An onion plant goes to flower in the front yard of Devon and Donna Jorundson, as they wait to harvest the seed and start the lifecycle again next year. The front bed is just a small part of their larger garden that sustains the majority of the plants in their diet throughout the year.

The Dauphin Mavericks are back on the pitch, playing in Rugby Manitoba’s M League.

The league features seven teams, most based in Winnipeg.

On Saturday, Dauphin scored an impressive 55-10 win over the Winnipeg Assassins.

The win was Dauphin’s second straight victory, coming off the heels of a 20-0 win over the Winnipeg Wanderers, July 16 in Winnipeg.

The Mavericks started the season with four straight losses, but have improved with each game.

Mavericks president Codi Harrigan said the M League is a bit more flexible in that teams don’t have to commit to 15 players on the pitch.

Read the full story in this week's Dauphin Herald!

The Battle of the Belts has new champions, while a Stonewall golfer went home $1,000 richer at the Gilbert Plains Country Club, Sunday.

The highlight of the tournament came when Shane Saunders of Stonewall sank his tee shot for a hole-in-one on no. 4.

Dale Murray and Boston Karlson combined to shoot a 63 to win the third annual tournament, finishing one shot ahead of runners-up Dave Campbell and Ted Rea, who were awarded second place on a countback over Jake Wiens and Jackson Delaurier, in third.

Countbacks were needed to determine the placing in each of the six flights.

First place in the first flight went to Shawn Pangman and Earl Thompson, with a 66. Mark Odut and Danny Scott were second on a countback over Regan Hedley and Jerron Kyle after both teams shot a 68.

Peyton Lepla and Nelson Lepla were the beneficiaries of a countback to win the second flight. Darnell Duff and Sam Brownell were second and Dave Sigvaldason and Sandy Hafenbrak were third, with all three teams shooting a 71.

Dean Murray Bob Murray won the third flight with a 74. In second place, one shot back was the team of Brad Sigurdson and Clayton Mychalchuk, while in third place was Neil Kichuk and Ryan Bettesworth, who were also one shot back of the winners.

Shawn Sarkonak and Errol Karlson won the fourth flight over Karl Messinbird and A.J. Zachenbiak after both teams scored a 77. Cash McCallum and Max Clemmenson were third with a 78.

In the fifth flight, Wayne Bazylo and Florence Burdeny took top honours after carding a 79. Troy Caruk and Jeff Zeiler were second and Jeff Campbell and Jordan Campbell were third, with each team scoring an 80.

Ron Paziuk and Sharon Paziuk topped the sixth flight over runners-up Dustin Dawson and Jodi Gancher, while Charlie McKay and Brennan Burns were third. They all finished with an 83.

Rea was the closest-to-the-hole on no. 9, while Ryan Rauliuk was closest on no. 14 and Brent Stykalo won the same contest in no. 17.

He’s been without a job since early May, but Dauphin’s Barry Trotz has had a busy summer.

After losing his job as head coach of the New York Islanders, May 9, Trotz talked with several National Hockey League teams about their coaching positions, but in the end, he made the difficult decision to take a year off for personal reasons.

The situation with the Islanders did come as a bit of a surprise, but Trotz also kind of expected it.

The season, he said, was a bizarre one, which saw the Isles miss the playoffs after reaching the conference finals each of the two previous seasons.

“Lou (Lamoriello, Islanders general manager) has a really good pulse for what he wants with the team,” Trotz said, adding he left on good terms with Lamoriello, who he still talks with once a week. “There’s nothing personal. I think there’s a number of reasons. I can’t give you exact reasons, but we didn’t make the playoffs. We weren’t good enough and he felt maybe just to jar it up."

“I also know this, that Lane Lambert (Trotz’s replacement and former assistant coach) is a hell of a coach and he was going to get some play. And if (Lamoriello) was going to make a play, I’m glad he put Lane there.”

Lamoriello, Trotz said, liked a lot of things he and his staff were doing and if not for the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Islanders may very well have won the Stanley Cup.

Get the full story in this week's Dauphin Herald, or watch the intimate interview on the Dauphin Herald's Facebook Page!

The Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund held a special get together, July 19, with its many volunteers and sponsored families to celebrate the success of the endeavour and express its appreciation for all of the efforts that were made to ensure that success.

The barbecue, held at Selo Ukraina that evening, honoured the many committee members, drivers, hosts and others who gave generously to ease the families’ transition into the community.

In a recap of the project Ukrainian Folk Arts Centre and Museum president Jim Perchaluk said the initiative raised more than $200,000 in cash along with immeasurable donations of materials and in-kind support, adding 100 per cent of donations were used to support the families which arrived in Dauphin from Ukraine.

The Manitoba government is investing more than $5.2 million in two programs that will help address the overall staffing shortages in the province’s health-care sector as well as increase the representation of Indigenous people in this field.

The programs were announced Thursday in Portage la Prairie by economic development, investment and trade minister Cliff Cullen and health minister Audrey Gordon.

For more check this week's Roblin Review!

Finding a career that is linked directly to something a person loves doing, will always result in success.

For the recently retired Dr. Marianne Hunter, her love of animals and being on the farm was the natural draw to her working in this field.

Get the full story in this week's Roblin Review!

A large gathering of farmers are expected to be out standing in the field tomorrow (July 27) as the Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation (PCDF) hosts its annual Field Day.

The day begins at 10:30 a.m. at the PCDF site south of town and this year’s presentations cover a wide spectrum of agriculture topics to suit producers’ needs in the area.

Check this week's Review for more!

Many people and hospital staff are frustrated beyond belief at the restrictions and closures surrounding rural hospital emergency rooms.

Both Roblin and Grandview have been hit the hardest the last go round, meanwhile other hospitals in the area are being stretched thin as they accommodate the influx of patients.

There's more in this week's Roblin Review!

Another great musician has come out of his shell and earning recognition on the stage as an artist. Opaskwayak Cree Nation’s (OCN) Zack Richards recently won the 2022 GX94 Star Search Competition in Yorkton, SK.
Ever since he can remember, Richards has always loved music, but it wasn’t until he was an adult that he worked up the courage to sing publicly.
“I’ve been singing publicly for ten years now, but honestly I’ve been singing all my life,” said Richards. “I have this really early memory of being in a car seat and my dad playing guitar to me. Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved music.
“I never went public with my singing until I turned 18. As a teenager, I started coming out of my shell and sang in front of my siblings. I picked up a guitar when I was 21 years old, and taught myself how to play it. I was looking at basic cords on Google Images and started off with three chords. From there I developed more musical skills and learned how to play the guitar.”