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Welcome to another episode of Made in Manitoba, and a special one at that, with it being the debut of La Crete, Alberta's The Giesbrecht Family.

Farmers are working on bringing in the harvest as the weather cooperates.

Last week's hot, dry weather also brought its share of thunderstorm activity with strong winds and hail which caused some lodging in crops. The Nipawin area had the most rainfall, with 42 mm, followed by the North Battleford and Consul areas with 30 mm and 28 mm, respectively. A number of other areas around the province are also seeing some scattered showers.

Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson has announced an increase in the lending limit on the Feeder Associations Loan Guarantee Program (FALGP).

Locally owned feeder associations utilize the program for low-interest financing backed by a government guarantee. Through the program feeder associations help livestock producers get financing to buy animals and grow their herds.

Producer, Dustin Lamb says the program played a huge part in his decision to return to the family farm and will be instrumental in keeping it going.

It's been open for about four weeks, and Thursday a grand opening was held for the new Petro Canada cardlock in Altona's Industrial and Business Park off 14th Avenue Northeast. The site is operated by Centennial Farm Supply, and joins the Winkler based business's other locations spread across Southern Manitoba.

In the Morden Police Service’s most recent report, vehicle incidents are a theme. 

A three-car accident  

One instance, a collision that took place on August 21st, involved three vehicles, according to Sergeant Chris Flook of the service.  

Keith Urban and friends will be in Winnipeg on September 16 and we want you to go! Play Keith Clips August 29 to September 4 on the Country 88 morning show with Ty Hildebrand.  

Think you know your Keith Urban hits? We’re putting your ears to the test! Each day we’ll play three short clips of Keith Urban songs, and if you can name them, you’ll qualify to win tickets to see Keith live on his High and Alive World Tour at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Monday, September 16th.

The Altona Police Service is urging residents in both the town of Altona and LUD of Plum Coulee to take extra precautions following an increase in reported thefts.

"It goes in cycles," explained Police Chief Dan Defer. "Every once in a while, we start seeing an increase in parked vehicles being entered in the middle of the night, rummaged through and some property stolen (like) change left inside of vehicles."

While these incidents tend to go in cycles and be sporadic, Defer noted, when someone decides to do this, they hit multiple vehicles in a night.

The Labour Day long weekend is here and Stardust Drive-in Theatre in Morden has a stacked line-up ready for us to enjoy.

Owner, Marlene Nelson, came by our studio to share details of the regular long weekend double feature tradition.     

Kicking things off on Friday and Saturday evening at dusk which, these days, is around 9 p.m. is 
Fantastic Four: First Steps. 

The double feature happens on Sunday evening starting with a favourite of young movie-goers, Lilo & Stitch.

Dozens of festivals, fairs and fundraisers attended, alongside too many cues to call to count, led to more than 200 Golden Ticket winners joining us Thursday night in hopes of winning a share of thousands of dollars in prizes at the Morden Home Hardware Rockin Summer finale.

An algae toxin advisory is prompting officials to caution against swimming in Lake Minnewasta at the moment. Signs have been posted at Colert Beach indicating algae levels have exceeded provincial standards.

When asked what caused the algae growth, Mayor Nancy Penner explained it's a combination of being late in the season, the heat and stirring up of the water.