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As a new year comes, so do new trends and new be-ginnings. There are always things to leave in the past; here is a list of the top things to leave in 2015.1. Man Buns - This hairstyle… Yeah, it desperately

needs to be left behind. Everywhere you turn, there is a man bun. Unless you are in a band, this trend can safely be stored away in 2015.

2. ‘The colour of the dress’ - The dress that went viral on the Internet in February. It was posted and the question was asked, is the dress blue and black or white and gold? It caused lots of heated debates.

3. The Kardashians - It couldn’t be narrowed down to one, so let’s leave the entire family in 2015. Let’s stop caring what they had for lunch, the cool-est makeup, and the latest colour of hair.

4. Selfies - All forms of selfies need to take a rest in 2016. Especially food selfies and the selfie stick.

5. Just Bieber - He was a virus on his own, and then he participated in the 2015 man bun phenomenon. I’m sorry, it is time to leave the Bieber behind.

6. Watch me (Whip/Nae Nae) - This song and the stanky leg (break your legs) need to be left in the dust. No one needs to break their legs as a dance move.

Trends to leave in 2015

A sell-out crowd packed the Souris/Glenwood Community Hall on Boxing Day in support of Braden Pettinger.

“We raised just under $90,000,” said Deanna Kow-alchuck who helped organize the benefit social. “It was way more than we had hoped for. The entire com-

$90,000 Raised to Support PettingerTerri EgerWESTMAN [email protected]

munity and beyond supported the event.”Pettinger was playing his first game for the Portage

la Prairie Terriers in a hockey game against the Winni-peg Blues when the accident happened. A fall into the boards on November 12 left the 20-year-old defence-men paralysed from the chest down.

Manitoba Junior hockey League Commissioner Kim Davis reported that “there were two players: Braden and another player from the Blues. They were

shoulder-to-shoulder skating towards the puck. They were jostling a bit, not on top of each other, just side by side. Braden either slipped or tripped on his own and propelled forward towards the boards and hit his head.”

“There wasn’t a hit or anything, he just fell into the boards wrong,” said Kowalchuck.

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7. The phrase “keep calm and… This has carried on for way too long.”

8. The word ‘Bae’ - This is a big one. It is used by people thinking that it means babe, sweetie, baby etc. It is actually a Danish word meaning poop. When you say, I love you so much bae, it is not actually romantic.

9. Juicing - No, no more juice diets. Let’s get back to eating actual food.

10. 50 shades of Grey - Will forever be remembered as the 2015 Valentines day movie, but I think it is time to put our whips and chains down in 2016.

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What is Brandon Crime Stoppers?It is community-based. What we handle is tips from vari-

ous people in the community that have witnessed a crime. When they witnessed it they called the police right away or they have knowledge of a crime and didn’t call the police right away, but want to report what they witnessed, so they get a hold of Crime Stoppers. They make the call to crime stoppers, and that particular call doesn’t come to our Crime stoppers coordinator here in Brandon it goes to an outside line not even in the province of Manitoba. That tip informa-tion is taken and it is sent directly here to our coordinator in Brandon who then disperses it to the various sections within the police department for handling.

What does Brandon Crime Stoppers do with the tips that aren’t for Brandon?

If in fact we get a tip that is for Manitoba- Souris, Virden or somewhere in that vicinity, which is handled by Manitoba Crime Stoppers then our coordinator would pass it on to the local RCMP that handles that particular area.

Why do individuals with knowledge of a crime not just go to the police?

In some cases, people are apprehensive to make that par-ticular call to the police right away. With Crime Stoppers anonymity is completely withdrawn no one knows who you are when you make that call, its not tapped. We never ask names or phone numbers or anything like that. You are given a number if in fact your tip is approved then you can follow through and pick up your cash amount that is warranted for that particular tip. Ultimately a lot of people find knowledge of a particular crime later and they don’t actually witness a crime in effect if they did we would hope they would call the police right away. So, I think it is probably information relevant to the crime that comes up later and then they make the call to Crime Stoppers.

What is your position with Brandon Crime Stoppers and what does that entail?

Right now I am the Board Chairman with Brandon Crime

Journal Q & A with Rick ThomsonBrandon Crime Stoppers – A community Program

Rick Thomson, Chairman for Brandon Crime Stoppers has been a part of the organization for 16 years.

Stoppers. What I do is organize for the monthly meetings, we meet every second Wednesday of each month and that particular time we run down the agenda of anything we need to cover; whether it is voting in of a new member, going over volunteer information, going over an upcoming event, and we approve all the tips. The tips that go to the coordina-tor, he brings them forward at the meeting, we review the tips confirm if we should be paying that amount or not- if we are all in favour we approve the amount. We also, look into fundraising, various events in the city and we also have a mascot that may attend. As the Chairman I meet with the Manitoba Crime Stoppers, and Winnipeg Crime Stoppers every third month. At these particular meetings we exchange information for what works with our programs and we put it all together and if there is something that works well in Winnipeg that might work well in Brandon then we take that information and go forward with it.

