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A wildly successful 50/50 draw allowed the Altona Angels softball organization to make headway on its diamond revitalization effort this summer. 
    
In the end, the pot hit nearly $15,000, split between the winner and the organization.

A full crowd gathered in the arena at the Honey Garlic and Maple Syrup Festival (HGMSF) Saturday afternoon for a special feature paying tribute to one of the first performers on the HGMSF stage Stew Clayton. Clayton's music was heard once again almost a full year after his passing at 94. He was best known as a yodeler. 

Two of his daughters, Juanita and Loriann Clayton performed some of their dad's songs as the Yodeling Daughters along with Loriann's husband Ed Bethard and son Corbin.   

Juanita said her father gave so much to Manitou and the surrounding area.  

As the leaves begin to change, the Pembina Valley is settling into a new season that brings with it beautiful weather. For anyone looking to spend some extra time in the great outdoors during this brief autumnal window, Eden Foundation has the perfect opportunity — the Head for the Hills cycling fundraiser on September 14th.  

According to Quinn Friesen, the events coordinator at Eden Foundation, the Head for the Hills fundraiser has occurred every year for over two decades.  

The family of a 15-year-old girl who was lit on fire at a Saskatoon high school has asked people to wear purple Tuesday when classes resume. 

“It is her favourite colour,” the girl’s grandmother said in an interview.  

“It’s going to be a very long recovery, and we’ve put it out there just to let her know that people are thinking of her and praying for her.”

Students are to return to Evan Hardy Collegiate on Tuesday, where last week a witness said the girl had liquid from a black canister poured onto her head which was then lit on fire. 

One of two men sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years for firearms violations and mischief at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says the time he has already spent behind bars has changed him and his "solemn weapon” is now love.

"Stay strong, live free, spread love — not war," Anthony Olienick, reading from a prepared statement, told a Court of King’s Bench judge before sentencing.

“I've gained a stronger understanding into what divine destiny awaits me," he added.

One man has been arrested for human smuggling after he was caught picking up 8 people RCMP say illegally crossed the International Border near Gretna last month. 
    
Around 10:30 p.m. on August 22nd, IBET officers working with counterparts from the United States Border Patrol, became aware of the crossing, and found the subjects walking north from the U.S. into Canada where they were picked up by a man in a rental vehicle. Officers pulled over the vehicle and arrested all of the occupants.
    

The Canadian Country Showcase, hosted by Courtney Fielder, airs every weekend on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM. Courtney engages in conversations with both emerging country music artists and the established stars we’ve come to love, celebrating their milestones and new releases.

The Pembina Valley community gathered at Morden Park this last Sunday for the much-anticipated Kidney Walk, marking a significant milestone for the Kidney Foundation. This year’s event was particularly special as the Foundation celebrated its 60th anniversary.  

This past Saturday, Manitou was bustling with the Honey, Garlic, and Maple Syrup (HGMS) Festival and all the special events and opportunities that it brings to the community each year.  

“We had a great day,” says Juanita Cobb, the chairperson of the festival. “We had a full house everywhere on the fairgrounds, in the arena, at the car show. It's been a wonderful day.” 

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his sexual assault convictions in Toronto.

His time behind bars will work out to 6.7 years after accounting for credit he received for time already spent in custody.

Nygard’s lawyer had argued for a six-year sentence, citing the 83-year-old’s age and poor health, while the Crown sought a sentence of 15 years.

Nygard was convicted of four counts of sexual assault last November but acquitted of a fifth count as well as one of forcible confinement.