Back to school
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- Published on Thursday, August 28, 2014
By Chief Bruce Klassen
Rivers Police Service
School is about to start (classes in Rivers resume on Sept. 3) and back to school safety steps should be followed. Motorists are advised to please observe the speed zone areas at Rivers Elementary and Rivers Collegiate and be mindful of laws relating to school buses. Should you be caught for exceeding the speed limit or passing a bus while unsafe to do so, you may be subject to a fine and two demerit points which will be added to your licence.
Beever pitches no-hitter
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- Published on Thursday, August 21, 2014
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Loyal readers will be familiar with the name Scott Beever of Rivers, and his success on the baseball diamond as a player and pitcher. He has competed in five provincial championships, four Western Canadian championships, two national championships, a Western Canada senior championship and two Canada Cups. On Aug. 7 Scott pitched the opening game of the annual Western Canadian Junior AAA championships, this year hosted in Winnipeg. A teammate with Elmwood Giants since 2011, that first game which saw them clean the board with a 3-0 score, was truly a team effort.
Identify individuals
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- Published on Thursday, August 21, 2014
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Gaye Loree spent part of her summer travelling down memory lane while going through her mother’s storage chest. The late Eunice Gill (nee Joiner) saved two framed photographs which are causing Gaye to investigate the reason her mother kept them. Eunice left no information with the picture of two girls and Gaye has asked plenty of family and friends — to no avail.
Wildlife wish welcomed
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- Published on Thursday, August 21, 2014
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
It will be 10 years this October since Sam Henry of Oak River district passed away, and four years next month that his wife Doris died, yet their love of the land continues. Nearly 30 years ago they began learning about MWF Habitat Foundation’s Habitat Trust. A non-profit charity which is dedicated to the preservation of habitat; it was established to receive, hold, maintain and manage upland and wetland habitat in perpetuity. Run by volunteers and fundraisers, administrative director Larry Milian explains, “We can’t do everything all at once; we do it when time and money allow.”*