Why did you decide to get involved with Brandon Crime Stoppers?

What Crime Stoppers has been they have media related people on the board and at the particular time when I became involved I was at CKX television. The other individual that was on the board was stepping down and at the point, some-one else had to step forward. They came to me and said, “ would you like to come on board?” and I have been sitting on the board ever since. I moved up the latter from being a board member, to the vice chair and now the chair position. At some point, we will have to move me off that particular spot and move someone else into the chair.

How has the experience with Crime Stoppers been?

It has been a great experience. I have met a lot of really outstanding people throughout the community because we have a very diverse board. Various people on the particular board from all different walks of life and employment; and we all come together at the meetings and it’s good because everyone has some aspect that they can actually pose for the board, so it helps us out in various versions of everything

we need to get done. Surprisingly enough there is always a question that may come up, whether it is legal or tax or something of that nature so it’s good to have all these vari-ous people on the board.

Anything else?Just another aspect of Brandon Crime Stoppers is we are

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The NDP are in deep trouble. If the Liberals hold onto their support-ers (the great unknown in the coming campaign) and get those support-ers to the voting booths, Greg Selinger won’t be the province’s premier on April 20.

Second, we could be seeing a repeat of the 1998 provincial elec-tion, in which the Tories received 38.4 percent of votes cast, which trans-lated into 25 seats, but just four in Winnipeg. The Liberals received 35.5 percent of votes and won 20 seats, includ-ing 19 of Winnipeg’s 29 seats. The NDP received 23.6 percent of votes,

If it was just one poll, it could be dismissed as the 1-time-in-20 rogue re-sult that pollsters always warn us about. If it was just two polls conducted by the same pollster, the findings could be ques-tioned as a possible fail-ure of polling methodol-ogy.

It is three polls, how-ever, conducted by two polling companies using different polling meth-ods. With each of those polls pointing toward the same conclusion, it is clear that significant change is occurring in Manitoba politics.

Last Saturday, Manito-bans learned that a poll conducted by Probe Re-search for the Winnipeg Free Press found that 43 percent of the province’s voters support the Pro-gressive Conservatives, that 29 percent would vote for the Liberals and just 22 percent would vote for New Demo-cratic Party candidates. Other parties shared the remaining six percent of support.

In Winnipeg, the stand-ings are closer, with the Tories at 35 percent and the Liberals and NDP tied at 29 percent. Outside the Perimeter, the Tories are at 53 percent, the Liberals are at 29 and the NDP is well back at just 13 per-cent.

Probe’s provincial poll numbers mirror its find-ings in a December poll of Western Manitoba vot-ers. That survey found that 54 percent would vote for PC candidates, 22 percent would vote Liberal, and just 18 per-cent would vote NDP.

In the NDP’s Brandon East stronghold, PC can-didate Len Isleifson leads with 41 percent, three points ahead of Liberal Vanessa Hamilton. Long-time NDP MLA Drew Caldwell is trailing badly at just 18 percent. In the Parkland region, which includes NDP-held Dau-phin-Roblin and Swan River, Probe found the NDP are at just 24 per-cent, compared to 53 per-cent for the PCs and 16 percent for the Liberals.

The results of the two Probe polls are similar to the findings of a survey conducted in December by Insightrix Research for CJOB. That poll found the race to be clos-er province-wide, with the PCs at 39 percent, the Liberals at 36 percent and the NDP far behind at 19 percent. Inside Winni-peg, Insightrix found the Liberals leading with 42 percent, followed by the Tories at 30 and the NDP at 23.

What does this flurry of polling data tell us?

First, the obvious:

allowing them to hold onto just 12 seats.

Third, the NDP and Tory attack ads have only been partially success-ful. The NDP’s attacks against Brian Pallister have prevented growth in Tory support but have not stopped the slide in NDP support. The PC ads have softened support for the NDP, but all of those votes have shifted to the Liberals. Indeed, support for the Progressive Con-servatives has not grown since the 2011 election. The Insightrix poll sug-gests support for the par-

ty has actually declined since then.

Fifth, with the NDP shedding votes and the Tories unable to increase their support, the Lib-erals are the only party with positive momentum heading into the election campaign. If the Grits’ numbers hold, it could easily prevent a PC ma-jority in April.

That possibility creates a tactical dilemma for Team Pallister. Attacking the Liberals would likely drive votes back to the NDP and cost the Tories seats in Winnipeg. If they

don’t attack, they could end up with a minority government, or even a Liberal government -- an outcome nobody antici-pated three months ago.

Finally, the NDP insist their numbers will im-prove once the campaign begins in earnest and vot-ers focus on the issues. They should pray that happens soon.

That’s because this is quickly becoming a two-horse race, and the NDP isn’t in it.

Deveryn Ross is a political commentator living in Brandon.

Polls suggest NDP is in deep trouble

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Love with its work boots onBrandi PollockWESTMAN [email protected]

A reporter asked a couple, “How did you manage to stay together for 65 years?” The woman replied, “We were born in a time when if something was broken we would fi x it, not throw it away.”

