer Board.
The Cruizers get together
and deliver items to peoples homes, and also help
the Christmas Cheer Board
set up and take down their
workshop at the Dari Isle.
This year, there are 45
families who will receive
the help of the Christmas
Cheer Board, however, the
group has seen the num-
Minnedosa Cheer Board elves (L-R):

Colleen Nelson, Janice Wahoski, and Chris Fisher.
ber as high as 66. Wahoski
noted that, everybody is
very appreciative, and they
know its coming. When
asked why she volunteers
her time with the Christmas Cheer Board, Wahoski said, I just wanted
to. Nelson added that she
volunteers for those who

arent able to afford Christmas on their own, when
you watch everybody rushing around, buying gifts,
and spending all sorts of
money, and then there are
people who dont have the
means.
Town Shop
Photo by Darryl Holyk
The old Town Shop on Armitage Avenu e was demolished earlier this year.
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Construction
was
done by Ben Wiebe Construction, who then subcontracted to local trades.
Neepawa Plumbing and
Heating did the plumbing
and heating work. There
is still work to be done,
but the public works crew
is now able to work out of
the building.
In the winter months,
there are six people who
use the shop, but in the
summer months there
are more people because
the summer students also
work out of the shop. The
public works and utility

manager also works out of
the building.
In addition to housing the equipment that is
used to make Minnedosa
the well-kept town that it
is, such as graters, loaders, sanders and garbage
trucks, the new Public
Works Shop will also be
the new emergency measures offi ce. In the event
of a town-wide evacuation, flooding, or any other kind of emergency, the
new Public Works Shop
will be used as a meeting
place. The current emergency measures office is
in the West-Wing of the
Town Offi ce. Due to its

centrality, this location is
less than ideal, so having
the new location will benefit the town.
Ken Jenkins, the CAO
for the Town of Minnedosa, noted that, its a good
steel building. The old
one was an old wooden
thing that was just deteriorating. It will be an asset to the town for many
years in the future. The
space where the old building was has been cleaned
out, and council is now
investigating some ideas
for what might someday
occupy the space.
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The Christmas Cheer

board is so appreciative of
the community they call
home, and Nelson said
that, its a very generous
community, we are very
lucky.
Minnedosa Home To Highway Traffic Unit

By HILLARY CAMPBELL
cause according to Hume,

its the traffi c hub of the
innedosa is now West, all of our major
home to the new highways are focused into
Highway Traffic Unit. Th e Brandon, its the populaunit was once split into tion hubs are where traffic
two locations, one in Dau- is going into. However,
phin and one in Virden. due to a lack of suitable ofHowever, now the two fice space in Brandon, the
units have combined into unit moved to Minnedosa.
a single unit, and moved Hume
noted
that
to Minnedosa. The unit Minnedosa is a good locawill patrol Manitoba high- tion, because we are at
ways from Portage La the intersection of numPrairie to the Saskatch- ber 10 and 16, so it is close
ewan border, and from the to two of our major highU.S. Border up to the Duck ways. Th
e three highways
Mountains.
that the unit will primarily
The unit will consist patrol are #10, #16, and, of
of 10 members. This will course, #1.
include Sergeant Mark
Th e unit offi
cially
Hume, a corporal, and moved into the Minnedosa
eight constables. Hume detachment last Monday,
hails from Dauphin, but but there have been memhas moved to Brandon for bers of the unit who have
the traffi c unit. In addi- been working out of there
tion to the Westman Traf- for some time. The fi rst
fi c Unit, Hume is also in member of the Highway
charge of the Traffic Unit Traffi c Unit to start workin The Pas. He said that ing out of the Minnedosa
he tries to get up to The detachment started there
Pas once every couple of two years ago, and others
months, but that he has have begun to work out of
supervisors in each loca- the office since then. Curtion to manage the con- rently the unit has six constables.
stables, and they are seekTh e Highway Traffic ing two more. Each of the
Unit was initially meant to constables requested to be
be located in Brandon, be- transferred in from other
detachments. Hume said

that he expects the move
to the Minnedosa detachment to be a permanent
move.
Hume
commented
that, we just do traffic
enforcement, we dont
answer calls unless they
are of a traffic nature, then
well help. The Town of
Minnedosa will likely not
see much of an increase
in town law enforcement,
as the primary goal of the
Traffi c Unit is to patrol
the highways for impaired
drivers and speeders. He
added that, were not
here to answer calls for
the town, and we dont
answer any calls unless
they are public safety, like
if there is a violent crime
in progress, were going
to go help. Really, they
will only be in town doing
good. They do not plan to
police the town, they are
simply working out of the
Minnedosa detachment.
Hume told
The Tribune about the traffic
safety strategy that is now
in place. we have a data
analyst who analyzes all
of our crashes in the province, where our tickets are
being written, our traffic
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Sgt. Mark Hume with the RCMP Highway Traffic Unit.

fl ows. Weve put up little
radar boxes on the highway signs that count how
many vehicles go by, and
what their speeds are, so
we can judge where the
problems are, said Hume.
He also noted that there
was not any specific issue
in Minnedosa, but that
this area is central to the
major highways in Westman.
The unit will be targeting a diff erent issue in
each quarter of the year.
From the period between
January to March, they

will be coming down on
impaired drivers, and
Hume said that they will
be venturing into smaller
communities as well, in
an attempt to catch impaired drivers before they
reach the highways. He
noted that about 40% of
traffi c related deaths in
the province are caused
by impaired drivers, 1115% are from distracted
driving, and about 50%
are caused by speeding or
aggressive driving.
I dont think the

town is going to see a big
change. We are floating around a little more
so there might be more
tickets and a few more
impaired drivers caught,
but its not like the 10 of us
are here to solely police
the town, said Hume. If
you see Hume, or any of
the other members of the
new Highway Traffic Unit
around town, thank them
for keeping our roads safe
for us to drive on!
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As we wrap up another
holiday edition, wed like to
deliver an extra measure of
thanks and best wishes
to all of you.
Heres hoping all your news
is good news this season.
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We hope your
Christmas is the
cats meow!
Roman Catholic
Polonia - Christmas Eve at 4:00 p.m.
Minnedosa - Christmas Eve at 7:00 p.m.
Erickson - Christmas Eve at 9:30 p.m.
Elphinstone - Christmas Day at 11:00 a.m.
Anglican
Bethany - Christmas Eve at 9:30 p.m.
The
Covenant
Christmas Eve at 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Day at 8:00 a.m.
Darryl, Heather, Gloria and Hillary
United Church
Newdale - Christmas Eve at 6:00 p.m.
Minnedosa Tribune
Ukrainian Catholic
Calvary
Sunday, December 25th at 11:00 a.m.
Games night on New Years Eve
Lutheran United
Erickson - Christmas Eve at 9:00 p.m.
Cadurcis
Christmas Concert - Saturday, December 17th
at 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve 9:30 a.m.
Santa For Seniors Making Christmas Bright

By HILLARY CAMPBELL
might include things that

the person might like, or
he 50+ Centre in ideas relating to the hobMinnedosa is once bies they enjoy, or even
again spreading good things that they might be
will. Maxine Woodcock, in need of. Then, WoodMinnedosa Services To cock makes up a paper
Seniors Co-ordinator, sent tree ornament that lists
out letters in September to the gift ideas for that invarious churches, home dividual. Th ere are no
cares, and health care pro- names provided on the orviders and requested a list naments, the only specific
of names of people who that is given is whether the
may be alone or isolated gift will go to a male or a
at Christmas time.
female. Woodcock alone
One thing that Woodknows which ornament
cock noted is that, finan- matches an individual.
cial status has no part in Members of the public
this program. She did are then invited to come in
not want anyone think- and choose an ornament.
ing that a name should Once they choose the ornot be provided due to a nament, they go out and
higher financialstatus.
buy a gift, and then bring
Th e program is about the gift and the ornament
people knowing that they back to woodcock.
are thought of and cared Once the gifts have all
for at Christmas time. She been returned to the 50+
pointed out that, you Centre, around the middle
could be a millionaire and of December, Woodcock
still be sitting by yourself. and Santa (and occasionWhen a name is subally an elf will help out as
mitted, it is done so with well) will spend a half-day
a list of gift ideas. These delivering the gifts to their
Services To Seniors Co-ordinator, Maxine

Woodcock, displays a gift provided through
the Santa For Seniors program to ensure
that all local seniors are remembered
this holiday season.
recipients. This year, there

are about 30 recipients
in the program. While
the program is geared towards seniors, Woodcock
noted that, if I was to get
the name of someone who
is an adult, we are not saying no. We have younger
people who have medical
conditions, and cant be
out and about. Th
e point
of the program, then, is to
ensure that no one feels
left out on Christmas.
When asked about the
response that Woodcock
and Santa get when they
deliver the gifts, Woodcock became misty-eyed.
Th ats where you see
what the program really
does, she commented,
you get the tears, you get
the hugs. Some of the responses she has received
from people were, you
mean somebody thought
of me?, someone remembered me? and,
this is the only gift Ill get,
I sit by myself at Christmas
Time. With appreciation
like this coming to the

pair, it is enough to make
anyone tear up!
Woodcock said that
the program is geared towards people in the R.M.
of Minto-Odanah and the
north part of the R.M. of
Oakview, but they would
not turn away someone
in the surrounding area
whose name has been put
forward, we would make
the trip for them.
Another part of the
program that Woodcock
enjoys is seeing parents
come in with their children. Th e children are
able to pick out the ornament, and help choose
the gifts. She likes this
because it means that
the children are learning
about giving.
Th e reason that she
started doing the Santa
For Seniors program three
years ago, and continues
it today, is because it just
brings happiness to these
people.
Minnedosa Grain
Growing Project
You are invited to the 7th Annual

