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Choir members were billeted in Rossburn as part of hosting the touring group.
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Watoto Children’s Choir presents concert in Rossburn

Group shares passion for music and message of hope for the future

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The smiles, exuberance, and the heartfelt message, was an extraordinary experience presented by the Watoto Children’s Choir in Rossburn last month. The choir consisted of 17 youth and three adult singers/message presenters, and three band members. Up against some major events including the Brier, audience numbers were relatively low, but that didn’t bother the choir’s
Espousing the benefits of hand separators
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Espousing the benefits of hand separators

Our History: April 1898

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The April issue of The Nor’-West Farmer and Miller carried this photo of the Macdonald Creamery at Portage la Prairie, along with an article on the benefits of hand separators. “The first and most pronounced way in which separators save money is by taking more butter fat out of the milk. It is estimated by
Jim Lane handles the lines of a team at the World Percheron Congress this past fall at Des Moines, Iowa.
Country Crossroads, Local news

Showing horses a family affair

Lone Oak Percherons of Birtle known throughout the world

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A love of horses runs deep at Lone Oak Percherons of Birtle. Just how deep? Three generations, to be exact. Jim and Darlene Lane got things started as pregnant mare urine (PMU) producers over 30 years ago, which presented them with a great opportunity to breed and raise their own stock. Since those early days,
Kerosene powered tractor
Country Crossroads, Other

Kerosene powered tractor

The Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company 25-50 tractor

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The Dickson-Henderson family of the Boissevain area donated to the Manitoba Agricultural Museum digital copies of photos taken on the farms operated by these families. One of the photos shows a “prairie style” tractor breaking sod in 1913. Prairie style is a term applied to early gas tractors, all of which were large, heavy and
Dr. Alex Wu performing research in the field.
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University researchers model photosynthesis

They say it’s an important window into this crucial biological process and how it affects crop yields

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In the next two decades, crop yields need to increase dramatically to feed the growing global population. Wouldn’t it be incredibly useful if we had a crystal ball to show us what are the best strategies available to increase crop yields? A team of scientists have just developed exactly that: a dynamic model that predicts
In this photo from 1962, we see two of the three elevators that stood at Cracknell, about nine kilometres (six miles) northeast of Russell, at that time. Off camera to the right was United Grain Growers’ first elevator, built in 1921. Beside it was an elevator constructed in 1922 by the Matheson-Lindsay Grain Company and owned successively by the Province Elevator Company (1928-36), Reliance Grain (1936-48), and Manitoba Pool (1948-66) before becoming UGG’s second elevator. Both were closed in September 1973 and demolished. The Paterson elevator at left was built in 1921 using materials salvaged from an elevator at Sintaluta, Saskatchewan. It closed in 2000 and was later demolished.
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PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: April 2019

The Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba

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In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these
While higher in sugar, brown bananas are a little easier to digest and offer slightly more antioxidants.
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Going bananas for brown bananas

Even the ripeness of bananas is a valuable resource in the kitchen

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Does the sight of brown spots on bananas make you uneasy or do you enjoy that intense, sweet flavour that comes from brown bananas? If eating freckled bananas right out of the fruit basket isn’t your thing, perhaps some tasty recipes using overripe bananas might pique your interest. Let’s put any fear to rest; brown
The cyclamen
 has both attractive
 bloom and foliage.
Country Crossroads, Other

Cyclamen makes a great gift at springtime

Vibrant-coloured blooms and attractive foliage make for the perfect potted plant

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One of the prettiest gift plants is the cyclamen. Its vibrantly coloured flowers and exquisitely patterned heart-shaped leaves make it an attractive potted plant to give to a relative or friend. Florist cyclamen are hybrids developed exclusively for use as pot plants; they are not meant to be used in the outdoor garden. If you
Parts of the trail are marked with good information.
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The Great Trail: hike, bike or paddle it

Previously known as the Trans Canada Trail it is more than 24,000 km long

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Have you explored any of “the Great Trail?” Known as the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) until a name change in 2016, it is more than 24,000 km long, and seeks to connect the east, west and north coasts of Canada. A not-for-profit organization, the Trans Canada Trail was created in 1992 as part of Canada’s
New and better auto insurance
Our History

New and better auto insurance

Our History: April 1971

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This ad in our April 22, 1971 issue told Manitobans that they would soon have a new auto-insurance program. The front-page headline that issue was about federal Bill C-176, which provided for the establishment of national marketing boards. It had opened an east-west split in the country, with eastern dairy and poultry farmers favouring the

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