In this generation, the defi nition of love in a relationship has taken a bit of a turn for the worse. Now, this is a very paint brush statement to make, but I think we can all agree that the couples in this generation that are willing to work hard in their relationship are very rare.

We are going to be the

generation that is known for “the generation that forgot how to love.” It seems that this generation dates for the sake of dating; lonely, sad, or make them feel better. When in reality none of these are a good reason to date, anyone. Since couples are dating for the wrong reasons, when things get hard it is, as I

like to call ‘disposable’ and just move on to the many other fi sh in the sea.

Since I am a writer this is going to sound a little bit absurd, but I think that fairytale stories and Disney movies have caused a lot of the issues with our defi nition of love. These movies and stories cause people to believe that love is

easy and that it doesn’t require hard work and compromise from both individuals.

The older generations that are slowly leaving this world, oh they defi nitely knew how to love in relationships. They were the generation that I wish we could go back to, the generation that held doors for people,

was that wonderful old school romantic, and when push came to shove when things were hard they never gave up on love.

Even though I am part of the generation that forgot how to love, I still believe that a relationship is just love with its work boots on.

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HUMOURHUMOURRandom musings from the keyboard

Well we made it through 2015,

A year that saw a new Prime Minister, renowned for his hairstyle, takes of-fice while south of the border another politician famous for his hairstyle was constantly proving that some people are bet-ter not seen or heard.

Justin Trudeau, he who wasn’t ready according to the Conservative Party, took the Liberals from third to power while Ste-phen Harper now sneaks into Parliament when he feels like it through a back door. Harper will work for his Calgary constituents, at least until the director-ships for companies start coming in.

In the Excited States, Donald “it’s not a toupee” Trump continues to insult anyone he feels like, for-eigner or not, and remains a top contender for his party’s nomination.

If he slips enough in the polls perhaps another

candidate will name him as his running partner and vice president which would be good since we all know the Vice

President is seldom seen or heard from.

Anyway lets look ahead to 2016…

On the subject of the American presidential race, the Disney Corpo-ration will back a new candidate, a corporate em-ployee named Goofy. At least this will give the race some credibility since Goofy is truly a cartoon character. Word is that Goofy may cross party lines when it comes to a vice president and choose Wile E Coyote who would be a perfect fit. Mr. Coy-ote tries hard, never gets anything right and is a constant failure.

In Canada, Prime Min-ister Trudeau crosses party lines to appoint a new ambassador to New Zealand, Stephen Harper. The simple logic being, New Zealand is an island and Harper was an island unto himself…a perfect pairing.

In Manitoba, the provin-cial election gets down-right nasty. In Brandon East, the three contend-ers will face-off in an old fashioned duel. One of the candidates challenges the other two to a filibuster to be held at the old Strand Theatre. They will talk about anything they like, for as long as they like in an effort to sway voters.

At the leadership level, the NDP vow to increase spending across the board and to bring Grey Cup and Stanley Cup champions to the province all with-out increasing taxes. The Conservatives vow to hold the line on everything and criticize the NDP for not

mentioning the Goldeyes in their promises.

The rookie Liberal lead-er attacks both parties by claiming her party will help any team travelling out-side the province with both funding and sports mentors.

Non-sports fans will stay away from the bal-lot box in droves. The price of oil will stay at about $35 dollars a bar-rel. However, Manitobans will see the price increase and decrease depending on whether the sky is blue or it’s raining. Analysts say a blue sky means more mo-torists pulling up to self serve gas pumps so de-mand is there and prices can remain high. On rainy days, fewer vehicles are at the pumps so demand is low and the price can drop.

In sports, the Toronto Maple Leafs squeak into the NHL playoffs, which sets the centre of the uni-verse into a frenzy. Some die-hard fans take out a fourth mortgage to pay

for tickets. Meanwhile, on the ice the players are so stunned to make it into the post season some had to cancel their tee off times at local golf courses.

In the CFL, the Blue Bombers will take to the field. The international space station will be in the headlines during the early summer when an unex-pected guest arrives...and it is not from planet Earth. Having heard through in-tergalactic monitoring of radio waves about all the Star Wars hooplah, an alien race makes contact with the human race. Their mission is to set us straight about what other “life forms” are like. Disney Corpora-tion, which owns Star wars rights, immediately tries to buy the aliens and market then exclusively.

In entertainment, Taylor Swift teams with Justin Bieber on a Canadian tour that will go the less trav-elled circuit, to such locales as Come By Chance (NF).

Trois Riviere (QC) and Dauphins Ukranian Fes-tival, where dozens of regulars protest when it is discovered that a tra-ditional dance group and egg painters were re-moved from the stage to make way for the singers. Brandonites will complain that the Wheat City is not on the tour schedule but stop whining when tickets prices are revealed.

Facebook will reach three and a half billion registered users with one member claiming to have one billion friends, and attempts to have them all over for tea are not successful.

In December of 2016 nation newscasts feature a man from Binscarth who claims to have not bro-ken any of his new years resolutions. This is the first time in modern his-tory someone has made the claim.

