Editor Roblin
Skaters wanted
With the arena ice going in soon and another season of winter sports beginning, the Roblin Skating Club is looking to attract new skaters this year.
The club, which has been going for at least 60 years, is hoping to increase numbers, especially for its CanSkate program.
Find out more in this week’s Review.
Fuel Good Day held
The Parkway Co-op held its annual Fuel Good Day fundraiser Tuesday, Sept. 17 raising funds for minor ball in Roblin and for the Parent Advisory Council in Rossburn.
In Roblin, the promotion raised a grand total of $2,033.50 while the Co-op sponsored barbeque held in conjunction brought in $953.06.
Check out this week’s paper for the details.
Novice driver ticketed
Prairie Mountain RCMP responded to 48 calls for service in the Roblin area, for a total of 134 calls for service in the Prairie Mountain area in the last two weeks.
In one incident, a person pulled over and was given ticket for driving in the learner stage without a supervising driver, cost $203 and fail to produce driver’s licence, cost $113. Warnings given for not having a front licence plate, and having a broken headlight
More in this week’s RCMP Report.
New attractions add to festival success
Roblin’s second annual Fall Harvest Festival held Sept. 14 went off without a hitch and another successful event bodes well for its future.
The festival is a joint-venture between the Roblin District Chamber of Commerce and the Municipality of Roblin’s Rec Department and was created to bring the community together.
Read all about it in this week’s Review.
GoFundMe page set up
Wendell Estate Honey has set up a GoFundMe page to raise $18,000 for three of its temporary foreign workers who were robbed at gunpoint in Mexico.
On Sept. 8, eight Wendell employees boarded a plane to return to their homes in Mexico. Three of those eight were women (Isa, Jacque and Monse) from a small city in the state of Veracruz.
Find out more in this week’s Review.
Father and son up for MCMA awards
Ryan Keown and son Austin Ryder are both up for MCMA awards this year.
Ryder is breaking ground on the music scene with his latest release Spin. He recently released a music video for the song and it’s gained popularity with listeners all over. His musical talents have certainly caught attention and he has been nominated for the Emerging Artist of the Year Award by the Manitoba Country Music Association (MCMA).
Read the rest of the story in this week’s paper.
High tech butcher shop opens in Russell
It’s farm to table – with first of its kind in Canada technology mixed in. And Nerbas Bros. Angus have brought it to Russell’s Main Street.
“In plain terms, it is a self-serve automated retail location,” Arron Nerbas explained.
Want to know more? Check out this week’s Review.
75 years of service
The Roblin & District Health Care Auxiliary is celebrating a major milestone in October.
The auxiliary is celebrating its 75th year of dedicated volunteer service to the community and is holding a fundraising luncheon Oct. 25.
Read all about it in this week’s Review.
Harvest progessing
A mix of weather this week still allowed for good harvest progress in Manitoba Agriculture’s Northwest region.
Unsettled weather events did bring thunderstorms to parts of the region, including hail in the Swan Valley area. There was varying degrees of damage to some crops.
Find out more in this week’s Review.
Busy weekend
A constable with Manitoba RCMP Eastman Traffic Services took multiple drivers off the road during a weekend shift.
The officer began the weekend shift out of the East St. Paul RCMP Detachment on Sept. 6. and began patrolling on Wenzel Street in East St. Paul.
Read the rest of the story in this week’s paper.