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Students from École Morden Middle School are taking to the stage this week with their production of Finding Nemo Jr., a musical based on the hit 2003 film. The show will be held on Wednesday, May 14 and Thursday, May 15, at the Access Event Centre in Morden. Performances begin at 7:00 pm, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. 

Tickets are $10 and are available now at the École Morden Middle School office or at the door. 

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) of Manitoba will not be authorizing charges against an RCMP member involved in a shooting near Sanford last fall.
    
Police were called to a home in the R.M. of MacDonald in the evening of September 24th where it was reported that a man was assaulting a woman and burning vehicles on the property. However, the man fled before officers arrived.
    

Last week, there was a flurry of icing smiles by the tray for Tim Horton’s Smile Cookie Week, which was a resounding success thanks to the community.  

Funeral For:  Margaret Rose Germain 
Funeral Date: Private 
Margaret Rose Germain, 83, of St. Malo passed away Wednesday, May 7th at DeSalaberry District Health Centre. She is survived by 1 daughter, 2 sons, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Ken. 
Cremation has taken place. 
Private family ash interment for Margaret Rose Germain will be held at a later date. 
Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach.  
 

Funeral For:  Pastor Jacob Jake Froese 
Funeral Date: May 18, 2025 
Pastor Jacob Jake Froese, 86, of Winnipeg passed away February 2nd at St. Boniface Hospital. He is survived by his wife Diane, 3 sons, and their families. He was predeceased by his first wife Lena. 
The Going Home Service for Pastor Jacob Jake Froese will be held Sunday, May 18th at 3pm at Morrow Gospel Church, 755 Ste. Anne’s Road. Private family burial has already taken place. 
Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach.  

Sunday marked the beginning of a several day stretch of what's expected to be record shattering heat in Southern Manitoba, and according to Environment Canada that's exactly what we did yesterday with a number of communities establishing new daytime high marks for May 11th.

Municipality of Rhineland Council has written to Manitoba Housing expressing concerns over the resident clientele moving into the government housing complex in Plum Coulee. 

"It's a senior housing unit and there's been some vacancies, and they (Manitoba Housing) is putting people there that have some special needs and situations, and they've been put in there without supports," explained Reeve Don Wiebe. 

Organizers knew it would be a milestone year for the Curtis Klassen Memorial Fund Run & Walk to Remember, which took place Saturday morning in Altona. What they didn't know ahead of time was just how big of a year it would be. 

"We knew today we would be able to announce we have raised over $100,000 to date with these events, but I'm pleased to let you know we will be looking at the $120,000 mark, so $120,000 over the years and this is our 13th Run and Walk event, so it's just phenomenal," shared committee member Eric Hildebrand Saturday morning.

Winkler's Kaleb Peters thought it might be possible but he wasn't overly expecting to be drafted by a WHL team, but as the standout athlete was gearing up for a ball game, he was informed he was selected by the Tri-City Americans.

"I was warming up for a high school baseball game with NPC," the 5'11" defender says with a smile. "One of my buddies was on the other team, he was a goalie for us this year, he came and told me I got drafted. It was shocking and very exciting for me."

To celebrate National Nursing Week, the RBC Foundation is donating $10,000 to support nursing education at Boundary Trails Health Centre (BTHC), a move that leaders say comes at a critical time for healthcare workers and aligns with growing calls for cultural awareness and reconciliation. 

The donation will not only jumpstart paused nursing education days but also support a new Indigenous-led cultural safety training initiative, supported by BTHC Foundation Executive Director Shannon Samatte-Folkett.