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By Ed StozekFor the Herald Graduating from a traditional rural high school setting and then attending classes at Brandon University from 1970-74 proved to be an educational and a social experience. The faculty included a fascinating group of academics with many accomplishments in their area of expertise, as well as…
A group of mostly American tourists visited Fort Dauphin Museum, Sunday, as part of their tour through Manitoba. Fantasy RV Tours booked the excursion through the province which takes the tourists north to Churchill to view polar bears. On top of Dauphin, stops during the 15-day trip will include The…
Three young intrepid wanderers plot their next move as they attempt to find their way through a maze cut into a corn field north of Dauphin over the weekend. Kaiden, Adalyn and Scarlett Jolicoeur joined their parents at Secord’s Corn Maze and Market Garden for a fun afternoon of fun,…
The Kick off Your Roots tour wrapped up with a show at the Watson Arts Centre, Sept. 14. The show featured Desiree Dorion, Emma Peterson and Quinton Blair telling the stories behind their songs in an intimate setting. More than 100 people took in the show. The next performance at…
More than 40 people took part in this year’s Terry Fox Run at Vermillion Park to raise money for cancer research. Participants had their choice of how far they walked or ran the trails at the park. Organizer Steven Roznowsky hoped to raise $2,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society.
Local gardener Al Kindret poses with some impressive tomatoes he produced in his garden this year. The Big Beef bedding plants were purchased at Secord-Crowe Greenhouse this spring and produced a bumper crop with all of the ruit of a size similar to these two specimens. The larger of the…
Victoria Kuzyk recently harvested these strange looking potatoes from her garden on Railway Ave. The ground was so hard, she had to get a neighbour to help get them out of the ground There's lots more on Agriculture in our area in this week's Dauphin Herald!
Tuesday, 20 September 2022 07:15
Cargill donation secures rescue equipment for area fire departments
A donation from the local Cargill elevator has secured an important piece of equipment for the fire departments which make up the Riding Mountain Mutual Aid District. The local agribusiness provided $4,400, which was used to purchase a coffer dam and pencil auger that is used in grain entrapment situations…
Tim Horton’s annual Smile Cookie campaign is underway once again and organizers are hoping to beat last year’s total. Last year, $27,174 was raised, ranking Dauphin in the top 10 nationwide. Local organizer Stacey Penner said proceeds from this year’s campaign will go to the new Maamawi Park. “After helping…
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By M.A. NyquistFor the Herald The Dauphin’s Culture Days (DCD) committee kicked off its celebration of the 10th anniversary of Dauphin’s Yardfringe and another year of Culture Days activities, with a creative presentation to city council, Sept. 12. Dauphin’s Yardfringe turns community yards into venues for the arts, where participants…
The Parkland Recreation Complex curling rink was home to the annual Dauphin Recreation, Health and Leisure Mart, Sept. 6. The busy evening gave 14 organizations the opportunity to accept registrations for the upcoming fall and winter seasons or display what they have to offer.
By Ed StozekFor the Herald On the evening of July 29, 1951, a fire of unknown origin burst into flames and burned Dauphin’s skating rink to the ground. The fire broke out at 9 p.m. and in 15 to 20 minutes the rink was totally engulfed in flames. In less…
Ecole Macneill principal Monique Lefebvre welcomes students back to the first day of school, last Wednesday. There was an air of excitement among students, staff and parents at the French immersion school in Dauphin, to be returning to a “normal” school environment, free from many of the public health restrictions…
Local residents had a chance to take a step back in time, Saturday, when the Dauphin Agricultural Heritage Club hosted its 22nd annual Threshing Day, north of Dauphin. Those in attendance got to see how farming was done in the early to mid 1900s thanks to combining, threshing and baling…