Dauphin Herald
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 08:28
Kings ring in new year with home-ice wins
The Dauphin Kings started the new year with a pair of home ice wins. Cole Sheffield stopped 24 shots to lead the Kings to a 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Freeze, Friday. On Sunday, Anthony Bax scored twice in a 5-2 victory over the Selkirk Steelers. Kings head coach and…
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 08:14
Dauphin Hospital Foundation receives strong support in 2023
The 35th year of the Dauphin Hospital Foundation drew to a close in 2023, and it had the organization taking stock of the past and looking ahead to the future. Looking back at accomplishments and highlights during 2023, the foundation was again touched by the many significant contributions made throughout…
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 08:12
The meat of the matter
Linda Turko from McCreary laid seige to the Dauphin Consumers Co-op meat counter as she power shopped through her three minutes as the winner of the Parkland Humane Society’s Co-op Shopping Spree lottery. When the smoke cleared Turko put through $865.12 worth of meat through the till without a vegetable…
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 08:10
Taking down a part of local history, piece by piece
A hallmark of Dauphin’s history is coming down and it couldn’t be in better hands. Troy Angus of The Den is currently on site at the Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport dismantling one of the hangars originally erected as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan’s #10…
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 08:04
Clippers on the radar for US colleges
Four local football players were part of the Manitoba Selects football program which took part in the Winter Showcase, Dec. 27 to 29 in Minneapolis, Minn. Lars Gudbjartson, Owen Tyschinski, Sully Fox and William Miner put their football skills to the test, hoping to impress American college and university scouts.…
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 07:56
Province moving quickly to improve safety at deadly intersection
The Province of Manitoba is committed to improving the safety of the intersection which claimed the lives of 17 Dauphin area seniors last June. That was the message shared by Premier Wab Kinew and Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor, who were in Dauphin to meet with families and survivors…
Tuesday, 02 January 2024 08:14
Cheers, jeers and tears all part of area sports in 2023
It was a year marked with celebrations and wondering what could have been when it comes to sports in 2023. Dauphin Kings The Dauphin Kings finished the 2022-23 season in fourth place in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s MGEU West Division, with a 32-21-3-2 record, just nine points out of…
Tuesday, 02 January 2024 08:11
Comic books helped to fuel a love of reading
By Ed StozekFor the Herald My sisters and I were first introduced to the three Rs in a Grade 1 to 8 country school setting. These basic skills also inspired us to explore and appreciate a variety of reading material and art concepts. A small room at the back part…
Tuesday, 02 January 2024 08:09
A look back at the headlines from 2023
2023 is a year that will be looked back on by many as a difficult one from a global perspective. While good news grabbed its share of the headlines, the year was marred by major armed conflicts, unprecedented weather events and natural disasters, all of which exacted a tremendous toll…
Tuesday, 26 December 2023 07:40
City invites RM to increase its recreation funding
Dauphin city council has identified recreation as one of its priorities. And with discussions concerning the 2024 financial plan well underway, the City is hoping it’s partners at the Rural Municipality of Dauphin join them in addressing a longstanding funding shortfall to the system. The Dauphin Joint Recreation Commission was…
Tuesday, 19 December 2023 07:50
Kings slide into break on three-game skid
The Christmas break could not have come at a better time for the Dauphin Kings. The Kings enter the break on a three-game losing skid and remain in third place in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s MGEU West Division. Dauphin suffered its second straight loss, Friday, when they dropped a…
Tuesday, 19 December 2023 07:48
Rangers split a pair despite lackluster effort
The Parkland Rangers remain in the hunt for a playoff spot as the Christmas break looms. The Rangers split a pair of games with the Pembina Valley Hawks, this past weekend on home ice. Ryzlie Nepinak’s goal with 9:18 remaining in the third period lifted Parkland to a 4-3 win,…
Tuesday, 19 December 2023 07:45
Tickling the ivories all the way to victory
By Ed StozekFor the Herald The thought of moving a heavy object conjures up images of the time when my friend Gerald helped move an upright Kawai piano. If we had the right equipment it would have been a much easier task, nevertheless, “us two former farm boys” managed to…
Tuesday, 19 December 2023 07:43
Help arrives from Philippines
Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) recently welcomed four more new Filipino health-care workers, some with family members, who were recruited earlier as part of Manitoba’s Philippines Recruitment Initiative earlier this year. The new arrivals landed at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport, Nov. 28. They were understandably tired but excited for the next…
Tuesday, 19 December 2023 07:40
DDCF celebrates philanthropy
After a lengthy time not being able to gather the community together, the Dauphin and District Community Foundation hosted a special luncheon, Dec. 15, to announce grant recipients from its fall intake and the Philanthropist of the Year. Jason Beyette was honoured as Philanthropist of the Year, in part for…