This year’s Niverville High School (NHS) graduation award ceremony showcased a multitalented and dedicated crop of graduates. Over the course of the event, 16 community awards plus a variety of scholarships were bestowed on them.

Niverville’s oldest resident, Jacob Falk, turned 103 on June 26 and his family marked the occasion by throwing him a party worthy of a man celebrating more than a century of life.

For another year, the Niverville Old Tyme Country Fair was a rousing success. With excellent weather and huge attendance, the fair committee’s general manager, Dustin Krahn, says that the event went off almost flawlessly.

On June 21, Ritchot’s council gave their stamp of approval to a business about to put down roots in Ste. Agathe. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will soon begin operations on a six-acre lot bordering Highway 75. The lot will be leased to the business by Denis and Richard Baudry of H. Baudry Construction.

On Wednesday, June 21, a competitive dance group from Prairie Soul Dance Company in Niverville performed at the Manitoba Legislative for the National Indigenous Peoples Day prayer breakfast, an event organized by Encounter Life Ministries in Winnipeg, Canada Awakening Ministries in Niverville, and other local leaders.

At their public council meeting on June 21, Ritchot’s council considered the request for a conditional use permit by Joshua Darlingford.