Westman

Funeral For:  Leona Enns 
Funeral Date: February 26, 2025 
Leona Enns, 88, of Grunthal passed away Wednesday, February 19th at Bethesda Regional Health Centre. She is survived by 2 daughters, 1 son, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband John.  
The funeral service for Leona Enns will be held Wednesday, February 26th at 1pm at Birchwood Funeral Chapel with burial at Grunthal Cemetery. 
Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach.   

Funeral For:  Louise Klassen 
Funeral Date: February 25, 2025 
Louise Klassen, 100, of Winnipeg passed away Friday, February 14th at Donwood Personal Care Home. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 1 brother and sister-in-law. 
The funeral service for Louise Klassen will be held Tuesday, February 25th at 1pm at Friends Funeral Service, 2146 Main Street. 
Donations may be made to MCC. 
Arrangements by Friends Funeral Service, Winnipeg. 

After dropping a hard-fought contest in game one, Carter Cowlthorp and the Boissevain Border Kings are looking to even the series against Hartney Sunday.

"I think it was a really good game," Cowlthorp said of game one of the best of five Western Semi-Final. "I thought we played really well, we had some chances and we stuck to our structure. We played how we wanted too. It came down to some bounces that went their way, but overall, we were pretty happy with how we played. If we continue how we played heading into the rest of the series, we'll be okay."

The Westman Chapter of Big Brothers-Big Sisters is ramping up their fundraising efforts starting in early March with their annual Bowl for Kids.

"Bowl for Kids is a really large event for Big Brothers-Big Sisters right across the country," shares Executive Director Tracy Williams. "We're really hoping to make the 2025 event the biggest and best one yet!  We'll be holding that on Friday, March 7th at T-Birds here in Brandon and we're hoping to fill it with 40 teams!"

Building relationships with our Manitoba med students is a key factor to building our medical staff throughout the province.

Physician Recruitment and Retention Coordinator for Prairie Mountain Health’s Rural Centres, Tamara Kemp-Boulet, says that relationship-building begins when students are in their first-year medical program at the University of Manitoba.

Today marks three years since Russia rolled into Ukraine, expecting a quick victory.  However, what Putin deemed a 'special military operation' has turned into Europe's largest conflict since World War II.  Entire cities, towns and villages have been razed to the ground, millions of Ukrainians became refugees and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed.

It is at this time that we think of that war-torn land and the many who ache for their home country living here in the Westman Region.

Samaritan House Ministries in downtown Brandon is extremely thankful for two reasons that today is their Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraising event!

First, they have well surpassed their goal of raising $20,000 and secondly, the temperature has warmed up for their participants!

As of Friday afternoon, Samaritan House Ministries raised well over $24,000 through this national fundraiser.

The annual event raises funds for local foodbanks across Canada by sponsoring walks through their cities on February 22nd, today.  

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST

THHL
West Division Semi-Final - Best of 5
Game 2
Virden 4 at Melita 1
Virden leads series 2-0

MJHL
Dauphin 4 at Steinbach 5
Waywayseecappo 5 at Swan Valley 1
WPG Freeze 2 at Selkirk 8
Northern Manitoba 1 at Portage 2

It's time for another Made in Manitoba, and we're welcoming back a long-time friend Winnipeg's Don Amero. He's joining us ahead of the release of his new EP "Broken Record: Part 1 - Heart", and with a title like that there seems to be a promise the music and lyrics will hit you right in the heart.

Funeral For:  Reinhold Heinrich Pauls 
Funeral Date: February 24, 2025 
Reinhold Heinrich Pauls, 63, of Winnipeg passed away Friday, February 14th at St. Boniface Hospital. He is survived by 1 sister, 1 brother, and their families. He was predeceased by his parents Heinrich and Justa Pauls. 
The funeral service for Reinhold Heinrich Pauls will be held Monday, February 24th at 11am at North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren Church, 1315 Gateway Road, with burial at Glen Eden Memorial Gardens.  
Viewing will be at the church prior to the service.