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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. 

Welcome back for another episode of Made in Manitoba. This weekend, we're sharing, what we think, is one of the most unique ways to become a Manitoban we've ever heard.

Orit Shimoni is joining us for the first time, as we feature music from her album "Winnipeg". Now, how the singer-songwriter became Manitoban is a story full of challenge, uncertainty and loss.

After a seven-year hiatus, a local baseball tournament in support of Children’s Camps International (CCI) is returning this weekend. 

Tomm Penner, who works in the marketing department with CCI, says the tournament is back thanks to one person in particular.  

"We had a guy [named Steve] who missed it. He used to play in it,” says Penner. “He’s just this amazing guy who came to us and said, ‘let's do it again.’” 

The excitement has been building as the Pembina Valley gears up for the highly anticipated Summer Shedtacular Grand Finale! 

"There's been quite a bit of interest with the shed. We've had a number of phone calls on how to enter to win the shed, people stopping by asking, it's been wonderful," said Esther Wolfe, Manager of Morden Home Hardware Building Centre.

The Stanley Public Works crews have been working relentlessly to repair damaged sites in the RM of Stanley affected by rainfalls that took place earlier in July. 

According to Ike Friesen - Reeve of the RM of Stanley – approximately 150 sites were affected in some way, including damaged drainage culverts, road wash-overs, and washouts.  

Funeral For:  David Dave Derksen 
Funeral Date: August 4, 2024 
David Dave Derksen, 69, of Winkler passed away Wednesday, July 31st at Boundary Trails Health Centre. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, 2 sons, and their families. 
A celebration of life service for David Dave Derksen will be held Sunday, August 4th at 2pm at Winkler Mennonite Church with burial prior to the service at 1pm at Bergfeld Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Saturday, August 3rd from 1 to 6pm. 
Arrangements by Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler.