Eden area author hopes to heal hearts
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The cover of Meredith Froese's first published book, The Heart's Journey.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
An Eden area woman has recently published a book entitled The Heart’s Journey. The author, Meredith Froese, wrote the book in hopes that it would bring healing to her own and others’ hearts. “God kept giving me hearts to write on,” Froese explained. She added, “it was a healing process for myself.”
Royal reception for Rivers residents
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By Sheila Runions
Banner staff
In mid-February Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon announced her plan to host a birthday party on April 21, the day Queen Elizabeth turned 90. The Queen’s representative in Manitoba invited people born in 1926 to contact her office to express their interest in attending the afternoon party at Government House. Filmon was prepared to invite the first 60 people (and one guest) who responded but her office was so overwhelmed with applications that a morning tea party was held as well. Each party had 150 people and even then, people were turned away because the House could seat no more. Among the guests who attended the afternoon affair were Rivers’ own Georgina Bollman and Bertha Shelvey, who moved to Brandon after living in Rivers for 22 years (1989-2011).
Purple martin house-builder builds one more
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Photo by John Dietz. Gord Oleksuk stands with one of his purple martin houses.
By John Dietz
Submitted article
It was time to retire 18 years ago, that’s why Gord Oleksuk built a purple martin house. It was something to do. More than 100 purple martin houses later, he’s still building them in the little shop beside his house at the junction of Highway 10 and 25, sometimes called Glanton Corner. At 81 Gord says he still has a few left to build. Gaby, his wife, is fine with that for now but next winter she’d like to be living in Brandon – and the shop may be just a memory.
Wheatland Zone Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Spring Renewal
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Submitted photo. Back Row: Eileen Turner, Minnedosa, Annette Philips Harley, Brandon, Pat Blake and Vernice Sheppard, McCreary, and Bernice LaBuick, Brandon. Front Row: Carol Buffi, Neepawa, Irma Lach, Plumas, Bernice Walker, Plumas, Judy Gabler, Neepawa, Jean Borchardt, Neepawa and Gladys Schmidt, Plumas. Lined up on the front pew are the 48 quilts made by the Plumas ladies and the bears and cats were made by all the ladies in the picture and some other members and friends.
Submitted by Jean Borchardt
Wheatland Zone LWML
On Saturday, April 23, 2016 the Wheatland Zone Spring Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Renewal was held at Zion Lutheran Church in Plumas, Manitoba. Registration was from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Rev. James Vosper did the opening devotion centered on the theme for the renewal: “How great is the love of the Father.” 1 John 3:3.
Read more: Wheatland Zone Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Spring Renewal
Legion news - Branch No. 75: Apr 28, 2016
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By Warren Smallwood
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The mission of Royal Canadian Legion is to serve veterans and their families, to promote remembrance and to serve our community and country with a special emphasis on youth. Last week several members made a triple-play in one afternoon by fulfilling all three parts of the mission.
