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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 04, 2012
Page
5
A homeowner details turning a side yard into lily beds and a future centerpiece, with notes on initial vegetable attempts and patience for spring growth. The narrative recalls planting experiences, the Lily Festival in Neepawa, and reflections on nature, resilience, and human impact including Alberta's Weather Modification Corporation using silver iodide to alter clouds.
The passage laments nature's wrath after rains turned to hail stones, noting heavy downpours four inches per hour and major damage. It recalls AWMC's disbanding and stresses that humanity is a temporary guest in God's world, urging respect to ensure timely rains, healthy crops, and fruitful lands, warning of deadly consequences if ignored.
A reminiscence traces the song I Found My Thrill from its 1940s movie origins to famous versions by Gene Autry and the Jimmy Dorsey Band, with Glenn Miller and later stars like Fats Domino Elvis Presley the Everly Brothers Bruce Cockburn and Elton John. The author recalls a museum fashion show fundraiser inspired by 1950s styles and Louis Armstrong's gravel voice, praising the dress display the food the trivia items and the overall evening.
Addy Oberlin shares a personal reflection on appearance and inner cleanliness. A haircut yields a neater look, while true purity comes from faith in Jesus Christ. The piece emphasizes inner cleansing through confession and divine forgiveness as the path to being seen as cleansed by God.
The Rivers Banner letters section questions spraying the herbicide Tordon along country roadsides to control spurge. The writer likens it to Agent Orange, warns of groundwater contamination, and urges readers to consider health and environmental risks from picloram, including potential effects via manure and treated hay.
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