• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

ERIKSDALE LOCATIONS • Grocery • Hardware BLACK FRIDAY ARBORG LOCATIONS • Food Store NOV. 27TH • Gas Bar • Card Lock BRING THIS PAPER Gas Bar Promo BULK PETROLEUM 204-376-5201 or 204-376-5245 IN TO WIN! Lucky Number VOLUME 2 EDITION 47 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015 Arborg Black Friday SERVING LUNDAR, ASHERN, ERIKSDALE, MOOSEHORN, FISHER BRANCH, RIVERTON, ARBORG, GIMLI, WINNIPEG BEACH, ARNES, MELEB, FRASERWOOD EXPRESS PHOTOS BY CAROLYNN MAROHN IMAGES Garth Helstrom and his two-year-old colt Radical Element won the top prize of $10,000 at the Manitoba Superhorse 50/50 Sale & Futurity held in Brandon Oct. 23-24. Helstrom and his six-year-old daughter Vilena are pictured sitting on Radical Element, while his wife Heidi and two sons, Cade and Bryce, hold the halter. Family members, sponsors and organizers of the two-day horse show helped Garth celebrate his win. The family owns Helstrom Performance Horses near Winnipeg Beach where they train and board horses. See story pg. 2. news > sports > opinion > community > people > entertainment > events > classifi eds > careers > everything you need to know 40lbs Wood Pellets On Sale for BUILDING CENTRE GIMLI $ www.rona.ca 4.99 each 1-877-770-7662 HOURS: OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK MON-SAT 9 am - 6 pm • SUN 12 - 4 pm 2 The Express Weekly News Thursday, November 19, 2015 Back-to-back futurity wins for Winnipeg Beach horse trainers By Patricia Barrett how well broken in a horse is. from his training technique but also Vilena has competed in a number of A Winnipeg Beach horse-training “They show their willingness to re- from an ability to spot the potential of events, including the North Interlake couple can’t stop producing winners spond to commands,” she said. a weanling. Show Circuit in September. at futurity shows. Garth took home $10,000 at the Man- “It’s not easy to do — to pick out a “He’s now her show horse,” said Garth Helstrom’s two-year-old colt itoba Super Horse 50/50 Sale & Futu- baby,” said Helstrom. “But Garth has Helstrom, who plans to get back in Radical Element pleased the judges at rity Oct. 23-24 at the Keystone Centre always had a keen eye for it, even the saddle and start competing at two shows only a week in Brandon. The show when he was young.” horse shows now that her children are apart. celebrated its 25th an- Radical Element (whom the older. “We were impressed by how he “This is the fi rst horse niversary this year. Helstroms’ children renamed Light- responded to her. He’ll teach her how to achieve both futu- “In Manitoba, the ning Bolt) is now in the hands of the to use her cues properly.” rity wins in Manitoba “WE WERE show is unique,” said couple’s six-year-old daughter, Vilena. and North Dakota,” said Helstrom, who helps Helstrom’s wife Heidi, IMPRESSED prepare her three chil- who helps train horses at BY HOW HE dren for various horse their facility — Helstrom shows. “They have a Performance Horses — RESPONDED TO cap of $10,000 for fi rst near Winnipeg Beach. HER.” place, which is the rich- “It’s really based on est in Western Canada.” their opinion,” she said, Garth also placed fi rst referring to futurity at the Dakota 50/50 judges. Sale & Futurity in Far- Futurity shows judge horses on what go a week later on Oct. 29-31. He took their future abilities may look like. home over $5,000. They focus on young horses, usually She said her husband, who is an two- or three-year-olds, which com- AQHA Professional Horseman, has pete in three different categories, had nine futurity wins, four of those said Helstrom. In the conformation in Manitoba. He trains young colts division, a horse is judged purely on for other breeders and specializes in his eye appeal. The rail division looks Western Pleasure and reining. for a relaxed moving horse that is re- It took about a year to get Radical sponsive to the rider at various gaits. Element in tip-top form for the show. The pattern division demonstrates Part of Garth’s success comes not only Riverton Elks #530 EXPRESS PHOTOS BY CAROLYNN MAROHN IMAGES 55 Plus Garth Helstrom takes his colt Radical Element through the pattern di- vision competition at the Manitoba Superhorse Futurity. Horses are Open House Housing Project judged on how well they respond to commands to cross bridges, turn around in a rail box and navigate trail obstacles. Date:Date: NNovo 2211 Time: 11 am to 4 pm Santa pictures with your The Riverton Elks will be dog holding an information Al Sideen cartoonist meeting to gauge the interest for their 55 Plus Vendors: Al Sideen • Petz Paradiz housing