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We normally think of a health club or the gym as a healthy place to be. After all, working out boosts your immune system, burns calories, builds strength and helps you feel great! You may not have thought about it, but just like any public place, your gym can be a breeding ground for germs, dirt and other icky things that can take the fun--and the health--out of your workouts.

With many people coming in and out, touching multiple surfaces and sweating in close proximity to one another, these exercise environments can are the ideal breeding ground for all sorts of bugs. Here are 5 “dirty” situations you may fi nd yourself in at the gym and some tips to protect your body.

Yoga and Exercise MatsMost of us spray down our

yoga or exercise mat before

or after use, but that may not always keep skin (which is usually exposed at the gym) from coming in contact with bacteria. In 2006, the New York Times reported that podiatrists were increasingly diagnosing athlete’s foot and plantar warts among patients who practiced Pilates and yoga.

Protect Yourself: This may seem like common sense, but don’t be afraid to bring your own mat when you go to a mind-body class or are exercising your abs at the gym. When you use your own mat, you know exactly where it’s been and who’s been on it. And be sure to clean your mat regularly with a mat cleaner to help kill germs. If you prefer to use the mats at the gym, wipe yours down with cleaner before you use it--not just after you’re done.

Dirty BudsNo, I don’t mean your

buddies who like to crack jokes in group cycling—I mean your ear buds! A recent

study published in the Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences found that using your ear buds regularly can increase bacterial growth in your ear, which can result in painful ear infections. Yuck!

Protect Yourself: The number one way to reduce ear bacteria on your ear buds is to never share them with others. When you do swap ear buds with a friend, you can transfer bacteria to each other’s ear canals. So be sure to wear your own ear buds at all times! After each use, store them in a cloth bag to keep them dry and clean. You should also regularly clean your ear buds with a drop of alcohol on a cotton ball or swab (or follow manufacturer’s instructions). If you have trouble remembering to clean your ear buds, try making it a habit. For example, I clean mine each week when I launder my workout clothes.

Communal equipmentWhile there’s nothing

inherently gross about

sweat, it is a mechanism for bacteria to move from hand to dumbbell to BOSU to elliptical handles. So, where there’s been sweat, there are probably germs. In fact, a study of sports equipment at two fi tness centers in a military community published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine in 2006 found that benign bacteria and the rhinovirus, which causes the common cold, were on 63% of equipment surfaces that had contact with hands. Weight equipment was signifi cantly more contaminated than aerobic equipment, according to the study. (After all, how often do you see people wiping down dumbbells after each use? Ew!)

Protect Yourself: Be sure to wipe down any equipment you use before and after use. All health clubs should have a disinfecting spray or wipes that you can use. And ask your club’s staff what their cleaning protocols are. Take your business elsewhere if

they can’t tell you.Locker Room Floors

Most of us know to wear fl ip-fl ops in the shower to prevent picking up foot fungus, but did you know that bacteria lurks on almost all fl oor areas of the locker room fl oor—tiled or carpeted? Even if your health club looks immaculate, athlete’s foot (called tinea pedis), Onychomycosis (causes yellow and brittle nails) or human papillomavirus, which causes plantar warts, could still be on the fl oor.

Protect Yourself: Don’t let your bare feet hit the ground at the health club. Period. Keep wearing those fl ip-fl ops in the shower and all around the locker room. Always wash and dry your feet thoroughly, consider using anti-fungal powder in your workout shoes and wear synthetic socks that you change often. Also, be sure not to dry off with a towel that dropped on the fl oor, especially if you have an open cut. Just a brief bit of contact

can transfer bacteria to you, so the fi ve-second rule does not apply here!

Bottom of Your Gym BagBack in 2006, ABC News

ran an investigative report that found fecal bacteria and other dangerous germs on the bottom of women’s purses. Although gym bags haven’t been studied by scientists (yet!), many of us who frequent the gym treat our gym bags like a purse—lugging it here and there, from the club bathroom to the locker to the car. So it’s not hard to see how the purse research applies, right? The ABC News report found bacteria that can cause skin infections along with other germs like cold viruses and other viruses that cause not-so-fun things like diarrhea.

Protect Yourself: Always be aware of where your gym bag lands. Try to always keep your bag off the fl oor, especially in the bathroom and locker room, as often as you can. Most bathrooms and lockers have a hook—use them!

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“If he dies, he dies”. The cold pale eyes of Ivan Drago, devoid of any emotion, standing over the twitching prone form of Apollo Creed is as chilling today as it was when it fi rst appeared on the silver screen. This pivotal scene in the fourth installment of the Rocky franchise set the stage for an emotional campaign to victory. But surely, the cold, detached, hollow sentiment is not as black and white as we’d see in real life where we often navigate via shades of grey.

So you can imagine my shock when I found myself in a room among colleagues each tasked to deliver prosperity for their towns when I heard a message as chilling as Dolph Lundgren’s portrayal of a towering Russian boxer nicknamed “Death from Above”.

