Ty Hildebrand

The I Love To Read month fun continues with Friesen's Corporation and Golden West as Country 88 morning show host Ty Hildebrand visited the grade 2 students of Maple Leaf Elementary School with Friesen's Bookbinder Julie Blatz to read "We Need Everyone" by Michael Champagne Redhead and illustrated by Tiff Bartel.

Not only did we read the book, but every single grade 2 student at Maple Leaf went home with a copy!

A celebration of local skating talent at the Icon Arena

The Winkler Skating Club is set to host its annual Ice Show on Saturday, March 1st, at 2:00 PM at the Icon Arena (Meridian Exhibition Centre). This highly anticipated event is the grand finale of the season, where young skaters of all ages take to the ice to showcase their hard-earned skills in a dazzling performance.

The South Central Regional Library (SCRL) is celebrating its 60th anniversary with an exciting lineup of fundraising events, including a Quiz Night on March 21st and an upcoming raffle featuring incredible prizes. Plus, there’s still time to enter the current 50/50 draw, which runs until February 24th.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers promote reading at Minnewasta School

Students at Minnewasta School in Morden had a special treat as two Winnipeg Blue Bombers players visited to read to them as part of "I Love to Read" Month. The school's theme this year is "Camp Minnewasta," and having professional athletes take part in promoting literacy made the event even more exciting.

The impact of literacy on young readers

Darlene Keith, Literacy Coach with Western School Division, emphasized how impactful it was to have the Bombers participate in the reading event.

Our February Classroom of the Month winner was Mrs. Hildebrand's grade 5 class at Gretna Elementary School. Hannah Dyck nominated the class with this entry:

"We have an amazing teacher! She make things that shouldn't be fun, FUN! We have so many books. I love to read! Our class has a singing group."

The I Love To Read month fun continues with Friesen's Corporation and Golden West as Country 88 morning show host Ty Hildebrand visited the grade 2 students of Carman Elementary School with Friesen's Customer Service Rep Ian McKinnon to read "We Need Everyone" by Michael Champagne Redhead and illustrated by Tiff Bartel.

Not only did we read the book, but every single grade 2 student at Carman Elementary went home with a copy as well!

Friday morning I Love To Read month with Friesen's Corporation continued with Country 88 morning show host Ty Hildebrand visiting the grade 2 students at Minnewasta School in Morden.

First off, what a great book from Friesen's to read to the kids, about finding what they love, and sharing their gift with the world.

Provincial Champions ready for Nationals

Morden’s own Team Sugden is on their way to the U18 National Curling Championships in Saskatoon after a hard-fought victory at the U18 Provincials earlier this month. With high expectations and strong momentum, second Tanner Treichel and his teammates are eager to represent Manitoba on the national stage from February 16th to 22nd.

Our thanks to Plum Coulee Elementary School for having us to celebrate the January Classroom of the Month! A special shout-out to the amazing students in Mrs Dyck's grade 2 class who were so much fun, and had some great interviews.

We really loved the entry we got from a parent of one of the students:

"Mrs Dyck is so awesome and great with kids. My oldest is usually nervous and doesn't want to school cause of the unknown, but Mrs Dyck is so wonderful with him, she meets him where he is at and he absolutely loves going. Sounds like an amazing teacher"

The Winkler Flyers officially received their 2023-24 Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) Championship rings in a heartfelt ceremony that reunited players and staff. The event was a celebration of hard work, dedication, and a season that will be remembered for years to come.