Four ‘R’s: Reading, ‘riting, ‘rithmetic and Rotary

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Ron Nordstrom with some of the Grade 5 and Grade 6 students at Joya Verde School.  Nordstrom spent 28 days at the Guatemalan school as part of a Rotary Vocational Training Team, helping improve the skills of the school’s teachers. (submitted photo)

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner

He may have been over 5,000 km from home, but Ron Nordstrom found a little piece of Canada nestled in a Guatemalan valley. For 28 days, Nordstrom, a retired teacher from Neepawa, had a once in a lifetime experience working with students and teachers at Joya Verde School, located in a Guatemalan village. 

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Neepawa’s budget details unveiled

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On Tuesday, Apr. 18, the Town of Neepawa’s 2017 financial plan were made public.  (photo by Eoin Devereux)

By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press

The Town of Neepawa has decided to go on a major spending spree with its new budget. Fortunately, local ratepayers, for the most part, won’t be the ones asked to pay that bill. On Tuesday, Apr. 18, the Town Council unveiled details for its 2017 financial plan, which has  allocated $8,402,475.69 towards the general operating fund and $12,755,978.51 to the utility operating fund. 

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1947: Evans heads to California for bowling competition

 

1947: Tony Evans travelled to California to participate in the North American Bowling Championship. (Neepawa press archives)

 

By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press

 

80 years ago: 

Tuesday, Apr. 20, 1937

Buzz-saw radio programs are quite the thing in this town, but nobody seems to know where the interference comes from. It must be very comforting to listeners when in the midst of an interesting broadcast, they get the taste of the Spanish revolution. 

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CWE returns to Gladstone

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The Neepawa Banner

The countdown is on as we reach the final hours before Canadian Wrestling’s Elite (CWE) hits the road celebrates eight  years of operations with a company record 16 live events in 16 days across four Canadian provinces. On May 4, they’ll be making a stop in Gladstone.

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Temporary measures in place to protect Lake Dauphin walleye

The Province of Manitoba Media Release

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On April 19, Manitoba Sustainable Development announced that temporary conservation measures have been put in place to protect walleye populations in Lake Dauphin and its tributaries this spring, during the walleye spawning period.

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