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“How many of you use the breakfast program?” Principal Amy Schiltroth asked the children gathered in the Goulter School gym. And lots of hands went up.

It’s Sunday morning in Elkhorn, a hot, sunny day is in the forecast, and the organizing committee is getting things ready at the Manitoba Antique Auto Museum grounds.

Arsenic levels decline

A woman from Squamish is on the adventure of a lifetime canoeing across the U.S. from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. If she’s successful, adventure photographer Jillian A. Brown will be the first woman ever recorded to complete the route.

Citizenship and business awards were presented to Elkhorn community members at the Elkhorn and District Chamber of Commerce 3rd Annual Banquet & Awards night. The event was hosted by Chamber President Mark Humphries and co-host Fred McLean.

The Mind Your Health Committee at Virden Junior High held a Wellness afternoon, May 25, with the theme: “Mind and Body Connection”.

“I hope there is interest. You need a level of commitment.” – Denis Carter Denis Carter will be passing the gavel, so to speak, after 23 years of bringing meetings to order.

An Oil Slick

A regular Thursday evening drill for Wallace District Fire Department volunteer firefighters. Nelson Street is blocked off where Scallion Creek passes under the road, May 24.

Fines levied