At the Economic Developers Association of Manitoba we were joined

by a representative from the Communities Economic Development Fund (CEDF) as discussed opportunities for a collaborative Provincial strategy to tackle our most serious obstacles.

After hearing the challenges shared by many rural centres, the gentleman stood and declared “We need to recognize that some communities are destined to die.” He cited urban migration, economic factors amalgamation and other external infl uences that impact the fate of communities with greater impact than we can generate while trying to secure a bright future.

His statement was met fi rst with an uncomfortable silence. Then I watched as my peers slowly started to shift in their seats as they begrudgingly agreed that he might be right … about someone else’s town which readily sprung to mind as

Evolution Not Revolution: Destined to Die“that place” on its fi nal legs.

So, if our town is marked for death, what is the best action for us to take now? Do we forge ahead in denial that it “can’t happen here”? Sadly, it can and it is happening right before our very eyes.

Only a generation ago, Elgin was home to a restaurant, bank, full service grocery store, gas station, confectionary, elementary school and three churches. Not only are most of those businesses gone, so are the buildings. Gone without a trace like they’d never existed. What does the next generation have in store for us?

How many towns can we list that have seen their vitality slowly fade away? What happens next? How do these skeletal

hamlets factor in to an over-arching Provincial strategy?

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Just days after the accident, Pettinger’s parents posted on social media that their son fractured the C5 vertebrae in his neck in several places, and that bone fragments damaged his spinal cord.

“At the current time Braden is paralyzed from the chest down,” they posted. “He does have some move-ment in his shoulders, elbows, wrists and some feeling sensation in his fingers.”

Pettinger’s brothers were in attendance at the social

and were overwhelmed by the community support their family has received in the past few weeks. They ex-plained that Braden doesn’t have any feeling from his chest down and is working with physio and occupational therapists.

“They were very thankful for everything that people are doing for them,” said Kowalchuck.

The Pettinger family is from the Elgin area, 20 min-utes south of Souris. Braden played hockey and attended school in Souris and graduated as part of the Class of 2013. His teammates and classmates worked together to

put on the benefit social.“They are a great group of people who worked hard to

support their friend,” said Kowalchuck of the volunteers who organized the event.

Live and silent auctions at the social included a large range of items that had been donated from across the province. A Connor McDavid jersey went for $4,000 with proceeds to the cause and Braden’s Manitoba Ju-nior League Hockey jersey brought in $2,000 to name a couple of the highlights.

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Experimenting in the kitchen and trying new recipes is half the fun of participating in a potluck. If you’re hosting a gathering, inspire your guests to be adventurous with their dishes by giving your party a theme. It will make menu planning easier, and lead to some delicious new recipes to sample. Here are 5 fun themes to try:

1. United Nations brunch potluck – If you’d like to host a brunch potluck, the world’s the limit. Assign each guest a country to create a diverse menu of brunch specialties from around the world. We love the Broccoli, Ham & Swiss Cheese Quiche as a twist on a French classic, or – from Scotland – these Honey, Parmesan & Rosemary Scones. Other options could include recipes that feature Greek yogourt, Italian espresso or Canadian back bacon.

2. “A taste of home” school or work potluck – If your child’s classroom or your offi ce is planning a potluck, consider the theme of “a taste of home.” Ask everyone to bring in comfort food that reminds them of home, which will not only spark conversations, but will help everyone get to know each other and highlight the diversity of the school or work community. It also means you’ll get to try your hand at tasty home-style recipes like Big Batch Mac and Cheese or Big Batch Shepherd’s Pie.

3. “Surprise ingredient” indoor family potluck – Add a level of mystery to your potluck by assigning a “surprise ingredient” to each of your party’s guests. Choose a specifi c fruit, nut, vegetable or spice and ask guests to incorporate the ingredient in the dish they bring. This theme will encourage creativity and create an eclectic spread of fantastic foods.

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4. “Pick-up sticks” outdoor family potluck – For a food-forward crowd that likes to be creative in the kitchen, try a Pick Up Sticks outdoor family barbeque – a favourite theme for kids and dads especially – where everything served comes on a stick. Ask guests to bring simple dishes like meatballs on toothpicks or skewers full of fruits and cheeses, which will get kids sampling and tasting. Knock people’s socks off with Peruvian Beef & Potato Kebobs with Mint Chimichurri or Prosciutto, Olive & Orange Skewers.

5. “Finger food” outdoor potluck – When the sun’s shining and the weather’s warming up, invite friends and family to your backyard for a good old-fashioned barbecue potluck! With fi nger-licking favourites like chicken and ribs, watermelon and gourmet hotdogs likely on the menu, this is a mouth-watering theme for a hungry crowd. One of our favourite dishes for such occasions is Bacon-Wrapped Barbecued Corn.

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Foodies love giving in to the temptations of fi ne red wine and the best dark chocolate. And more and more studies are giving them a good reason to do so, particularly because of their health bene- fi ts for the heart. Of course, the key word here is moderation, meaning a glass of red wine and just a few pieces of dark chocolate per day.

