Based in Brandon, Manitoba Woodworks of Art Handcrafted Furniture is owned and operated by Ryan Wyshynski. He designs and creates one-of-a-kind custom solid wood dining tables, entertainment units, bedroom furniture, sideboards, coffee tables, fireplace surrounds and mantles, display units and just about anything else. Ryan grew-up in Thompson, MB until the age of 16 when his family relocated to Perth, Western Australia. After high school he enrolled in the Bachelor of Architecture program at the University of Western Australia and studied architecture and spent many weekends and evenings in the university's expansive woodworking shop. In 2002 he returned to Canada and for the past 19+ years he has been involved in the design, art, and woodworking fields. Sometimes called "hybrid woodworking" Ryan uses a blend of old and new techniques, hand tools and power tools, solid hardwoods and modern materials. He designs in a wide range of styles from traditional oak furniture, rustic distressed finishes, live bark edge slabs, to fresh modern designs using solid hardwoods and baltic birch with high quality wood veneers. Woodworks of Art works with you from the initial idea stage, to the finished design, through to the finished product. All of his pieces are original designs and hand-made just for you. There are no sizing restrictions or style restrictions -he is there to listen to YOU, and together, create something beautiful that will be a part of your life for years to come.

Last evening the 100 Women Who Care Brandon & Area members wrote a big cheque to the Women's Resource Centre for $3,850.00!!!!  The Women’s Resource Centre is an organization dedicated to providing support and mentoring for all women and their families. 100 Women Who Care is a group of women who share a common desire to give back and inspire local philanthropy in their community. Funds raised will go to support the Women’s Endowment Fund held at Brandon Area Community Foundation and supports CRA Charitable Organizations in our Westman Area.  Thank you so much to all our Women Who Care Brandon & Area members for your support, and for making this difference in our community. 

The second of four, 1-hour meetings for “100 Women Who Care” Brandon & Area happens tonight at Riverview Curling Club.  Doors open at 6:30PM, meeting begins at 7PM. A maximum of 25 additional members can register for this group. Contact Brandon Area Community Foundation at 204.571.0529 for details. At the first meeting in May, 2016, $3,000.00 was given to the Crohn’s & Colitis Westman Chapter who are using the funds to launch an awareness project to support people and families living with IBD.

Direct Liquidation specializes in selling liquidated merchandise from many of the nation's largest retail, big-box chains, and online retailers for pennies on the dollar. Truckload availability changes daily, and since they have opened in the spring of 2016 they have provided great deals on liquidated furniture, electronics, clothing, general merchandise and more saving Brandon shoppers hundreds, even thousands, on everyday name brand name merchandise. With an already full warehouse, and more on the way, they have decided to pass the savings onto you. They will be opening a massive clothing liquidation sale in the form of a pop up store at their ware house located at 3409 Victoria Ave in Brandon to help liquidate this inventory. If you're looking for shelf pulls, overstocks, closeouts, surplus, discontinued, and clearance items Direct Liquidation has them all. Over the past several months they have worked with contacts all over the country to bring you the largest clothing liquidation sale, at the best prices, to hit the Westman area. A great selection of men's, women's, and children's clothing awaits you with discounts up to 50% off regular priced merchandise. Brand names included among the sale include: Kirkland, Puma, Adidas, Tuff Athletics, Calvin Klein, Skechers, Mondetta, O,Neill, Levi, Haggar, Quicksilver, Roots, Sun Ice, Luisa Spagnoli, Calway, and more... Doors open this Saturday, September the 24th at 2:00 pm.  

The wait is over for the grand re-opening of Huggy's Neighborhood Sports Bar, a long time Brandon lounge mainstay. After closing for several weeks for a total interior make over, the highly anticipated re-launch of Huggy's is now complete and open to the public. Boosting a new look, the new design is more suited to hosting larger groupings with sleek, comfortable banquet seating and more TVs tuned to sports events. Huggy's Sports Bar now combines the comfort of a friendly, traditional sports bar setting with cutting-edge upgrades to ensure you don’t miss a second of the live action. This 2nd floor lounge was given a full face lift with new seating and tables, updated bar, lighting fixtures, new flooring, and additional HD television screens distributed throughout the establishment.  The renovations were skillfully and meticulously completed by the crew over at Contractors Corner. Located upstairs inside Thunderbird Bowl at 2140 Currie Blvd Huggy's will appeal to a variety of customers, with comfortable surroundings, HD sporting action and an extensive food and drink menu to suit all tastes. See all of you sports fans there!