April 5, 2008
Shop Easy closing

March 29, 2008
Old fire hall to remain standing

March 22, 2008
Peace Garden to start $3 million improvements

March 15, 2008
Exhibitors say yes to Farm Focus

March 8, 2008
Cancer run securing sponsors

March 1, 2008
Immigration not easy but rewarding

February 23, 2008
Blood drive collects 63 units of blood

February 16, 2008
Dyck given Manitoba Chamber Award

February 9, 2008
Credit Union merger goes before membership

February 2, 2008
Accident victim thankful for support

January 26, 2008
Buhler leaves for new position in Altona

January 19, 2008
Breakfast Club successful in numbers and teaching

January 12, 2008
Minto still hopeful for restaurant leasee

December 22/07
Tornado top story for 2007

December 15/07
New library, more industry and services, and cottage lots, top picks at Round Table

December 8/07
George Dyck celebrates 75th birthday

December 1/07
Province and ARHA announce funds available to replace x-ray equipment in Boissevain and Melita

November 24/07
New diner to open downtwon

November 17/07
Association celebrate 50 years

November 10/07
Saved magazines provide link to history

November 3/07
Goodon's donate museum to town

October 27/07
Barwick's outfit sportsmen for 33 years

October 20/07
Food pantry site settled, work ongoing

October 13/07
Senior hockey survives in southwest

October 6/07
Viterra, formerly AgPro, trades under new symbol

September 29/07
Rising dollar creates woes for local industry

September 22/07
Hicks travels the new high way

September 15/07
Adopt a Bronco brings jerseys and community involvement

September 8/07
Turtle Mountain Challenge seeing spin-offs

September 1/07
New map highlights walking traill route

August 25/07
Summer student endures living in a tent

August 18/07
Wet relay fights cancer

July 28/07
Forecast gives break from heat for Festival

July 21/07
Peace Garden celebrates 75th anniversary

July 14/07
New leasee sought for Silver Saddle

July 7/07
Doctors develop green thumb

June 30/07
Tornado creates major damage

June 23/07
Revised decision causes ire

June 16/07
Boissevain Fair salutes pioneer heritage

June 9/07
Torch passed at Association

June 2/07
Caravan becomes way of life for participants

May 26/07
Mayor pleased with health care recruitment

May 19/07
Smith family Demolition Derby raising funds for struggling couple

May 12/07
Centennial veterans come back to town

May 5/07
Job developer helps integrate clients into work community

April 28/07
Fire chief calling it an end

April 21/07
Family Worship Centre open doors to new home

April 14/07
Town talks of landfill's future

April 7/07
Kinettes begin and Lions celebrate 50th

March 31/07
Town agree to send observer to new regional health meeting

March 24/07
Cryderman part of important endurance riding meetings

March 17/07
Boissevain man convicted in shooting incident

March 10/07
Turtle Mountain Visitor Guide adds Melita

March 3/07
Third Farm Focus successful

Let's go to Kindergarten

by NATALIE HUNT

A new program started this week in Boissevain that benefits children and their parents.

“Here we come – get ready – get set – Let’s go to Kindergarten” is a four-week program, which has no cost to those involved, where children and their parents go the Boissevain school once a week to get acquainted with the school and some of its staff members.

Kerry McRuer, whose idea started the program, said the idea is important.

“I just felt we needed something like this.”

McRuer’s daughter, Alyssa, 4, is excited to be in the program. Alyssa saw a tent in the kindergarten room a little while ago and she can’t wait to see what it’s for.

The Promise Years Parent Child Coalition sponsors the program, which is supposed to help alleviate the stress of starting kindergarten for both parents and children.

Each week there is a new theme and craft or physical activity. There are also healthy peanut free snacks. Week one’s snack was cheese and crackers, vegetables and water. However, week four will have a celebration cake.

The first theme was “This is Our School.” The activities were a school related craft, a free draw of the child and his or her parents, and a tour of the school.

McRuer didn’t do everything on her own though. She has an assistant to help at the school – Jenna Campbell who took Early Childhood Development with McRuer.

She said Vicki Neufeld from the Promise Years Parent Child Coalition helped put everything together.

“She’s been a great support.”

McRuer said that planning the program has turned out to be a lot more than she expected.

“It’s exciting, but I’m nervous.”

McRuer said the teachers at the school have supported the project one hundred per cent.

McRuer said she thinks there are huge benefits in the program.

“The main benefit is the communication between parent, child, and school.”


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