PembinaValley

Today, fish is on the menu. 

Youth for Christ (YFC) Morden is hosting its annual fish fry, which is offering up delicious food to support its mission of coming alongside youth in the community.  

Helping youth in the community  

Reilly Smith, the ministries director at YFC Morden, says the event has corporate sponsors, which allows all the proceeds from the meal to go directly to the organization. 

It wasn't what Dwayne Martens was expecting to see when he stepped outside this morning...a black bear taking a nap in his backyard tree!

"I came into my garage around 8:15 this morning and I looked out my backdoor and happened to see it," explained the Altona resident.

In the last issue we discussed warm and cold clouds, and we learned that most of our local precipitation is produced in cold clouds, which means that most of it starts off as snow, even in the summer.

This week we are going to look at the different types of precipitation we experience and examine how each type forms.

Next on our list of precipitation types is sleet or ice pellets.

This form of precipitation is created when raindrops freeze in the air before they reach the ground.

It was all hands-on deck very early this morning as fire fighters responded to a house fire in Morris.

According to a social media post, members of the Morris Fire Department got the call at 1:05 a.m.

Once on scene, it was determined more help would be needed, and a mutual aid call was sent out to the St. Jean Fire Department.

No other details on the incident are available at this time.

Funeral For:  Ruth Klassen nee Letkeman 
Funeral Date: May 4, 2025 
Ruth Klassen nee Letkeman, 77, of Winnipeg formerly of Morden, passed away Wednesday, April 30th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. She is survived by her husband Frank, and 1 son.  
The funeral service for Ruth Klassen nee Letkeman will be held Sunday, May 4th at 2pm at Bethel Bergthaler Church, Hochfeld with burial at Haskett Cemetery. 

Funeral For:  Lyall Allison 
Funeral Date: May 3, 2025 
Lyall Allison, 93, of Winkler formerly of Roland, passed away Sunday, April 27th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. He is survived by 5 daughters, 1 sister, and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Lois. 
The funeral service for Lyall Allison will be held Saturday, May 3rd at 2pm at Roland United church with burial at Fairview Cemetery, Roland.  
Donations may be made to the MS Society or Roland United Church. 
Arrangements by Doyle’s Funeral Home, Carman.  

Funeral For:  Martha Gerbrandt 
Funeral Date: May 5, 2025 
Martha Gerbrandt, 95, of Manitou formerly of the Bergfeld area, passed away Monday, April 28th at Pembina Manitou Health Centre. She is survived by 3 daughters, 1 daughter-in-law, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Frank, 1 son, and 1 granddaughter. 
The funeral service for Martha Gerbrandt will be held Monday, May 5th at 2pm at St. Andrew’s United Church, Manitou with burial at Manitou Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the church prior to the service from 12:30 to 1:15pm. 

A portion of 9th St. NW in Altona will be fortified further, thanks to a grant of just over $600,000 from the province's GRO program. 

Manitoba GRO is an application-based program designed to help Manitoba municipalities advance critical infrastructure that will support growing and sustainable communities.

A provincial bridge closure on Road 11 West, near Horndean, recently brought a group of area residents and landowners to the Municipality of Rhineland Council Chambers.

It's been a busy week in Winkler Flyers land as several players announced their future intentions with commitments on top of the staff preparing for the upcoming spring camp taking place this weekend at the Icon Arena.