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The Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) is reminding anglers to be familiar with the new size and possession limits across the province when it comes to catching and keeping walleye.

For years anglers had a choice between two different possession limits; a general angling license or a conservation license. But that has now changed to one possession limit across the province when it comes to Manitoba's most popular fish, walleye also known as pickerel.

Summer isn’t complete without some fun in the water. Splish Splash Water Park in Morden offers it in spades.  

Marshall’s role at Splish Splash is multifaceted — he calls himself the “rule-giver,” the “life jacket giver,” and sometimes, a lifeguard. Regardless of the role he takes, he is always near the water.  

“[I get] into the water sometimes [too], but not always on purpose,” he says.  

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (40-32) opened a four-game series against the West Division leading Sioux Falls Canaries with an 8-2 win on “Winnipeg 150” Night at Blue Cross Park Friday.
 
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Winnipeg closed the gap in the standings to just 1.5 games as they rode a massive sixth inning and a gutsy pitching performance that kept the usually potent Sioux Falls (41-30) offence scoreless through seven innings.

Memorial For: Reynold (Rey) Schellenberg 
Memorial Date: August 8, 2024 
Reynold (Rey) Schellenberg, 86, of Altona formerly of Winnipeg and Belair, passed away Wednesday, July 31st at Heritage Life Personal Care Home, Niverville. He is survived by his wife Shirley, 1 daughter, 2 sons, 2 sisters, 1 brother and their families. He was predeceased by 2 sisters and 1 brother. 
A memorial service for Reynold (Rey) Schellenberg will be held Thursday, August 8th at 2pm at Altona Senior Centre with burial prior to the service at 1pm at Altona Cemetery. 

Funeral For: Hilda Wiebe 
Funeral Date: August 7, 2024 
Hilda Wiebe, 87, of Altona passed away Thursday, August 1st at Eastview Place. She is survived by her husband David N Wiebe, 2 daughters, 1 son and their families. She was predeceased by her parents, 2 brothers, and 3 sisters.  
The funeral service for Hilda Wiebe will be held Wednesday, August 7th at 2pm at Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church with burial at Altona Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Altona Tuesday, August 6th from 1 to 7pm and at the church prior to the service. 

Funeral For:  Shirley Plett 
Funeral Date: August 5, 2024 
Shirley Plett, 88, of Steinbach passed away Wednesday, July 31st at her residence. She is survived by 3 daughters, 3 sons, 2 sisters-in-law and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Richard, 2 sisters, and 3 brothers. 
The funeral service for Shirley Plett will be held Monday, August 5th at 2pm at Morweena Evangelical Mennonite Church at Morweena, with burial at the church cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the church prior to the service.  

The South Central Cubs had an impressive performance during the provincial championships — they returned home with a first-place victory.  

Assistant Coach Donovan Bergman’s opinion on the achievement is quite easy to sum up. 

“I love it,” he says. “I absolutely love it.”  

This year, the provincials took place in Brandon, where the 15U team went undefeated.  

Morden is currently experiencing major changes to its composting program. Due to the unexpected closure of Enviro-Clean, the city's curbside compost pickup is currently being redirected to the landfill. The city is actively seeking alternative composting solutions and encourages residents to continue using their green bins to maintain composting routines.

"We were caught very off guard that our curbside compost pickup no longer had a home, so we had no other options than to take it to the landfill, which was heartbreaking for the city," said Mayor Nancy Penner. 

Local families who would like to share the journey of having a child with autism — in all its beauty and its obstacles — have a place to gather and connect in Plum Coulee and Altona thanks to Tiffany Fehr. 

Fehr is the organizer of Shoulder to Shoulder, the area’s first autism support group. 

"When we got the diagnosis for our daughter few years ago, I was looking for somebody or anything that had some kind of support group for parents to help us,” she says. “It's hard to relate to others that don't experience what we go through.” 

With the recent stretches of high temperatures, one would think that aquatic centres like Winkler's would be the place to be. The story, however, is a little different due to the high humidity that has accompanied the temperatures.  

Dean Klassen and Brooke Thiessen, co-programmers at the Winkler Aquatic Centre, say that there seems to be a trend of people opting to stay indoors on particularly humid days, which creates some slower afternoons at the pool.