Kehlers who honor past and inspire other Berliner Kehler family members
Eva (Letkeman) Kehler recently turned 75 on September 4, 2011. Her family hosted a surprise birthday party for family and friends on August 27th. View the pictures, that granddaughter Kristin (Kehler) Villanueva submitted, by following this link.
Happy Birthday, and best wishes for a wonderful year, Eva!
A local father and his son say they have a created a solution that takes the scrubbing out of cleaning the grill.
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”
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.
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.
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).
Recipe: BorschtSummary: Mennonite Style!
Recipe by: Mennonite Girls Can Cook
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.
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”
Today, July 1, 2011 Canada celebrates it’s 144th year since Confederation. While Canada Day celebrates the events that occurred on July 1, 1867, when the British North America (BNA) Act created the Canadian federal government, the Kehler Clan can celebrate this day for another reason.
Today, July 1, 2011 Canada celebrates it’s 144th year since Confederation. While Canada Day celebrates the events that occurred on this day in 1867, when the British North America (BNA) Act created the Canadian federal government, the Kehler Clan celebrates for another reason.
By Al Reimer
I never knew my maternal grandfather Jacob K. Kehler, who died four years before I was born. And yet, I’ve often felt that he knew me, that he has lived inside me all these years, inspiring my love language, firing my bursts of imagination, shaping my temperament and slyly stimulating my fondness for verbal acrobatics and the telling of tall tales.
Why do I make this somewhat bizarre claim? Because the older I get the more strongly I can feel my immediate begetters, my parents and grandparents, wrapping themselves ever more tightly around my own identity–like those Russian (babushka) dolls that fit so snugly inside each other. And the more I think and learn about those begetters, the more intimate that feeling becomes. And the more richly satisfying the process of self-exploration becomes.
Read the rest of this article (in PDF), as published in Preservings, No.14, June, 1999
At the 1979 Berliner Kehler Family Reunion, Mitchell, Manitoba, the following comical Low-German poem about the eleven Kehler siblings was read by the poet Gustav Dueck, husband of Betty Stoesz Kehler. Continue reading “Daut Kehlash Gedicht”
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”