The baseball season for the Niverville Wildcats came to an end the week of June 27. Cold temperatures, rain delays, and wet fields did not stop the players from stepping onto the diamonds and showcasing their talents.

Local artist Joe Ashwell always has a project or two on the go. Although painting is his favourite artform, his mediums range from walls to vehicles to objects.

If you’ve been out to local fairs and festivals this summer, you may have heard of The Band RBB, a local group that plays rock and blues. Their most recent show was Summer in the City, Steinbach’s annual fair, this past June.

Christian recording artist and Niverville native Amanda (Falk) Cook is alive and well and living with husband Jacob Cook in Redding, California.

A small dose of rural life has turned out to be the perfect prescription for a group of three future doctors. Medical students Riley Workman, Matthew Van Otterloo, and Zana Alai, spent the last week of May in Niverville. All three agreed that this has been a vital part of their education.

On April 5, Marc Palud of Île-des-Chênes took first place in the Pembina Valley Business Entrepreneur Boot Camp Competition in Winkler. The two-day camp is a promotion of Innovate Manitoba and is designed to help entrepreneurs enhance their business skills, grow their companies, and network with other professionals.

Hanover School Division has placed a new 650-seat elementary school on its five-year capital plan request from the provincial government.

On May 14, the Friends of the Plex hosted a pancake breakfast for the community of Niverville. Despite the chilly temperatures that morning, more than 200 people came out, helping to raise more than $2,000 for the multiplex.

It has been an eventful season for Eastman Speed Skating Club. After relocating from Steinbach to the CRRC in Niverville, coaches and skaters have been equally thrilled with the opportunities presented. Skaters of all skill levels have seen improvement, enjoying their new space and feeling at home on the ice.

While looking at Facebook a few weeks back, I noticed an invitation to an event honouring long-time math teacher Harry McKnight. After some inquiry, I learned that he was packing up and leaving Niverville after having lived here for the past 47 years.