Adi Loewen

There is a new food bank coming to the southeast corner of the province and Jane Roman of Vita is helping to get it started. 

The Vita and Area Food Bank initiative began when Roman realized that there were people from Vita traveling to Grunthal for food hampers.  

“So, I thought it was time that Vita stepped up and provide that service here.”  

“There’s lots of excitement from our graduates, for sure.” 

Those are the words of Principal Penelope Hovorka-Alcock referring to the atmosphere at Vita Shevchenko School.  

A retired farming couple is growing a large garden this summer, in hopes of donating the vegetables to local food banks.  

Melvin Kachur and his wife, Helen, live in Pansy, next to the hall, and says they have about a two-and-a-half-acre garden.  

“We're cultivating it and we're growing veggies for the food banks.” 

Kachur’s motto is “Let’s fight hunger.”  

A journey that began three years ago will be completed in the next week or so. And for Kelly and Armand Jerome, the purpose behind the adventure has changed, it’s become more personal.  

The husband and wife team from Beausejour, Manitoba started planning their trek by Red River cart, along the Dawson Trail back in 2020 in honour of Manitoba’s 150th birthday celebration. Then given global circumstances, that ride was never even started.  

The Manitoba Government passed third Reading on Bill 8 the Off-Roads Trails Safety Maintenance Act on May 16.  

Gary Hora, President of the ATV MB says, the Bill was proposed back in November of 2022 on behalf of the ATV MB and SnoMan associations.  

As the last of the snow melts away, the Woodridge ATV Sandhogs are getting ready to hit the trails in southeast Manitoba.  

President of the club, Gary Hora, says there is still a fair bit of snow in some spots, especially in places where it would have drifted onto trails.  

The graduation ceremony at Providence University College and Theological Seminary took place at the Otterburne Campus Saturday afternoon.  

Niklaas Schalm, Registrar and chair of the graduation committee says there were 94 students graduating, though not all of them are degree students, some are earning certificates.  

He notes, though most of them are Canadian, “we do have 18 students who are international.” 

Staff at Providence University College, whose main campus is in Otterburne, received word on February 28 from their downtown Winnipeg campus, that a number of their students had been assaulted.  

 Dr. Nicholas Greco, Provost of Providence says they were notified just before 3 pm last Wednesday.

Staff at Providence University College, whose main campus is in Otterburne, received word on February 28 from their downtown Winnipeg campus, that a number of their students had been assaulted.  

 Dr. Nicholas Greco, Provost of Providence says they were notified just before 3 pm last Wednesday.

Dave Reimer has been named the next president of Steinbach Bible College. 

S.B.C and its Board of Directors announced on January 31st, that Reimer has accepted the new position.

Dave Reimer has been part of the SBC family for the past 20 years. After graduating from college he became a board member and then started teaching at the school.