Minnedosa & District Christmas Dinner
in support of
Because no one should be alone

at Christmas
December 25th at Noon
Minnedosa Community
Conference Centre
Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Minnedosa Grain
Growing Project is
pleased to announce
that for 2016
they will be
forwarding to the
Canadian Foodgrains
Bank $40,000.00
which will be
matched 4-1 by the
federal government.
This will be used for
worldwide food aid.
Join us for a great meal, good fun,

songs and fellowship.
* Transportation available
*Meals will also be available to be
picked up
Please phone 204-867-3425 between
4:00 - 7:00 p.m. December 15th to
22nd if you can join us for dinner or if
you would like to arrange a ride or if
you would like to help as a volunteer
for the event!

Thank you to the following sponsors for the

2016 Minnedosa Grain Growing Project
Clark McNabb Custom Spraying
Crop Production Services - Basswood
Dow Agro Sciences
Heritage Co-op 1997 Ltd.
Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation
Mosiac
Myron Plett Custom Swathing
Parish & Heimbecker Ltd. Redfern Farm Services
Richardson Pioneer
Total contributions $18,000.00

Thank you to the following volunteers and
equipment donated for the 2016
Minnedosa Grain Growing Project
Seeding/Fertilizing
Michael Kingdon
Spraying
Clark McNabb
Swathing
Myron Plett
Combines
Justin Jenner
Neil Galbraith
Michael Kingdon
Leonard Nelson/Justin McKenzie
Grain Trucks
Chris Brown
Glenn Friesen
Curle Trucking - Operator Les Friesen
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United Church Hosts Christmas Cantata

By HILLARY CAMPBELL
he Minnedosa United
Church held its annual Christmas Cantata
on the evening of Sunday,
December 11th. There was
a full-house in the church,
and the crowd remained
enthralled
throughout
the evening, and at times,
even sang along.
Th e event began at
7p.m. with Clinton Jeffrey
emceeing the night. Jeffrey kept the crowd engaged, and even brought
some of the children on
stage to sing with him.
The fi rst act of the evening was the bell choir. For
anyone who is not aware,
a bell choir is a group of
individuals creating tunes
by the timely ringing of
diff erent sized bells. The
sound was beautiful and
cheerful, and was a won-
derful way to ease into the

Christmas spirit. The bell
choir played four different tunes, and seemed to
never miss a jingle.
Next, Jeff rey invited
the children in the crowd
to join him on stage and
sing Jesus Loves Me. The
children all sang loudly
and proudly, with one
proud voice singing above
the rest. The people in the
crowd all joined in as well.
Once the singing was
done, Jeffrey told the story
of the night that Jesus was
born, and then the song
Away In A Manger was
sung.
After the children left
the stage, Aaron Hutton
walked on, and sang three
songs. His voice had the
crowd amazed. He sang
three songs, one of which
was the English translation of Gesu Bambino,
Christmas Greetings From

Minnedosas Mayor
Residents of Minnedosa,
or this Festive Season it gives me great pleasure to extend Christmas Greetings to our citizens on behalf of
Council, Staff and our families.
It is my wish that you will be able to enjoy Christmas
this year with your families and friends.
I extend a special welcome to those who have come
back to Minnedosa to be with their families and I hope
that you enjoy your time in our community.
It is my sincere wish that 2017 will bring you good
health, happiness and prosperity.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Ray Orr, Mayor

Town of Minnedosa
which he sang perfectly,

and wowed the audience
with his incredible range.
After Hutton left the
stage, the United Church
Choir took the stage, and
sang a collection called
A New Birth, A New Beginning, which included
some of Christmas most
beautiful hymns. Darlene
Koetke, of the choir, told
The Tribune that the selection of songs was one that
they had a few years ago,
but that they do update
their music books.
Jeff rey concluded the
evening by thanking the
audience for their attendance, and also said that
he hoped that everyone,
enjoyed what the season
is all about, celebrating
God, and spending time
with friends and family.
Cameron Connection was just one of the musical acts

appearing at the Christmas Cantata.
NEWDALE NEWS
By RAVENS GLEN WI
tradition alive in Newdale.

Many thanks to all the
n Friday, Decem- teachers who give of their
ber 2nd the Com- time each year to have
munity Hall was filled items show-ready!
with relatives and friends
The Church members
who enjoyed the annual welcomed Dan Jardine on
Christmas Concert. Stu- the coldest Sunday, Dedents from kindergarten cember 11th, weve had so
to grade six, as well as far... -30! The lighting of
nursery-school and the the candles of Advent pro4-H Club strutted their vided the background for
stuff . All items on the the telling of the Christprogram were enjoyed mas Story. Preparations
and applauded. Merry are being made for our
old Santa Claus arrived annual Christmas Eve
right on schedule with service and we hope the
bags of goodies for all the community will come and
children. The Commit- join us.
Congratulations
to
tee of Moms is to be commended for keeping this Gordon Clark who won
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the top door prize at the

Sharpe and Co office
grand opening in Brandon
at the end of November.
It included a 28 pound
turkey, a dress shirt and a
bottle of mixed meat rubs.
Therell be lots of turkey at
the Clarks this Christmas!
Wed like to take this
time to send an extra special Christmas greeting to
all our Newdale friends
now living in the many local Personal Care Homes
Jean Irwin at Sandy Lake,
Olive Waddell at Hamiota, Phyllis Tolton, Clara
Blackwood and Marge Osborne in Minnedosa.
Newdale Ravens Glen
WI would like to extend

our thanks to everyone for
taking the time to reading our weekly Newdale
News column and providing items of interest for
our readers. We always
hear positive feedback
from our readers which
we appreciate. WI sends
along our holiday greetings to everyone in our
coverage area!
Heres wishing all the
Staff at The Minnedosa Tribune a very Happy Holiday season and for their
continued
dedication
to providing local news
items in this paper. See
you all again in January!
SANDY LAKE NEWS

By DIANE BACHEWICH
Th e
local
volun- Calgary were out for Tamteer fire fi ghters were
mies mother Martha Dinympathy to Cliff and called out to Leonard kos 65th birthday party
Diane Lungal on the Macksymchuks farm yard which was held at the
recent passing of Dianes to his shop fi re last week. Horord Hall on Saturday
brother in Grandview.
The shop and equipment evening.
Th e annual Turkey were
completely
deSympathy to the famBingo held at the North stroyed.
ily and friends of Andy RuHall was well attended,
Sympathy to Staff ord bachuk who passed away
some were lucky in win- and Darlene Shewchuk at the Sandy Lake Personning turkeys and oth- and family on the recent al Care Home.
ers will have to try their passing of Darlenes father
The Lions Club held
chances next year.
Wilfred Vaughan of Erick- their Christmas party at
Get well wishes to Iris
son.
the Rec Centre on Thursday evening.
Andreychuk who is in the
Ben and Tammie
The lucky 50/50 winMinnedosa Hospital.
Nowel and children of
ner of the Legion Mens

monthly draw for the
month
of
November
was Mary Slashinsky of
Minnedosa.
Ida Andreychuk had
daughter Glenda of Sherwood Park, Alberta visiting her for a few days this
week.
Peter and Muriel Solonyczny attended the
funeral of Peters cousin
Phyllis Hryciu on Thursday in Winnipeg.
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My Gift to You: Homemade Eggnog Recipe

Cooking
With
CHEF DEZ
he holiday season is
a very special time of
the year that is celebrated
with favourite food and
drinks alike. Family and
friends come together to
eat, drink, and commemorate the precious relationships that they hold
with each other. Throughout the years there have
been many beverages and
appetizers made to help
capture the essence of the
season and these gatherings.
Eggnog is probably
the first seasonal beverage
that comes to mind. Eggnog is a drink that seems
to have originated in Britain from a drink called a
posset. Th is was a mixture of eggs, milk, and ale,
sherry, or brandy. Pos-
set was served in small,

carved, wooden mugs
called noggins, and thus
the name eggnog was
created. In North America the recipe was altered
with rum as the replacement for the ale, sherry, or
brandy.
In todays world, eggnog is not necessarily
served with alcohol and
is a favourite for many of
all ages. Due to the hustle
and bustle of the season
and hectic schedules,
many consumers tend to
buy it pre-made in a carton rather than making it
from scratch. The varieties
available to us at our local grocery stores also include a light version that
is lower in fat, and at some
locations, a no-fat variety.
Club 55+ Golden Agers

