Category: News

Kehler Family Turns Household Chore Into Breeze

A local father and his son say they have a created a solution that takes the scrubbing out of cleaning the grill.

Lee Kehler, left, of Lake Wylie and his son Chris Kehler show their solution to not having to scrub the grill, their Grill Blaster.

Lake Wylie Pilot

Americans love to grill out at all times of the year.In fact, according to the 2010 Weber GrillWatch Survey, almost half (49 percent) of all 2010 study respondents cited they grill or smoke-cook year-round, including 37 percent at or below freezing temperatures. But, when it comes to cleaning the grill, there’s no love.

A local father and his son say they have a created a solution that takes the scrubbing out of cleaning the grill. The Grill Blaster doesn’t require brushing, though it does come with a steel brush “just to get rid of the ash.”

“The simplicity is the key,” said son Chris Kehler. Continue reading “Kehler Family Turns Household Chore Into Breeze”

A Treasure Chest of Joy

Brothers Syd Reimer and Al Reimer recently composed a biography of their sister, a Berliner Kehler, Louise Reimer Olson. “A Treasure Chest of Joy” portaits some of the many struggles Louise faced, how she kept her integrity and passion for life. The book was released in March 2011.

A Treasure Chest of Joy

Brothers Sydney Reimer and Al Reimer recently composed a biography of their sister, a remarkable Berliner Kehler, Louise Reimer Olson.

“A Treasure Chest of Joy” – The Life of Louise Reimer Olson, portraits some of the many struggles Louise faced, how she kept her integrity and passion for life. Louise was incredibly loyal and loving. She worked extremely hard to support her family and left a remarkable legacy. Louise passed away peacefully on February 19, 2011. The book was released in March 2011.

If you are interested in obtaining this book, a limited supply, contact Syd Reimer for details.

Meadow’s Park Commemorates Tyler Dyck

A unique rocket monument and pocket park was recently built by friends, neighbours and family in Steinbach’s neighbourhood park of Tyler Dyck (1985-2009).

Ty’s Pocket Park on Coral Crescent, Steinbach, MB
A unique rocket monument and pocket park was recently built by friends, neighbours and family in Steinbach’s neighbourhood park of Tyler Dyck (1985-2009). Continue reading “Meadow’s Park Commemorates Tyler Dyck”

Oh So Lovely

They call it Oh So Lovely, and isn’t it just that: this summer, Winnipeg friends Erin Thiessen and Stefanie Hiebert are rolling their button-cute vintage trailer around Manitoba. But this is no mere road-tripping. The trailer is actually a mobile vintage shop, and these ladies are on a mission: to make everything old become new again.

Winnipeg Free Press

Oh So Lovely
Olive, the 1956 camper trailer, a mobile vintage shop.

They call it Oh So Lovely, and isn’t it just that: this summer, Winnipeg friends Erin Thiessen and Stefanie Hiebert are rolling their button-cute vintage trailer around Manitoba. But this is no mere road-tripping. The trailer is actually a mobile vintage shop, and these ladies are on a mission: to make everything old become new again. Continue reading “Oh So Lovely”

Hit and Run on Roblin Boulevard

 Manitoba RCMP News  – A man is in custody following a pedestrian getting struck by a westbound car on Roblin Boulevard. On April 30, 2011, at about 1:30am, Headingley RCMP were called to a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Roblin Boulevard, about one kilometre west of the Perimeter. A 19-year-old male was found … Continue reading “Hit and Run on Roblin Boulevard”

 Manitoba RCMP News  – A man is in custody following a pedestrian getting struck by a westbound car on Roblin Boulevard.

On April 30, 2011, at about 1:30am, Headingley RCMP were called to a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Roblin Boulevard, about one kilometre west of the Perimeter.

A 19-year-old male was found on the north shoulder of Roblin Boulevard that had been struck by a westbound car. Continue reading “Hit and Run on Roblin Boulevard”

The Kehler Immigration to Canada

Steam Ship Moravian No.25
Steam Ship Moravian No.25

Elizabeth Schultz (Kehler) was only 8 years old on July 1, 1875, marking the day the Aron Schultz family arrived Canada, via Quebec on the S.S. Moravian.  The S.S. Moravian had 667 Mennonites on board (Bergthal and Chortitza) under the leadership of Gerhard Wiebe. Click here to see the S.S. Moravian Passenger List, 2815 Aron Schultz.

Continue reading “The Kehler Immigration to Canada”

Manitoba On Menu – Horfrost Restaurant

Travel Manitoba together with Jackfish Media and ITV Winnipeg review Horfrost Restaurant

Travel Manitoba together with Jackfish Media and ITV Winnipeg review Horfrost Restaurant:

Chris Kehler, a Berliner Kehler –  son of (the late) Edgar & Helen Kehler,  together with business partner Jeff Mialkowski, opened the fine dining restaurant Horfrost, in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in October 2007. The restaurant sits along River Road across from Ecole Arthur Meighen School.

Horfrost Restaurant

The End – Marjorie Anne Heinrichs

MARJORIE ANNE HEINRICHS was born in Morris, Man., on March 2, 1956, the second of six children born to Helen and Sydney Reimer, a financial adviser

 
Illustration by Jack Dylan

As published by Nancy Macdonald, Macleans – The End

After the death of her first-born, she found solace and healing with her native neighbours. She especially loved the sweat lodge.

MARJORIE ANNE HEINRICHS was born in Morris, Man., on March 2, 1956, the second of six children born to Helen and Sydney Reimer, a financial adviser. Marj, a redhead with a fiery personality and a yen for storytelling, grew up in the prosperous, conservative Mennonite community of Rosenort. She was an opinionated and curious tomboy—not your average Mennonite girl. TV and radio, the church believed, were a sin. Hard work brought you closer to God.

At 14, she met Jim Heinrichs, “the cutest boy in school,” as she described him. Gentle Jim, shy and soft-spoken, was her polar opposite. They married in 1974, after graduating from Rosenort Collegiate, and moved onto a hog farm west of town. Continue reading “The End – Marjorie Anne Heinrichs”