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Funeral For:  John Derksen 
Funeral Date: August 17, 2024 
John Derksen, 96, of Winnipeg passed away Sunday, August 11th at St. Boniface Hospital. He is survived by his wife Norma, 3 daughters, 1 son, 1 sister, and their families. He was predeceased by his first wife, 1 sister, and 2 brothers. 
The funeral service for John Derksen will be held Saturday, August 17th at 11am at Friends Funeral Service, 2146 Main Street, with burial at Glen Eden Memorial Gardens. 
Viewing will be at the chapel prior to the service. 

The beef industry will be hosting a major get-together next week with the Canadian Beef Industry Conference getting underway in Saskatoon.

It'll be the first time for the city to host the conference, which includes meetings and presentations by numerous important figures in Canada's beef industry.

Scott Wright, a co-host of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference for 2024, says it's a great opportunity for the city and the province.

The Summer Shedtacular contest is about to come to a close, but you still have a chance to get in on the winning! 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (47-35) scored six times in the seventh inning to snap a 6-6 tie and went on to defeat the Sioux Falls Canaries 13-6 at Blue Cross Park Tuesday evening. The Goldeyes now sit alone atop the West Division standings, one game better than the Canaries. The last time Winnipeg was in sole possession of first place this late in the season was August 23, 2020.

The rekindling of a childhood friendship between Daryl Schroeder and Tim Froese, from Rosenfeld and Altona originally, now both living in Winnipeg, has also sparked the possibility of Daryl receiving a much needed kidney transplant from Tim. Schroeder has polycystic kidney failure, and is currently on dialysis, with his journey beginning about a year and a half ago when he first started feeling unwell.

For just over 40 classmates from Morden Collegiate's Class of '84, a 40th reunion on August long weekend offered a chance to connect and catch up. Of the 76 classmates in the graduating class, nearly half turned up for the occasion. 

Bob Agnew helped organize the reunion and says the class hadn't officially reconnected since its 10-year reunion in 1994.

Like a number of other communities in the area, Morris is also looking for a new curbside compost pick-up solution after its current provider, Enviro Clean, made the decision to cease operations citing challenges in the aftermarket compost and difficulties in achieving cost recovery as the primary reasons for their closure.

A timing system, a track, and powerful vehicles will be the constituent parts of an event that is sure to thrill this weekend. Altona Municipal Airport will host charity drag races, and this year, perhaps spectators will witness a record-breaking run. 

Effective immediately, a boil water advisory (BWA) has been issued for the Town of Altona.

Until further notice, all water used for consumption should be brought to a rolling boil for at least a minute.

"Early this evening the Town of Altona public utilities department was notified of a potable water sample that came back positive for coliform," explained Public Works Manager Clint Derksen.

A pair of MPI-sponsored check stops resulted in two incidents of note last week in Morden.
    
On Thursday, officers pulled over an unregistered vehicle and found that the driver didn't have his license with him. Further checks revealed he was actually prohibited from driving.