Let’s start with the positive effects of red wine in preventing heart disease. Resveratrol is the ingredient in red wine we should all be thankful for. This is one

of the most powerful antioxidants around, as it reduces the amount of saturated fat in the arteries. This same antioxidant is also a powerful cancer-fi ghting agent.

Red wine has other advantages as well: it’s good for slowing down the skin’s aging process and preventing acne. Moderate consumption of this delicious nectar is also good for bone health. It helps us live longer, while protecting us against dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

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The Brandon Wheat Kings and fans participated the Annual McDonalds Teddy Bear Toss. The Annual Teddy Bear Toss began in the WHL with the Kamloops Blazers in 1993. Brandon followed suit soon after hosting their fi rst Teddy Bear Toss the next year.

Wheat Kings Annual Teddy Bear Toss With close to 4,800 fans packing the

stands on Saturday, December 12 at the Westman Communications Group Place to help the Wheat Kings to a 5-1 victory over the Kelowna Rockets and a new record for the Teddy Bear Toss.

At last years, Teddy Bears Toss the fans threw 2,500 stuffed animals and 38,000 since the Wheat Kings fi rst started the Annual Teddy Bear Toss in Brandon. This

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The captains for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport programs at Brandon University this winter have diverse personalities and backgrounds, but they all play important roles in their team’s success.

“A good captain is someone who sets a good example on and off the court and has the ability to keep everyone accountable,” BU men’s volleyball coach Grant Wilson said.

Wilson explained that captains can fulfi l their role in different ways. He said they that can be the hardest workers and lead by example. Captains can also be great communicators “having the ability to say what needs to be said and know when to say it,” Wilson said.

“In a perfect world a captain can lead both ways.”While captains are chosen for leadership roles, other

players often emerge as important leaders as well.“They always say that you can choose your captains,

but you can’t choose your leaders,” said Gil Cheung, Brandon University’s men’s basketball coach.

For example, he said that fi rst-year player Tyler Anderson has led this season. The 6-foot-7 forward from Langley, B.C. has done so by putting in the extra work, competing, and being one of the team’s hardest workers, Cheung explained.

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squad when it hosts the CIS national tournament in March. The 5-foot-11, fi fth-year leftside hitter from Winnipeg is an important leader by example.

“Shanlee is a hardworking player both on and off the court,” Bobcats head coach Lee Carter said. “She leads a lot by just showing what it takes to be a CIS player.”

Donata Huebert and Mary Thomson also serve as members of the BU women’s volleyball leadership group. Thomson is a Brandon product. She started the season as BU’s starting setter but a knee injury ended her season early. Thomson now spends time working with the other setters and focusing on the team’s offence. While she certainly would rather be playing, Carter said Thomson is a positive infl uence.

Huebert is the three-time CIS Libero of the Year. Carter explained that in the women’s game liberos are unable to serve as captains, but Huebert is certainly a leader for the ‘Cats. The 5-foot-9, fourth-year player played one year professionally in her home country of Germany and two in France. Teammates respect her experience.

“When she talks, they really listen,” Carter said. “She is just very poised in intense situations.”

Men’s BasketballTroy Grant and Denham Buchanan serve as the Bobcats’

captains this season. They lead in different ways, but are both very effective, Cheung said.

“Troy leads by example,” Cheung said. “He does a great job of making sure we pay attention to details as a group.

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“Denham does that as well, but is also more vocal. He is the fi rst one to make sure all of our team is on the same page and focused with the task at hand.”

Grant and Buchanan are both 6-foot-3 guards from Ontario who transferred from fellow CIS schools. Grant, from Brampton, spent the last two seasons at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. Buchanan hails from Toronto, joined the Bobcats in 2014, and played at the University of Waterloo.

Women’s BasketballThis winter Brandon University head women’s

basketball coach Novell Thomas is relying on a pair of experienced veterans as leaders. Aleaha Bridges and Kaela Cranston after both in their fi fth and fi nal seasons of post-secondary basketball.

“They have been around the team the longest and know what my expectations are,” Thomas said. “On the court and off the court they represent our program well.”

Both captains bring experience and have helped the BU women’s program make important strides.

“They have been committed individuals and have battled through the trying times here,” Thomas said.

“They have been a big part of our more recent success. I hope that we’ll be able to have a strong second half and a memorable season for our senior captains.”

Cranston is a 5-foot-11 guard/forward from Winnipeg. Bridges is a 5-foot-3 point guard from Berkley, Calif. She transferred to BU in 2013.

Men’s VolleyballThe BU men’s volleyball team features a trio of

captains who are all in their fourth season and come from two countries. Fourth-year player Roy Ching is a 6-foot-5 outside hitter from Nelson, New Zealand. Five-foot-9 libero Jeremy Davies hails from Calgary. Setter David Stasica is 5-foot-11 and grew up in Winnipeg.

“Overall, I’m pleased with our leadership group this year,” Wilson said. “They complement each other nicely. They all work hard on and off the court to be great student-athletes and they have done a really nice job helping our younger guys adapt to CIS volleyball. We have a lot of new faces and young guys on our team this year. Having a solid leadership team has allowed us to make some great strides.”

