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Automotive Glass Full Market Gloss Feature - Reach 20,000 Homes Chip Repairs in the Morden, Winkler, Carman & Altona Markets Tinting 2013 SUPER Farm Equipment Contact Gwen Keller - 204-823-0535 Auto Accessories SALE FLYER 150C Foxfi re Trail Winkler, MB (204)325-4012 Publishing August 1, 2013 [email protected] Winkler Morden THURSDAY, VOLUME 4 EDITION 29 JULY 18, 2013 VVLocally ownedoiceoice & operated - Dedicated to serving our communities The larg- est group of partici- pants ever came out for Eden’s sixth an- nual Visit the Villages Tractor Trek on Saturday. The ride featured 46 antique tractors travelling 40 kilome- tres from Reinland to the Pembina Thresher- men’s Museum. PHOTO BY ASHLEIGH Trekking for OriginalEden BIAS – SIMPLY THE BEST VIVEIROS/ VOICE Air Seeders & Combines By Ashleigh Viveiros kilometre course through the valley and end up to Eden Health Care Services’ many mental health at the Pembina Threshermen’s Museum several programs and projects, including ongoing plans Eden Foundation’s Visit the Villages Tractor Trek hours later. to renovate the housing complexes it runs in both These are just had one of its most successful years ever last week- Though Eden was still crunching the numbers as Winkler and Steinbach. some of the end. of press time, foundation director Earl Reimer said The Tractor Trek has only Sizegrowns in popularity A record-breaking 46 tractors took part in the pa- on Monday that it looks like well over $50,000 was since it was started in 2008,IN ReimerSTOCK said. Original BIDoAS you ha–veSI CoMPmpactionLY? THE BEST rade through the Pembina Valley on July 13, kick- raised this year. WE CAN HELP!!! 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WE CAN HELP!!! 2 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, July 18, 2013 Trek raises over $50K for Eden From Pg. 1 “It’s fun to be at and I think the guys are enjoying The line of tractors stretched off to the horizon as Eden’s Tractor themselves. I think people are eager to become involved Trek left Reinland Saturday morning. Below: Tractors of all ages with mental health recovery when it’s tied to something (all 40 years old or older) and makes (though John Deere models positive and fun in nature.” seemed to be the favourite) took part. Being able to share their vintage tractors—tractors must be at least 40 years old to take part—is a yearly highlight for many of the drivers, Reimer said. Add to that hearty meals, fellowship, entertainment, variety of tractor categories, includ- and prizes, and you have a recipe for success, he said. ing: Organizers also added a new element this year: Tractor • Best non-restored tractor: George Olympics. Klassen of Winkler for his 1960 John When the group arrived at the museum at the end of Deere 630. the day, they got the chance to put their tractors through • Best original restored tractor: Al- their paces in a variety of events. vin Brandt from Blumenort for his It was met with much good-natured competition and 1954 McCormick W4 Super. laughter, Reimer said. • Best original restored tractor with The Olympics’ slowest tractor event went to Bill Re- modifications: Micah Elias for the imer, Jack Thiessen of Morden won the egg-cracking 1953 Allis Chalmers WD45 he drove. competition (backing into an egg without cracking it), • Smoothest running tractor: Don Don Engbrecht won the barrel pushing competition, Engbrecht from Boissevain for his and John Driedger of Carman won the hay wagon back- 1949 Farmall A. ing challenge. • Oldest tractor: Abe Ens for his The day was wrapped up with dinner and prizes in a 1940 Case VC. The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, July 18, 2013 3 Left: WAC board members Ray Derk- sen, Bev Friesen, Lori Rietz, Eileen Blatz, Wes Hildeb- rand, and Pam Hiebert at the for- mer Winkler water treatment facility, which is ready for renovations to turn it into an arts and cultural centre Right: Tiago Oliveira (second from left) SUBMITTED PHOTOS was the winner of WAC’s Canada Day bead guess contest. He won a tower t-shirt the Water tower project group is selling to raise funds for the $1 million project. moving forward SUBMITTED PHOTOS By Ashleigh Viveiros Jonny’s Java and Steeltree Design). our local artists, and provide resourc- WAC members will also be mak- es for the arts community. The pieces are starting to come together for Winkler Arts and Culture’s ing appearances at other commu- “Winkler has always been a very push to turn the old water treatment plant on Park St. into the city’s art and nity events throughout the summer practical, business-focused commu- culture hub. with t-shirts and project information nity,” Hiebert said, but art and cre- Since getting approval from city council last fall to use the site, WAC has in tow, so keep an eye out for them, ativity have always played a vital role spent the last several months hashing out the details for the project, says Hiebert said. in the city’s growth, and this facility board member Pamela Hiebert. When it opens, the Winkler Art and finally pays tribute to that. “Our business plan is about 95 per cent done,” she said. “We’re just waiting Culture Centre will allow WAC to re- WAC has broken the entire renova- on the layout drawings to be finished so we can get some tenders out.” ally reach out to the community to tion project into four phases. Hiebert said the early blueprints—expect- promote the arts and all the positive ed to be completed in the next few weeks— benefits they can generate, celebrate Continued on page 5 will give them a firmer idea of just how much money needs to be raised for the proj- ect, which could range from about $800,000 “We haVE A LOT to $1.2 million. The city donated the land and building to OF DREAMS AND WAC, but the rest of the funds are going to HOPes.” need to come from the community if this project is going to become a reality, Hiebert said. The group hopes to be well on its way to reaching its fundraising goal by Repairs year’s end, which is why they’re preparing to launch a major corporate spon- Stone Chips sorship campaign within the next few weeks, and a public fundraising drive later in the year, she said. (204) 325 - 7346 Windshield The group has already started to raise public awareness about the project (204) 362 - 8665 Replacements in earnest, starting with a booth at Winkler’s Canada Day celebrations earlier this month. 600 Roblin Bvld. 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It’s quite a problem.” By proliferating, the beetle’s larvae feeds Leafy spurge “takes up grass acres that off of the roots of the weed, slowly killing it are meant for pastures,” said John Penner, off in fields throughout the region. a volunteer from the Winkler area who At least that’s the hope, as a program run was out beetle collecting last week with by Stanley Soil Management Association’s Warkentin. aim is to collect and redistribute the bee- He explained that leafy spurge was inad- tles in order to control the spread of leafy vertently imported from eastern Europe, spurge.