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All investment products are administered by Co-operators Life Insurance Company. anticipation while the Hike or Bike winners were announced last Friday. > everything you need to know in your locally owned and operated community newspaper Don’t forget Friday, July 2nd HAVE A COOKIE ON US Buy a LRG Coffee or Tea At From Farmhouse to Yours 50 Main St., Teulon And enjoy a cookie on us. 2 The Stonewall Teulon Tribune Thursday, July 1, 2021 Félicitations to ISD’s fi rst French immersion grads By Jennifer McFee gram in 2007, 10 made it through A group of 2021 graduates is already to the end of Grade 12 — Brooklyn making history. Cherniak, Chloe Hunter, Skylar Ko- This year, the Interlake School Di- pec, Gage Lambert, Kylee Leathwood, vision celebrated its fi rst French im- Kaitlyn Luke, Stella McAuley, Chloe mersion students to graduate from Morrison, Teagan Sheppard and Bri- the program at Ecole anna Waldner. Stonewall Collegiate “I think this group led Institute. the way for other French During the virtual immersion students in graduation ceremony, the division. The program principal Jason Cas- “I LOVE BEING is growing a lot right sils expressed “félicita- now. The numbers you tions” to these gradu- ABLE TO SAY I see coming up are quite ates. AM A BILINGUAL large. This group is a very “Thirteen years ago, nice group of students. a group of students CANADIAN. IT They worked very hard from this graduating OPENS YOU UP and excelled academi- TRIBUNE PHOTO SUBMITTED class paved the way cally,” Cassils told the Tri- Left to right: Teagan Sheppard, Brooklyn Cherniak, Kylee Leathwood, for a large number of TO MANY MORE bune. Kaitlyn Luke, Chloé Morrison, Gage Lambert, Chloe Hunter, Stella French immersion stu- “I think the benefi ts of McAuley, Skylar Kopec and Brianna Waldner. dents in the Interlake OPPORTUNITIES having another language School Division,” he IN THE FUTURE.” will be massive as they fellow French immersion graduates “I love being able to say I am a bi- said. move forward, whether stuck with the program through ups lingual Canadian, especially because “This group has gone that’s in a career path or and downs. French is one of the offi cial languages through fi rsts for the past 13 years, travelling.” “I would say the biggest benefi ts of in Canada. It opens you up to many and once again they will be part of For graduate Teagan Sheppard, the French immersion are the close-knit more opportunities in the future and another fi rst — SCI’s Grade 12 French French immersion experience has family that you build and grow up helps you to appreciate the French immersion class will be the fi rst helped to shape her education and with and the French culture that it in- culture,” Teagan said. French immersion class to graduate career goals. troduces you to,” she said. “I’d like to thank the teachers who with a French immersion diploma in “As of right now, I will be using my “Throughout school, we went on have helped make this program a the Interlake School Division.” French in the future. My plan is to many fi eld trips to Festival du Voyager, success and inspired me to pursue a To receive a French immersion di- have a major in French and go on to including the English program. Being future as an educator.” ploma, students need to earn 14 cred- be a French immersion teacher in a bilingual student, I appreciate the On behalf of the staff at Stonewall its in French, made up of four credits our community,” said the 18-year-old experience being able to understand Collegiate Institute, Cassils expressed each year in Grade 9 and 10, followed grad. both English and French.” similar appreciation for the French by three credits each year in Grade “I will be going to University of Win- Teagan said it’s a personal choice to immersion graduates. “This group 11 and 12. The rest of their credits are nipeg into the faculty of education for pursue French immersion, and she of students have worked so hard for earned in the English program. early years teaching.” would defi nitely recommend the op- this major achievement,” he said, “and Of the 19 students who started the Teagan is proud that she and her portunity to others. we’re all so proud of them.” French immersion kindergarten pro- Stonewall RCMP respond to fatal collision Staff semi-trailer. His vehicle then entered the ditch Interlake’s Automotive & Agricultural Glass Specialists Stonewall RCMP received a report of a two- and rolled. The driver of the semi-trailer was vehicle collision on Highway 6, located approxi- able to pull his vehicle over to the side of the We make the claim mately fi ve kilometres from Highway 101 (Pe- Highway. We replace the glass Autopac Accredited Glass Repair rimeter Highway), in the RM of Rosser on June The 36-year-old driver was pronounced de- 21, at approximately 1:35 p.m. ceased on scene. The 37-year-old male driver We have courtesy cars available The investigation has determined that a north- of the semi-trailer, from Steinbach, was not in- bound pickup truck, being driven by a 36-year- jured. Phone 204-467-8929 to book your appointment. old male from Winnipeg, entered into the Stonewall RCMP along with a Forensic Colli- 2 Patterson Drive, Stonewall southbound lane and collided head-on with a sion Reconstructionist continue to investigate. STAY COOL WITH AIR CONDITIONING When you need relief from summer heat, Commercial Comfort offers reliable and You have options. professional service, maintenance, installation and prompt repairs of air conditioning. Commercial Comfort can install the Air Conditioning unit that will keep you comfortable. 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The only two that’s been a century in the making. surviving siblings are her youngest Lions Manor resident Ruth Samp- brothers Jim in Winnipeg and Doug son (née Appleyard) turns 100 years in Lac du Bonnet. old on July 3, and all are welcome to She was 18 when the Second World join in the drive-by COVID-style cel- War began, and the subsequent years ebration from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. were fi lled with stress and fear since Out of respect for the other Lions one of her brothers went off to join the Manor tenants, participants are asked war efforts. not to drive through the parking lot. Forging forward, Ruth launched her Instead, participants will start from life as a career woman, which was rare TRIBUNE PHOTOS SUBMITTED 5th Avenue turning down Centre Av- for her era, with a job working for Ea- Ruth (Appleyard) Sampson was born on July 3, 1921 and grew up on her enue, then onto Lions Way (where ton’s catalogue in 1947. parent’s farm. The family is inviting Ruth’s friends to join them for a drive- Ruth will be) and then exiting onto Two years later, their family got elec- by birthday celebration from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on her milestone day. Keith Cosens Drive to 5th Avenue to tricity at their Grassmere farm and go home. Balloons will be up to mark they were amazed at the new bright Middie died in October 1963, Ruth Mel passed away in November 2020. the way. environment of their house and barn. returned to her job as a telephone op- As Ruth refl ects on her century of To add to the festivities, Ruth’s fam- Entertainment was endless with the erator until the Stonewall Telephone life, she acknowledges that one of the ily members would like to fi ll her radio playing all day long.