Every July for the past 30 years, Ste. Agathe has lit up with two days of lively entertainment geared toward the whole family. This year on July 19–20, the Cheyenne Summer Fest will celebrate three decades since its inception in 1989.

Last year, one local author got the good news that she’d been selected for a coveted writing mentorship with the Manitoba Writers Guild. Brenda Sawatzky of Niverville, a longtime member of the Guild, had seen the annual Sheldon Oberman’s Apprenticeship advertised many times, but never before had she been in a position to apply.

The older a person gets, the harder it is to break out of established patterns and follow their dreams. Young people, though, often have the opportunity to pursue those dreams before the pressures of life bear down on them. So many young people in our communities are doing exactly that—following their passions by working hard to develop themselves as artists—and this month we’ll be highlighting some of these extraordinary youth.

Although our spring temperatures have been hit and miss—mostly miss—at the time of this writing, the calendar assures us that summer is just around the corner.

The older a person gets, the harder it is to break out of established patterns and follow their dreams. Young people, though, often have the opportunity to pursue those dreams before the pressures of life bear down on them. So many young people in our communities are doing exactly that—following their passions by working hard to develop themselves as artists—and this month we’ll be highlighting some of these extraordinary youth.

The older a person gets, the harder it is to break out of established patterns and follow their dreams. Young people, though, often have the opportunity to pursue those dreams before the pressures of life bear down on them. So many young people in our communities are doing exactly that—following their passions by working hard to develop themselves as artists—and this month we’ll be highlighting some of these extraordinary youth.