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If you ask me what my favourite fruit is, I'd probably say watermelon. However, this wasn't always my answer.

I you'd have asked me a few years ago I would have said strawberries. I love them however, I can't eat them anymore.

It was a couple of years ago, after consuming more than my share, I broke out in a rash.  It was alarming. After reviewing recent habits with my doctor, he concluded I was allergic to strawberries. I quit eating them and with the help of some medication, the skin blotches cleared up. His diagnosis was correct.

The Big Ticket, presented by Recycle Your Ride, is giving fans another chance to see Warren Zeiders live in concert. 

Country 107 has more tickets to give away for the September 28 show at Canada Life Centre. 

This past weekend, I had an invite to go out and play disc golf. I have never played it before, but I have thrown a frisbee. it's the same thing, right?

Wrong. Disc golf is not frisbee toss. The discs are much heavier, and unbeknownst to me, there's more than one kind of disc. There are lighter ones for different distances, heavier ones etc. Well, having never played before, I was expecting nothing. Except for the expectation that I'd be amazing at it right away. Seems logical, right?

The deadline for entertainers to apply to perform at the 44th annual Weyburn Communithon Is October 1st.

Entertainment Committee Chair Korryn Kubashek said they have more spots to fill this year due to the hours being expanded for the annual telethon, which broadcasts live from the Weyburn Legion beginning at 8 a.m. on October 24th and concludes at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 25th.

Echoes of classic muscle cars and today’s performance exotics can still be heard today after a very successful N49 Cruise for Hope which happened Saturday. This was the second time Pembina Counselling Centre (PCC) held the fundraiser, with 2024 the inaugural event. Altona's Millennium Exhibition Centre (MEC) was the starting point for the 95 vehicles registered, with the day ending at Morden’s Stardust Drive In with a stop along the way at Winkler's Hometown Ford for a car show.

The hockey season is approaching fast, and the Steinbach Minor Hockey Association (SMHA) wants to see you at the arena. 

Team spirit 

Josh Plett, president of the SMHA, notes all teams are put together by Oct. 1. 

“Next week we’re going to start with pre-skates, and the following week after that we get into evaluations,” Plett explains. 

A Winnipeg artist, illustrator, and author has released her memoir titled The Alligator Under My Bed, which includes stories of he

If you look up tonight, keep an eye out: the Northern Lights are on display over Steinbach, offering a rare and beautiful spectacle for those willing to brave the night sky. Flickers of green, and maybe pink or purple hues, may drift across the northern horizon—an awe-inspiring reminder of the natural wonders above us.

Over a hundred Manitobans united at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way, for the Walk for Jesus on Saturday afternoon.

“The Walk for Jesus is to bring people together to feel unity, especially in this day where the world is so divided in so many areas," said Todd Sperber, the organizer of the event.

Sperber continued, "We're just trying to bring hope, freedom, and love back into people's lives and into their homes."

Here's a look at some of the photographs captured by the Discover Weyburn staff and submitted by community members throughout the week: