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She says that she misses him terribly, but he manages to call and email a lot when he is any- where with access. She also said he was saddened to hear of the recent loss of a member of his battalion, The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based at CFB Shilo. Noting that although he didn’t know Capt. Richard (Steve) Class of 2008: (L) Jenna Wiwcharuk-Roy, Dana Kowalchuk, Jace Ryan, Sheila Holmgren, Christina Walker, Brittany Ventura, and Danny Otto (Reclining). ~ photo by Marc Jackson Leary well, he certainly knew of him. Jenna Wiwcharuk-Roy is the 17 Arts degree, with the eventual goal of With the close of the 2007/08 (almost 18) year-old daughter of Kelly becoming an English Teacher. Her • The Legion will hold their school year, J.H. Kerr School will Wiwcharuk and Dave Roy. She says personal philosophy is, “Everything second annual Decoration graduate one of the smallest classes that her favorite subject in school happens for a reason!” Sunday on July 6th. Decora- to ever grace her hallowed hallways. is Biology and in keeping with that Jace Ryan is the 18 year-old son of tion Sunday is a day each year Just seven local young folks make penchant, she plans to go into the Shelley and Moody Ryan. He counts where people take the time to up the graduate group, a far cry from field of Nursing. Jenna will work Gym as his favorite subject and is visit the graves of loved ones the massive classes of the 1970’s. for the summer, attending Brandon undecided about his future. At this However, with all the grand things on and spend a little extra time University in the fall, with her eye on point, he says he will take a year off honouring them. MJ the horizon for Snow Lake, seven is a four year Nursing Baccalaureate. to work and see where he goes from a great rallying point for future grad She feels words that are worthy to live there. With a philosophy like his, Jace classes, which will no doubt be larger. by are: “Live, Laugh, and Love”. shouldn’t have too much of a problem As this edition of The Underground Brittany Ventura is the daughter landing or keeping a job; he feels one Press was to hit the stands a little of Cindy Shapka. This outgoing 18- should “Go hard or go home!” over a week prior to the grad and the year-old pegs English as her preferred Sheila Holmgren is 18 years old subsequent edition, a week after the subject. In the fall, she will widen her and the daughter of Ilene and Leroy ceremonies, the editor felt it prudent base of knowledge on that topic and Holmgren. She is a fan of Math, but to give readers an introduction to the numerous others, when she attends ciphers, stats, and figures aside, she is Class of 2008. So, in no particular the University of Lethbridge. There, (L) Ricki Henderson and Sarah order, and without further adieu… Brittany will take her Bachelor of ~see 'GRAD' on page Willett at the recent Car Show. Franals Cornerview Enterprises Open 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Convenience, Fuel, Movies, Etc. Store hours: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Mon. - Sat. Happy to serve you! 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday **Closed for all holidays** Friendly Korner Restaurant Groceries, Fresh Meat, Dry Goods, Open from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Books, M.L.C.C.; we have a little bit of Where old and new friends meet! everything! Page 2 THE Underground PRESS June 12, 2008 slide show, it is obvious from Keplyn’s south, where they did an open lung biopsy voice that the treatment regime she and numerous other tests. A week later, the experienced during her relapse is much then 10 year-old went home. “The doctors more memorable than that throughout her didn’t know why she got better so quickly,” Editorial initial diagnosis as an infant. She loses an a thankful Bev Krul said of that joyous octave or so as she talks and is not quite as juncture. “I believe God healed her, and normal. On October 24 /1995, animated; however, she neither falters nor they don’t have a test for that.” Several weeks back, I Keplyn Krul was diagnosed shows the emotion, of which many in this In talking about all the trials and phoned Bev Krul and asked with Childhood Leukemia. crowd are having trouble concealing. tribulations that the Krul family has faced if I could attend the ‘A Walk What followed were months Bev says that when they asked their during their walk through cancer, Bev Through Cancer – A Mother and in fact years, of low blood doctor why Keplyn relapsed, the reply was affirms that the overwhelming feeling she Daughter Story’ presentation counts, needles, chemotherapy, honest and self-deprecating. “Because has is one of peace. She quotes a bible that she and her daughter and all sorts of things that we failed the last time,” was the answer. verse, that in part states, ‘Do not be afraid Keplyn were putting on at the sweet little girls should never “Something got by us, and that is why the for I am with you… for I am the Lord your Snow Lake Christian Centre. have to endure. But endure cancer came back.” God’. And Bev adds, “God will walk with She advised that it would be she did. At the age of three, During the summer of 2003, Keplyn and us…” okay, but I might be the only Keplyn moved with her family Bev would travel to Winnipeg every ten Keplyn Krul is a happy, intelligent, and man at the outing… well she from Red Lake to Snow Lake days for treatments. The treatments seemed obviously well adjusted 14-year-old young was wrong, but not far from and on December 19/1997, she to be doing what they were intended to. lady. She and her mother still travel to wrong. There was one other; was done with Chemo and in She was holding her own up until the spring Winnipeg every six months for checkups, th her son Eric. He sat next to remission. of 2004, when on March 26 Keplyn was but she has been cancer free and in me and very capably kept Before continuing their walk, unable to catch her breath. She was flown remission since 2005. MJ me advised of the number of Bev and Keplyn’s presentation attendees. Although I was deviated slightly as Bev gave feeling a little outnumbered, a layperson’s explanation I was glad I went, and here’s of what Leukemia actually why is. Childhood Leukemia is A loud din greeted my wife basically a cancer of the white Leone and I as we arrived blood cells. When a child has shortly before the onset of leukemia, large numbers of (L): Bev and the presentation. With close abnormal white blood cells are Keplyn Krul to 75 people seated in the produced in the bone marrow. pews of the church, voices These abnormal white cells carried, laughter rang out, and crowd the bone marrow and sounds of enjoyment emanated flood the bloodstream, but they in praise of the delicious cannot perform their proper cheesecake offered to attendees role of protecting the body upon entering. However, against disease because they when Bev and Keplyn Krul are defective. As leukemia began their presentation, a progresses, the cancer suspenseful silence was far interferes with the body’s more evident than the sounds production of other types of previously noted. blood cells, including red blood Bev Krul Seventy-five hands rose in cells and platelets. This results narrating unison when Bev began by in anemia (low numbers of red asking who had had cancer cells) and bleeding problems, her walk themselves or had someone in addition to the increased risk through close to them affected by the of infection caused by white cancer illness. This showed, and cell abnormalities. she noted, how prevalent this Luckily, the chances for insidious disease has become a cure are very good. With in our community and indeed treatment, children can, in time, within our culture. be free of the disease. Third Page, 6” × 9”, 378 lines: $94.50 The mother and daughter ad After a medical explanation policy and Half Page, 10” × 8”, 560 lines: $140.00 presentation was both verbal of the disease and having a Full Page, 10” × 16”, 1120 lines: $280.00 and visual, by means of a three-year treatment regime, rates Back Page, 10” × 16”, 1120 lines: $336.00 PowerPoint slideshow.