The Roblin District Chamber of Commerce held its AGM March 24 and it was, as they say, short, sweet and to the point.

About 45 people turned out at the Life & Art Centre for the evening, which included pizza and a beer tasting and the musical stylings of Amy Wendell and Ed Doering.

Find out more in this issue.

When community members get together and put on a play or musical, it brings a certain energy and level of excitement with it.

Roblin Evangelical Mission Church’s (REMC) Jenni Johnson has embarked on the undertaking of organizing a musical about Passover, with many of the cast members being from the congregation.

Read all about it in this week’s Review.

RCMP have investigated a report of sextortion. Person had sent nude photos to someone they thought was real, but it was a scam. Person was told to buy gift cards or the pictures would become public. No money was lost.

Please do not send naked photos of yourself to anyone and if you for some reason decide to do this, do not include your face.

Want to know more? Check out this week’s RCMP report.

Mountain View School Division has budgeted for a small deficit for the 2023-24 school year to leave current programming intact.

The budget was passed March 21 at a special meeting of the board.

“We faced many uncertainties in the preparation and finalization of the 2023-2024 operating budget. This made the process very challenging this year and the board passed a budget with a small deficit,” said board chair Floyd Martens, who noted that additional funding in the 2022-23 school year will offset the deficit that the division is budgeting.

Find out more in this week’s Review.

A Roblin man who uses the Handivan three times a week to receive life-saving dialysis at the Russell Health Centre says the rate he’s being charged for the trips is excessive.

“Last year it cost me nearly $21,000,” said Tom Wilson, who recently met with municipal council to discuss a reduced rate. “They did reduce the rate – from $160 per trip to $125 per trip – but that’s still going to cost me $1,500 a month. And I don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to afford that.

Read the rest of the story in this week’s issue.

There was no defending champion in the first event in the 2023 version of Roblin’s annual Men’s Bonspiel.

The spiel returned after its Covid induced hiatus March 9 to 11 with 14 rinks taking to the ice at the curling rink with Werner Troxler running Greg Clark out of rocks to take the first event.

More details and pics of the winning rinks in this issue.

Consumers are chasing an enemy that stays one step ahead. As awareness and education of fraud prevention grows, so do the tricks fraudsters employ. As much as we’d like to think we’re too wise to fall prey to their lies, the numbers show us otherwise.

The 2022 BBB Risk Report reveals consumers are losing more money and becoming more susceptible to scams.

Want to know more? Check out this week’s Review.

Retirement is something many look forward to, as a chance to do those things a person just doesn’t have time for when working full-time.

Len Addis, his last day of work was March 11, has hung his hat up at the Roblin Liquor Mart after 30 years of service. Addis was a natural when it came to working in the public, so the job was suited to his skill set.

Read all about it in this week’s issue.

The family of a Roblin woman who worked tirelessly to raise funds for the hospital and personal care home is absolutely mortified that mom can’t get a room in Crocus Court.

“We just can’t believe it,” said son-in-law John Titanich. “Especially after all that she’s done for this community.”

Read the rest of the story in this week’s Review.

RMCPolice ticketed a driver for speeding on Highway 83 Wednesday afternnon.

The driver was clocked going 184 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. Ticket issued was worth $495.

Find out more in this week’s RCMP briefs.