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GP FRIENDSHIP CENTRE!

They enjoyed hot coffee and treats from McDonald's! 

Enter your business and you and your co-workers could win coffee and a variety of muffins, lil donuts, cookies, egg McMuffins and breakfast burritos from McDonald's!

We'll draw a winner every week and will personally deliver McDonald's coffee and treats to the winning business.

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🍔 National Hamburger Day in Cochrane: Lettuce Celebrate the Bun-derful! 🍔
Because nothing brings people together like beef between buns.

Ah yes, National Hamburger Day—an official excuse (as if we needed one) to stuff our faces with one of the greatest culinary inventions of all time. Here in Cochrane, we’re not just flipping burgers—we’re flipping out over them. We asked our CochraneNow Facebook fam where the best burger in town is hiding, and you delivered hotter takes than a grill on high.

Here are your top meaty picks:

Do you know a deserving classroom that goes above and beyond? Now’s your chance to recognize them! Nominate a classroom for the Classroom of the Month, where one lucky class gets a special treat.

The winners for May were at Three Lakes School in Middle Lake. We were surprised to find out it was a three-grade split! The Grade K/1/2 classroom was the lucky winners! 

The nomination stated:

Carnie's Comments

Oh, there was pomp and ceremony - King Charles delivering Canada's Speech from the Throne yesterday. He endeared many Canadians with a smooth delivery, proclaiming the "True North is indeed strong and free".

The speech, of course, is drafted by our federal government and outlines policy priorities.

Our Liberal government plans to reduce taxes for the middle-class which makes up the majority of our population. 

The week of June 9 to June 15 has been proclaimed as Humboldt Pride Week. 

During Monday’s City Council Meeting, Mayor Rob Muench made the official proclamation. 

Dozens of people attended the Youth for Christ Film Festival Fundraiser on May 27.  

It was an evening of film, faith, and fun, celebrating the work done by the youth. They created the short films by taking the lead in roles like the cast and crew.

Attendees enjoyed a red-carpet experience, complete with a volunteer photographer who captured special moments all evening. Coffee and popcorn were prepared and served.

This week, we were excited to be able to bring tasty treats and coffee from McDonald's to our Egg my Office winners, Partners in Employment!

Delee Linsley wrote in the nomination, with a fantastic reason behind why she felt the team deserved to win:

Bolt Brain Buster:

Which 1997 film, directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of the 90s?

Text your answers to the Humboldt Sobeys Talk and Text line 306-682-0107

Tune in to the morning show or check back tomorrow for the answer!

Answer: Titanic 

With seeding officially wrapped up across much of the southwest, local producer Daryl Moffat says things are off to a promising start on his family-run grain farm located northwest of Cabri in the RMs of Riverside and Miry Creek.

"We completed seeding about eight or nine days ago," said Daryl Moffat. "We just did our first load of in-crop herbicide on some canola today."

As May comes to a close, one Winnipeg non-profit is hoping to continue the conversation about Mental Health Awareness. 

"Peer Connections MB is a peer support organization providing support to any Manitoban with a mental health concern or a substance use issue," says Julia Hoeppner, the Executive Director of Peer Connections MB. "We offer several options for service, the first being peer support. Which is people connecting over shared experiences."