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A motorcycle driver was sent to hospital following a two-vehicle crash Monday in Winkler.
    
Emergency crews were called to the intersection of 15th Street and Mountain Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. According to Winkler police, a southbound car on 15th St. made a left turn onto Mountain when a motorcycle heading north on 15th collided with the rear passenger side. 
    
The motorcycle driver was sent to hospital with what were thought to be minor injuries.
    
Police say no charges are being considered. 

Morden has been busy getting streets and sidewalks ready for back to school in the west end of the city. 

Mayor Nancy Penner said drivers should watch out for a new three-way stop at the corner of Gilmour and 19th Streets. 

The Canadian Country Showcase, hosted by Courtney Fielder, airs every weekend on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM. Courtney engages in conversations with both emerging country music artists and the established stars we’ve come to love, celebrating their milestones and new releases.

You can call host Carla Hrycyna live on the program with all of your gardening questions every Saturday morning at: 1-800-374-3315

Funeral For:  Leonard Friesen 
Funeral Date: September 5, 2024 
Leonard Friesen, 83, of Grunthal passed away Monday, September 2nd at Menno Home. He is survived by his wife Erna, 1 daughter, 1 son, 1 sister, and their families. He was predeceased by his first 1st wife Betty (Liese) Friesen. 
The funeral service for Leonard Friesen will be held Thursday, September 5th at 11am at Birchwood Funeral Chapel with burial at Grunthal Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the chapel prior to the service.  
Donations may be made to Grunthal Menno Home Foundation. 

The Tamarack golf tournament is over for another year. 2024 men's champion Chris Knoop of Moose Jaw will join Clayton Dreger of Off the Tee which airs Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

The Cartwright Twins are Border Baseball League champions for the second time in three years. Andrew Lochead drilled a walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the 8th inning to lift the Twins past the Altona Bisons 7-4 in the deciding 5th game of the final Monday at Waldie Field. The Bisons plated the tying run in the top of the seventh to force extra innings. 2024 marked the fifth time in the past seven years that a game five was necessary. 

The Lincoln Saltdogs (38-62) held off a late rally and defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 6-3 Monday afternoon at Blue Cross Park in the regular season finale for both clubs.
 
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Lincoln opened the scoring on a two-run home run to left field by centre fielder Kyle Battle with two out in the top of the third inning. Two batters later, third baseman Dakota Conners singled home right fielder Zane Zurbrugg to make it 3-0.

Three 18 year old males are facing weapons related charges after a restaurant employee in Winkler reported having a firearm pointed at them early Monday morning.

Winkler police were dispatched to the Norquay Drive business around 2:45 a.m., where the victim indicated a customer drew a handgun, appeared to load it and pointed it at the employee before leaving. A vehicle description was provided, and both Winkler and Morden police officers patrolled the area, but were unable to locate the suspect vehicle. 

Animal shelters never have a shortage of work to do, and the Pembina Valley Humane Society (PVHS) based in Morden is no exception.  

Jennifer Young, who has been the shelter manager at PVHS for approximately two years now, says the organization has reached a bittersweet milestone — its 200th intake of the year. Not only does the number break a ten-year record, but it does so with four months still left in 2024.