The winners have been chosen for the Town of Altona's Tote Bag Design Contest

Between October 29th and November 21st, kids aged K-12 in the Town of Altona were encouraged to submit their designs for a "Tote Bag Design Contest" that was held by the town. 

The town received many amazing designs, making it incredibly difficult to select the winners. With nearly 70 submissions, Town of Altona staff carefully selected finalists based on creativity, how much time and effort it seems was put into creating the design, the meaning behind the design and how it represents Altona. 

Still Speaking Episode 10 covered the reason bicycles were banned by many early Mennonite churches

2024 and 2025 marked the 150th anniversaries of Mennonite communities in Manitoba and in this season of Still Speaking, host Conrad Stoesz from the Mennonite Heritage Archives is sharing true historical stories around this theme.

Episode 10 of Still Speaking season three outlines the reason bicycles were banned by many early Mennonite churches.

How the "Post Road" got its name, when it was created and how long it was utilized on Episode 9 of Still Speaking

 

2024 and 2025 marked the 150th anniversaries of Mennonite communities in Manitoba and in this season of Still Speaking, host Conrad Stoesz from the Mennonite Heritage Archives is sharing true historical stories around this theme.

Episode 9 of Still Speaking season three outlines how the "Post Road" came to be, how it got its name, how it was utilized and how long it was a necessity for early Mennonite settlers, enjoy the story below:

Enjoy another evening food, fellowship and local music this Saturday at The Community Exchange in Altona

Following the success of the first three music nights at The Community Exchange in Altona, they are ready to host another one this Saturday, November 30th!

Preceding the music will be a Community Meal which runs from 5:00-6:15pm, the concert kicks off at 6:30pm with local band Trio Los Laureles taking the stage playing a variety of music from Latin American countries.

Episode 8 of Still Speaking shares the story of the first ever "Reinland Mennonte Church" built in 1876

2024 and 2025 marked the 150th anniversaries of Mennonite communities in Manitoba and in this season of Still Speaking, host Conrad Stoesz from the Mennonite Heritage Archives is sharing true historical stories around this theme.

Episode 8 of Still Speaking season three covers the construction of the first ever "Reinland Mennonite Church", it was the second thing Mennonites built after their initial shelters, enjoy the story below:

How Mennonite fire insurance regulations from 1620's Prussia evolved into modern day Red River Mutual Insurance on Episode 7 of Still Speaking

2024 and 2025 marked the 150th anniversaries of Mennonite communities in Manitoba and in this season of Still Speaking, host Conrad Stoesz from the Mennonite Heritage Archives is sharing true historical stories around this theme.

Enjoy the story below of how Mennonite fire insurance regulations from 1620' Prussia evolved into modern day Red River Mutual Insurance on Episode 7 of Still Speaking:

The story of how the "Brotschuld" or "Bread Debt" was instrumental in helping Mennonites settle in Manitoba on Episode 6 of Still Speaking

2024 and 2025 marked the 150th anniversaries of Mennonite communities in Manitoba and in this season of Still Speaking, host Conrad Stoesz from the Mennonite Heritage Archives is sharing true historical stories around this theme.

Following the plague of locusts that ravaged the crops, gardens and even cloth of the first Mennonite settlers in Manitoba, 500,000 square kilometers in size, they were faced with the possibility of starvation, but thanks to the good name of Mennonites in Ontario, they found a solution...

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