project. Carol Dobrinsky ‘s unique designs Come view the drawings Dog shows featuring: • Steve Diamond & and loorplans for this Diamond Disc Dogs exciting building project. • Sammy Mar and her SMART Dogs doing Tricks & Rally Obedience • Do it Again Agility Tuesday • Ruff House Rowdies Bring a Tin for the Bin November 24th All proceeds to the Teulon Senior Resource Centre & The Teulon Food Bank At the Riverton Curling Rink Door Rainbow Lunch Auction Counter at 7:00 pm Radical Element is now couple’s six-year-old daughter, Vilena’s show Prizes horse. (Vilena pictured sitting on Radical Element). The Express Weekly News Thursday, November 19, 2015 3 Eriksdale residents honour, respect veterans in annual ceremony By Jeff Ward overwhelming. A quick scan of the It was an emotional day in Eriksdale room saw many others wiping away with nearly 200 residents gathering tears, remembering family, friends inside the Eriksdale Recreation Cen- and the toll war took on them. tre to pay tribute to Canada’s veterans In Flanders Field was read by Eriks- last Wednesday. dale School students Tyler Brand and The Remembrance Day ceremony Summer Lloyd, and an oral history of included the placing of Col. John McCrae, who the colours and hon- wrote the famous poem, our guard by the 158 was read by this year’s RCACS Fisher Branch Miss Interlake Avery Cadets, the Last Post “THIS IS HOW Halldorson. and two minutes of si- THE LEGION “Having our younger lence. Val Kinkead and generations up there Christina Kallstrom AND THE reading the poem is im- read out the Roll of MEMORIES portant. This is how the Honour, which con- legion and the memories tained 200 names of lo- OF THESE of these veterans will stay cal veterans. alive. Connecting with “I try to go by the VETERANS WILL them isn’t easy, but many book with our ceremo- STAY ALIVE.” more than you’d think ny,” said Joyce Sewell, understand how impor- president of the Eriks- tant a day like today is,” dale Legion Branch #140, who led the noted Sewell, who was very proud ceremony. of all of the youth who made it to the “It gets harder every year because ceremony. there are so few veterans left. You want Following the ceremony, Sewell and to make sure you do right by them, a few members of the Ladies Auxil- and honouring their sacrifi ce is very iary went out to the cenotaph at the important to me and many others in Eriksdale Cemetery to place a wreath the Ladies Auxiliary and the legion.” at its base. A moment of silence was EXPRESS PHOTOS BY JEFF WARD Sewell choked back tears during the held, and West Interlake Coun. Keith The 158 RCACS Fisher Branch cadets participated in the Eriksdale laying of the wreaths, as the symbolic Lundale returned the Canadian fl ag Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11 From left to right: First Sgt. nature of the act can sometimes be to full mast. Brooklyn Barteski, First Cpl. Colton Meisner and Cpl. Cole Meisner. CS Series ReasonsThe Does to get oneone keepk your ATM piling up. find solutions? Our iTMs are more than a machine – they are people powered! That means you’re being served by a real person who wants to Available at our help you achieve your dreams, big or small. Selkirk and Gimli Theere area so manyy reasons tooc choosee a KIOK TI® trt acta or.r Power. Performance. Come experience the personal touch of an branches 7am to 7pm, Quality. Value.ue Optioons. And yes, forrr removing gobsob off sns ow.o Just watch interactive Teller Machine. Only at Noventis. Monday to Saturday. one in acction,n likikeeo our CS2410, and you’ll hah vee all theer reasons youun need. 4 Ye a r Powertrain Warranty © 2015 KIOTI Tractor Company a Division of o Daedod ng-USA, Inc.I Kioti.com [email protected] Countryside Lumber Fisher Branch 1-204-494-0560 4 The Express Weekly News Thursday, November 19, 2015 Students honour veterans SKI-DOO as innovative as ever •With the MXZ Blizzard, you get the Why Buy An MXZ industry’s fi rst adjustable skis, the Pi- lot TS. You can easily add these to and MXZ TNT sleds with an available kit. New aggressive trail sleds come and • You can choose between 120 in. /305 go. Some even go and come back to cm [MXZ TNT] and 129 in./ 327 cm great fanfare. But every one is chasing [MXZ Blizzard] track lengths depend- one sled: the Ski-Doo MXZ. ing on how you ride. The best MXZ sleds you can buy right “We cannot underscore deeply now are the MX Z Blizzard and TNT. enough how much more confi dence They bring the total package – the MXZ this inspires in the XS chassis when Blizzard model even was named Snow you’re riding! It also makes for a beau- Goer’s 2016 Snowmobile Of The Year.

Load more

  32

Copy Link