Minnedosa Tribune
TEAM PLAY
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Hard work, team play, and sportsmanship were on full display as the U9 Minnedosa Bombers (in white) travelled to Shoal Lake for a game against the Eagles on Sunday, Nov. 2. Tight checking and stick work at mid-ice or along the boards of a shortened surface creates countless ‘moments like this’, where personal goals add up to a combination of skills and the odd shot past a youngster minding the net. Hockey definitely has a way of bringing people together.
LEST WE FORGET
Minnedosa grade 11 student Signe Erven places second in Legion’s National Youth Remembrance Contest
DARRELL NESBITT Minnedosa Tribune
Signe Erven, a grade 11 student at the Minnedosa Collegiate Institute (MCI), is among the youth that the Royal Canadian Legion recognizes as a pathway to tomorrow.
Erven has been taking part in the annual National Youth Remembrance Contest, held by the Legion National Foundation with the support of the Royal Canadian Legion and schools across the country, for four years.
Inspired to carry the torch of Re-
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membrance, once again in 2025, Erven placed first at the local branch and provincial levels, prior to seeing her poster entry advance to the national level. Here her poster placed second in the ‘Senior’ category in all of Canada.
“My winning entry of a Veteran
holding a poppy in his hand, was drawn to symbolize Remembrance and honour for those who served in war,” Erven stated. “The poppy represents respect and sacrifice, for veterans who fought for peace and freedom.”
The contests see more than
100,000 students each year honour Canada’s Veterans and foster the tradition of Remembrance through creative visual art, writing and video in the categories of Senior, Intermediate, and Junior divisions.
