This article appeared in the Nov. 14 issue of the Interlake enterprise. …By Teresa Carey The NDP Constituency Association hosted an evening of entertainment at Poplarfield Hall, Nov. 3 that brought the legendary Ray St. Germain all the way there from Winnipeg. He arrived by bus with the Metis Club… Continue reading
This article appeared in the Nov. 7 issue of the Interlake Enterprise …By Teresa Carey Tom Nevakshonoff, Interlake riding MLA, recently had the honour of a lifetime after receiving an invitation to dinner at the Radisson Hotel in Winnipeg and sitting a few tables down from former Russian President, Mikhail… Continue reading
This article appeared in the Nov. 21, 2012 issue of the Interlake Enterprise. By Teresa Carey Arborg and District Heritage Village chair person, Pat Eyolfson, is elated by a donation of a large collection of historical paintings she received on Nov. 12. The artist who painted them, Millard Barteaux of… Continue reading
This article appeared in the Nov. 14, 2012 issue of the Interlake Enterprise …By Teresa Carey Halloween in Ashern brought out all kinds, perhaps the most notable of which were a pair of miniature horses dressed as pink flying pigs. Their owner, Karen Bittner of Moosehorn, whose own children are beyond… Continue reading
This appeared in the Interlake Enterprise… by Teresa Carey “People want to bring home experiences…People new to the area are looking for places to go,” says Heather Hinam, a specialist in a field called ‘experiential tourism’. Hinam, who owns a company called Second Nature, Adventures in Discovery, was hired by… Continue reading
This first appeared in the Sept. 12, 2012 issue of the Interlake Enterprise… by Teresa Carey Variously known as “Chip the Kid Fletcher,””Chip Fletcher, the Hornet,” and most recently “Chip Hardcore Fletcher,” Arborg’s Roland Sutyla says he will be retiring from the ring very soon. About 10 matches ago Sutyla… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Jan. 5, 2012 issue of the Interlake Spectator… Riverton & District Friendship Centre receives unexpected blow by Teresa Carey A grant of $84,500 through the federal Department of Canadian Heritage has fallen through for the Riverton & District Friendship Centre, a fixture in Riverton for 30… Continue reading
This article appeared in the Interlake Spectator, Dec. 2006. There were no Christmas lights shining on these prairies until 1953 when the people here finally got hydro, so nothing could obscure the light of the first star in the night sky on Christmas Eve. The tradition was to drop all… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Jul. 28, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator… The three-day long Arborg Fair and Rodeo opened to cool weather on Jul 22, forcing many people into sweaters and jackets. For the horses, cattle and dogs, however, it was the perfect weekend for a rodeo. Whether milling… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Dec. 22, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator… Aaaah, Christmas! Snowy rooftops, beautiful lights, all our presents wrapped and ready. For many, Christmas is a time when our cares are set aside, and friends and family gather to live out years of tradition. Children play and… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Dec. 15, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator… The recipe for a long and happy life appears to be to keep busy and give from the heart, if one takes a lesson from 92-year-old Mike Stonoga, of Zbaraz, a quiet hamlet S.E. of Fisher Branch. Stonoga… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Dec. 15, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator… Healthy Child Manitoba is promoting a new program called the PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX GBG) which began piloting in the Seine School Division in Winnipeg last spring. The program, which has 35 years of research behind it,… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Dec. 15, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator… Principals, Arlene Perry, of Arborg Collegiate Institute, and Thomas Kowalchuk of Riverton Collegiate Institute, are enthusiastic about how well a shared campus is working for many students in both of the Evergreen high schools. The two schools have… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Dec. 15, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator… The East Interlake Conservation District held its Annual General Meeting at the Fraserwood Hall, on Dec. 5. Fifty people, mainly EICD, council members, and citizen reps from EICD’s catchment area, attended. The EICD membership includes representatives from the… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Dec. 15, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator… Fieldstone Ventures Education & Training Centre Inc. held its 14th Annual General Meeting at the Elks Hall in Ashern on Nov. 29. Among other things, the meeting provided the opportunity to explore how Fieldstone can help the communities… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Dec. 8, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator… Winnipeg is ideally situated to be a major trading point in North America, and the Manitoba government is working on developing this potential, as it works on establishing a north-south trade corridor in order to give Canada a… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Dec. 8, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator… Arborg kids did not have to be reminded to eat their breakfast on Dec 3 when mounds of pancakes appeared before them at the Arborg Hall during the fifth annual “Breakfast with Santa”. Volunteers from the Arborg Noventis… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Dec. 8, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator… When Sally Hull, owner of Hull’s Haven, a Border Collie rescue shelter in Meleb, first saw a picture of Kawii, she felt her heart being wrenched from her chest. “I freaked when I saw her. The ones that… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Dec. 8, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator… Twelve-year-old Sarah Jensen is well beyond her years in terms of, both, commitment and focus. She has recently taken home a Bronze medal in the Juvenile Ladies Competitive Skating category at the 2012 Skate Canada Manitoba Sectional Championships,… Continue reading
Article appeared in the Dec. 1, 2011 issue of the Interlake Spectator.. On November 23, 16,000 students from 400 Manitoba and Northern Ontario schools gathered at the MTS Centre for “We Day”, for its first ever visit to Winnipeg. The event was not just your ordinary school field trip. Students… Continue reading