Bowling Results
SUBMITTED
owlers of the week are

Hazel Stonehouse 171,
142, 167 (+72T) and Reinhard Penner 189, 172, 145
(+98T).
Team Standing winners of the First Half: First is
Als Gals with 50, Second is
No Pressure with 43, Third
is Hits and Misses with 39,
Fourth is Mdsa Oldies with
35, Fifth is Kens Dolls with
34 and Sixth is Happy Gang
with 30.
Other good games:
Gladys Murray 196, 206;
Lynette Johnson 132, 123;
Rosemary Hamilton 186,
261; Vivian Cullen 241;
Russ Pettigrew 155, 160;
Debbie Tarn 214; Bev
Chapski 184; Florence
Haywood 119, 127; Fred

Stonehouse 157; Paul
Chapski 180; Robert Hendry 212, 196; Pat Delbridge
159; Doug Pettigrew 200,
248; Vivian Penner 140,
153 and Ray Criddle 192.
Bridge Club
Results
1st - Judy McFadden/
Val St John
2nd - Cheryl Orr/
Lois Campbell
3rd - Wilma Jones/
Gwen Hoffman
4th - Wilf Taylor/
Mel Harvey
5th - Boyd Grant/
Doug Thiessen
Photo submitted
However, making eggnog from scratch adds an

old-world classic holiday
touch to your celebrations
and the taste is incredible.
This recipe is my gift
to you, loyal readers. This
eggnog is so rich and fresh
tasting, that any store
bought variety will definitely shadow in comparison. If you can, try to buy
whole nutmeg and grate
it fresh versus pre-ground
as a garnish. Essential oils
of the nutmeg are released
at the time of grating and
add an extra aromatic essence to your mug of holiday cheer. The fl avour difference is amazing.
Food and beverages
are a great social aspect of
bringing people together
and even more wonderful when you have made
them from scratch. Always
remember that seasonal
beverages do not have to
contain alcohol to be enjoyable. A heated cranberry or grape juice, for
example, with the warming spices such as cinna-
mon, nutmeg, cloves and

star anise can be made
to replace mulled wine.
Furthermore, there are so
many choices of fantastic herbal teas and syrups
for coff ees that capture
the essence of the season
beautifully. Whatever beverage you choose to help
celebrate during the holidays with your cuisine,
please drink responsibly
and have a magnificent
time.
Homemade Eggnog
The constant stirring
of the egg mixture, while
it is cooking, is vital to ensure that the eggs dont
become scrambled eggs
6 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup whole milk
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Pinch of salt
1 additional cup of
whipping cream
6 tbsp dark or spiced
rum
1. In a stainless steel
bowl, whisk the egg
yolks with the sugar until
smooth.
2. Mix in the 1 cup of
whipping cream, the milk,
nutmeg, and salt until
completely combined.
3. Place the bowl over
a pot of simmering water. For a more temperate
heat, make sure that the
water does not touch the
bottom of the bowl. Whisk
the mixture constantly until it reaches a temperature
of 175 degrees Fahrenheit.
4. Remove the bowl
from the heat and immediately chill uncovered in
the refrigerator until cold.
5. While the mixture is
cooling, whisk the remaining cup of whipping cream
until soft peaks form.
6. Once the egg mixture is cold, gradually fold
it into the whipped cream
from the previous step.
7. Stir in the rum, pour
into glasses and garnish
with more freshly grated
nutmeg.
Makes just over fi ve
cups.
BASSWOOD NEWS
By ZELDA FIRBY
ongratulations to Ila Ross who celebrated her Special Birthday on December 12th. On Sunday her
family hosted a birthday party at the home of son Barry
and Johannes. An afternoon of socializing and food
with family and friends was enjoyed before grandson
Mac Ross made a toast to Ila, followed by the singing of
Happy Birthday and cake.
Sam Ross and his girlfriend have returned home
from Europe where they visited 12 countries. Sam is
now off to Dauphin where he has secured a job with
Richardson/Pioneer.
Congratulations to Ron Skeoch on his retirement
after 30 years operating Rons Tire in Brandon and 48
years in the industry. Ron lived in Basswood with his
family where he attended school, then started working
at Minnedosa Tire.
I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year and especially those in the Minnedosa
Care Home from the Basswood area: Eva Borschawa,
Steve Clarke, Doreen Lochhead, Eunice Girling and
Bernice McMillian who is in the hospital.
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4 piece bedroom suite in two
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queen storage bed $750, 3
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rocker recliners in two styles
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Happy 9th, 5th and 3rd

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Grandpa H. and
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COMING EVENTS
The Minnedosa United
Church invites you to the following Christmas Service and
Events: December 4th White
Gift Sunday and Sunday
School 11:00 a.m., December
11th Worship and Cantata
11:00 a.m., December 18th
Worship with the Bell Choir
11:00 a.m., December 21st
Longest Night Service 7:00
p.m., December 24th Christmas Eve Service 7:00 p.m. and
no service on December 25th.
(37-4) x
Covenant
Church
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served. December 24th, 7
p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. December 25th,
8 a.m. Christmas Morning
Service,Coffee and traditional Julotta treats served. January 1st, 10:30 Sunday Morning Worship Service. (39-2) x
COMING EVENTS
NOTICES
7th Annual Minnedosa and District Christmas

Dinner at Noon on Christmas Day at MCCC. Bring
your family, bring your
friends! All ages welcome.
Free Christmas Dinner!
Call Susan at 204-8673425 from December 15th
to 22nd if you would like
to attend or if you would
like to help as a volunteer
for the event! Help make
smiles on Christmas Day!
Donations for the event
may be left at the Minnedosa Credit Union (38-3) x

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December 16th and remain
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published December 23rd or
December 30th. Happy Holidays!
A Gala Evening to recognize Leanne Rowat, former

MLA for the Minnedosa and
Riding Mountain constituencies, will be held at the Shoal
Lake Community Hall on
Monday, January 16th. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30
p.m. Brian Pallister, Leader of
the Progressive Conservative
Party of Manitoba, will be the
guest speaker. Tickets, priced
at $100 each, are available
from Greg Nesbitt at 204-3657771 or Michelle Gensiorek at
204-759-2644 ext. 1. A portion
of the ticket price is tax deductible. (39-2) x
Minnedosa
&
District Services to Seniors
Minnedosa Handivan Office will be closed December
23rd - January 3rd. Messages
will be checked regularly.
204-867-5190. Lifeline service
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by John Cullen, Nora and Harry Driedger. Tickets $12.00
each. Pick up at the 50+ Centre (available December 7th)
or call 204-867-1956. (38/40) x
Join us for the lighting
of Heritage Memory Lights in
Tanners Crossing Park on Friday, December 16th at 7 p.m.
following the Santa Parade.
Elphinstone
Lions
Christmas Turkey and
Cash Bingo at Elphinstone
Memorial Hall Monday,
December 19th. Doors
open at 6:00 p.m. early
birds 7:00 p.m. regular
games 7:30 p.m. Refreshments available. (39-2)
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The Rolling River School Division is accepting sealed tender bids until
January 9, 2017 at 12:00 noon (central time)
on the sale of a Board Room Table (seats 18) and 2 matching side tables.
Bids stating the purchase price offered must be submitted on organization letterhead and be signed by
an approved signing officer for the organization submitting the bid, to the attention of:
Secretary-Treasurer
Rolling River School Division
Administration Office Box 1170
Minnedosa, MB R0J IE0
Email: rrsd@rrsd.mb.ca
Fax: 204-867-2037
Picture and description of the tables can be viewed at
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Division/Pages/Tenders.aspx)
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Purchaser is responsible for pick up and transportation.
The highest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted.
For information or to arrange viewing, please contact:
Fred Scott
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Rolling River School Division
Box 1170
Minnedosa, MB
R0J 1E0
Telephone: (204) 867-2754
Fax: (204) 867-2037
E-mail: fscott@rrsd.mb.ca
CARD OF THANKS
Looking for an on-call

nanny for a four year old girl
and a one year old boy to work
in Minnedosa. Hours can be
unpredictable and may only
allow for two hours notice.
Drivers license is an asset.
Wage is negotiable. Call or
text Marc for more information 204-867-7534. (38-3) x
Thomson. Thank you to

the doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and staff of
Minnedosa Hospital for the
excellent care Mary received.
Also thank you for the visits, food, cards, flowers and
phone calls which we received at the time of Marys
passing. All of this was very
much appreciated during this
difficult time. Wendell and
family. x
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HELP WANTED
Minnedosa Community
Child Care is currently seeking a creative and enthusiastic individual for the position of Child Care Substitute.
Applicant will be subject to
Criminal Record and Child
Abuse Registry Checks. ECE II
Certificate is an asset but not
required. The responsibilities
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basic cleaning, etc. For more
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Minnedosa. Deadline: January
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OBITUARIES
LOIS ISABELLE NEABEL
(nee EMMOND),
APRIL 11TH, 1936 DECEMBER 7TH, 2016
Lois grew up on a farm near Benito, Manitoba. Her father, Richard
Emmond, was a beekeeper, and
her mother Reta was also active in
the business. While Lois spent most
of her time on the farm, she also
spent much of her early life travelling,
especially in winter, when her father supplemented his income from honey sales by
working. She graduated from Benito School with
Grade 11, and entered the University of Manitoba, graduating with a Home Economics degree in 1957.
After graduation, Lois worked for the Manitoba Department of Agriculture (MDA) as a Home
Economist. Based in Neepawa, her territory covered much of southern Manitoba. In the fall of
1958 she moved to Winnipeg to become Assistant Director of Home Economics, and in May 1960
she moved to Shoal Lake.
Lois married John Lewis Neabel on June 20th, 1959. Over the next three decades, John worked
mainly for the MDA in various positions, in Shoal Lake, Lockport, Morden, Roblin, Killarney,
Brandon, Winnipeg and finally, in 1991 in Minnedosa.
Lois was always involved in many volunteer community activities, but her passion was the
Manitoba Womens Institute (WI). She was Provincial Secretary to the WI when she was with the
MDA in Winnipeg. She served on several regional boards, was provincial secretary, member-atlarge, and Provincial President. She was Executive Member of the Manitoba WI on the WIs board
at the national level. She was an active member of the Basswood WI until her passing.
While in Minnedosa, her volunteer work included working with Meals on Wheels and the 50+
Centre, but especially with the Minnedosa Archives, where she served as town representative,
and as President and Secretary. She dedicated many enjoyable hours to the archives.
Those who will miss her include her two daughters, Maureen Neabel (Paul Clark) and Brenda
Neabel Turbett (Ken Turbett), her four grandsons Linden Clark, Graham Turbett, Rowan Clark,
Garett Turbett and brother Ken Emmond, as well as her many friends and associates. Loiss husband predeceased her in 2015.
A private family funeral service has been held. Friends joined the family for a reception held at
the Minnedosa United Church hall.
The family requests that friends donate to the Manitoba Womens Institute or the Minnedosa
Foundation in lieu of flowers.
Minnedosa Funeral Service was in care of arrangements.
IN MEMORIAM
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In Loving Memory
of our Mom,
FLORENCE ROSE OAKLEY,
who passed away on
JANUARY 1ST, 2013
and of our Dad,
ISAAC OAKLEY,
who passed away
JANUARY 1ST, 2016
Time is...
Too slow for those who Wait,
Too swift for those who Fear,
Too long for those who Grieve,
Too short for
those who Rejoice,
But for those who Love,
Time is Eternity
BORIS KRISTALOVICH
APRIL 14TH, 1917
DECEMBER 25TH, 1991
He who dwells in the shelter
of the Most High
will rest in the shadow
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I will say of the LORD,
He is my refuge
and my fortress, my God,
in whom I trust.
Psalm 91
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By MARY-ANNE
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RRSD Superintendent
ith the holiday season fast approaching

this is an opportunity to
highlight some of the activities that have taken place
in Rolling River School
Division (RRSD) over the
fall. Th e School Division
is full of dedicated and enthusiastic individuals who
are committed to ensuring positive educational
opportunities for our students. We have robust
participation in music, art,
drama, athletics and service projects. In the spirit
of the season, our schools
are preparing for holiday

concerts. We encourage
you to attend and enjoy the
entertainment provided by
the creative and talented
youth in our communities.
Please visit our RRSD website for a concert schedule
listing at rrsd@rrsd.mb.ca
Parent/Teacher Conferences were held on
November 25th. The conferences provide an opportunity to establish a
co-operative home-school
partnership. These one to
one meetings are an opportunity to talk about
academic, social and behavioral progress with the
goal of helping students
learn and be successful in
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the school year, and to be
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Im particularly appreciative of the work
completed this fall on
the RRSD Strategic Plan
which included broad
participation of the Rolling River School Division Trustees, Principals,
Teachers, Thoughtstream
Community Survey data,
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2016 to 2021. The priorities include Cultural Profi ciency, Mental Health
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are less involved in crime,
into their adult years. The
PAX program is currently
being implemented in
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ing the PAX program to

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I would like to express
my gratitude to students,
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Tribune
The Minnedosa
2016 Christmas Section

December 16, 2016
B-2
With a round of Best Wishes

From All Of Us
Have A Jolly
Good Season!
We sure do
appreciate your
dropping in this
past year. Merry
Christmas and
many thanks!
May you enjoy the blessings of the season with the ones
you love, and may the New Year bring you much
happiness, success and good fortune.
LES MOFFAT
INC.
peace
Let It Grow!
joy
Let It Grow!
love
As another holiday
season comes into bloom,
wed like to share our
sincere best wishes with
each and every one of you.
We couldnt pick better
friends and neighbours.
Thank you for nurturing our
success with your kindness
and support.
Let It Grow!
Flowers on Main
Wishing You a Warm

& Cozy Christmas
Wishing you peace, joy

and prosperity all year!
Were grateful to be part of
such a great community.
The kindness and support of good friends
and customers like you make doing business
here a pleasure for us. Many thanks!
Sims & Co.
As another holiday season takes

shape, we hope it brings an
abundance of joy and good fortune
to you and yours.
Norm Sims Q.C., Lorraine Sleep,

Elaine Oswald, Della Purdy-Gilchrist
& Stephen Yusuff
Thanks for contributing to our

success this year. We sincerely
appreciate your patronage and
friendship. All the best!
Its a Wrap!
As we put the finishing touches on another year, wed like to

send our best and brightest holiday wishes to you, our valued
customers. We cherish the gifts of your friendship and
support at the holidays and all year. Thanks for giving us so
many reasons to celebrate!
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happy holiday from
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Were Filled
With
Gratitude!
As we gear up for Christmas,

wed like to share our thanks
and best wishes with you, our
valued customers and friends
here in the community. Your
support and goodwill have
really made our year special,
and we sincerely appreciate
your patronage.
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Christmas Memories
Joan Skatch poses with a family Christmas

stocking that she made 42 years ago.
By HILLARY CAMPBELL
M
Joan
old
has
with
ove over ghosts of

Christmas
past!
Skatch, 90-yearMinnedosa resident
shared information
The Tribune on what
Christmas was like for her

as a young person. Born
in Canada, Joans family moved to a small island
near Portsmouth, England
when she was very young.
She spent the remainder
of her childhood there.
She recalls, of England,

that there was often a
green Christmas. There
was not nearly as much
snow as we get in Canada. Skatch recalls an early
Christmas, when she was
about six-years-old, that
her father made her a doll

house. My dolls house
had electricity, it had a
flashlight battery in the
roof part, and I had electric light, said Skatch. In
those days, electricity was
different than it is today,
and to have a dolls house
that had electricity was
definitely something to be
proud of. Ill never forget
that! That was pretty smart
in those days because
we just had oil lamps,
Skatch noted with pride.
Having a bedroom that
was curtained off near the
landing at the top of the
stairs, Skatch recalls her
father carrying this dolls
house up the stairs, I remember him coming up
with this red brick house.
It was in England, so it was
more bricks than here.
When Skatch was growing
up, it was shortly after the
depression years, so much
of the Christmases she
had as a child were heavily based on family, rather
than gifts, so a gift as special as a dolls house with
electricity meant a great
deal to her. She also loved
her teddy bears, that was
something you always
wanted, she noted. She
also spoke of sugar mice,
that went in your stocking.
Growing up, Christmas
trees were not commonplace for Skatch, we just
had a little artificial tree
on the table, they were too
hard to come by. However, they often decorated
with mistletoe and holly,
which they would collect
from the woods. When
Joan was 10-years-old,
her father started a business in her small town and
he began to sell Christ-
mas trees there, helping

to make them more common in her community.
When she was growing
up, Joan recalls her mother
making Christmas cakes
every year. To this day,
Skatch still enjoys Christmas cake, however the Canadian community does
not value them the same as
they did overseas, so when
she attends Christmas
events, she now opts to
make trifles instead. One
tradition she spoke of is
when the Christmas pudding was brought to the table alight. that was really
something, and they dont
do it here!, she added. She
also recalls, my grandmother was very fond of
gingerbread, so if we ever
went to see her, we had
to take gingerbread. She
had to walk over two miles
when she went to Grannys house. She noted
that one of her favourites,
when it came to Christmas
baking, was the fruit that
was made out of marzipan.
She recalls the first year
her family made the switch
from a Christmas chicken
to a Christmas turkey, it
was the year she broke
her leg on Christmas Eve!
When speaking of
Christmas
traditions,
Skatch mentioned that
for many years she has
been creating homemade stockings for her
family. The oldest one is
42-years-old. When The
Tribune reporter arrived
at her home, she was in
the midst of making new
ones for her great-grandchildren.
Skatch also
commented that, I dont
like some of the new music we have, I like the old
WISHES
MERRY & BRIGHT
Glad tidings to you and your kin this holiday

