Riding Mountain candidates come to Rapid City

By Bob Christie

Rapid City and District Chamber of Commerce would like to extend an invitation to participate in their candidate night scheduled for 7 p.m. at Rapid City Legion Hall on Tuesday, April 5. The chamber is presenting candidate night as a venue for residents in Riding Mountain Constituency to learn about how the different candidates and their party platforms best represent what they believe in for the next provincial government of Manitoba. Rapid City and District Chamber of Commerce has a history of hosting successful candidate nights to past elections and the community’s location provides an ideal central location for communication to the south-central part of the constituency.  

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Agreement struck for study of wastewater lagoon

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

March 15 Neepawa Town Council Briefs

Wastewater lagoon study

The Town of Neepawa has agreed to a cost sharing agreement with the Manitoba Water Services Board. The deal will cover the cost of a wastewater lagoon study. The expense will be shared on a 50/50 basis to a project value of $200,000.

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Second history book published

Submitted by Grace Single

Glenella History Book Committee

Glenella History Book committee is happy to report a second book has been published on this area. On March 16, 2013 several residents from the RM of Glenella met at the Glenvilla Centre where the decision was made that the history of the area could be updated, since it was 25 years since 1,500 books were printed and all sold out.

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Victoria’s Quilts organizers ‘overwhelmed’ with support

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Photo by Diane Ruzycki. The lunch was prepared by volunteers (from left): Daphne Hall, Judith Martin, Arlene Waddell, Diane Nordstrom, Chris Waddell and Ann Nielsen.

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

In total, the Victoria’s Quilts Canada St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser served lunch to 170 people, although Daphne Hall, one of the organizers, said that many others bought tickets in order to support the organization. Hall said of the turn out, “It was wonderful, we had so much support, we were overwhelmed... I can’t believe the support from the community.” 

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Looking back - 1986: Neepawa stores to be open Monday

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Neepawa Press archives. 30 years ago, Thursday, March 27, 1986: Myra Bennet displays new signs advising of Neepawa stores now open on Mondays.

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago Friday, March 13, 1936

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