 6 THE LAC DU BONNET LEADER Friday, July 30, 2010 2010 Canada - Manitoba Excess Moisture Assistance ProgramProviding Help to Manitoba Crop ProducersIf you're a crop producer in Manitoba and were unable to seed or you had crop that was destroyed by excess moisture in the spring of 2010, you may be eligible for financial assistance through the 2010 Canada-Manitoba Excess Moisture Assistance Program. Eligibility Provided you operated crop land in Manitoba in 2010 and were unable to seed due to excess moisture by June 20, or seeded and 10074gg04 your crop was destroyed by excess moisture by July 8 you could be eligible for compensation. Apply before August 3, 2010 If you are not an AgriInsurance participant in 2010, you must complete an application. If you have 2010 AgriInsurance, you do not need to complete an application as a declaration form will be mailed to you so that you can report your acres that were seeded and subsequently destroyed by excess moisture. Compensation for acres that were too wet to seed will be processed automatically and will be based on either your 2010 Seeded Acreage Report declaration or acres verified by MASC. Applications and program details are available online at masc.mb.ca or by contacting your local MASC office or Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives GO Office. You must submit your application on or before August 3, 2010.Our offices will beCLOSEDon Monday, August 2, 2010Sorry for any inconvenienceemail: ipublish@mts.net Ph: 1-888-467-2421 * Fax: 1-204-467-5967Surgery a success for Pinawa womanBy Marc Zienkiewicz Jennifer Newman has a new lease on life. The 30-year-old Pinawa resident had her left foot amputated a year ago, and says life has never been so pain-free. "I can do everything I did before," she says. "I feel great and am so happy." Newman was featured in the Leader a year ago just a week before she was scheduled to undergo surgery to amputate her foot. Her story began in June 2007, when surgery to her foot was necessary to treat arthritis that plagued her as a result of an old injury. Two bones in her foot were fused together. Unfortunately, infection set in and another operation was required. After that, Newman's pain only increased. For awhile, doctors thought she had Chronic Neuropathic Pain Condition, which can spread to other parts of the body and cause debilitating pain. A trip to the Mayo Clinic led to the discovery that she didn't have the painful condition. Members of the Pinawa community helped raise money to make the trip possible. Pinawa's Wilma Elliot organized a fundraiser at the Pinawa Motor Inn and after news of Newman's medical problem got out to others in Canada, $30,000 was raised to help fi nance her trip to the clinic and cover subsequent medical costs. Newman is pleased to report that one year later, life is grand and her pain is gone. She wears a prosthetic limb from the moment she gets up in the morning until she goes to bed. "It really becomes second nature," she says. "Th ere are still some challenges to overcome. I'm looking to get back into sports. I'd like to start running again, and I want to try wheelchair basketball, too." Newman, who will be returning to the University of Manitoba to fi nish her science degree, is now a facilitator for a Winnipeg amputee peer support group. "We meet once a month and do what we On Wednesday, RCMP recovered a body near the location of a suspected drowning that took place in Otter Falls over the weekend. It is presumed to be the body of the man who was reported drowned earlier this week, but this cannot be confi rmed pending positive identifi cation of the deceased. Lac du Bonnet RCMP were called to the Photo by Marc Zienkiewicz Pinawa's Jennifer Newman is learning to live as an amputee after surgery last year. can to help one another out. I've learned a lot from them and I hope they've learned from me, too. It helps to talk with others who have learned to live as amputees as well." She's learned a lot from the experience, but she says the one thing she's been most touched by is the support of the community that raised $30,000 to help her get her life back. Prior to her surgery, she not only lived in constant pain but had to see doctors in Winnipeg as often as twice per week. Now she only has to go once per month. "People are so generous and I can't thank them enough," she said.Body recovered in Otter Falls, believed to be drowning victimscene at the Otter Falls campground about 5 p.m. Saturday. Initial reports indicate a man and a woman were swimming in the Winnipeg River when the man, 59, was overpowered by the current and went under the water, police said. Th e woman was able to make it to shore, RCMP said. Immediate attempts to fi nd the man were unsuccessful.NEWSUSTIPS?LETCALL 345-8611 KNOW.
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