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Find us on Facebook Shilo Stag WE WILL MATCH... ADVERTISED PRICES ON ELECTRONICS, CAMERAS, facebook.com/canex.ca COMPUTERS & MAJOR APPLIANCES. DETAILS ARE Your source for Army News in Manitoba AVAILABLE INSTORE OR ONLINE AT WWW.CANEX.CA Volume 55 Issue 12 Serving Shilo, Sprucewoods & Douglas since 1947 June 16, 2016 INSIDE This Issue Travellers’ Day Parade In focus with your baby’s gender. Page 2 It was a cool morning when CFB Shilo’s contingent, including the Canadian Army’s mascot, Juno, and con- tributions from the RCA Museum participated in Brandon’s annual Travellers’ Day parade. Cpl Alex Otis of Base Transport had an opportunity to drive an old army jeep which carried Juno (here having his nose tweaked), BComd LCol John Cochrane and BRSM CWO Don Askeland. Prior to the parade, the 105mm gun (below) was polished “army style” with a dash of water and elbow grease. Photos by Jules Xavier Celebrate Canada D’eh with music. Page 3 Soldiers hone wildfi re fi ghting skills. Page 9 2 Shilo Stag June 16, 2016 See Whoʼs Kickinʼ in focus with your baby Sarah Francis on you may not enjoy your photos as Shilo Stag much. “They want to come at 18 weeks or 20 weeks. And I have to warn them, It’s satisfaction guarantee with mili- that baby is still very skeletal.” tary friendly ultrasound See Who’s They’re also able to accommodate Kickin’. special gender reveals. The non-diagnostic ultrasound “People are really big into these service functions more as a pre-birth gender reveal parties now,” explained photo shoot for your baby. Paddock. “I always clarify that with clients,” “They will come and see me for said owner Chantal Paddock. “It’s a gender determination package — elective. I guess a good way to say it which is called our Prince or Princess is — a photographer taking pictures of package. They get picture of baby babies.” in the 2D, which is black and white. She is, however, able to tell you gen- Then what will happen if they want to der. know gender, I will tell them the gen- A love of her work and wanting to der or they will want me to put the be her own boss drove her to open her gender in an envelope and they won’t own ultrasound business. see it and they have all these gender The business is run with the help reveal parties.” of her father and has been perform- People have made cakes with pink ing ultrasounds for four years. Get- or blue inside. She has also seen peo- ting her clinic off the ground has been ple use fi recrackers that exploded done in baby steps, but things are pink or blue. coming along nicely. Military members may be interested “My dad and I had been talking in some of their newer high-tech bo- about it and we had some of our own nuses. promotions we wanted to try and just You can purchase a heartbeat card. to be my own boss, decorate the room See Who’s Kickin’ owner Chantal Paddock looks over an ultrasound photograph on her diagnostic computer. This new business has opened in Brandon and offers a relaxing It’s the size of a credit card, with a [how] I wanted it to be. I like that it’s photo of your baby, as well as a bar- kind of a cozy little nursery.” environment where you can take part in a non-diagnostic ultrasound service, which also tell you your baby’s gender. Photo by Sarah Francis code you can scan with your phone. As she explained her desire to go After being scanned the heartbeat will Part Of Your World out on her own play. from The Little Mermaid began playing der, nothing is ever 100 per cent until the baby arrives. Her father John Lorenowicz ex- in the background. plained they can also send a digital copy. Making the room a welcoming relaxing environ- However, she will work with you to make sure she gets that shot. “So say for instance the husband — they get moved ment was her goal and she welcomes the entire family out and they’re in Italy. We can send this as a digital she said, “The more family the better.” “I can be 99 per cent [sure]. If I don’t get that shot, I always tell people I will bring them back at no charge copy so they now see the picture of the baby and they Adding that about 75 per cent of their reviews men- can scan it with their phone — as long as they have tion how cozy and nursey-like the facility is. until I get that shot that I’m comfortable saying I can tell you 99 per cent, I can’t