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“We're so excited! At our Customer Appreciation Event, we’ll be giving away swag bags (valued at $80 each) to the first 100 customers, you can Spin to Win your purchase, we’ll have discounts, free full-size products, and more! It's going to be a fantastic day.”  

This from Leane Janz who, along with her father Dennis Schroeder, owns Good n’ Natural in Steinbach. Right now they’re planning a party, and you’re invited! 

When I was growing up in the 1960’s, my classmates and I were fans of Star Trek.  We would discuss the previous episode on the schoolyard and enjoyed the science fiction and science fantasy presented in show.  My interest in science was encouraged by the premise that science and technology could provide a hopeful future for mankind.   

SPONSORED CONTENT: Swift Current has many unique flavours, but the sweetest amongst them can usually be found at Dairy King.

The mom-and-pop ice cream shop has been a local favourite since its inception. Over the years, it has continued to bring in new treats, tastes, and tantalizing toppings for its cool confectionaries.

Residents of Portage la Prairie will by now have seen Bailey Homes’ white-fronted and brown-gabled location at 2673 Saskatchewan Ave W. After all, the family-owned and operated home-builders have occupied the facility since spring 2021. Owing to pandemic restrictions, however, they weren’t able to celebrate a Grand Opening event. But on Wednesday, September 6 they’ll finally mark the occasion.

The last 12 months have brought many changes within the walls of H&R Block. July 10th marked the one-year anniversary of the fire that consumed the downtown Steinbach strip mall, including the office where H&R Block had set up shop for the last 12 years.  

Today, the business can be found in the Clearspring Centre, across from The Shoe Company.  

For millions of people around the world, there are no roads, no doctors, and no 911. There's only Mission Aviation Fellowship.  

MAF uses their fleet of over 130 aircraft to reach communities in need – delivering medical services, disaster relief, and sharing the love of Christ. But without people to pilot their planes, those services, and supplies cannot reach their destination.  

Saskatoon City, Royal University, and St. Paul’s Hospital Foundations have officially launched the Fall 2023 Hospital Home Lottery.  

A life of luxury awaits with the Fall 2023 Hospital Home Lottery, which features two stunning properties to win. Your new lifestyle begins in the contemporary and elegant $1.5 Million Grand Prize Showhome, custom built by Fraser Homes.  

I can remember sitting with my dad in church one Sunday in November, well over 35 years ago. I remember it was November because I was playing with the pin I had pulled out of the poppy I had found. As the preacher preached, I poked gently at the callouses on my hands, pulling up pieces of dry hardened skin. Then I thought, “Dad’s hands have way more callouses than mine, I wonder how deep I can push the pin into his callouses?” Dad, who was intently listening to the pastor, ignored me as I started to gently poke at his hands, undisturbed because of the hardened surface of his hands.

Bhryden Doherty has big plans for Fun With Family Day.

The annual event, held this year on Saturday, September 2nd, will once again delight families in and around Portage La Prairie with live music, a classic car show, tractor rides, bouncy castles, a petting zoo, food trucks and a market showcasing dozens of regional vendors.

Providence University College may have to rename its monthly high school athletics award for August. Something like “Providence Multi-Sport Student Athlete of the Month” could fit the bill. Because Carman’s Sydney Last doesn’t exactly limit herself to a single game. 

In her Grade 12 year at Carman Collegiate she captained the volleyball and basketball teams, advanced to provincials in badminton and also played baseball in the spring. 

“I’ve been given talent from God,” she says. “I just really love to play sports, and I want to do it for God’s glory.”