Small town life isn’t for everybody. It’s true what they say: everyone really does know everyone else’s business. This is truer than ever in the era of social media, where our lives are bared publicly for all to see. In times like these, anonymity can feel like a has-been reality. There’s nowhere to hide in a small town.

Late last week, the provincial government announced several grants for projects in the Dawson Trail riding. Seven different community groups will share a total of $95,000.

At 75 years of age, Rhea Trudeau is still as active and vibrant as ever. A third generation St. Adolphe resident, she can’t imagine anywhere she’d rather live. The small French community has been home her entire life, and it’s also where she raised her son and four daughters. They’ve long married and moved on, but Rhea’s spirit is buoyed by regular visits from her kids, ten grandchildren, and six great grandchildren—and she still enjoys the company of lifelong friends in this close-knit community.

Although once viewed as simply a way to relax, in recent years registered massage therapy has become much more mainstream. If anything, the practice is now so broad—offering treatments that increase circulation, relieve tension, improve sleep, and reduce stress—that it can be difficult to decipher just what exactly you’re looking for. In fact, you may not even know where to start.

Recently I’ve been thinking about love. Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but my mind is still stuck on love.

The Varsity Boys basketball team at Niverville Collegiate is coming off their fourth tournament of the season, where they beat the Garden Valley Zodiacs 70–44 in the final to claim the championship. The team has played consistently all season, leading to their top spot in this week’s power rankings.

RuffMutts may have only been in their Niverville retail location since last September, but they’re quickly showing themselves to be a premiere shop for the region’s pet needs.

The 2019 competitive season is off to an unprecedented start for Scorpions Elite Cheer (SEC) based in Steinbach. With two competitions already under its belt, the competitive cheer team will be attending both the Nationals and Canadian Finals in Niagara Falls as well as the Cheerleading Worlds in Orlando, Florida come April.

This upcoming fall, staff of the new Niverville High School will be putting out the welcome mat for approximately 300 local Grades Nine to Twelve students. Few people are anticipating that day more than the school’s new principal, Kimberly Funk.

On Tuesday, February 5, it was announced that the Toronto Maple Leafs and centre Auston Matthews had reached an agreement on a five-year contract extension worth an annual average value (AAV) of $11.623 million.