tell you 100 per cent be- Internet, they can now hear the baby’s heartbeat.” The room is decorated how she likes. She decides Military members can also enjoy a discount on all her hours and has control over all customer satisfac- cause nothing is 100 per cent, but this is my 99 per cent shot.” packages. tion points. Among their popular items is heartbeat bears, “There’s a lot of factors. Some babies are in a posi- She showed this reporter a photo of a baby after be- ing born and a photo they took during an ultra sound which you can get in a variety of styles. They played tion where they’re looking down at moms spine, some one of the sample heartbeats by squeezing one of the have some cord or hands in front of their face. Some session at 28 weeks. The photo was very clear and you could certainly tell it was the same baby. She noted bears they had on hand. moms have more fl uid than the others. That’s one Some moms Paddock has met use the bears heart- thing I do stress to women when they come in.” how you could tell it was the same nose. It’s recommended that moms-to-be wait until 24 beat to call their babies. Explaining that it’s a similar There are a few things which can be done to help sound to being back in the womb. improve the chances of the baby being co-operative. weeks gestation to have a 3D ultrasound done. “The reason being that you need baby to get a little The newest addition to their inventory is baby She recommends drinking lots of water and eating bottle USB sticks that can hold all of your ultrasound something sugary that your baby responds to in the bit more fat on them. They’re starting to get their fat- ness and their skin on their face at 24 weeks and over.” photos. Call Chantal Paddock at 204-761-4435 to book womb. your appointment. She also stresses to parents, when determining gen- It’s a very exciting time, but if you get 3D earlier Pet of the Week Pet ofFARRAH the Week This is my dog Farrah, says Cheryl Pet of the van derPet Raadt, the ofadministrative the co-ordinator at the RCA Museum. Veterinary services ShePet was named offor her long, focused on all aspects flowing hair, just like the original of your pets’ care late Farrah Fawcett! She’s a pretty Pet of the Petgirl, with ofa small dog attitude! Farrah enjoys her daily walks at CARING EXCLUSIVELY FOR PETS the mobile home park where she Dr. Sandy Barclay, Owner and Director | Dr. Tracy Radcliffe, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist resides. Do you have a photo of Pet of your pet you’d like to share with our To arrange an appointment call 204-728-9140 Stag readers? If so, e-mail it to us or visit www.brandonanimalclinic.ca via [email protected] 2015-A Brandon Avenue, Brandon, MB R7B 4E5 Pet of the Pet of Hours:the Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Saturday 9:00 am - Noon June 16, 2016 Shilo Stag 3 Pillsbury ® French’s ® Pizza pops Ketchup/ mustard or mini pizza •Assorted flavours available in combo pack our frozen foods! • 750 ml ketchup & 550 ml mustard From Alberta, country singer Aaron Lines is the headliner for Canada D’eh fes- • 740-800 gr tivities on the Base around L25. Small Town Pistols (inset) is a Canadian country • Reg. 8.99 get • Great Value music duo composed of Amanda and Tyler Wilkinson, formerly of The Wilkinsons. Buy 2 • Reg. 6.99 99 Photos supplied 1 FREE 4 Burns ® Corn on the Cob Country talent perform during • Fresh yummy corn Beef burgers • Each • Frozen • Reg. 0.99 • Ready to BBQ Baseʼs Canada Dʼeh celebrations • 10 patties • Reg. 16.99 Shilo Stag 99 6/ 99 Are you ready to blow out 149 candles on Canada’s birthday cake? If so, you’ll want to be at this year’s Canada Day festivities being planned by PSP 11 4 staff, with support from the Base, at L25 when dawn breaks July 1. Motts ® Pic-a-Pop ® The Base kitchen is working on a special “large” birthday cake which will be unveiled that day. With more than 1,200 in attendance for Canada’s 148th birth- Clamato Juice Pic-a-Pop soda day party in 2015, a big birthday cake is needed to feed an expected much larger • Assorted flavours • 8 unique flavours located in turnout. This will be LCol John Cochrane’s fi rst Canada Day celebrations as Base Com- • 1.89 L the dairy cooler mander, and he’s inviting the Base’s hinterland to drop by and enjoy the festivities.

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