season with gratitude from all of us.
Salers Backhoe & Trucking

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hymns. Church was an

important part of Christmas during her upbringing. Another tradition of
note, for Skatch, was when
they were making the
Christmas pudding, everybody in the family stirred
the pudding, and then
made a Christmas wish.
Joan moved to
Canada in 1948, after the
Second World War. During
the war, she recalls being
in a church at Christmas
time, and the windows
were blacked out. She
recalls that there was a
Christmas play being put
on, and looking up to see
one of the angels in the
play, and it being one of
the beautiful memories
she has during the war. It
was hard during wartime,
and, you just did the best
you could. It was during
the war that she met her
husband, Steve. Christmas
has a special place in her
heart because this was the
time of year that she and
her life-long partner met.
Being a senior member of
the Girl Guides in her community, she and her family
invited Canadian soldiers
who were stationed near
her home to spend Christmas with them. The British soldiers typically went
home at Christmas, but the
Canadians were too far for
this luxury. Her husband
was on staff on the island,
and so it was on Christmas
that a new love was formed.
We didnt have much
food, said Skatch, but
we fed them something.
When she and Steve
moved to Canada, they began to celebrate Christmas
on January 7th, as her husband was from a Ukrainian
family. They always made
their way to Crawford
Park, where her husband
was from, to spend the
day with his family. However, she and her husband
also celebrated Christmas on December 25th.
This year, Skatch will
be spending Christmas
with family in Clanwilliam. She has family from
Vancouver coming to visit,
and is very much looking
forward to it.
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Letters to Santa
Dear Santa,
HOw are you?I am very excited for
Christmas. I would like a Marchall from Paw
Patrol. I would also like a Toy Ninja Turtle
Raph. Like Bryces Raph. I would also like
a toy puppy that winds up and walks in a
circle and barks. And i would also like a toy
square that winds up and flips. And last but
not least I would like a multi-coloured pen.
Isaac Syslak
Age 4 1/2
P.S. I like your sweater
p.p.S. Can you get my big brother a toy reindeer for Christmas? Thanks and my Dad a Toy
sleigh.
Dear Santa,,
Dear Santa,
How are you? I have been a very good girl this
year. For Christmas i would like Paw Patrol toys
and lots of books! Also can you please bring my
brother Christian a nerf gun? I will leave cookies for you and carrots for your reindeer. Please
make sure that Rudolph gets one! Hes likes it the
carrot!
Thank you Santa
Raelynn Gemby
Age 2
Can you bring my Dad an adult size dirt biike.

And me the adomanes rex. And also can you
get my little brother a snowboard for a 4
1/2 year old and one for me too. I am 7 and
a half. And can you also bring me a tablet
cover.
From Bryce King
Age 7
P.S. I tried to draw
you I didnt have a
peach so i just used
orange Does it look
good? Write me back.
Greetings Santa,
This year for Christmas I would like a Michaels gift
card, my room re-painted and re-arranged, and
last but not lest a very happy family!!!
Your Friend,
Ashlley Magnusson
Age 10
From
My Home
to Yours
go my
warmest
wishes for a
happy holiday!
Dear Santa,
I would like a GT Snowrasr or a remote
contrlle snowmobile or a shark tooth
necklace. I have been very good this year.
Sincerely.
Scotty Magnusson
Age 7
Thank you for your

patronage in 2016. I look
forward to serving all of your
Real Estate needs in 2017.
Rick Taylor 204-867-7551
Twas the night before Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.
And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winters nap.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
His eyes-how they twinkled! His dimples how merry!

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow

Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,

And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nicholas too.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"
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B-6
Inspire children to give back this season
(NC)
hile many children

in our communities could be excused for
thinking that people everywhere in the world experience the holiday season
in much the same way we
do in Canada, adults know
this isn't the case. As we
grow up, we learn that not
all children will have the
economic advantage of
experiencing the joy of a
holiday gift.
In fact, a recent survey

found that many children
can't even access basic human rights such as getting
an education, let alone receive a present. The Small
Voices, Big Dreams survey
is an international poll of
more than 6,000 children
in 41 countries by ChildFund Alliance, a global
network of international
development
organizations including the Christian Children's Fund of
Canada. It found that 91
per cent of children in Afghanistan say they have

been forced to miss school
to help their families with
work obligations.
Understanding that
there is so much need in
the world, adults also realize it's important to teach
our children that the holidays are actually more
about giving than getting
presents.
This holiday, start your
children off on a journey
where they will want to
Hope Your Holiday Is a
Perfect 10
As we wrap up another year,

we are grateful for the chance to
share our thanks and best wishes
with our valued customers
and friends.
Thanks for chilling

with us this year.
Were always thrilled
to see you!
make a positive difference

in the lives of others. Christian Children's Fund of
Canada recommends the
following to help parents
teach their children about
the joy of giving:
1. Volunteer at a local
charity. Helping others is
a rewarding and eye-opening experience. Before you
know it, your kids will be
seeking out opportunities
to take action.
2. Fundraise. Help your
children explore a cause
they feel passionate about
and come up with creative
ways to support it. This
will also inspire them to
become leaders for social
good.
3. Support other children around the world.
By donating items from
Christian Children's Fund
of Canada's gift catalogue,
kids learn about the importance of going beyond
our borders to help those
less fortunate. Learn more
at www.ccfcanada.ca.
Have a Merry
Little Christmas
Heres hoping your
Christmas is filled with
childlike wonder and
excitement!
We wish you and your
loved ones all the best
From Karen
and the Kids
at
Little
Sprouts
Childcare
Home
How to achieve a stressfree holiday season
Thanks
for making our year merry

and bright with your visits.
We hope your Christmas is filled
!
to the brim with happy surprises
M & M Autobody
Mervin, millie, Bruce,
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There may be a chill in
the air, but our hearts
are warmed by thoughts of
our many good friends
and neighbours at this special
time of year. Thanks, folks!
Council & Staff

Municipality of Harrison Park
(NC)
he holidays can be
hectic, with a lot of
work going into gift-giving,
cooking, setting up decorations, and planning parties. Fortunately, there are
ways to find time to slow
down, take it all in, and
enjoy time with family and
friends.
One of the top holiday
stressors is dealing with finances, which is also one
of the last things that we
want to think about during this time. According
to Kerry Reynolds, head

of consumer marketing at
PayPal Canada, awkward
conversations about money can be avoided.
The average Canadian
is down $462 in outstanding IOUs, partly because
theyre
uncomfortable
asking to be paid back, she
says. Using PayPal, we can
quickly and easily make
peer-to-peer payments at
the touch of a button so
that uncomfortable followups can be a thing of the
past.
Here are some more
tips to reduce stress this

holiday season:
1. Make a list of dates.
Mark your calendar with
key dates like events or
travel and include important milestones leading up
to them. Consider when
you need to pack, hire a
babysitter, purchase an
outfit, and arrange transportation so you arent left
co-ordinating at the last
minute.
2. Do as much work
in advance as possible.
If youre hosting a dinner
party, pre-chop veggies
and make your salad dressing in advance for easy assembly. If your meal can
be pre-cooked and frozen
for reheating later, take advantage and get the work
out of the way well ahead
of time.
3. Get out of line and go
online. Spend more time
playing and less time paying when you shop online
from the comfort of your
home. And be sure to leave
yourself enough time for
delivery to avoid any unnecessary stress.
Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice
HOLIDAY
RECIPE GUIDE
NANAIMO BARS
TARRAGON CRUSTED ROAST BEEF
BOTTOM:
3/4 cup butter/margarine, melted
1/3 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup chocolate chips
2 1/2 cups Graham (hee!) cracker crumbs
Mix together and place in 8-inch square pan. Bake at 350
for 12-15 minutes. Chill.
Ingredients:
1 boneless beef top round roast (3 to 4 lb/1.5 to 2 kg)
2 tsp (10 mL) salt
1 tsp (5 mL) freshly ground pepper
6 cloves garlic finely chopped
2 tbsp (30 mL) dried tarragon leaves
2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil
Fresh tarragon sprigs, if desired
MIDDLE:
1/4 cup butter
2 cups sifted icing sugar
2 Tbsp Birdseye (or any) custard powder
1/4 cup cream/milk (as needed to keep soft)
Mix together, put on top of the bottom layer, and chill.
1. Heat oven to 450F. Spray shallow roasting pan with

cooking spray; place beef in pan. In small bowl, mix salt,
pepper, garlic, dried tarragon and oil. Rub mixture on all
sides of beef.
2. Bake uncovered 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature
to 350F. Bake 30 to 40 minutes longer or until of desired
doneness. Cover; let stand 15 minutes before slicing.
Garnish with tarragon sprigs.
TOP:
3 chocolate squares
1/4 cup butter or margarine (melted)
Stir together and spread on top with a spatula.
Try not to eat the entire batch in one sitting.
POTATO AND CHEESE CASSEROLE
KERRIS HOLIDAY PUNCH
Ingredients:
POTATOES
1 box Betty Crocker* Au Gratin Scalloped Potatoes
2 cups (500 mL) boiling water
1 cup (250 mL) half-and-half
2 tbsp (30 mL) margarine or butter
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 cup (250 mL) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 cup (50 mL) sliced green onions (4 medium)
1/4 tsp (1 mL) coarse ground black pepper
TOPPING
1/2 cup (125 mL) plain bread crumbs
2 tbsp (30 mL) butter, melted
1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh parsley
Ingredients:
1 (750 millilitre) bottle Southern Comfort liqueur
6 fluid ounces lemon juice
1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
3 litres lemon-lime flavoured carbonated beverage
2 drops red food coloring
1 orange, sliced into rounds 1 lemon, sliced into rounds
1. Heat oven to 400F.