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• @breitwieser, on Twitter:“People are very divided on Fox Sports coverage of the U.S Open. Some peo-ple hated it and others truly hated it.”

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• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Tiger Woods said he still has his sights on Nicklaus’s record 18 ma-jors. It was so inspiring, I mailed another marriage proposal to Anne Hathaway.”

• Greg Cote of The Miami Herald, on baseball’s Hall of Fame weekend in Coo-perstown, N.Y.: “Officials warn visitors that prohibit-ed items include weapons, coolers and Pete Rose.”

• Another quip from Currie: “Defections were a big story during the Pan Am Games in Toronto. Two Cubans left the baseball team during tune-up games in the U.S., and this week four Phillies asked for asy-lum with the Blue Jays.”

• Seth Meyers of NBC late night: “National Football League training camps are finally in full swing and as usual, the New England Patriots camp began with the ceremonial burning of the rule book.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “Camp David”

a play about President Jimmy Carter, is coming to Broad-way. Of course, President Obama’s life story will be told on the Golf Channel.”

• Marlins manager Dan Jen-nings, to reporters, on his team’s dismal season: “Thank God there’s no Prohibition in baseball.”

• Late-night funnyman Conan O’Brien: “Maria Sharapova and Serena Wil-liams are the highest paid female athletes in the world. After hearing this, Ronda Rousey beat them up and took their money.”

• RJ Currie again: “Accord-ing to the Daily Mail, for over 1,000 years The Great Wall of China has been in a constant state of rebuilding. ‘See?’ said the Chicago Cubs.”

• Comedy writer Alan Ray, on dancer Julianne Hough’s upcoming wedding to NHL player Brooks Laich, the pride of Wawota, Sask.: “The ‘something borrowed’ will be his false teeth.”

• Mike Bianchi of the Or-lando (Fla.) Sentinel, after the Steelers signed QB Mi-chael Vick on National Dog Day: “The only thing that could have been worse is if the Vikings had wel-comed Adrian Peterson back on Father’s Day.”

• Here’s RJ Currie again, on Canada’s world champion pole vaulter, Shawn Barber: “It’s easy to spot Barber: His pole has red and white

stripes.”• Greg Cote again: “Floyd

Mayweather Jr. announced his final fight before retir-ing would be Sept. 12, with no date set yet for his final fight after that one.”

• Blogger Bill Littlejohn: “Waze Navigation has signed Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski to be the voice of a GPS app. Cus-tomers report, however, that they always seem to end up at a bar or a hospital.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “TCU defensive end Mike Tuaua and back-up wide receiver Andre Petties-Wilson were arrest-ed in Fort Worth on suspi-cion of accosting a fellow student and stealing his case of Keystone Light. They face charges of rob-bery, bodily injury and questionable taste in beer.”

• New York Times headline on Yogi Berra’s death: “Yankee built his stardom 90% on skill, half on wit.”

• Graham Kelly in the Medi-cine Hat News, on league punishment for the officiat-ing error in the Winnipeg-Calgary game, which the CFL acknowledged the next morning: “The ref will be locked in the mosquito lab at the U of M.”

• Scott Feschuk, in Ma-clean’s magazine, on the Leafs’ trade of Phil Kessel

to Pittsburgh: “The depar-ture of Phil Kessel leaves a void on the wing and in front of the waffle maker.”

• Blogger Bill Littlejohn: “Four Russian missiles fired at targets in Syria in-stead landed in a remote part of Iran. So, you see, Colin Kaepernick, you are not alone.”

Brad Dickson again: “As of right now, the Chicago Cubs are the favourite to win the World Series. The last time that sentence ap-peared in print, there was a blacksmith shop across from the stadium.”

• Another quip from Conan O’Brien: “Former heavy-weight champ Mike Tyson endorsed Donald Trump. Tyson joins Trump’s big-gest group of supporters: ‘People Who Have Been Hit in the Head a Lot.’”

• James Corden of CBS, on Ohio residents voting down a referendum to le-galize marijuana: “Which means there is still no legal way to enjoy a Cleveland Browns game.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kase-berg: “Skier Lindsay Vonn received several stitches in her thumb after breaking up a Frisbee fight between her two dogs, Leo and Bear. All in all, Vonn said the experi-ence was still better than dating Tiger Woods.”

• Brad Dickson again: “Amid claims of widespread cheat-ing in track and field, Rus-sia may be banned from the 2016 Summer Olympics. Lots of cheating. The 400-metre relay team was using go-karts.”

• Ex-Saints defensive coordi-nator Rob Ryan, to the NFL Network, on getting fired: “Something had to be done. Right now the defence is ranked 33rd in the league, and there are only 32 teams. Everything in New Orleans is being blamed on me, in-cluding Katrina.”

• CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge, who is a dual citi-zen of the U.S. and Canada: “Being a dual citizen means I can be arrogant and apolo-getic at the same time.”

