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PHOTOS BY ASHLEIGH VIVEIROS/VOICE news > sports > opinion > community > people > entertainment > events > classifi eds > careers > everything you need to know GET '21(¤'($/ REBATES Offer valid on the purchase of a set of four selected Goodyear® tires between UP TO March 1st and May 31st, 2016. 100 SEE A STORE ASSOCIATE FOR DETAILS. You will receive your rebate in the form of a Goodyear MasterCard® Prepaid Card. >PURSLY ;09, ®Registered trademark of MasterCard International Inc. DuPont™ and Kevlar® are trademarks of DuPont or its affiliates. (S[VUH Z\U]HSSL`[PYLJH 2 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 Newcomers take in our favourite pastime By Ashleigh Viveiros chance to enjoy a Winnipeg Jets home game last week was such a treat for What’s more Canadian than a hock- a group of southern Manitoba new- ey game? comers. Not much, which is why getting the Thanks to the generosity of Sport SUBMITTED PHOTO A group of seven recent immigrants to Canada—including fi ve Syrian refugees and two youth from Columbia—got the chance to take in a Winnipeg Jets game last week thanks to the generosity of Sport Chek, which supplied box seats, and other community groups that helped cover the costs of transportation. Chek, Jumpstart, Build a Village, and been running in Altona the last few Altona Youth for Christ, Regional weeks, Sager explained. Connections was able to bring seven The program, sponsored by Cana- immigrant children to the MTS Cen- dian Tire in Winkler, gives immigrant tre to watch the Jets take on the Nash- kids the chance to learn one of our ville Predators March 8. nation’s favourite pastimes by equip- Winnipeg lost the game 4-2, but ping them with free skating gear and that didn’t stop the kids from having getting them out onto the ice every a blast, says Carina Sager, volunteer week. and integration coordinator at the “They meet with the coaches and Winkler Regional Connections of- other kids and get to practice those fi ces. skills,” Sager said. “It just helps them “They were super, super excited the integrate into the community and whole time,” she said. “Some of them learn about a sport that is so impor- have seen the Altona Maroons play, tant to Manitoba culture and Cana- but never an NHL game like this. da.” “They got to experience the Winni- I Love to Skate sessions have also peg Jets like some people can’t ever been held in Winkler in the past. This afford to, in a box,” she added. “They current Altona session attracted 35 got to share a little bit of their culture participants originally hailing from with us, and then we got to share a all over the world. little bit of ours with them.” It was tough deciding which of the The group included fi ve recent Syr- new skaters to take to the Jets game, ian refugees and two Columbian im- but Sager said they targeted the ones migrants, ranging in age from 14-18. for whom the program made the big- They’re all participants in the Jump- gest impact. start I Love to Skate program that’s Continued on page 7 The Cross: Breaking down Barriers Don’t Forget CommunityCommunity GoodGGood Friday Friday Service Service Your Loved Ones March 25, 2015 WITH AN Access Event Centre ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Christian Life Centre Morden Alliance Church Church of God Morden EMM Church Faith Christian Fellowship Morden Mennonite Church Hillside Community Church Westside Community Church Hosted by: Call 325-6888 Email Contact offi[email protected] 204-822-5172 [email protected] Information: offi[email protected] 204-822-4060 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 3 PHOTOS BY ASHLEIGH VIVEIROS/VOICE Nearly 200 bowlers came out Saturday to take part in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Morden-Winkler’s Bowl for Kids Sake. Above: The fi rst game of the day had bowlers doing some crazy things out on the Bowlers raise $34K lanes. Left: Several teams had members dress up for the Star Wars themed event, including this group from Red River College. “Our mentoring programs wouldn’t challenges have a trophy they play for be able to grow like they are. We each year. “It’s kind of fun to see that for Big Brothers would have to cut back, so it’s really healthy competition.” good to see the support that we have The top individual fundraiser for and the belief that the communities the Bowl for Kids Sake this year was By Lorne Stelmach which was really neat to see that level have in what we do.” Phyllis Rempel, who brought in over of participation. I couldn’t be happier He added Bowl for Kids Sake is the $1,300 in pledges. Just as important as raising funds at with how it all turned out.” organization’s biggest fundraiser of Bowl for Kids Sake was that people In all, 48 teams of four registered for the year, so it makes quite an impact. were having a good time doing it. the Star Wars themed event, which “It counts for a signifi cant portion of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Morden- raised $34,500 for the mentoring our budget each year, so we’re just re- Winkler executive director Michael agency. ally happy that the support is there.” Penner believes they succeeded on “That’s up a bit from last year, so At the event, the fi rst game of the both counts. that’s a super place to be,” Penner day in each two-hour slot featured “It was a wonderful, fun, great day. said, thanking all the bowlers who crazy bowling, which had participants Everyone who was there looked like came out as well as the many corpo- bowling a different goofy way each they were really enjoying them- rate sponsors who made the day pos- frame, including backwards and with selves,” Penner said of the March 12 sible. “We just have such an incred- their non-dominant hands. event held at Valley Bowling Lanes in ible amount of community support The second game counted for the Winkler. “Some of the teams dressed and sponsorship. Without them, we scores, which mattered especially for up in some elaborate costumes, wouldn’t be able to do what we do. bragging rights in some instances. There were several team challenges, including those between manage- Darth Vader made an ap- ment and staff at Monarch Industries pearance at Bowl for Kids as well as internal challenges at Gran- Sake, reminding every- deur Housing, Meridian, and Winkler one that the agency’s Canvas. mentoring work keeps “A new one for this year was Choice at-risk youth from turn- Real Estate put out a challenge to oth- ing to the “dark side.” er local realty offi ces, and Crocus [Re- alty] did answer the call,” said Penner, noting some of the long-standing “WE JUST HAVE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP.” 4 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 Tanguay honoured by Curling Canada By Ashleigh Viveiros success. “At the end of the day, there were Louis Tanguay stepped into the na- over 300 volunteers,” he stressed. “I tional spotlight during the Tim Hor- benefi ted from a great volunteer base tons Brier in Ottawa last weekend to and excellent sponsorship and all the accept Curling Canada’s Volunteer of people of Winkler who showed up to the Year award. attend.” And though he’s humbled to have Winkler’s Scotties proved to be one been singled out as our nation’s top of the most successful ones ever, at- CURL CANADA PHOTO BY MICHAEL BURNS volunteer for his work in organiz- tracting sold out crowds and produc- Winkler’s own Louis Tangauy (centre) received the Volunteer of the ing the 2015 Scotties Tournament of ing a profi t of over $100,000. Year Award from Curling Canada at the Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa Hearts in Winkler, Tanguay is quick over the weekend for his work organizing the 2015 Scotties. to point out it was a team effort that Continued on page 5 MCKAY CHAROLAIS made the event such a resounding Get instant savings GIANT TIGER S av e now accepting at checkout with the instantly!COUPGON app. Download the free COUPGON app from your app store. We are still testing for the Leptin gene. The TT gene is the best in the leptin gene. TT cows raise 27lbs more calf than CC and have 2 more New store hours: calves per lifetime than CC. Feed saving on steers is $70-$80 per steer. Mon. - Sat. 8 am to 10 pm • Sun.