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Funeral For:  Peter B. Zacharias 
Funeral Date: April 21, 2025 
Peter B. Zacharias, 87, of Morris passed away Tuesday, April 15th at Red River Valley Lodge. He is survived by 1 daughter, 3 sons, 3 sisters, 4 brothers, and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Margaretha, 1 sister, and 1 brother. 
The funeral service for Peter B. Zacharias will be held Monday, April 21st at 2pm at Morris Emmanuel Baptist Church with burial at Morris Cemetery. 

Funeral For:  George Klassen 
Funeral Date: April 22, 2025 
George Klassen, 76, of Steinbach passed away Tuesday, April 15th at his residence. He is survived by his wife Sheri, 2 daughters, and their families. He was predeceased by 1 son. 
A memorial service for George Klassen will be held Tuesday, April 22nd at 11am at Birchwood Funeral Chapel. 
Donations may be made to Canadian Foodgrains Bank. 
Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach.  
 

The Winnipeg Jets closed out their regular season with a 2-1 overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night, and will kick off the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday evening at home.

Mark Scheifele played the hero in the extra frame, scoring just 1:11 into overtime to seal the win. Neal Pionk had the other goal for Winnipeg, while Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 30 shots to earn the victory.

The Jets finish the season with a record of 56-22-4, setting a franchise-best 116 points to win the Presidents’ Trophy.

The premiers of Manitoba and Nunavut are hopeful a proposed hydroelectric and fibre optic project is moving closer to fruition and are seeking federal money.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok have signed a memorandum to work together on the project and ask Ottawa for capital funding.

The proposed Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link would see a 1,200-kilometre line built through northern Manitoba to several Nunavut communities west of Hudson Bay that currently use diesel to generate electricity.

"This is a great first step, but we've still got a long way to go," says Melita Mayor Bill Holden upon reflection of last week's announcement from the Province that the government of Manitoba, in partnership with Prairie Mountain Health, is investing operating funding to add three front-line staffing positions and extend hours of service at the Melita Health Centre.

Despite having lower numbers of grasshoppers last fall, they're certainly one of the three more notorius bugs to be watching for this summer.

Applied Research Crop Specialist, Scott Chalmers, says he had recently been watching a presentation by Manitoba Ag Entomologist, Dr. John Gavloski on what bugs to watch for.  

Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre aligned on support for new oil and gas pipelines as a matter of national security during the French language election debate Wednesday night.

Dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump was a running theme as the four main federal party leaders took the stage in Montreal for the first of two debates. Even the debate moderator Patrice Roy cited the elephant in the room as he pitched questions on immigration, affordability and Canadian identity.

It's been a slow start to spring, and where there has been snow it has been a nice slow melt.  However, one of the challenges facing farmers in the southwest is the lack of moisture going into seeding. 

Baseball season is approaching quickly and President of Killarney Minor Ball, Pam Skeoch, says this year really shows the love of the sport within the region. 

As the weather turns, Skeoch says she's feeling really good with where they are at heading into the 2025 season. "Well, we're excited to get going. We have some coaches that are already practicing, some indoors and some perhaps outdoors later this week. Things are drying up and that's great news for the kids."

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16TH

NHL
Anaheim 1 at Winnipeg 2 (Overtime)

MLB
Atlanta 1 at Toronto 3

THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH

IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Round Robin
Japan vs Canada - 1:30 PM