Who are these mystery All-Stars?
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- Published on Thursday, October 6, 2016
Submitted photo. A historic picture from 1933 of a team of hockey team that played on the Clear Lake ice, during the time of Relief Camp workers.
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One sunny winter day back in 1933, 10 men stood on the ice at Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park, got their picture taken, then played and lost a couple of hockey games against the Intermediate hockey team from Dauphin. These men were part of the Riding Mountain Relief Camp All Stars, a group of hockey players from various camps around the lake who would play against teams from the surrounding communities.
Neepawa welcomes the world at annual event
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Photos by Tony Eu. The Saturday evening banquet included some student-led entertainment, some of which even included participation from Neepawa Rotary and Inner Wheel members.
By Tony Eu
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This past weekend, Neepawa was host to 21 people from all over the world.
As part of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, exchange students in Rotary District 5550, which encompasses Saskatchewan, Manitoba and northern Ontario, came to Neepawa for a weekend orientation, hosted by Inner Wheel.
Volunteers needed to winterize Bird Sanctuary
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By Miranda Leybourne
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The Rotary Park Bird Sanctuary is in need of volunteers to help protect the birds from the harshness of a prairie winter, before cold weather sets in.
A show of vintage horse power
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Photo by Diane Warner.
Under the watchful eye of Art Gibson, Justin McKee guides his horses down the furrow during this year’s plowing days. The two day event, held Oct. 1 and 2 in Carberry, was hosted by the Manitoba Plowing Association and the Carberry Agricultural Society. It featured two days of vintage horsepower, both four-legged and machine.
Six months on top of the world
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- Published on Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Photos courtesy of Matt Soroka. A picture of mainstreet in Site 31. The smaller buildings, in the rows on the right side, were where the workers slept, while the bigger building in the centre was the cooking hall.
By Tony Eu
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In May of 1956, Matt Soroka took a trip north. Far north. All the way up, well into the Arctic Circle, to a place known as Site 31.
