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Page 11, Melita New Era, Melita, MB, April 29, 2016
Gainsborough by Pamela Brown Happy to see Mac and Phyliss Marr home after spending the winter in British Columbia. Welcome home! Pamela Brown accompanied Sherman and Annette Brown to Brandon on Saturday where they helped their great-grandson and grandson celebrate his 8th birthday. We were accompanied home by grandchildren Kenzie
and Braxton of Souris who spent the night with Grandpa and Grandma at Carievale. Welcome home to Jim and Donna Shaw after spending the winter in Arizona. Nice to see you. Happy to report I am a proud great-grandmother of my 9th greatgrandchild, Brian Hunter Brown of Brandon.
Bugg Splat by Tyler Bugg It’s inally springtime! That is, if the weather ever decides to cooperate. Farmers are inally getting ready to head out into the ields, the grass is green, calving season is well underway. And allergies. Can’t forget allergies. I always think it’s ironic that even though I’m allergic to grain dust, regular dust, hay, straw, and horse hair, I was born and raised on a farm. So much for the theory that if you are around something long enough you would become immune to it. For those who don’t have allergies, and don’t understand what folks like me are going through, here’s a brief rundown. First, imagine that you have a cold. Now that cold doesn’t go away for at least eight months every year, and really could pop up any time if you start cleaning or have to herd cows. Runny noses, sinus headaches, itching and rashes; they just never go away. Kleenex and other brands will never go out of business, as we allergy suffers prop it up. Also, there is allergy medication that we could take to make it better. The problem is that you either need to take it every day to have a chance of getting rid of the worst symptoms, or if it gets really bad, take a Benadryl that will knock you out for hours. Sleeping aids have nothing on taking Benadryl. The only, temporary relief allergy suffers have is when it rains, making the dust stay down for a while. Sure, I could just clean everything every day and keep the dust away but sometimes it feels like just leaving the dust and not stirring it up would be better for everyone. And this is just the dust allergy. Food allergies can be even worse. I have a friend who is allergic to seafood, some kinds of fruit, milk, eggs and a dozen other things. For myself, I will have a severe anaphylactic shock if I eat peanuts, peanut butter, almonds, walnuts, pistachios… actually, any kind of nut. I could actually stop breathing because of food. The problem isn’t so bad out here in Melita, as it’s usually pretty easy to talk to whoever made food to see if they added nuts and avoided it. When I went to university, it was a lot more dificult, especially since places like the stir-fry line, the salad bar and even the baked good could - and often
did - come into contact with nuts. In their goal to give people healthier options and provide vegetarian meals, I could have stopped breathing if I ate the wrong thing. So there is a reason why I ate a lot of cheeseburgers and poutine. As far as I know, allergies aren’t going anywhere. Dust allergies and hay fever won’t go away until not a blade of grass
or a bale of straw remains. If anything, they seem to be getting worse with each generation. Maybe someday we could cure it, or make it easier to manage. I know until then, I’ll have to carry an Epipen around, just in case I somehow accidentally eat something that was cross-contaminated with peanuts, or just avoid eating anything that doesn’t have an ingredient label.
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✄ CLIP & SAVE ✄
MAY COMMUNITY CALENDAR Winter Walking
Beginner Yoga
Melita School Gym Mondays & Wednesdays 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Must wear clean indoor shoes
MAY 17 - JUNE 7 Tuesdays at Pierson Gym • 7 – 8 p.m. Call ARRD to Register 204-522-8328
Karate
Get Your Glow On 5K Run/Walk
Thursday’s at Melita School 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Instructor Alby Morris 204-522-3172
Friday, June 3 Fundraiser more info to be announced shortly
Cotton Attics Quilt Group
Town Wide Yard Sales Melita
Meet 2nd Thursday of each month 7:00 p.m. • Melita/Pierson Contact Lynda for more information: 204-634-2451
Free Open Gym
• Driveway, sidewalks, steps resurfaced • Foundation repair • Sealing, densifying • Coating removal • Grinding, polishing • Placing & demolition • Skid steer service
[email protected] 204-523-0977 • Paul
Melita Aquatic Centre Opens Thursday, June 9
Ryan Keown Concert
Waskada School 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Mondays – Badminton Thursdays – Volleyball
Friday, June 10 at Melita & Area Arena
Southwest Matchplay
Free Open Volleyball at Pierson School
JUNE 17 - 19 at Melita Golf Course
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. • Sundays
Melita School Graduation
Free Open Gym at Melita School
Friday, June 24
Wednesdays 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Volleyball, Floor Hockey & Badminton Wear clean indoor shoes!
Waskada School Graduation
Open Bowling
Canada Days Celebrations
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Galaxy Lanes Bowling Alley Everyone welcome
ARMOR CONCRETE
Saturday, June 4
Nursery School Craft Sale Fundraiser
Monday, June 27
Friday, July 1 at River Park
Melita Banana Days AUGUST 5 - 7
British Soccer Camp
Saturday, May 7 Melita Legion Hall
August 15 – 19
Beginner Photography Course Saturday, May 14 at PVAC Arts Centre Call ARRD at 204-522-8328 to register
Melita Library Book Club meets at the library 5:30 on third Thursday, May 19 Reading Me Before You by Jojo Moyes.
DONATE NOW THE THOMAS SILL CHALLENGE @ 36% OF GOAL GOAL $50,000
Current $18,000
Municipality of Two Borders Town of Melita Municipality of Brenda-Waskada Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester
Donations count even more by giving during this Challenge. FOR EVERY DOLLAR DONATED
THE THOMAS SILL GIVES .50¢ Mail to: Southwest MB Regional Foundation Box 338, Deloraine, MB R0M 0M0
Give Today to Build for Tomorrow!
MELITA GARBAGE & RECYCLING SCHEDULE ZONE 1 Garbage: May 5 & 19 ZONE 1 Recycling: May 10 & 24 ZONE 2 Garbage: May 12 & 26 ZONE 2 Recycling: May 3, 17 & 31 --------------------------------------------------------------
Check the Town of Melita website for coming events!
www.melitamb.ca Municipality of Brenda-Waskada
DUST CONTROL Plans are being made to apply dust control product adjacent to farm sites within the Municipality. For more information or if you wish to have this treatment applied, contact the Municipal Office by Friday, May 13, 2016 at 204-673-2401 or
[email protected]
Sunrise Credit Union Limited 204-522-3272
Gibson Auto Electronics
Delmarʼs Rona Hardware
204-522-6308
204-522-3937
McPhail Travel Melita
Melita Super Thrifty Pharmacy
Your Full Service Specialist 204-634-2482 or 204-522-5361
204-522-3255
Cameron Agencies Melita - Pierson
Circle M Furniture
204-522-3285 or 204-634-2521
204-522-8254
To list your event, please email ARRD •
[email protected]
