Swan Valley Star and Times
Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:31
Bronze Medal Wins
SVRSS students Nolan Mangin, Arden Baskier and Sammy Jo Moshenko all returned home with bronze medals from their respective competitions at the Skills Manitoba Competition that took place in Winnipeg on April 11...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 08:53
Coming Together
The Swan Valley Animal Protection League held their annual spring banquet this past weekend (April. 13) inside the Veteran’s Community Hall where they had many games and draws that people got into, along with having a great supper, courtesy of Johnny and Jenna Catering.
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 08:45
A potentially once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I wish to experience again
Solar eclipses are one of those things that aren’t really as rare as they seem, as there tends to be an annular or total solar eclipse about once a year or once every couple of years or so somewhere on the globe. The feeling of them occurring once in a…
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 08:40
Evaluating Prospects
The Swan Valley Stampeders held their Spring ID Camp at the Swan River Centennial Arena this past Friday (April 12) and Saturday (April 13). Six teams of prospective players took part in on and off-ice activities as well as exhibition games under the watchful eyes of Head Coach and General…
Tuesday, 09 April 2024 08:33
Madge Lake Bible Camp celebrates 70 years
Attending camp as a child can create so many life skills and fond memories. Madge Lake Bible Camp (MLBC) has been well-known in the area for its summer camp opportunities for youth and is now celebrating its 70th anniversary in operation. Since its conception, MLBC has not only grown in…
Tuesday, 09 April 2024 08:31
Spring Sports
Spring Mass Registration at the Swan River Centennial Arena on Thursday (April 5) saw children get signed up for all sorts of sports and activities coming up this spring, including minor football, soccer, mountain biking, golf and the different flavours of baseball available.
Tuesday, 09 April 2024 08:29
Spring has Sprung
Spring is arriving in a hurry, with snow melting and water bodies flooding the countryside. Here, in the Municipality of Swan Valley West, water from a saturated field flows across a low area of a municipal roadway.
Tuesday, 02 April 2024 08:17
Spending a lifetime on a cattle farm
Swan Valley cattle rancher Bruce Anderson is coming close to watching his family’s way of life hit a milestone in celebrating 100 years of breeding cattle. Anderson can remember his time growing up on the family farm, how very different it is from today’s generation and way of doing things.“When…
Tuesday, 02 April 2024 08:16
Spring Break Activities
The Elbert Chartrand Friendship Centre booked recreational facilities in Swan River during spring break, getting children involved in fun opportunities in their community during their holiday from school
Tuesday, 02 April 2024 08:15
Hoppy Easter
Captured during Easter weekend, a wild rabbit sits around a silage pile on a Swan Valley West farm
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 08:49
Can you Imagine?
Swan School of Dance held their annual recital last Wednesday (March 20) at the SVRSS gymnasium. Dancing to songs that related to the theme ‘Imagine...’ the performers puton a spectacular show for the audience who filled the space.