Enjoy another evening food, fellowship and local music this Saturday at The Community Exchange in Altona
Following the success of the first three music nights at The Community Exchange in Altona, they are ready to host another one this Saturday, November 30th!
Preceding the music will be a Community Meal which runs from 5:00-6:15pm, the concert kicks off at 6:30pm with local band Trio Los Laureles taking the stage playing a variety of music from Latin American countries.
Episode 8 of Still Speaking shares the story of the first ever "Reinland Mennonte Church" built in 1876
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.
Episode 8 of Still Speaking season three covers the construction of the first ever "Reinland Mennonite Church", it was the second thing Mennonites built after their initial shelters, enjoy the story below:
How Mennonite fire insurance regulations from 1620's Prussia evolved into modern day Red River Mutual Insurance on Episode 7 of Still Speaking
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.
Enjoy the story below of how Mennonite fire insurance regulations from 1620' Prussia evolved into modern day Red River Mutual Insurance on Episode 7 of Still Speaking:
Carla Hrycyna wrapped up the season with the final Lawn & Garden Journal of 2024, enjoy!
Thanks to everyone who called in to the program this season with great gardening questions for host Carla Hrycyna, have a great Winter and we'll be back in Spring 2025!
The story of how the "Brotschuld" or "Bread Debt" was instrumental in helping Mennonites settle in Manitoba on Episode 6 of Still Speaking
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.
Following the plague of locusts that ravaged the crops, gardens and even cloth of the first Mennonite settlers in Manitoba, 500,000 square kilometers in size, they were faced with the possibility of starvation, but thanks to the good name of Mennonites in Ontario, they found a solution...
Altona kids K-12, submit your designs now for the Town of Altona Tote Bag Design Contest!
Calling all young artists in Altona! Create a piece of artwork inspired by the community, and your design could be printed on official Town of Altona tote bags. Winners will receive a tote bag with their design, filled with exciting prizes.
Soup, pie and a concert - You can have it all at MCI in Gretna this Friday
Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna is gearing up for another Soup & Pie & Fall Concert this Friday, November 8th, it's taking place at the school, the meal runs from 5:30-7:00pm with the concert kicking off at 7:30!
The hour-long concert will feature a full school concert choir, a chamber choir, two jazz groups and new this year, a string ensemble will be performing as well.
A story about the perils of digging wells as Mennonites arrived in Manitoba in 1874 on Episode 5 of Still Speaking
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.
The famous Christmas cactus was covered on the second last Lawn & Garden Journal of the season
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