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13U Stars advance to provincials
Roblin’s 13U Stars hosted the Parkland Minor Baseball Association (PMBA) Regionals over the June 28th weekend bringing teams from Grandview, McCreary, Ste. Rose, Swan River and Dauphin to town. It was an action-packed weekend of baseball with the hometown team delivering a flawless performance going undefeated in all three of their games. Their impressive play earned them a spot at the Tier 2 Provincials coming up July 11 to 13 in Lac Du Bonnet.
Check out the team photo in this week's paper.
Andres inducted
Roblin has fostered a love of sports that has gone on for generations. From hockey, baseball, curling, and now other sports, the community has lots of options for today’s youth to engage in and has some excellent coaches, who have been mentored by some of Roblin’s best.
One of those coaches, Clark Andres, was inducted this June 14 into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read all about it in this week’s issue.
Larsen Stampede bound
Shell Valley’s own Orin Larsen is taking another kick at the proverbial cat.
Larsen, who is currently sitting in third place in the Canadian Pro Rodeo Associaiton standings, is set to compete in this year’s Calgary Stampede, taking another shot at bringing home a champion bareback belt buckle.
Find out when he rides in this issue.
Roblin hosting 15U Tier 3 provincials
The Roblin 15U Stars are looking to capture a provincial title on home soil as they host Baseball Manitoba Tier 3 Provincials, July 11 to 13.
Roblin Minor Baseball, which offers youth co-ed hard-ball programs, was successful with their bid to host the 15 and Under provincial championship and are thrilled to be welcoming nine other teams to our community.Find out more in this issue.
More in this week’s Review.
Well-being check requested
Roblin RCMP were called out June 23 o do a well-being check at a local residences as there were loud noises coming from inside.
Members attended and person admitted to being mad and breaking some things but was calm now and things were fine.
Check out more from the files in this week’s RCMP report.
Booking service opens April 8
The Manitoba government wants you to mark your calendar and start planning your getaway as reservations for campgrounds in provincial parks are set to open on April 8.
Environment minister Tracy Schmidt noted the government has taken steps to streamline the booking process “so Manitobans can reserve their favourite sites headache-free.”
Check out this week’s issue for more information.
An update from the LAC
The Life and Art Centre has been busy with projects this year. In addition to refinishing the wood floors on the main floor, the outdoor greenspace project is also well underway.
Memorial benches will be installed this spring with hopes of an outdoor amphitheatre installation in the near future.
Check out this week’s issue to find out what’s coming up at the LAC.
Driving on closed roads can net you a fine
With all this snow fall, and all the closed roads lately, figured it was appropriate to talk about closed roads.
Did you know it is now illegal to drive on highways that are closed??
Read more in this week’s RCMP report.
Even longer wait times for BreastChecks
Women waiting to get checked for breast cancer in the Parkland are facing even longer waiting times.
Reports indicate that several women in the region have received anothe phone call to yet again reschedule their BreastCheck appointments to a later date, and this time, a location even farther away and right out of the Prairie Mountain Health region.
Find out more in this week’s paper.
World Day of Prayer service Friday
Local women are gearing up to celebrate with their Christian counterparts in Palestine and all over the world in the 2024 World Day of Prayer service.
This year’s service in Roblin, prepared by the Christian women of Palestine, takes place this Friday at the Free Methodist Church
Read more about the day in this issue.