2. In 2-quart casserole, mix Potatoes, Sauce Mix,
boiling water, half-and-half and butter. Stir in
remaining potato ingredients. Bake uncovered 35
minutes.
3. In small bowl, mix bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle
over top. Bake 8 minutes longer or until topping is
golden. Sprinkle with parsley. Let stand 5 minutes before serving (sauce will thicken as it stands).
1. In a large punch bowl, combine Southern Comfort,

lemon juice, lemonade concentrate and orange juice
concentrate. Stir in lemon-lime soda, and add a few
drops red food colouring. Float orange and lemon
slices for garnish.
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B-8
Many Ways To Say

Merry Christmas
Afrikaans - Gesende Kersfees en n Voorspoedige
Nuwe Jaar.
Arabic - Id Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida
Argentine - Felices Pasquas Y felices ano Nuevo
Bulgarian - Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo
Hristovo
Chinese - Mandarin - Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu
Shen Tan
Chinese - Catonese - Saint Dan Fai Lok
Croatian - Sretan Bozic i Nova Godina
Czech - Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy
Rok
Danish - Gldelig Jul
Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
Filipino-Maligayang Pasko
Finnish - Hyvaa joulua
French - Joyeux Nol
German - Froehliche Weihnachten
Greek - Kala Christouyenna
Hawaiian - Mele Kalikimaka
Hebrew - Moadim Lesimkha. Chena tova
Icelandic - Gledileg Jol
Indonesian - Selamat Hari Natal
Iraqi - Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish - Nollaig Shona Dhuit
Italian - Buone Feste Natalizie
Korean - Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Norwegian - God Jul
Polish - Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia
Portuguese - Feliz Natal
Russian - Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva s
Novim Godom
Scots Gaelic - Nollaig chridheil huibh
Spanish - Feliz Navidad
Swedish - God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt r
Thai - Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish - Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian - Z Rizdvom Khrystovym ! - Merry
Christmas
Vietnamese - Chuc Mung Giang Sinh
Welsh - Nadolig Llawen
Yugoslavian - Cestitamo Bozic
With gratitude, we wish all of you a truly magical and miraculous season.
Partners & Staff
Accent Chartered Professional Accountants

Dauphin, Onanole, & Shoal Lake
Heres hoping your holiday season is just the

way you like it. Its always a pleasure to serve
folks like you and we sincerely appreciate your
dining with us this past year.
Sun Sun
May Your Days Be

Merry & Bright!
With gratitude in our hearts, we bid you a most
joyous and memorable holiday season.
We know we will never forget the goodwill
and friendship youve shown us. Noel!
MINNEDOSA
PHARMACY
Wayne Currah & Staff
The Board of Directors,

Management and Staff of
Snow and lights are in the air,

joy and laughter everywhere!
As we celebrate this blessed season,
we count you among the many reasons
that gratitude fills our hearts and minds
all year long and especially
at Christmastime.
Thank you for making
2015 a very good year for us.
Best wishes to you and yours!
Erickson Credit Union

extends wishes for a safe
and happy holiday season.
Christmas Hours
December 24th - 27th - Closed
December 28th - 30th - Closed
December 31st - Closed
January 1st 2nd - Closed
The Minnedosa District Museum &

Heritage Village Corp. Board
would like to send Seasons Greetings and a
big Thank-You to all who volunteered and
supported the Heritage Village
this past year.
MINNEDOSA
INSURANCE SERVICES
&
RAPID CITY
INSURANCE SERVICES
BRUCE, LORI, CHERI, Alison,
KIM, IRENE AND AMBER
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Presenting
Our
Best Wishes
Cue the Lights:

Its Christmas!
Hope its merry, hope its bright, Hope the season treats you right!
At the holidays and all year, were filled with gratitude for
friends and customers like you. Thanks for brightening our year with
your visits. We wish you all the best!
Merry
Christmas!
Please accept
our thanks and
best wishes for
a happy holiday
season.
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Law Office
Board of Directors,
Management & Staff
Merry Christmas
& Many Thanks!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Best wishes for peace, health and happiness
during the holidays and for greater hope and promise
in the coming year.
Greg Nesbitt
MLA Riding Mountain Constituency
Constituency Office: #7 515 4th Avenue
P.O. Box 100 Shoal Lake, MB R0J 1Z0
Phone (204) 7593313 Fax (204) 7593254
Toll Free 18448777767
Email gregnesbittmla@mymts.net
When it comes to fashion, this we know,

Trends may come and trends may go
But friends like you are just our style
Cause you make doing our job worthwhile!
Merry Christmas and many thanks for your

business this past year.
Ray, Beth, Judy,
Terry, Joan, Alanna
& Telecia
For all the support

youve given us, we will
always be grateful.
For your friendship,
we are deeply
blessed.
We Wish You
a Beautiful
Season
From the sights that you greet
to the people you meet,
we hope each day of this
special season brings peace,
joy and light to your heart.
We know that your visits have
certainly made our year merry
and bright. Thank you
for your continued
support and
friendship!
R.M. of Minto - Odanah
Wishing you and yours, all

the trimmings of
a beautiful holiday season.
We thank you for your kind
patronage this past year.
A Wish For
You at The
Holidays
May the Yuletide spirit shed its light

Making your holiday merry and bright;
May peace, joy and good will abound,
Spreading good cheer all around;
May glad tidings come your way
As you celebrate the holiday;
R.M. of Oakview
Doug and Carolyn

Crawley and
Michelle Nourish
Crocus
Upholstering
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Heritage Memory Lights

As the holidays approach we pause to remember friends and family who are no longer here with us.
We should also remember that their memory and spirit lives on through each and every one of us. By
lighting a heritage memory light in honour of our loved ones we are reminded
how brightly their memory shines on!
IN MEMORY OF:
Shawn Cooper
Fred and Lorna Wetteland
Betty-Jean Yager
Jim Spraggs
Randy Spraggs
Melvin and Alice Wade
Jim and Gunhild Bold
Allan Bold
Gulbrand and Agnes Foseid
Steve and Margaret Holyk
Vivian Hales
Parry Hopkins
Doris Suski
Nellie Woychyshyn
Adolph Sillen
Yvonne Sillen
Isaac and Florence Oakley
Arnold Nichols
Art and Edith Pearson
Art and Lorraine Hutton
Carol Robbins
Wendy Horner
David Taylor
Neil McKinnon
Jim McKinnon
Rixon McKinnon
Judy Walker
Ian Harland
Bob Harrington
REMEMBERED BY:
Jack Gibbons
Brian, Terry, Tyler, Haley and Stephanie
Ron Yager and Family
Bev and Deryl Habing and Jean Spraggs
Mom and Deryl and Bev Habing
Esther Holyk, Evelyn Kowalick and families
Daughters Esther and Evelyn and families
Sisters Esther and Evelyn and families
Granddaughters Esther and Evelyn and families
Jack, Esther, Darryl and Karen
Gary and Vonda
Kayla, Mom and Dad, Shari, Heath, Tess and Lance
Blair and Ruth Hopkins
Wally and Enid (Je)
Emily Sillens family
Emily Sillens family
Brian, Michele and family and Jim, Shelly and family
Brian, Michele and family
Dennis and Debbie
Dennis and Debbie
Husband Bob, son Wayne and sisters
Jane and Marie Peterson
Tracy, Megan and Heather
Donald Taylor
Brenda and Darcy Caners, Jane, Nick,
Katie, Ashley and Justin McKinnon
Dave Walker and family
Darryl Holyk
Diane, Jill, Karen and family
Elsie Wedgewood
Mervin and Gretta McLaughlin
Mike Mochnacz
Lori and Clay Searle
Verna Averill
Eleanor Brown
Dale Delgaty
Evelyn Delgaty
Steve Usick
Sheila Usick
Gary Michaluk
Helen Alexander
Jim and Joyce Cooper
Harold and Alma Peterson
Sydenia and Aud Johnson
Connor Boyd
Don H. McNabb
Bill Masters
Gordon Pollon
Gary Pollon
Jacqueline Lawson
Arden Wark
Edna and Inar Strahl
Mark Cameron
Shawn Cooper
Jared Loyd Riddell
Don Hay
Kelly Hauser
Barb Cook
Allan (Ham) and Florence Orr
Em and Els Hudson
Dick and Dorothy Brugger
Nick Stebeleski
Joan Kingdon
Kirk Woodcock
Don Woodcock
Ian Kingdon
Hulda Knudesen
Hilmer and Tena Peterson
Norman Wahoski
Kathleen Faschauner
Jason Nylen
Harvey, Shannon and family

