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“We had a neighbour boy who got to go. He was very excited .... It was just an amazing experience, and I'm sure it is for every camper that gets to go.” 

This is what Hilda Froese of Winkler said of Tim Hortons Foundation Camps, an organization with the objective of “helping youth from underserved communities achieve their full potential” in a camp setting. 

One of the best compliments a ball player can get is being called a "complete athlete" and head coach of the U17 AAA Central Energy, Cam Zacharias, believes his group is filled with exactly that, and looks to bring it to provincials starting today.

"I still get the butterflies," Zacharias jokes as he passes through the gates in Stonewall, the host site of provincials. "I think I'm more nervous than the players. I just want them to do so well. They seem calm, but I'm over the top excited."

Funeral For:  John Klassen 
Funeral Date: July 26, 2025 
John Klassen, 63, of Winkler passed away Wednesday, July 9th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. He is survived by 3 daughters, 1 son, 1 granddaughter, 3 sisters, 3 brothers, his stepmother, and their families. He was predeceased by his parents and 1 brother in infancy. 
The celebration of life for John Klassen will be held Saturday, July 26th at 2pm at Bethel Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Hochfeld with private family burial prior to the service at Gnadenthal Cemetery. 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (25-35) suffered their 15th one-run loss of the season Wednesday evening, falling 3-2 to the Sioux Falls Canaries (35-25) at Sioux Falls Stadium. It was Winnipeg’s sixth consecutive defeat.
 
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Sioux Falls took an early lead in the bottom of the second inning when Trevor Achenbach launched a two-run homer to left field, scoring Jordan Barth to make it 2-0.

Manitoba's ethics commissioner has ruled Mike Moroz, the minister of innovation and new technology, did not break the province's conflict of interest law.

The Opposition Progressive Conservatives had accused Moroz of being in a conflict by answering questions about a 9-1-1 service outage while owning shares in Telus.

The Tories also accused Moroz of using inside information that criticized the phone company for the outage and selling company stock.

The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club, in partnership with the National Hockey League, has announced its full 82-game schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 regular season.

The Jets begin the season at home, welcoming the Dallas Stars to Canada Life Centre on Thursday, Oct. 9, in a rematch of their second-round series from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They will then face the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, Oct. 11, before hitting the road to play the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Monday, Oct. 13.

Rhineland Council has taken a deeper look at ongoing frost boil issues on a number of rural roads in the municipality. This comes on the heels of having to repair significant frost boils that developed this Spring on portions of Road 9 West. In the short term, the frost boils were filled with shale. However, Council was keenly interested in doing something to prevent the reoccurrence of these frost boils.

The U13 Central Energy have had a terrific season and coach Jenn Smith is looking to bring the things that have made the group successful into the provincials starting today.

A spokesperson for Manitoba Agriculture says it remains to be seen what sort of damage was felt on fields from last week's hail.

Hail was reported in numerous locations across the province, and Oilseed Specialist Sonia Wilson says producers will typically leave those crops for five to seven days, just to see how they rebound, before assessing them for hail damage. 

Generations of children in the Pembina Valley may remember spending parts of their formative years at Winkler Day Care Centre. 

For five decades, the establishment has provided care based on its philosophy of creating an enriching environment that fosters a child's “natural curiosity, boundless energy, and unlimited questions.”