Leons Headlines Jan 24: Manitoba Ag Days wrapped up at Brandon’s Keystone Centre with record 50/50 ticket sales. Over $185K was brought in with the winner claiming $92K, for a raffle community projects and agricultural education.
-Brandon city councilors get down to business today and tomorrow to discuss the proposed 2025 capital budget which includes an 11.7% increase in property taxes. Last year’s taxes jumped 9.4%.
– The MB government has shuffled its cabinet following the death of Education Minister Nello Altomare, appointing Tracy Schmidt as the new education minister.
-Average annual natural gas bill going up about about 2.6% after Manitoba utilities board OK’s hike. Yearly increase for typical customer will be $15, Public Utilities Board says.
-RCMP charge former CAO accused of stealing over $500K from MB municipality. Police make arrest after 2yr investigation into ex-Gilbert Plains official.
-Public Health Agency not renewing contracts of over 800 employees, including 245 at Winnipeg lab: union. | Border communities worry about another surge in illegal crossings after 6 men caught.
-Trump for first time talks to international venue about making Canada a state. While taking swipes at several allies at an appearance at the WEF in Davos, he went on at some length disparaging Canada.
-Wheat Kings visit Prince George to face the Cougars tonight.
-Jets host Utah.
What would you do with $90K?!?!?! From paying down mortgages to going on trips. Paying bills to simply getting some much needed breathing room, this week’s Ag Days 50/50 took over the province with a massive jackpot and 3 winners who will share the $90K!
Libby and I watched Oliver Stone’s JFK last night, so a new generation can be ready. President Trump signed an executive order requiring the declassification of remaining files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr., tasking intelligence agencies to prepare release plans within 15-45 days. The King family expressed hope to review the files privately, while the FBI and National Archives confirmed their compliance with the order, noting that most JFK-related records had already been made public.
https://www.boredpanda.com/white-house-orders-release-of-jfk-mlk-rfk-files
JFK the movie, available on AMAZON. For young people or those looking to familiarize themselves with the Oliver Stone film and the only case brought against someone for the murder of JFK, I highly recommend this Kevin Costner flick!
This was sooo COOL! THANK you CINDY and the SUNSEEKERS for my OWN BOOK! Created with help from BookByAnyone.com , these books are super fun because you can fully customize them—choosing photos, writing stories, and designing layouts to make something unique. The process is easy: pick a book type, add content, design the cover, and let the site print a professional-quality book that looks straight out of a bookstore. What makes it extra awesome? Capturing the show’s adventures, jokes, and the Sunseeker vibe in a keepsake you’ll cherish forever. It’s like celebrating his world in the coolest way possible!
February is coming fast, and so is Groundhog Day! However PETA offers to replace Punxsutawney Phil with vegan cake!
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/peta-offers-replace-punxsutawney-phil-vegan-cake