Cam, Sharon and family
Mabel, Phyllis, Dave and family
Judy and Blake
Fred Brown
Fred Brown
Tom and Marie Delgaty
Tom and Marie Delgaty
Lillian, Brian and Wendal Usick
Lillian, Brian and Wendal Usick
Diane and Andrew Michaluk
Dick, David, Jane and families
Sharon, Glen, Shawn and Katelyn
Ingvar and Karen Johnson and family
Ingvar and Karen Johnson and family
Mom and Dad
Doris McNabb
His family
Katherine and family
Katherine and family
Mom, Dad and Je
Don and Donna Shorrock
The Chisholms
Mom and Dad
Dave, Cheryl and Jen Cooper
His Loving Wife
Ken and Janice Jenkins
Ray and Cheryl Orr
Cheryl and Ray Orr
Richard and Alice Brugger and family
Wife Mabel and family
Barb Kingdon
Mom and family
Stella and family
The Gundersons
Nieces Jane and Marie Peterson
Daughters Jane and Marie,
grandson Wayne and Son-in-law Bob
Lorne & Elanor Nickart
Lorne & Elenor Nickart
Glen & Diane Nylen
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Thanks and best wishes to you at the holidays.
Burton Enterprises
204-867-3950
Stop by any location of the Heritage Co-op for what you need
and want to make the season memorable
MINNEDOSA, BRANDON, WAWANESA, ERICKSON & SANDY LAKE
Happy holidays from the Board, Management & Staff at
Heritage Co-op
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Co-op gift cards are redeemable right here at your local Co-op
and also at any participating Co-op location across Western Canada!!
FOOD | H OME | AGRO | FUEL
With best wishes and

thanks from our team!
Minnedosa Chiropractic Centre
Special
Delivery:

Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0
204-867-5290
Holiday Greetings
Merry Little Christmas
BIG JOY
to you and yours!
Heres hoping your holiday is uplifting in

every way! Were always proud to be of
service and we thank you for your
continued patronage.
Bethany Motors

!
Our best wishes for a Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year!
Thanks for your
support, friends.
BOYD TRUCKING
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Ho-Ho-Hope
Treemendous
Its Fun!
Thanks
With appreciation from

our entire team, we wish
you all a fun-filled and
Merry Christmas!
Seasons Greetings
Heres hoping your holiday is
beautiful in every way.
Thanks for your business!
May the Christmas season bring a rush of excitement that

leaves you laughing all the way through the New Year!
Thanks for your trust in us.
We appreciate your loyal support and friendship!
Four Seasons Repair
A Wish Fore You
Modern Looks
Unisex Hair Design
Wishing all our friends

and customers a
Merry Christmas
and a happy healthy
New Year!
Thank you for your
support over the past year
and we look forward to
serving you again in 2017!
A&B
Dalrymple
Country Farm
Greenhouse
Hope your holiday is all-around wonderful!

Thanks for keeping us on course this year.
We really appreciate your support!
Ignite your
Christmas Spirit
We hope this Christmas delivers everything youve
been hoping for, and may the coming year be filled
with all kinds of goodies, including friendship, love,
joy, peace and contentment.
Merry Christmas
We hope your season is delightful in every way!
Thanks & Best Wishes

New Years at Skydancer Casino
February 6th & 7th - Southbeach Casino
Stop in for your 2017 Bus Trip Schedule
Destinations Plus &

Sharons Town & Country Insurance
Sharon, Karen, Wendy, Wendy & Jacki
The Minnedosa Fire Department

Dean Jordan, Chief
Parry Burgess, Deputy Chief
Mike Kowal, Deputy Chief
Jason Cooper, Captain
Jon Kowal, Captain
Adam Kowal
Ken Morrice
A.J. MacLennan
Kevin Enns
Allan Betteridge
Marty Moyer
Brad Kingdon
Matt Saler
Cam Woodcock Patrick Woodcock
Jordan Lewandoski
Scott Collen
Kelsey Abel
Thomas Birch
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6. Speak Out Board Game
7. Trolls Hug Time Poppy
8. Sky Viper Streaming Drone
9. Num Noms Lip Gloss Truck Kit
10. Star Wars Interactech Storm Trooper
Jackson
Aiden
Lucas
Liam
Noah
Ethan
Mason
Caden
Oliver
Elijah
Sophia
Emma
Olivia
Ava
Mia
Isabella
Riley
Aria
Zoe
Charlotte
and this happened...
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Sliding Away
By KEN KINGDON
relate to the shared experience of hurtling down a

ith the arrival of snow-covered hill.
winter over the past
I thought, as Decouple of weeks, I am re- cember always brings on
minded that nothing de- a slew of lists to mark the
fi nes a Canadian winter passing of the year, Id
and childhood more than share my list of top 5 slidsliding.
ing experiences that are
In fact, I propose
shared by all Canadian
that sliding is the most children:
important
experience
5.
Th
e self-inthat binds the countrys duced face wash. Sure
children together. Unlike that hill looks like a fantasy
hockey or maple syrup, fi eld of whipped cream,
almost every child, boy with its 6 inches of fresh,
or girl, urban or rural can untracked snow. Being the
Sending wishes of
peace, love and joy
Thank you for your
valued business.
We look forward
to working with
you in 2017.
Merry Christmas!
Adam, Erin and staff at
fi rst one down the slope,

with the bright idea of sliding head fi rst, seems like
an invitation to paradise.
Until, that is, the snow begins to pile into your eyes,
ears, and hair, and there is
nothing you can do to stop
it from happening. Then
the snow begins to funnel down that half inch
gap between the zipper
and your neck. Couple
this with the odd sensation of burny-freeziness
when snow packs onto
your wrists in that space
between your mitts and

your jacket sleeves. Oh the
pain, the pain.
4. Th
esaucer.
Who invented this thing
anyway? In the old days
(i.e. the 1970s), the saucer was made of metal,
which always guaranteed
2 things. Number one,
someone would accidentally lick it, and end up
with their tongue stuck
to it. Secondly, it would
nearly decapitate someone.
Todays modern
plastic version eliminates
both of these hazards, but
the mere fact that you still
end up sliding backwards
down the hill bags the
question: what evil thing
did I do to deserve Santas
punishment, bringing me
this stupid thing?
3. Death-defying
obstacles. Boredom on
the sliding hill is the number one cause of trips to
the hospital. After several
uneventful rips down the
hill, you have to look for a
bit of excitement. Early in
the season, such obstacles
usually include kids too
stunned to get out of the
way while standing at the
bottom of the hill. Thus,
they became legitimate
targets. Then, as the weak
are weaned out of the sledding population, children

have to invent new obstacles, sliding as close as possible to the barbed wired
fence, sliding through the
trees at high speeds, or
the inevitable jumping the
snowbank and landing on
the busy road. Finally, in
the spring, there is always
sliding through puddles,
creeks, or onto lakes.
Which is always followed
by the common parental
refrain what the who
left the pile of wet clothes
on the carpet?
2. Th
e train. Th ere
is always one person, at
one point during the winter season, who will come
up with the bright idea of
tying all the toboggans up
in a long line and sliding
down in a train. Sure, this
is a great idea if you are
sitting at the very back, in
what was once called the
caboose position. Woe is
you, though, if you end up
with fi ve hundred pounds
of kids and their toboggans
smashing into your back
when you in advertently
slam into whatever fixed
object suddenly appears
in the middle of the hill.
Who planted that darn tree
there, anyway?
1. Th
e classic
wooden toboggan.
By
placing this as number
1 on my list, I pay homage to the perfect piece of
sliding equipment. Sure,
those plastic GT Racers or
that tire tube that came off
of the worlds largest truck
may seem like someone
has built a better mouse
trap. Dont kid yourself.
You cant beat the old
wooden toboggan for its
ability to plough through
snow, make the big jump,
or be used as an improvised snowboard. And,
many of them are made
out of Canadian birch.
Which means that you can
burn it in the wood stove
when the rounded front finally splinters and cracks.
Whats more Canadian
than that?
Heres
wishing
you a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year,
and the best sliding yet!
Here Comes
Christmas!
We hope it delivers
everything on your wish list!
Thanks & Happy Holidays
Eat, Drink &

Be Merry!
Ken Beatty
Construction
With warm
wishes from
all of us this
holiday
season.
204-867-2558
Nick, Tracey
& Staff
Warmest Wishes This Holiday Season

The MNP teams in Neepawa and Minnedosa wish you and yours peace
and joy during the holiday season and throughout the New Year.
MNP.ca
Our Finest Wishes at the Holidays

Minnedosa Funeral
May your Christmas be rich in friendship, love, peace, health and happiness.
We wish you and yours all the best.
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F
Silent Night
Silent night, holy night

All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born
Silent night, holy night
Son of God, loves pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Deck the Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Tis the season to be jolly,
Don we now our gay apparel,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Troll the ancient Yule tide carol,
See the blazing Yule before us,
Strike the harp and join the chorus.
Follow me in merry measure,
While I tell of Yule tide treasure,
O Holy Night
O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,

It is the night of the dear Saviours birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
Oer the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friends.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother.
And in his name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw him,
you would even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games.
Fast away the old year passes,

Hail the new, ye lads and lasses,
Then one foggy Christmas Eve

Santa came to say:
"Rudolph with your nose so bright,
won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
Sing we joyous, all together,

Heedless of the wind and weather,
Then all the reindeer loved him

as they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
you'll go down in history!

