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Funeral For:  Katharina Penner nee Wiebe 
Funeral Date: April 6, 2025 
Katharina Penner nee Wiebe, 91, of Altona passed away Friday, March 28th at Altona Memorial Health Centre. She is survived by 2 daughters, 2 sons, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Henry G. Penner, 1 daughter in infancy and 1 son. 
The funeral service for Katharina Penner nee Wiebe will be held Sunday, April 6th at 2pm at Altona Sommerfeld Mennonite Church with burial prior to the service at Plum Coulee Cemetery. 

Funeral For: Bill Zacharias 
Funeral Date: April 4, 2025 
Bill Zacharias, 72, of Winkler passed away Thursday, March 27th at his residence. He is survived by his wife Joan, 1 daughter and 1 son. 
A memorial service for Bill Zacharias will be held Friday, April 4th at 2pm at Grace Mennonite Church, Winkler with private burial prior to the service. 
Donations may be made to Winkler Bible Camp. 
Arrangements by Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler.   

Funeral For:  Annie Thiessen nee Bueckert 
Funeral Date: April 3, 2025 
Annie Thiessen nee Bueckert, 80, of Winkler passed away Thursday, March 27th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. She is survived by her husband Belem, 4 daughters and their families. She was predeceased by 1 son-in-law. 
The funeral service for Annie Thiessen nee Bueckert will be held Thursday, April 3rd at 2pm at Winkler Sommerfeld Mennonite Church with burial at Rosenbach Cemetery. 

With a federal election looming, Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is launching Vote for Grain, a national campaign to engage grain farmers in the federal election and ensure their voices are heard.

A representative for the Canadian Red Cross says the situation on the ground in Myanmar is "still very dire and tragic" days after a massive earthquake that has killed more than 1,700 people.

Canadian Red Cross operations lead Chiran Livera said teams of staff and volunteers made up of both international and local Red Cross workers were in Myanmar when the quake hit on Friday, and they have been able to distribute help, including water and shelter kits, from warehouses stationed around the country.

It's Day 1 of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, celebrating 55 years of having a Royal Patronage by Queen Elizabeth II in 1970.

The annual spring Fair dates back to 1906 when it first began, named the Brandon Fair.

"So, it's been a long time standing in the community and became the pinnacle event during Manitoba Spring break," shares Provincial Ex Operations Manager, Kristen Laing.

Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North America are at risk of extinction.

One would think when someone is trespassing, breaks the law and hurts themselves, or damages their vehicle, that all rights would be waived where the perpetrator has no right to sue the homeowner, or landowner, for damages.  However, that is not the case.

Last week Opposition House Leader and Interlake-Gimli MLA Derek Johnson introduced new legislation to protect property owners from unjustified lawsuits by criminals who are injured while trespassing.

The Killarney Lake Action Committee is turning up their aeration field for the spring/summer season early this week and are cautioning residents to stay off the lake.

Committee Chair, Betty Sawatzky, says the warm temperatures last week have impacted the ice in certain areas, specifically at the aeration site. 

More storyboards will be added to the collection throughout the town of Deloraine, with between 6 and 9 more expected to be installed by the end of 2025.

Thus far, the Deloraine-Winchester Historical Society has completed and installed three storyboards; The Prairie Skills building (the former Presbyterian Church), the Dominion Bank building and Hasselfield Drugs.