R EVIEW SOUTHERN MANITOBA

REVIEW
SOUTHERN MANITOBA
Thursday, October 9, 2014
P.O. Box 249, Cartwright, MB R0K 0L0
Volume 116
Number 38
90¢
Flu Clinics set to start
in Prairie Mountain Health
Every year, the flu season in
Manitoba begins in late fall and
usually lasts until spring. For
2014-2015, the flu vaccine is
available free of charge to all
Manitobans. It offers protection against three flu strains,
including H1N1. The best way
to protect you against the flu is
to get vaccinated. Flu viruses
change, so last year’s vaccine
may not protect you from this
year’s viruses. Prairie Moun-
An exhibition volleyball game was held at Cartwright School Open
House last week. Quite a few spectators squeezed in along the
sidelines of the gymnasium.
Cartwright School update
Good turnout at open house
Submitted by school staff
What a busy month at school,
seems like it is flying by. Cartwright School just finished
hositng their open house. Lots
of people were in attendance,
both young and old, to take in
the supper put on by the Grads,
the middle years bakesale with
their yummy treats, as well as
an exhibition volleyball game.
Thank you to everyone who
supported!
Eco-Challenge 2014
On September 12th the grade
7 & 8 students were in Clearwater to take part in the Eco-Chal-
lenge. Held in conjunction with
the Harvest Moon Festival, this
annual event brings students
from local schools together to
participate in outdoor experiential education. Students take
part in activities that address
themes related to environmental
conservation and ecosystems,
geography, science, sustainable
food and healthy communities.
Despite the cool weather, the
students enjoyed their day!
Athletics
Athletics
at
Cartwright
School got off to a roaring start.
We had students in involved in
Lots of people came for the school open house and for supper.
both grade 5/6 golf as well as
7/8 golf. A high school boys
team entered zone playoffs, and
although the team did not place,
Ty Enns finished in second.
The volleyball season is off
to a great start this year. The
junior high girls team, coached
by Kristin Polnik, has began
practicing with games starting
About a dozen workers from the Church of God in Christ congregation had a good run at building the
4-door garage attached to Sunset Apartments in Cartwright. They started putting up walls on Friday
and made great progress despite the high winds. See the update photo on page 8.
shortly. Players include Heather
Stokes, Breanne Langan, Kyla
McDonald, Casie Livingstone,
Julia Sterkel, Lisa Litau, Tori
McGill and Mackenzie Lamoureux.
The Varsity Girls have found
early success this year. During
a busy September they were
involved in three tournaments,
winning the B-side in Rivers,
losing in the semi-finals in Wawanesa, and losing in the first
round of playoffs to Baldur in
the most recent Glenboro tournament. The girls found retribution against Baldur however,
beating them last week during
league play. This made the
team undefeated early in the
season as they also beat Treherne last week in 5 sets. The
Varsity team consists of Holly
Stokes, Annabelle Calcott,
Alyssa Dousselaere, Lena Suderman, Sarah Kinley, Tascha
Livingstone, Kendra Livingstone, Haylee Kamstra, Erika
Sterkel, and Trina Langan, and
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tain Health will launch its annual flu campaign after the
Thanksgiving long weekend.
Please watch for posters, check
your local paper and listen for
radio announcements for clinics
in your community informing
you of dates and locations.
What is the Flu
and how is it Spread?
The flu is not a stomach virus,
nor is it the common cold. The
flu is a respiratory virus, and it
is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes. You can
also get the flu when a person
touches a surface with flu virus
on it and then touches his or her
nose, mouth, or eyes. The flu virus can live on hard surfaces for
up to 48 hours, on cloth, paper,
and tissue for up to 12 hours,
and on hands for about 5 minutes!
The flu is very contagious,
and people can spread the virus
before they show any symptoms. Some people will not
have symptoms, but can carry
the virus and spread it to others. The flu can lead to serious
complications such as bacterial
infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, and kidney or heart failure.
What is the
Flu Vaccine?
The flu vaccine is a needle
that is given in the arm. For
some people, the flu vaccine
can be given a different way,
through a spray that is put inside a person’s nose.
Every year, scientists monitor
the global spread of flu and decide what flu viruses will most
likely cause widespread illness.
Each flu vaccine contains three
of these ‘killed’ flu viruses-meaning they can’t harm you
or make you sick. The vaccine
helps your body recognize these
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INSIDE
THIS WEEK
Safe Thanksgiving
Food - Page 2
Exponential Ebola
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