We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
Good tidings for Christmas
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding
and a cup of good cheer
We wont go until we get some;
We wont go until we get some;
We wont go until we get some,
so bring some out here
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Joy to the World

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
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Have a Safe, Fire-Free Holiday Season

H
ere are a few simple

safety tips from the
Canada Safety Council to
keep your home fire-safe
during the holidays:
The Christmas Tree
When purchasing
a real tree, check for freshness by tapping it on the
ground dropping needles indicate a dry, highly
flammable tree. Needles
should be hard to pull
from branches and when
bent between your fingers,
they do not break.
When purchasing
an artificial tree, make sure
its fire resistant. Although
this label does not mean
the tree wont catch fire,
the tree will resist burning and should extinguish
quickly. It should also bear
the Canadian Standards
Association (CSA) label.
Place your tree
away from fireplaces, floor
heaters and other heat
sources. Heated rooms dry
out fresh trees, so be sure
to keep the stand filled
with water by topping it up
daily.
Never use lighted candles on or near the tree.

Dispose of a real
tree within 10 to 14 days
of purchase, or when the
needles begin to fall off in
large quantities; otherwise
it can start to dry out and
pose a fire hazard.
The Fireplace
Ensure the chimney flue is open and clean
before you light a fire.
Remove all decorations that could be
burned around the fireplace, such as stockings.
Always use a
screen in front of the
fireplace
to
protect
against flying sparks.
Do not burn wrap-
ping papers in the fireplace.

A flash fire may result,
as wrappings ignite suddenly and burn intensely.
Never leave the
fire unattended or let it
smoulder. Do not use
Christmas trees for firewood. Only use seasoned
and dried wood.
Decorations
Choose decorations that are flame-resistant, non-combustible
and
non-conductive.
Do not use metallic ornaments on the tree.
If they make contact with
defective wiring they could
become a shock hazard.
When decorating
the tree, place breakable
Let Heaven and

Nature Sing!
May the pure joy of Christmastime flourish all
around you and in your heart this season.
We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas
and a happy and prosperous 2017.
Husky Energy
Minnedosa Ethanol Plant
Management & Staff
SEASONS
EATINGS
Hope your
holiday serves
up a hearty
portion of peace
plus an extra
helping of joy.
We know serving
you has been a
real joy for us!
on Main
ornaments on the higher

limbs. It will protect your
children and pets as well
as safeguard the breakables.
Christmas Lights
Use
CSA-approved
lights
only.
Place indoor and outdoor lights in their respective
environments.
New or old, check
light strings for broken or
cracked sockets, frayed or
bare wires, or loose connections, and throw out
damaged sets. Make sure
you do this before putting
lights up. It is much easier
to replace bulbs on the
ground, than on the roof.
Do not use electric
light strings/sets on metallic trees. A faulty system
could energize the tree and
shock or electrocute anyone coming into contact.
Turn off all lights
when you go to bed or leave
the house. The lights could
short out and start a fire.
Do not overload
electrical outlets, and never string more than three
CORNER STONE GRILL WOULD LIKE TO

WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE.
CHEERS TO THE NEW YEAR!
Wishing You a Season of
Wonder
May every moment of your holiday be magical and bright.

We hope the season finds you surrounded by loved ones,
laughter and all the makings of new memories
you will cherish for a lifetime.
- John, Terry, Ruth and Alex
Burgess Law
Office
sets of lights per single extension cord.

Candles
Never
leave
burning candles unattended, and always keep
out of reach of children.
Keep
candles
in sturdy holders on a
stable surface, well away
from curtains, trees or
any
other
potentially flammable objects.
To
eliminate
the risk of an open
candle flame, use battery-powered
candles
whenever possible, especially when using candles
in a decorative setting.
Put out all candles before leaving the
room or going to sleep.
Take every precaution to ensure this
holiday season is one that
is safe and happy. Happy
holidays.
Thank You for your

valued business.
Redfern
Farm
Redfern
Service
Farm
Darin, Phil,
Services
Lynne, Glen,
Dan, Ken,
Phil,
Susan,
David
&
Michael
Kristie
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Christmas 1936
Articles and Ads reprinted from The Minnedosa Tribune 80 years ago.
Minnedosa Streets To Present

Colourful Scene During Yuletide
Minnedosa will
present a festive appearance this weekend
when Christmas decorations along Main
Street are completed.
Town officials have authorized a number of
decorations befitting
the season and these
will be effected by
the end of the week.
Chief among
Minnedosas
festive
clothes will be several
large Christmas trees
along Main Street.
These will be decorated
appropriately
with coloured lights
and all the trimmings
and will be placed
strategically along the
street. Proposed sites

are the intersections
of Main Street at The
Cash Store and the
Post Office. In addition, two trees will be
placed on either side
of the Town Hall entrance. As usual, the
front of the Town Hall
will be draped with coloured lights and will
display a Christmas
greeting sign in lights.
Merchants, too,
are arranging decorations on their shop
fronts which will include a number of individual trees. Adding
to these will be attractive window displays.
The Elks hall
will present its usual cheery Christmas

appearance with a
large lighted Christmas tree on its roof.
At the Minnedosa
Hotel, another large
Christmas tree has
been erected and is
now being decorated
with strings of lights.
Several strings
of street lights have
been purchased by
Town officials and an
effort is being made
to have these on hand
for the Christmas season. In addition, an attempt is being made
to increase the lighting power of the regular street lights, but it
is unknown whether
this
improvement
can be effected before
Christmas.
Vandals Display
Little Christmas
Spirit During Week
The old fashioned Christmas spirit
was decidedly lacking in a number of
cases during the past
week when vandals were reported to
be active in several
parts of Minnedosa.
Chief
complainants are the owners of electrically decorated Christmas trees.
They claim that persons on mischief bent
had stolen a number
of the lights from several decorated trees
in town and were
putting the owners
to considerable extra expense after the
work of decorating
has been completed.
One resident reports
that the fine tree in

front of his house
was chopped down
and the tree left laying in the street useless both to the owner
and the guilty party.
High winds did
much to aid those imbued with a destructive spirit. Minnedosa
residents rose Saturday morning to find
the north face of the
clock in the Post Office
tower blown in. Over
one-half of the face
was destroyed. Several
trees planted outside
as Christmas decorations were blown over
and a number of coloured lights smashed
in the fall.
Businesses
Advertising in
The Tribune
Christmas
edition:
The Valley Lumber Co.
Tremont Hotel
The Dominion Caf
Safeway
Lyric Theatre
Geo Thomson The
Jeweller
J.A. Burgess
Riverside Motors
Canadian Bank of
Commerce
Hotel Minnedosa
Leading Barber Shop
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bajus Bros. Hardware
Minnedosa Consumers Co-operative
T.R. Lowres Druggist
and Optometrist
The Fashion Shop
The New Store
W.G. Brown Lumber
and Coal Co.
Cleverleys Bakery
Minnedosa Stationary
and Fancy Goods Co.
Janeva Tea Room
F.W. Cornwall Hardware
The Minnedosa Pharmacy
Browns Bakery
Carrs Grocery
Landis Shoe Shine
The Cash Store
P.J. McDermott
Hensons Photo Studio
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Have a BALL this Season!
From Debbie, Alan and Family at
Minnedosa Bowl
Smile... Its Christmas!
Wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Looking forward to seeing you on the course in 2017!
We Wish You a
Merry Christmas
&
a Happy New
Year
Thanks for doing
business with us!
Birch
Construction
With wishes warm and bright to all of our

friends this holiday season. We look forward
to seeing you again soon.
Minnedosa Dental Clinic
Greetings
from
Hyndmans
Auction
Service!
Semi
Retired
Hyndmans
Auction
Service
Timer & Staff

Box 12, Rapid City
204-826-2092
Here
Comes
Santa
Claus!
Minnedosa Credit Union
Another Christmas
is rolling in,
and we hope
it delivers everything
on your wish list!
Board of Directors,
Management & Staff
Thanks for being an important part of our year.

Your friendship and support have made 2016 a
great ride for us, and we wish you all the best this
holiday season and in the coming year.
Brian Horner Trucking
Merry Christmas to You and Yours!
Brian, Shane and Heather
and staff.
Your community owned,

community minded
financial institution.
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Merry
Bright
Magical
Joyous
Healthy
Happy
Lucky
Blessed
Wherever you may wonder

Wherever you may roam...
there will always be a place for you
when you get back home;
A place where people know your name,
And acknowledge you at this festive occassion!
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and hope that everyone is
able to enjoy this Christmas with family and friends. May this
Christmas season be a special one that is filled with peace and
joy for you. Merry Christmas and our
best wishes to you in 2017.
From
The Mayor, Council and
Staff of the
Town of Minnedosa

December 16,2016

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