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I used to buy into the whole “new year, new me”. At the end of December, I’d be full of hopes about what the next year would look like and make a list of my resolutions for the year: I’d spend less time on my phone and read more books. I’d drink more water, eat healthier, and be more active. I’d finally get fluent in the new language I was trying to learn. I’d start meal planning and prepping and keep my house more organized. I’d be a better mom and wife. And of course, I would read my Bible every day too.

“We wanted to make life easier for our customers and their pocketbooks.”  

This from Stan Hiebert, General Manager at Titanium Mechanical.  

“We felt that we needed to look into buying in bulk to get the consumers a better price, because people are hurting financially, due to rising food costs and interest rates.” 

Success in business can be attributed to many reasons, and at Fairway Ford, one sits top of the list – community.   

“We can't do anything without the community behind us, and in turn, we want to be servants and give back and help where we can,” says John Verret, General Manager of Fairway Ford. “It's a great partnership.”  

Let me ask you a question…“Are you ready?”

Well, you might say, “For What?” and that would be a completely reasonable question. Of course, the answer totally depends on the context in which it’s asked.  

If I knock on my kid’s door at 8:30 Monday morning and ask, “Are you Ready?” I mean: Aare you dressed? Do you have your lunch kit? Is your homework done? and Have you put on deodorant? Are you ready to go to school.  

When asked about what most excites her as she approaches the midpoint of her Grade 12 year, Hayley Tote doesn’t mention university applications or even the volleyball she excels at. Instead, she talks about people. 

“I have really good friendships that I’d like to maintain after high school,” she says. “I’d also like to build friendships with people I don’t talk to regularly.” 

“We’re doing a lot of positive things, and people are noticing and responding.”  

Pharmasave in Steinbach has now been open for over a year, and business is growing by leaps and bounds. According to owner Scott Penner, traffic has been particularly good recently, partially due to walk-in vaccination services.  

Imagine a rain garden in your yard that collects water coming off the roof of your house or garage, or even from a sump pump. Or think of fencing off a creek or river so your cattle aren’t drinking directly from the stream. 

These are just two of the many ideas Joey Pankiw has developed with Southeast Manitoba townspeople and farmers as Manager of the Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District (SRRWD). 

Despite a late snow and some milder temperatures, holiday excitement is well and truly underway at GNM Fine Jewellers in Steinbach.

“It’s that season again, even though it’s been kind of brown outside,” says Nick Lanteigne, Sales Manager at GNM. “We’re coming up on Christmas and starting to see shoppers come in and look for those special gifts.”

Or, more than gifts.

“Believe it or not,” Lanteigne points out, “Christmas is the most popular time of year to get engaged.”

“It was like a Christmas postcard!"

What began as a way to bring joy to people during the pandemic is now a holiday tradition for many families throughout the southeast. Brenda Levesque is the sponsorship coordinator with the Hanover Agricultural Society in Grunthal, where they’ve hosted Snow Place Like Home since Christmas 2020.

So what can snowgoers expect when they arrive at the Hanover Ag grounds?

There are two things I can never keep track of…first is my wallet and the second is a carpenter’s pencil. On one job, my coworker drilled a hole in a pencil and attached it with a long elastic to my tool belt. This worked great until it got caught on the way down the ladder and snapped me in the face…flew off the elastic and was never found again.  

Because of my constant of lost things, I was intrigued to read an article that popped up on Facebook providing 8 ways to find something that you’ve lost.  

1. Double check the area it usually is.