Rae and I have been proud honeybee producers for over 25 years, off and on, and I can say with some confidence that my knowledge of bee management has barely increased over that time.
Bees are a mystery. .
Read what Ken Kingdon has to say about them in this week’s Review.

The International Peace Garden (IPG) will be recognizing a special Manitoban who paved the way in developing plants, trees and bushes that were hardy enough to withstand a prairie winter, through the designing of a special flower bed in his honor.
Dr. Frank Leith Skinner was one of Canada’s most respected and innovative horticulturalists and plant propagators. His world famous “Dropmore Hardy Plant Nursery” was located 22 kms south of Roblin, a site that is home to the Frank Skinner Arboretum Trail today.
Read all about it in this week’s Review.

Mountain View School Division is taking steps to ensure it won’t happen again.
The division came under fire after parents of K-12 students attending a Graduation Powwow May 21 at the Selo Ukraina site near Dauphin learned workers at a booth on site may have distributed inappropriate sex education materials meant for adults to minors in attendance.
More in this week’s Review.

Drama students at Goose Lake High returned to the stage Wednesday and Thursday after a year’s hiatus to present the play “It Happened on Route 66” in a dessert theatre format.
The play, directed by Melanie Cockerill–Keown, told the story of glamorous film star Lovey Lamour who fled her wedding in LA and was heading east on the famous Route 66 when her Ferrari broke down just outside Winona, Arizona.
Scenes from the play in this week’s issue.

The Manitoba government and Doctors Manitoba are celebrating a major milestone as the province reaches more physicians in practice than ever before.
“In just two years, Manitoba has gone from among the lowest rates of primary care access in Canada to the highest,” noted minister for health Uzoma Asagwara.
Find out how many doctors are working in this week’s paper.

An enthusiastic group of first-year medical students from the University of Manitoba’s Max Rady College of Medicine are participate in Rural Week across the Prairie Mountain Health this week.
This year, Prairie Mountain Health is hosting 41 students across 14 communities.
Find out more in this week’s issue.

The Roblin/Grandview/Gilbert Plains/Ethelbert Varsity Raiders are heading for Selkirk and the AA provincials coming up June 4 to 6.
The boys of summer avenged a 13-3 league loss to Birtle/Strathclair/Rossburn in the Interzone final May 25 at home by defeating the Bruins 10-0 on a one-hitter from Maddox Andres to advance.
Check out this week’s paper for more and a look at the team

The Roblin and District Donor’s Choice celebrated a banner year at its annual general meeting held May 11.
Chair Kathy Russett announced total charitable donations reached an all-time high year for community giving.
Details in this week’s Review.

Mountain View School Division is conducting a thorough investigation regarding the distribution of “sexual health materials to students of all ages” at a division-sponsored Graduation Powwow Thursday at the Selo Ukraina Site south of Dauphin.
The materials included condoms and informational pamphlets.
More in this week’s Review.

A proposal submitted by Tammy Genaille for the rental of designated space within the Goose Lake Campground building to establish a professional counselling practice has been accepted.
Terms and conditions of the rental, including but not limited to rent, utilities, access, insurance, and operational requirements, shall be set out in a formal agreement.
Want to know more about what council’s been up to? Check out this week’s council briefs?