• Fake Twitter handle NOTSportsCentre: “David Price on joining the Red Sox:‘They have a long history of failing in the playoffs, so it was a perfect fit for me.”

• Headline at TheOnion.com: “Kobe Bryant tears up while reflecting on all the mistakes teammates made during his career.”

• Stony Brook basketball coach Steve Pikiell, to the New York Post, assessing his roster: “We have good outside shooters. Unfortu-nately, we play our games indoors.”

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The New Year will include more than just a face lift for Brandon Regional Health Centre. A multi-million dollar renovation is in the works for the fourth and fi fth fl oor of the facility and is expected to begin in the spring.

“The old general tower was built in 1961 and is in need of renovations,” said BRHC Chief Operating Offi cer Brian Schoonbaert.

The project was put out for tender in December and will close in January. Schoonbaert is hopeful that once the tender is closed, a suitable candidate can be found and work will begin within a few months.

As part of the renovation project, the pediatric beds

Major Renovations Scheduled for BRHCcurrently on the fi fth fl oor will be moved to the second fl oor annex and the acute care beds currently found on the fourth fl oor will be spread over the fourth and fi fth fl oors of the facility.

“The change will give us more space for patient care and the equipment needed. It will mean we will have more private and semi-private rooms which will be more comfortable for the patients but will also help stop the spread of infection,” he said.

Larger bathrooms and better lighting will add to a more pleasant stay at the hospital for patients.

The renovation will mean adding an additional 12 beds to the hospital bringing the total to 322 patient beds.

“Any increase makes a big difference for us,” said Schoonbaert. “We are often running at capacity and we want to be sure that when people need acute care they

can access it.”The majority of the renovation will be contained within

the existing footprint of the hospital with the exception of a 300 square foot addition that will fi ll in an alcove left by previous renovations.

While the project will include a lot of visible changes it will also incorporate upgrades behind the scenes. Improvements to the sewer, water and electrical systems will be part of the renovation.

“Just as we need more space for the equipment used, we also need more electricity to run that equipment,” said Schoonbaert. Aging pipes are also in need of replacement and will improve the inner workings of the hospital.

The entire project is expected to cost $15 million.

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This past Dec. 6 marked the 26th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre in Montreal which involved one man walking into a school, killing 14 women.

Those are tragedies that all of us want eliminated in society and the Westman Women’s shelter is doing its best to educate locals on the issues of violence against woman and girls.

A campaign to support awareness about violence against females is YWCA’s Rose campaign. Corrina Listauro and Alex Paiva lead the campaign as both serve as the shelter’s education, child and youth counsellors respectively. The campaign is a YWCA Canada-wide event as each local YWCA has a different approach to how they want to raise awareness. Both Listauro and Paiva have

“People put their heart on these roses, and seeing the end result lets them feel good about it,” she said. “It is just a symbol, but the messages inside of each of these roses is very powerful.”

Listauro knows fi rsthand how impactful each rose has been on people, as she looks at it as a blooming process for those who have written messages of hope.

To fi nd out more information on the campaign, please visit ywcabrandon.com or check out YWCA Brandon on Facebook.

decided to incorporate two different elements to Westman’s local YWCA Rose campaign.

The Red Rosary is their more traditional aspect of the campaign as residents of Westman can make donations throughout the community and receive a white ribbon with a rose in a show of support, much like other ribbon campaigns in various other charity organizations.

The other aspect aims to educate youth in the community through writing “words of hope or inspiration” Paiva explains on a red piece of paper, which is then rolled up to look like a rose that can be pinned on a canvas and displayed in different areas of Westman. This part of the campaign has been named “Roses of Hope” and has a lot of to do with how youth in Westman can contribute to the project.

Schools in Westman play an important role as Paiva

lets the Journal know how imperative this part of the campaign relies on youth. “It’s important to bring it to the youth because if we want to be preventative, we need to start with them.”

Listauro is hoping the project will expand to other YWCA shelters, with the belief it will garner national attention. She says the Women’s Resource Centre and several schools have already picked up on the campaign.

On Dec. 6, the YWCA unveiled a large canvas showcasing the “Roses of Hope” campaign, which continues today. Anyone wishing to contribute to the campaign are free to do so, says Listauro.

“The Roses of Hope comes from a very therapeutic place,” she said.

Paiva took time to refl ect on those who have written different “Roses of Hope” during the Journal interview.

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Women’s hockey won silver at the 2015 Manitoba provincials earning them a spot at Westerns, where they took home the Sr. B Western Canadian Shield Hockey Championship in April. The team looks strong again this season heading into 2016 with a 12-3-1 record.

Women’s volleyball capped off their 2014-15 season with a loss in the semi-fi nals. Halfway through this season they sit tied for third place in the league with a 5-4 record.

They also won the Western Canadian College Open tournament in November. The men’s team is strong this year but competing in a tough league. They sit at 2-6 with a large roster and a deep bench heading into the new year.

Both Cougars soccer teams were plagued with injury this year. Despite having a short roster, the women’s team won their fi rst game in Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference history. The teams head into indoor season

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