'All Aboard' wins provincial 4H award

By Lainie Muir

Glenella 4H Beef Club

Glenella 4-H Beef Club member Lainie Muir won first place in the Junior One Person Visual category at the 2015 Provincial 4-H Communications Extravaganza, held April 18 in Brandon. Muir’s presentation was called  “All Aboard” and was about the Canadian passenger train, Via Rail.

All Aboard 

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Elementary school teachers focus on math

By Jessie Bell

Students and their teachers at Rivers Elementary School drew closer to the end of their school year in April with an in-service day. Teachers gathered to talk about priorities for the 2015-16 year which include excellence in education with a focus on mathematics and student self-assessment, continuing with healthy living and community partnerships.

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View from the legislature

By Leanne Rowat

Riding Mountain MLA

Another provincial budget just means more debt and more NDP broken promises for Manitobans. On Thursday, April 30 finance minister Greg Dewar presented Budget 2015 that neglects to address the priorities that are important in Riding Mountain.

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Legion News - Branch No. 75. - May 14th

By Warren Smallwood

Publicity

The May 11 meeting was called to order by comrade Darryl Childerhose, our president, at 1930 hours; 10 members were present. During the usual moment of silence we noted the loss of another Second World War veteran; last month we remembered Bert Dunn, this time it was Nick Kamula.  

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NACI HOPE students partner with Rotary Club in clean up

Cleanup

By John Drinkwater

The Neepawa Banner

On  May 5, Rotarians and NACI HOPE students enjoyed a barbecue at Riverbend Park following a successful cleanup. A total of 80 NACI students were divided into three groups to work in Rotary Park, the fairgrounds and the compost site. 

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