Therapy dog shares smiles with local hospitals
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- Published on Thursday, July 21, 2016
Photo by Tony Eu. Mark Saler, with his therapy dog Grizzly. Saler and Grizzly volunteer at local hospitals, including Neepawa. The pair visit patients in the hospital to help cheer them up.
By Tony Eu
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Patients in the Brandon Regional Health Centre, and now the Neepawa Health Centre, may have seen a large St. Bernard walking around the hospitals accompanied by a man. The dog’s name is Grizzly and along with his owner and handler Mark Saler, he’s been spending his time cheering up patients in hospitals.
River Police warn of CRA phone scam
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- Published on Thursday, July 21, 2016
By Bruce Klassen
Rivers Police Chief
Rivers phone numbers have been inundated with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam calls. Rivers Police Service would like to inform members of our community this phone scam has been running rampant in our area for the last six weeks. Callers claim to be a CRA representative and often cite a warrant has been issued for your arrest if you do not call the return number.
Cave Quest fills food bank shelves
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- Published on Wednesday, July 20, 2016
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At Cave Quest Vacation Bible School, their Operation Kid 2 Kid mission was to fill the shelves of the Neepawa Salvation Army Food Bank.
My Neepawa - Birds of a feather
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- Published on Tuesday, July 19, 2016
What’s “Your Neepawa”? We’re asking readers to share with us their pictures of past and present Neepawa. To share a picture, please email a high resolution version (1 MB or higher) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or stop by the office at 243 Hamilton Street, in Neepawa. Please include your name as well as a description of the photo.
Photo by Sonya Paterson.This angry wren was chirping away at Sonya Paterson while she took this picture.
Works by local artists displayed at Red River Ex
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- Published on Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Submitted photos. Gwen Baryla had three pieces accepted into the Create at the Red River Ex Juried Art Show. This piece, called Rhythm, is on display at ArtsForward as part of the Hands On exhibit.
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Two local artists had their work on display at the ‘Create at the Red River Ex’ Juried Art Show, from June 17 to 26, in Winnipeg. Gwen Baryla of Neepawa had three of the four paintings she submitted accepted to be in the show. Shannon Desjardins, also of Neepawa, had two paintings in the show and placed second in the amateur division.
