Dauphin Herald
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 07:18
Mavericks ready for return
A group of local rugby players traveled to Vancouver for some exhibition rugby last month. Codi Harrigan, Nick Searle, Willie Budzinski and Jeff Zeiler made the trip out west to play old boys (35-and-older) rugby, as well as to watch an international 7s rugby tournament. Harrigan said one of the…
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 07:15
Fidierchuk officiates last game in MJHL after 25 years
After 25 years of officiating in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, local referee Kerry Fidierchuk is hanging up his skates when it comes to the MJHL. Fidierchuk started in the MJHL as a linesman in 1995 and worked his first game as a referee in 1997. He worked his final…
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 07:11
Producers advised to try a new marketing approach in 2024
Farmers are, as a group, optimists. But tempering that optimism will be the key to effectively marketing crops in 2024. That was the message delivered by Keith Brownell, the manager of Country Grain Marketing with Viterra, at Dauphin Agricultural Society’s Farm Outlook 2024, Mar. 14, at the Parkland Recreation Complex…
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 07:11
Dauphin well represented on Manitoba Selects
Four local football players put their talent on display with the Manitoba Selects at a tournament in Orlando, Fla. Riley Lobert, Sully Fox, Owen Tyschinski and Lars Gudbjartson attended tryout camps after the high school football season ended last fall. “They got all the guys who wanted to play and…
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 07:09
Ron Brook Memorial Award
The Dauphin Agricultural Society (DAS) visited its own history in presenting the annual Ron Brook Memorial Award at its Farm Outlook 2024, Mar 14. For 40 years DAS has been presenting continuing education opportunities for producers, first through the Challenges of Production seminar and in recent years, through the Farm…
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 08:09
Night moves
Dauphin residents went to bed Thursday night knowing the remnants of three plowings in the past week and a half sat piled in the middle of Main Street and downtown corridors impeding traffic flow. But when they woke up Friday morning, those menacing windrows had disappeared thanks to the overnight…
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 07:16
Always exciting when the circus comes to town
By: Ed StozekFor The Herald Featuring trained animals and various other thrilling performances, the offer of free tickets to attend the circus was part of the excitement that my wife Janice and her fellow Grades 1 to 8 students experienced during the early 1960s. A large crowd aided local organizations…
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 07:11
MVSD presents draft budget at public forum
Ratepayers living within the boundaries of Mountain View School Division (MVSD) are preparing for an increase in the education portion of their property taxes. At the division’s 2024-25 Public Budget Forum, Mar. 7, secretary-treasurer Lori Slepicka indicated the mill rate for the special levy will rise to 13.87 in the…
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 07:03
Kings look to end season on high note before playoffs
After suffering three losses last week, the Dauphin Kings have resigned themselves to a third-place finish in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s MGEU West Division. Dauphin’s week began with a 4-0 setback at the hands of the first-place Virden Oil Capitals, Tuesday in Virden, followed by a 3-2 overtime loss…
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 07:01
Kropelnicki wins ladies bonspiel
Morgan Kropelnicki won the Dauphin Ladies Bonspiel, Sunday at the Parkland Recreation Complex curling rink. Kropelnicki and her team of Leanne Urbanovitch, Tamara Kolida and Andrea Smelski beat Avery Scott in the final of the first event. In the second event, Bev Hess and her team of Linda Kitching, Gail…
Tuesday, 05 March 2024 07:30
Bourns foursome wins men’s bonspiel
Morley Bourns, with Dwight Bottrell throwing skip rocks, won the Dauphin Men’s Bonspiel, Sunday. Bourns and his team, which also includes Steve Soloway and Nick Ogryzlo, beat Rob Rempel in the final of the first event, sponsored by Embroidery by Design. Chad Sahulka was third and Barrett Procyshyn placed fourth.…
Tuesday, 05 March 2024 07:29
Moving on
Julien Lopez battles for the puck behind the Killarney/Wawanesa net in game one of their best-of-three quarterfinal series, Feb. 27 in Dauphin. Lopez scored twice and added an assist to lead the Clippers to a 4-2 victory, with Josh Yakielashek and Ronin Mouck adding singles. Owen Chubka made 37 saves…
Tuesday, 05 March 2024 07:26
Catching the Blizz proving to be a challenge
Eventually it will happen, but so far the Dauphin Kings just can’t seem to catch the Blizzard Jr. A Hockey Club. After winning two of three games, last week, the Kings trail the Blizzard by four points, with two games in hand. But the one loss the local junior A…
Tuesday, 05 March 2024 07:22
A little deja vu for Dauphin FD
There is something to be said for consistency. And consistent is how Dauphin fire chief Cam Abrey described the past year for his department in a rundown of 2023 operations for city councillors at their regular meeting, Feb. 26. In fact things were so consistent that, at 236, the department…
Tuesday, 27 February 2024 07:53
City plan already proving to be a valuable tool
It was years in development, but even though it was only officially adopted at the City’s last regular meeting, Feb. 12, Dauphin’s new development plan is already proving it’s worth. City manager Sharla Griffiths said administration has already referred to the document last week when answering a query from a…