Palm Trees and Fruits of the Land
Written by: The Bridge on Saturday, April 14th, 2018
Palm Trees and Fruits of the Land
As I mentioned previously, the palm trees are amazing. Not only beautiful but every part is useful. At first they all look alike, then after a few weeks I am able to distinguish between fruit palm, coconut palm and palmwine palm t....

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Glusting for Cool Weather!
Written by: The Bridge on Friday, April 6th, 2018
"Glusting" for Cool Weather!
Hello, all you Canadians enjoying such nice, cold weather back home! We are profoundly jealous of said weather; how nice to be able to snuggle into a warm winter jacket and run to the kitchen, boots crunching on snow and nose nicely bit by j....
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Africa Again!
Written by: The Bridge on Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
Greetings to everybody back home, from the warm and welcoming Land of Africa!
Paul Vetter, Clara Basel, Chris and myself have been in Palmgrove community for over a week now. It was such a joy to see familiar faces again, after 10 years! The last time I was here was in 2008. Now of course everybody is 10 yea....

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There are None so Blind…
Written by: Linda Maendel on Thursday, October 19th, 2017

For years contact lenses provided me with the good vision I lost due to keratoconus, an eye condition in which the normally dome-shaped cornea progressively thins, causing a cone-like bulge to develop. I’m not sure what caused this disorder, but it could have happened wh....
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Call for Photos to Commemorate Hutterite-Manitoba Centennial
Written by: Kenny Wollman on Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

To commemorate and reflect on this anniversary, the Hutterian Brethren Book Centre is embarking on a centennial publication project that will showcase, in broad terms, the Hutterite experience in Manitoba. To that end, we solicit your photos or suggestions of photos thought to be essential.
By means of example, themes such as settlement, architecture, engagement with mainstream society, acculturation, innovation, key events, people, and influencers will b....
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