A country music artist originally from the Parkland has signed her first deal with a music label.

Frannie Klein, who grew up in Bacon Ridge and Eddystone and attended school in Ste. Rose, recently signed with Heartsville Records, which is based in Australia.

The Dauphin Kings enter the Christmas break having won three of their last four Manitoba Junior Hockey League contests.

The Kings split a home-and-home with the Selkirk Steelers over the weekend, dropping a 5-2 decision on Friday in Selkirk, before rebounding with a dominating 7-3 win on home ice, Saturday.

Fusion Credit Union awarded $30,000 to the winner of its Community Infusion contest, Dec. 6, when the final five contestants had a chance to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges.

Dauphin’s Dustin Dawson was named the winner after he spoke about purchasing Showdra Meats.

With one game remaining before the Christmas break, the Dauphin Clippers hope to build on their success from the first half of the season when they return in the new year.

The Clippers dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Boissevain/Souris Broncos in their final home game of 2021, Saturday.

The Parkland Rangers enter the Christmas break as one of the hottest teams in the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League.

A weekend sweep of the Kenora Thistles gave the Rangers wins in 10 of their last 12 games and improved Parkland’s record to 16-9-2-1 for 35 points, good for fourth place, two points ahead of the Winnipeg Thrashers and Southwest Cougars.