In Assiniboia, the saying is, 'Everyone needs a Howard'

In Assiniboia, the saying is, 'Everyone needs a Howard'

Residents acknowledge and appreciate more than three decades of volunteer service in multiple roles for Assiniboia man

In Assiniboia, the saying is, ‘Everyone needs a Howard’

ASSINIBOIA — They say volunteerism is the price you pay for the space you occupy. If that is the case, Howard Ellis had paid for many. Ellis says when he and his wife Maureen and their sons Justin and Spencer moved back to Assiniboia area, he was soon invited by Dr. Wes Thomson to check out the Assiniboia Kinsmen Club, which is where he says his 33-year volunteer career began. “Volunteering has been a large part of my life since then. Not just w…