The Ritchot Chamber of Commerce handed out their 2016 Business Awards at their annual gala on Saturday, December 3 at the TransCanada Centre in Île-des-Chênes. In addition to the awards, approximately 100 guests were on hand for dinner, casino night, and performances by the Winnipeg Police Pipe Band and South Town. Chamber President Larry Kniebel emceed the evening, which included messages from Bob Lagasse, MLA for Dawnson Trail, and Chuck Davidson, President of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce. 

The Niverville Heritage Centre’s board of directors has established an independent nomination committee to lead the search for candidates to fill a number of board vacancies.
 

The Niverville Chamber of Commerce held their Jingle and Mingle mixer on December 8 at John Henry’s. 

Bothwell Cheese was awarded top marks for their Monterey Jack and Mild Cheddar cheese offerings at last year’s British Empire Cheese Show in Belleville, Ontario. They also took second place honours for their Muenster, and third place for their Parmesan. 

While the world is, and always has been, in constant change, it’s the pace of the change that makes our current reality so unique. Never before in history has the experience of one generation been so dramatically different from the one previous. To combat this gap, both the sunrise and the sunset generations have to learn each other’s ways. And nowhere is this gap more prevalent than in the most basic of human interactions: communication. 

Whether in health, relationships, or finances, we all desire improvement. Our natural tendency is to look back over the year gone by in order to measure our progress and shortcomings, yet sadly our perceived failures grab most of our attention. For many of us, these shortcomings get relegated to an ever-growing pile of disappointments and regrets. Then, with renewed determination, we make a new list of resolutions and vow to try even harder. 

On Halloween of this year, Niverville resident Holly Rafferty saved a life—but it wasn’t the first life she’s saved. Rafferty has donated blood 100 times and plans to keep on giving.

Growing up in Niverville in the 60s and 70s, Mennonite families were the majority people group. Some of the Mennonite families were immigrants from Paraguay who had made Niverville their home. Often their children were called “Prugs” and they were harassed because of the old-fashioned hand-me-down clothes they wore to school. Many were not able to speak English, since their first language was Low German. My own family returned to Manitoba after spending almost six years in Paraguay shortly after my birth. 

Oh, this time of year! It’s right after Christmas and the snow is here to stay. As I sit at home in front of my fireplace, I think to myself, It’s too cold and dark to go outside. I’m wrapped in a blanket, consumed by my couch, when not one but two creatures with furry bodies, four legs, and tails run around the house like wild banshees, bouncing off the walls and into kitchen chairs. 

The Niverville Skating Club is planning their first Skate-a-Thon for Saturday, February 4, 2017.