The grade nine art class this semester created some wonderful marionette puppets using wire, paper and paste. The project, used old newspapers from the Opasquia Times, and showed the creativity of the students.
“It was wonderful to see the students collaborating, to develop thematic ideas and help each other,” Visual Arts Specialist Pegi McGillivray commented on the student’s work.
The students not only created the marionettes, but also work to create displays for them. The work was completed prior to the June band concert held at MBCI.
“Students created backdrops in the theme of their puppets, Thank you to my students for showing so much enthusiasm and dedication,’ McGillivray commented, adding, “I had a great time working with you. Happy summer and see you in September.”

The grade nine art class this semester created some wonderful marionette puppets using wire, paper and paste. The project, used old newspapers from the Opasquia Times, and showed the creativity of the students.
“It was wonderful to see the students collaborating, to develop thematic ideas and help each other,” Visual Arts Specialist Pegi McGillivray commented on the student’s work.
The students not only created the marionettes, but also work to create displays for them. The work was completed prior to the June band concert held at MBCI.
“Students created backdrops in the theme of their puppets, Thank you to my students for showing so much enthusiasm and dedication,’ McGillivray commented, adding, “I had a great time working with you. Happy summer and see you in September.”

On one of the first fabulous weather days in June, the Christ Church held a Teddy Bears Picnic. The picnic welcomed teddy bears, as well as a variety of other stuffies, and their owners of all ages to joing them in games, face painting, food as well a visit from The Pas Animal Shelter puppies. Also on-site was The Pas Community Choir and Andrew Legeny and Kathy McKay, playing fiddle music.
While kids and adults alike played games and enjoyed each others company, Teddy Bears needed medical assistance for rips, tears, missing eyes or just a simple band aid on a boo boo, where welcomed at the picnic’s First Aid Station.

When students graduate it is often a time for reflection not only on where they are headed but also where they have come from and for one group of Grade 12 MBCI students, the memories of where they are and where they hoped to be were held in confidence for seven years.
Theresa DeHoop, a grade 12 instructor at the highschool has carried a box of letters from students written when they were in Grade 5. The letters, were written on a June day back when they were in early years. DeHoop asked her students then to write a letter to themselves that she would give them when they graduate. Last week, she invited them to her classroom to open their letters, as she has since moved to the highschool.

For the past 40 years, Ken Gurba has been making a difference in the area of emergency services and on June 9th he was formally recognized for his years of dedication. Gurba is the Manitoba Chairman of Emergency Medical Services Awards Committee, working to ensure that EMS professionals are recognized for their dedication to the profession. After forty years of services himself Gurba was also recognized.
In a ceremony held at Canadian Human Right Museum, Gurba was presented a 40 year double bar. Gurba joined 35 other dedicated EMS personnel receiving awards ranging from 20 years to the 40 year mark. The Exemplary Service Medal recognizes professionals dedicated to preserving Canada’s Public Safety through long and outstanding service. It is part of the Canadian Honors System, administered by the Chancellery, a branch of the Office of the Governor General.
The EMS medal is the newest member of the Exemplary Service Medal Family. Governor General Romeo Leblanc created the EMS medal in1994 and to date over five thousand Paramedics have received this Honor in Canada, including 260 Manitoba Paramedics.

Last week, twenty seven female students from Scott Bateman Middle School journeyed out the to Clearwater Lake Boy Scout camp, spending three days taking part in a Girls Empowerment Retreat. Joined by four staff members - Shirley Rivalin, Skyler Harrison, Jaime Mercredi and Jolene Salisbury, the retreat was an opportunity for the students to try new activities, create and learn together and take on things that were new and empowering,
This is the second trip organized by the school, the first being held in 2019. As with most things over the past couple of years, COVID halted the event for the last two years, so organizers were extremely happy that they could once again provide an opportunity for the students to take part in a retreat again, “We are hoping to make this an annual trip moving forward,” Salisbury noted.

June 1st marks the beginning of Pride month and Opaskwayak Cree Nation held a flag raising cermeony last Wednesday, where a small group of people gathered at the base of the OCN community sign, braving windy, raining weather to show their support.
Maureen Brown greeted those in attendance, a prayer was offered by Linda Buchanan and Edwin Jebb brought welcoming remarks from Chief and Council, telling the group the flag would fly for the entire month of June and it was being done to help educate people about pride month. Jebb encouraged people to respect everybody and not be ashamed of who they are.

“To be a princess you have to believe you
are a princess.”
- Mia, The Princess Diaries
Little princesses from the community gathered together Saturday afternoon at the United Church for The Pas Animaal Shelter Princess Ball. The princesses were there to visit more well known Disney Princess as well as Trappers’ Festival Princesses and share in an afternoon of games, reading, play, food and fun.
“We first started planning the princess ball in 2020. Saskatoon and Winnipeg both have big princess balls as fundraisers, that's where we got the idea,” one organzier Lynda Cain explained.