http://www.altonaecho.com Recent Local News en-us Copyright: (c) 2010 www.altonaecho.com, All rights reserved. http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477041 When Berry Hill Farm owner Waldo Thiessen came back from town on Feb. 27, snowmobile tracks crisscrossing his field were the last things he wanted to see. "I was physically sick," he said after viewing what could become severe crop damage.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477041 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477043 The company that will be building the St. Joseph Wind Farm is not the same one that started the process, and the planned project is now a completely new vision, but Manitoba Hydro will not seek more requests for proposals.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477043 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477045 The Red River Valley School Division is facing some tough decisions with the 2010 budget. The division has to decide to raise taxes or take funding from the provincial government in the form of the tax incentive grant (TIG).[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477045 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477046 As the flood waters of 1997 receded government programming kicked in with the goal of flood proofing the Red River Valley. The province spent $130 million to flood proof 80 to 90 per cent of rural properties to the 1997 flood level.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477046 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477047 News that wind turbines were coming to Southern Manitoba was greeted with delight by many. Farmers and municipal politicians embraced what they envisioned as a new revenue stream producing clean power.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477047 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477051 As a poet/writer, inspiration is something I'm always on the look-out for, and can be found in a variety of ways. I myself look towards things such as classical music, drives in the country, or as simple as looking at a painting or photograph.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477051 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477055 Making Winnipeg a major north south trade corridor through the CentrePort Canada concept, won't work very well if Hwy. 75 is under water, and Morris MLA Mavis Taillieu is asking why the NDP government has not addressed this problem.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477055 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477057 Sun Media has appointed current Winnipeg Sun publisher/CEO Kevin Klein to the role of senior group publisher of Manitoba.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477057 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477061 Border Land School Division passed a motion to assign the areas around St. Joseph and Letellier to the Altona catchment area. BLSD superintendent Tim Mendel says this area was never assigned to any specific catchment area since the division was amalgamated from the former Rhineland School Division.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477061 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477068 The Altona Maroons tied the best of seven semi-final series against the Morden Redskins with a 7-6 win in Altona on March 2. In what proved to be one of the most exciting games of the year, things didn't look good for the Maroons early on.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477068 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477071 The Morris Mavericks lost game one of the Zone IV league final 4-2 against the GVC Zodiacs on March 2. A slow first period saw the Zodiacs take the 2-0 lead. In the second Ethan Comeault and Tristan Keck scored to tie the game, but in the third the Zodiacs regained their lead.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477071 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477077 The Pembina Tigers and W.C. Miller Aces girls hockey teams have battled hard against each other all season, but in the end, it only took one goal to give the Pembina Tigers the Zone IV championship.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477077 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477081 Two groups of students from W.C. Miller scored big at a music competition on Feb. 23 and 25. Miller Concert Band and Grade 9 Band students took part in the Optimist Clubs of Winnipeg Band Festival and instructor Dwayne Schott says he's proud of how well they performed.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477081 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477083 According to an article in the New York Times, the average person walks the equivalent of three times around the earth in a lifetime. All that walking is enormous wear and tear on the 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 tendons, ligaments and muscles that make up the foot.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477083 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477087 One of the world's most beloved musicals is coming to Gretna next week as MCI students and staff present The Sound of Music.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477087 129122388000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477090 Rosenfeld residents enjoyed another successful Winter Carnival on Feb. 27. Committee member Carol Schroeder says they had a great turnout for the pancake breakfast on Saturday morning. "We had lots of people turn out for that," she says.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477090 129122388000000000