PembinaValley

A familiar sight in the Pembina Valley at this time of year is farmers working tirelessly to harvest crops that are an invaluable resource locally, across Canada, and beyond. It’s a big job. Yesterday, farmers took time out of their busiest season to gather in a canola field northwest of Morden for a special harvest — 250 acres of canola to be donated toward the fight against world hunger. 

Chris Streveler announced that his 2024 season is over after suffering a major knee injury during last weekend's Banjo Bowl.

In an emotional Instagram post, Streveler revealed that he tore three of the four major ligaments in his knee, marking the first time in his career that he's stayed down on the field following an injury.

“I’ve been through a lot of adversity in this game, but through it all I’m reminded that you can only truly control three things—how you show up on a daily basis, how hard you work, and what type of attitude you have,” Streveler wrote.

Funeral For: Jacob Hiebert Wiebe 
Funeral Date: Private 
Jacob Hiebert Wiebe, 85, of Winnipeg passed away Wednesday, September 4th at St. Boniface Hospital. He is survived by his wife Margaret, 3 daughters, 1 son, and their families.  
A private family funeral service for Jacob Hiebert Wiebe will be held at Birchwood Funeral Chapel with burial at Heritage Cemetery. 
Donations may be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. 
Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach. 

Funeral For:  Mary Ann Wiebe 
Funeral Date: September 15, 2024 
Mary Ann Wiebe, 87, of Winkler passed away Monday, September 9th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. She was predeceased by her parents Jacob R. and Agnes Wiebe. 
A memorial service for Mary Ann Wiebe will be held Sunday, September 15th at 3pm at Winkler Mennonite Brethren Church, with burial prior to the service at Winkler Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Saturday, September 14th from 1 to 8pm. 
Arrangements by Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler.  

The Manitoba Junior Baseball League's 2024 season is in the books. MJBL president Mike Garlinski will join Clayton Dreger on Sportsbeat which airs Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

The Board of Directors of the Golf Manitoba Scholarship Fund has announced that Keira Krahn of Carman is the 2024 recipient of the Dr. Dwight Parkinson Award. The $2,000 award is available to a student entering their first year of studies at a post-secondary institution. Krahn graduated from Carman Collegiate with Honours and Distinction and is set to begin her freshman year in Kinesiology at the University of Manitoba.

It's a celebratory kind of week in Morris, with two significant anniversaries being noted. The first was Sunday, with Mayor Scott Crick attending the 50th anniversary of the Red River Valley Lodge.

Volunteers have been at the heart of the Common Ground grow project for 15 years, and this latest effort was no different.
    
Local growers showed up at the field Tuesday with nine combines, a handful of grain carts and semis to take off and deliver 300 acres of Canadian Northern Hard Red Spring Wheat for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. 

The former President and CEO of Loewen is being remembered as an incredible person. 

Al Babiuk died in a two-vehicle collision on Saturday which occurred just east of Ninette on Highway 23.

Jon Sawatzky, Director of Product and Marketing, says Babiuk made a huge impact in the business. 

September is a transitional time. As families adjust to a new school year (and a new schedule) and the community experiences the season change and looks ahead to colder months, everyone — whether it’s subtle or dramatic — is undergoing a shift. It's common for discomfort to come along with these changes.