Homebodies - The hats I wear...

Rita Friesen

At a two day meeting I attended, we were challenged to consider all the hats we wear. Not the kind of hat you don to keep your ears warm, but the roles we fill in our living. There are some hats that I have outgrown. I am no longer a daughter, for my parents are deceased. I am a sister. I don’t get to wear the wife hat any more either, but I am a mother and grandmother. I am carefully choosing any other hats I pick.

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Right in the centre - Keeping it local

By Ken Waddell

In my travels around western Manitoba over the years, I have been often struck by the ability of some merchants to survive and thrive in what has to be a very tough market. I was in a store this past weekend and it was quite amazing. It was a hardware store in a small town. It wasn’t in my usual travel area so I hadn’t been in it for quite a while. Only one staff person in the whole place and two huge floors of product.

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My Perspective - Time to tell our story

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

While Canada began with an agriculture-based economy, that has changed over the last century. Today, most Canadians have lost their direct link to the farm, but that doesn’t mean that farmers are any less vital to Canadians.

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Homebodies - Comforting and all encompassing

By Rita Friesen

Every once in a while I feel preachy coming on! Fair warning, opt out now if you want.

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My Perspective - Trivial matters

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

Last weekend, a group of staff and families from the Neepawa Banner attended the Neepawa Kin Club’s annual Trivia Night.  We’ve been doing this for the last three of four years and as always, we had a great time and learned a few things.

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