Page turners from Manitoba publishers   
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For those lucky enough to have some beach-time coming their way this summer, there are some great reads from Manitoba publishers to help while away the hours. New and forthcoming releases Arbeiter Ring Publishing has released "In and Out of the Working Class" by Michael D. [more]

Fiddle sensation    
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Local fiddler Melissa St. Goddard is set to get toes tapping with her new CD. In fact, she's so confident about the toe-tapping thing, she named the album just that. St. [more]

Local pork producers battling hard times   
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The province's announcement of $37.7 million in support from the federal and provincial governments is not good enough to alleviate pork producers' concerns. Under the AgriStability farm income support program, producers will be able to receive funding to help support their losses. [more]

Canada Day with a banh    
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editor@cpheraldleader.com

Showers good for farmers   
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While the rain experienced in the Portage la Prairie and surrounding area may have put a damper on area residents' parade, it was welcome news to many local farmers. Shawn Cabak, from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, said producers needed the weekend showers for their crops. [more]

MacGregor Fair goes on    
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MacGREGOR - With a steady rain falling, the MacGregor 4-H Club lived up to the old adage that the show must go on. "It went quite well," organizer Shawn Cabak summed up. [more]

Turning sour smell into sweet success    
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Pine Creek School Division is working hard to upgrade its schools for the years ahead. At the school board meeting on June 23, trustees voted in favour of adopting a five-year capital plan for the division, which covers the period from 2010-15. [more]

Athletic Awards   
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High Schools in the Central Plains region have handed out the following year-end athletic awards: St. [more]

Waiting for a bite    
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rswystun@cpheraldleader.com

Raitt should not be let off the hook   
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Your defence of Lisa Raitt's description of the isotope issue as being "sexy" certainly does not wash with me ("??", June 27th issue). Thousands of cancer survivors and other Canadians found the term inappropriate also. [more]

News media's hands are dirty   
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I enjoy the weekly newspaper, with its mix of news, local gossip, sports and columns, especially Les Green and Ted Meseyton. Your editorial of June 27 excoriates gossips and tattle tales who work on the Hill. [more]

A whiz-bang of a story    
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The young whipper-snappers of today will likely not believe this story, but back when my Big Brotheer was a boy, every young fellow had a .22 rifle. And when he went to war, the Second World War, that is, I borrowed his rifle and joined the club. [more]

Do battle with the beetles    
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O, it must be the potatoes, but not just any kind. They’ve got to be homegrown. Ask any potato gardener … why he or she must have some homegrown potatoes. The blend of answers may not be as plentiful as potato bugs, but the reasons are numerous, none the less. [more]

Pine Creek approves 5-year cap. plan   
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Pine Creek School Division is working hard to upgrade its schools for the years ahead. At the school board meeting on June 23, trustees voted in favour of adopting a five-year capital plan for the division, which covers the period from 2010-15. [more]

The secret lives of collectors    
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If you love something set it free. The old adage may be true to many, but for the world's collectors the best thing about loving something is giving it a permanent home in the rec room: cherishing the object, noticing its unique characteristics, and preserving it for posterity. [more]

MacGregor slurps up 2nd place    
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The MacGregor United Under-14 boys soccer team kept its cool at the Phoenix Slurpee Cup in Winnipeg June 19-21 en route to a runner-up finish. The team, comprised of players from MacGregor, Portage la Prairie and St. [more]

Trio of Mangins dominate St. Claude athletic awards   
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The Mangins cleaned up the St. Claude School year-end athletics awards in June. Devin Mangin was named the school's graduating male Athlete of the Year, while Tavis Mangin and Kalene Mangin were selected as the Most Dedicated male and female athletes in grades 9-12, respectively. [more]

Cowboy up   
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The rodeo season across the prairies is about to get busy, as the schedule of approved stampedes will boom through the month, including the 55th annual Austin Threshermen's Reunion and Stampede going July 23-26. [more]