"If we are here today, it's because of them."
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- Published on Thursday, November 20, 2014
From left: Honorary Consul of France in Winnipeg, Bruno Burnichon, congratulates Earl Stewart and Roy Snaith on their induction into France’s National Order of the Legion of Honour
Kate-Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
For the second time in four days, a hall was packed in support of two exceptional members of Gladstone’s Royal Canadian Legion Branch #110. On Tuesday, Earl Stewart and Roy Snaith were officially recognized as members of the French Legion of Honour, when the Honorary Consul of France in Winnipeg, Bruno Burnichon, pinned the medals to their chests at a special ceremony in the Legion Clubroom.
Rapid City youth wins national award
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- Published on Thursday, November 20, 2014
Carson Burr
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Nine-year-old Carson Burr of Rapid City has been featured in these pages of the Rivers Banner several times in the past two years. He was born with a heart defect and has been fundraising for Winnipeg’s Children’s Hospital for two-thirds of his life (six years).
Kenton remembers
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- Published on Thursday, November 20, 2014
By Paulette Wiens
On Nov. 11 at 10:45 a.m. Kenton Royal Canadian Legion No. 118 held its Remembrance Day Service at Kenton Memorial Hall.
Ukrainians preserve their history
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- Published on Tuesday, November 18, 2014
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
In a March 2010 edition it was reported that Rivers Ukrainian Society had officially disbanded and all remaining funds ($43,000) were given to Riverdale Health Services District Foundation. That column was never corrected as in error so a pleasant surprise came last month when members of Rivers Train Station Restoration Committee Inc. (RTSRC) received a donation from the society.
Rapid City Library’s longevity is lauded
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- Published on Tuesday, November 18, 2014
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
On Nov. 2, 1974 Rapid City area residents gathered at their museum to witness the official opening of Rapid City Regional Library. Skyrocketing heating costs, accessibility issues because of its location on the second floor and crowded quarters because of the burgeoning bevy of books, were reasons for construction of a new 38- by 42-foot building on Third Avenue.
