Friday at the Portage la Prairie Regional Library there was somethin' happenin', believe it when I tell you local kids were rappin'. Youth co-ordinator La Denna Stanley was teaching Rappin' Poets to kids who could write great rhymes but just didn't know it.[...]

The next H1N1 vaccine clinics in the Central Plains Region are in Gladstone on Nov. 27 at the Gladstone District Community Centre (79 - Fifth Street) from 12 noon to 7 p.m. and in Portage la Prairie Nov.[...]

A woman who said she fell asleep crashed her vehicle at the Portage la Prairie spillway on the Assiniboine River just southwest of the city Saturday.[...]

rswystun@cpheraldleader.com[...]

On Wednesday at about 2:30 p.m., Portage la Prairie RCMP responded to a two- vehicle collision near Oakville.[...]

Some Regional Health Authority — Central Manitoba Inc. staff are worried how a shortage of nurses is affecting the staffing and operations at Portage District General Hospital in Portage la Prairie.[...]

Thursday afternoon was exciting for MacGregor students. Both MacGregor Collegiate Institute and MacGregor Elementary School were evacuated due to a fire that broke out at the collegiate.[...]

The Olympic torchbearers are in place for the two local First Nations the flame will visit. Josh Pashe will carry the Olympic torch for Dakota Tipi First Nation and Roger Merrick will carry it for Long Plain First Nation.[...]

On Wednesday in the Central Plains, first responders were called to the scene of two major vehicular collisions — one fatal and the other that very easily could have been. Ironically, or perhaps prophetically, both happened on the second annual National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims.[...]

If you happen to be passing the corner of 17th Street S.W. and Saskatchewan Avenue in the west end, or attending a gathering at Crescent Heights Chapel nearby, or dining at Jimmy's Submarine across the way, you may have noticed IT.[...]

On Nov. 17, Dorothy Funk came to Oakville School to speak to the kindergarten to Grade 2 classes as well as the Grade 5 class about Operation Christmas Child. Dorothy spoke about her time in Africa with Mully Children's Family.[...]

The MacGregor Fire Department is the recipient of a new Emergency Rescue Vehicle made possible by the Town of MacGregor, the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk and Agrium.[...]

Above average temperatures in November will help shorten the winter and reduce the demand on the winter feed supply. Producers who practice extended grazing still have cattle grazing 2nd cut on hay fields or have started into their standing corn, swath grazing or bale grazing.[...]

The unseasonably warm temperatures have given some farmers the chance to get a head start on next season despite initial concerns after a very wet October. Todd Giffin, owner/manager at Mayfair Farms in Portage la Prairie, said everything is finished … for now.[...]

abrown@cpheraldleader.com[...]

The weather has been so doggone nice this fall that folks are still doing a lot of garden talk. By the way "doggone" is in some dictionaries. It means astonishingly amazing, utterly confounded or mixed up.[...]

MACGREGOR — Red is the colour of the dirt beneath their feet. Yellow is the sun that warms their day. Gold is the wheat between their hands, the harvest of the day.[...]

The Central Plains Capitals Midget AAA girls were on the road last weekend for a three-game series against the Norman Wild, sweeping the series with three decisive wins.[...]

sports.dailygraphic@shawcable.com[...]

The Gladstone Lakers Senior A hockey club is off to a solid start for the 2009-10 season, having posted a record of 3-1 so far, good for third place in the Tiger Hills Hockey League. The only loss the Lakers have suffered so far was their home opener on Nov.[...]