Art exhibit in Erickson
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- Published on Sunday, April 1, 2018
Photos by John Drinkwater
Last weekend, the Erickson Library was the venue for an art exhibit held by Wasagaming Community Arts. Some of the art included“The Chase” by Adeline Sellwood (Textile/Fibre) (pictured right), “The Gang at Dusk,”which was created using oil paint on canvas, by Garett Beatty (pictured bottom left) and “Disappearing” by Susan Selby (Textile/Fibre).
Out of Helen's kitchen - Isreal
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- Published on Saturday, March 31, 2018
Helen Drysdale
Neepawa Banner & Press
I took a trip one weekend this winter without packing my suitcases. Friends and I travelled to Israel; I did the cooking and they provided the pictures and travelogue. Great way to travel! I am sharing two of the recipes I used for the meal. Try them and enjoy your adventure.
Improvements approved for Water Plant, Public Works shop
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- Published on Saturday, March 31, 2018
Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner
Upgrades to the air handling system at the Water Treatment Plant and Public Works shop have been approved. On Tuesday, Mar. 20, Town Council voted to accept a bid from Neepawa Plumbing and Heating (1979) Ltd., on the replacement of the air handling system at the Water Treatment Plant. The successful bid came in at a cost of $26,497, excluding taxes.
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It’s not about money, it’s about the nature of democracy
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- Published on Friday, March 30, 2018
Ken Waddell
President of the Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
On Dec. 4, Cathy Cox, provincial minister of sport, heritage and recreation, tabled Bill 8, The Government Notices Modernization Act, for first reading in the Manitoba legislature. At first glance, the bill seems procedural, even innocuous. Its first part proposes that The Manitoba Gazette, the government’s official online portal for legal notices, be made available to the public free of charge. It then recommends amendments to 24 statutes relating to the government’s publication of official notices, removing requirements that such notices to be published in local newspapers and replacing them with the requirement or option of publishing them in The Manitoba Gazette.
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Neepawa youth supports Special Olympics
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- Published on Friday, March 30, 2018
Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
North Dakota’s Special Olympics basketball program has a special connection to Neepawa. On Mar. 9-10, Minot State University (MSU) hosted the Special Olympics North Dakota (SOND) Basketball Tournament. This years event in Minot featured over 500 athletes participating in either adult and youth divisions and a grand total of 32 teams involved. One of the teams was the Minot Beavers, who are coached by Shelby Gillies of Neepawa.
