Faithfully yours - The day the world changed
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- Published on Sunday, May 6, 2018
Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner & Press
April 28, 1999 was the day Rev. Dale Lang’s world changed forever. It started with a phone call. The message was short: “Jason (Lang’s 17 year old son) has been shot.” As Lang would later share: “I didn’t ask any questions. I didn’t need to. I knew it was serious.” It was, in fact, very serious. Jason subsequently died from his wounds.
Faithfully yours - We can do better - but will we?
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- Published on Sunday, April 29, 2018
By Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner & Press
In many ways, the events of the last three weeks have been nothing short of miraculous.Never in my lifetime have I seen such an outpouring of support as has come in the wake of the accident that took the lives of 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team. Over $10 million has been raised to help the victims’ families and the team. Expressions of sympathy and offers of assistance have come from all parts of the country.
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Faithfully yours - Another defining moment
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- Published on Sunday, April 22, 2018
By Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner & Press
Adjusting to the sudden death of a loved one or close friend is never easy. I know. I have been in that situation often enough to realize just how quickly and easily a life can be lost. All it takes is one unfortunate event and a life can be instantly snuffed out. A grieving family and community are left to ask “Why? Why did this person have to die; why this way; and why now?”
Observation - April 13, 2018
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- Published on Sunday, April 15, 2018
Addy Oberlin
Neepawa Banner & Press
It was impossible for me to watch the news on television and not get teary-eyed. Young lives and some family man’s lives were just snuffed out. Many are still in hospital and their lives might be changed forever. Such a tragedy. I also think of the driver of the truck. How will he manage? The rest of his life he will carry the memory of this accident.
Faithfully Yours - Embracing the inevitable
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- Published on Sunday, April 15, 2018
Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner & Press
I have written on this topic several times before, but I feel the need to address it again; so that those who can most identify with these comments will find words of hope and comfort in them. Let’s begin by facing an important fact. The last 30-40 years have not been kind to communities in rural Canada. Towns and villages that, at one time, were bustling centers of economic activity have been reduced to little more than bedroom communities.
