My perspective - Time to tell the world
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- Published on Thursday, June 11, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Driving through Manitoba on the Trans Canada Highway, you could be forgiven for thinking that there isn’t much to Manitoba. Except for a few sections, it’s a lot of wide open, flat prairie. Even Manitobans, who know that there is more to our province than wide expanses of flat, can get caught up in thinking that there isn’t much here.
Right in the centre - What is being asked of us?
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- Published on Thursday, June 11, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
The following verses are listed in The Bible as The Great Commission. Matthew 28:18-20 states, “Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’”
Batter up
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- Published on Wednesday, June 10, 2015
By Vern May
Minnedosa & Area Community Development Corporation
Have we lied to our kids? Passing down the wisdom that was given us in our formative years, were we just extending the life of a myth? I have no qualms in sharing with the readers of this column that if it isn’t true that “It doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it’s how you play the game” and I was deliberately misled, I’m going to be angry.
Herbs for Health - Essential oils, cleanse and detox
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- Published on Monday, June 8, 2015
By Janet Husak and Karen Burton
Herbs for Health
Essential oils are the aromatic liquids found within shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bushes, resins, and seeds from around the world. These oils, also known as nature’s living energy, contain unique constituents that provide results and have been used throughout the ages.
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Homebodies - Would we really want to? Or simply talk about it?
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- Published on Sunday, June 7, 2015
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
As the scoop of original plain yogurt settled in the bowl, a flood of memories rushed through my mind. Go back to a hot muggy summer afternoon on the farm. We have been out fencing in the swampy bush land, stung by mosquitoes and pesky black flies, face whipped by wily branches. Or baling clover on the back 40. Sweat dripping down, stinging tired eyes, and the abrasive clover stems shredding jeans and wearing leather gloves to a soft pliant texture.
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