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2024 and 2025 marked the 150th anniversaries of Mennonite communities in Manitoba and in this season of Still Speaking, host Conrad Stoesz from the Mennonite Heritage Archives is sharing true historical stories around this theme.

Funeral For:  Susan Rempel nee Derksen 
Funeral Date: November 8, 2024 
Susan Rempel nee Derksen, 97, of Altona formerly of Edenburg, passed away Monday, November 4th at Eastview Place. She is survived by 1 daughter, 1 son, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband George, 1 daughter-in-law, and 1 granddaughter. 
The celebration of life for Susan Rempel nee Derksen will be held Friday, November 8th at 2pm at Gretna Bergthaler Mennonite Church with burial at Edenburg Cemetery. 

Funeral For:  Guenter Strempler 
Funeral Date: November 9, 2024 
Guenter Strempler, 87, of Winkler formerly of Winnipeg, passed away Sunday, November 3rd at Boundary Trails Health Centre. He is survived by 1 daughter, 2 sons, 6 grandchildren, 2 brothers and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Elizabeth. 
The Celebration of LIfe for Guenter Strempler will be held Saturday, November 9th at 1pm at Douglas Mennonite Church, 1517 Rothesay Street, with burial prior to the service at 11am at Green Acre Cemetery.

Funeral For:  Mary Klassen nee Wiebe 
Funeral Date: November 9, 2024 
Mary Klassen nee Wiebe, 78, of Winkler passed away Monday, November 4th at Salem Home. She is survived by her husband Jake W. Klassen, 2 daughters, and 3 sons. She was predeceased by 2 sisters, 2 brothers and grandson Tyler.
A memorial service for Mary Klassen nee Wiebe will be held Saturday, November 9th at 2pm at Winkler EMMC with burial at Reinland Mennonite Church, Schanzenfeld. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Friday, November 8th from 1 to 6pm. 

Funeral For:  Tina Kehler 
Funeral Date: November 7, 2024 
Tina Kehler, 87, of Steinbach passed away Sunday, November 3rd at Bethesda Regional Health Centre. She is survived by her husband John, 2 daughters, and their families. She was predeceased by all of her siblings. 
A memorial service for Tina Kehler will be held Thursday, November 7th at 2pm at Birchwood Funeral Chapel. The interment will take place at Heritage Cemetery at 11:00 AM on Thursday, Nov 7. 
Come and go viewing will be held at Birchwood Funeral Chapel Wednesday, November 6th from 7 to 8pm. 

CurlManitoba is looking forward to a busy 2024-25 curling season. Association president Lynn Fallis-Kurz will join Clayton Dreger on This Week in Curling which airs Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

The head of the United Nations refugee agency says it is wise of Canada to scale back the number of new refugees it plans to resettle if that helps stabilize the housing market and prevents backlash against newcomers.

Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, met with the prime minister in Ottawa on Monday.

His visit comes a little more than a week after the federal government announced plans to cut overall immigration levels by 20 per cent for 2025 — a cut that includes refugees and protected persons.

Dwight Sawatzky and Easton Lounsbury each had a goal and an assist in the Pembina Tigers 4-2 victory over the Mountain Mustangs in the lone Zone 4 High School Hockey League game Monday night in Swan Lake. Brad Sloane and Russell Wall also scored for the Tigers. Reid Budd and Miguel Collet replied for the Mustangs. Pembina goaltender Jamie Park made 14 saves while Nolan Grenier faced 56 shots in net for Mountain. 

Harvest is pretty much complete in the prairie provinces and we are entering the time of year when plans are starting for 2025. Over the next several months, many big events will be held from conferences to trade shows and more. Some of these events focus on woman and all they bring to the industry.

Only ONE program left for the 2024 Lawn and Garden Journal season. You can call host Carla Hrycyna live on the program with all of your final gardening questions next Saturday morning at: 1-800-374-3315