Pancake breakfast at St. James
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- Published on Saturday, February 28, 2015
By Jessie Bell
It was a stormy evening with temperatures in the low -20s but some 70 people braved the weather to attend St. James’ Anglican Church pancake and sausage supper on Feb. 18. It was to mark Shrove Tuesday, which precedes the 40 days of Lent leading up to the festival of Easter. The diners were welcomed at the basement entrance by George Roberts, cashier for the meal.
Neepawa fire deemed unsuspicious: RCMP
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- Published on Friday, February 27, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
While the investigation into the exact cause of a recent fire in Neepawa that completely destroyed the Home Hardware building is still underway, RCMP and the Office of the Fire Commissioner have confirmed that it was accidental.
Collecting for cancer child
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- Published on Friday, February 27, 2015
By Darryl Hodkin
In the 2011-12 school year at Rivers Collegiate Institute (RCI), parents, teachers and students were privileged to have Jason Paas, who was filling in for a teacher on maternity leave, teach Grades 7-12 band and Grades 7 and 8 English Language Arts. It did not take long for Jason and his son Donovan, who attended RCI, to make new friends — Jason with his amazing gift and passion to teach and Donovan with his down-to-earth outlook on life.
Alumni game raises money for Neepawa Health Centre
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- Published on Friday, February 27, 2015
Pictured L to R: Brooke de Koning, Kianna Dowd, Aalyia Clark, Jocelyn Scheper Care team manager of the Neepawa Health Centre, Hayley Cathcart and Shalyn Laflar. Photo by Eoin Devereux
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
The Neepawa Health Centre is the beneficiary of some welcome support from the Neepawa midget girls hockey team. The current team, along with several former players, were able to raise $400.00 for the facility, through an alumni game, held on Dec. 27, at the Yellowhead Arena.
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Rivers Polar Plunge exceeds expectations
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- Published on Thursday, February 26, 2015
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
The Jan. 30 edition of Rivers Banner reported that Rivers Police Chief Bruce Klassen had a goal to raise $500 by Feb. 21. That was the date of the Polar Plunge, a law enforcement initiative to raise money for Special Olympics.
