The Jets play a pretty rough brand of hockey. They are big, they are physical, and for the most part this is a good thing. The problem comes when they go beyond the acceptable level of physical play and start taking penalties. Not all penalties are bad, but the undisciplined and overaggressive plays make coaches want to pull their hair out.

Sisters-in-law Amber Van Ma’iingan and Katrina Hiebert have been hosting paint parties since July 2015. The idea for Painting On The Prairies came to Van Ma’iingan after hearing about other popular paint party nights across North America.

It is finally starting to look like hockey season outside. Inside the rink, Clipper Ice Sports (CIS) is continuing to see some great success.

For over 20 years, the Niverville Drama Club has been entertaining and celebrating our town. Though it is on a temporary hiatus, the club is still very much alive in the minds of many Niverville artists.

Auditions for the 2016 NCI high school drama production took place on December 14–15. The auditions were headed up by the drama’s director, Deanna Wiebe. 16 kids, many of them first-timers, are vying for a role in the May production.

Setting lofty goals are often not specific enough to achieve long-lasting results. Many people set out to eat more vegetables, stop dining at drive-thru restaurants, and ditch junk food once and for all. Such big commitments are better achieved by breaking them down into smaller, more manageable nutrition choices. For example, instead of cutting out restaurants entirely, try to start packing a lunch more often.

The Niverville Elementary School performed their annual Christmas play on Wednesday, December 16, and Friday, December 18. Students shared traditional carols, dances, and poems from many different countries and ended the show with a round version of The Huron Carol.

On November 16, the Friends of the Plex, a local group responsible for planning the previously announced year-round sports multiplex and new arena, held a volunteer information session to recruit people to help with the fundraising effort.

As the holidays approach, some families in town need an extra hand with some of their day-to-day needs, like food. Never mind the idea of Christmas and everything that comes along with it.

A new family-run business is serving up smash burgers like you’ve never had them before. Duke’s Burger Company opened on August 27 on Highway 59 about one and a half miles north of the Highway 311 intersection