Observation - Feb. 24, 2017
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- Published on Friday, February 24, 2017
By Addy Oberlin
The Neepawa Banner
Have you ever been discouraged? Not very many people will say “No” to that. Most of us have good days, sometimes even super good days, but also not so good ones or even disastrous days. We might want to quit everything and just hide in a corner.
Local woman nominated for Woman of Distinction Awards
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- Published on Friday, February 24, 2017
By John Drinkwater
The Neepawa Banner
Minnedosa area resident Roberta Galbraith has been nominated for the 30th YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Gala, to be held on March 2 at the UCT Pavillion, Keystone Centre, Brandon. She is nominated under the category: Social Action & Community Service.
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Locals look for help fundraising for unwanted pets
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- Published on Friday, February 24, 2017
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The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Two Minnedosa businesswomen have teamed up to raise money and collect pet supplies on behalf of unwanted pets — and there’s still time to help.
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My perspective -We can be like Buffett
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- Published on Thursday, February 23, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
“Greed is good,” proclaimed Gordon Gekko, the fictional corporate raider in Oliver Stone’s 1987 movie Wall Street. Written as a story about the perils of greed, it was adopted by a generation (or two) of bankers and executives as a kind of manta. Then 10 years ago, the Great Recession hit and the general public began to realize that for the vast majority of them, “Greed is good” was coming at their expense. It came in waves of factory closures, home foreclosures, business restructuring and aggressive cost cutting. It came with stories of deals that were technically legal, but while they may have followed the letter of the law, they weren’t true to the intent.
Where are they now? - 1970-1971 Pee-wees
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- Published on Thursday, February 23, 2017
By Rick Sparling
The Neepawa Press
Rick Fraser graduated from NACI in 1977 and went to the University of Manitoba for a year, before heading to Brandon, where he graduated with a degree in Science. He applied for the R.C.M.P and during his waiting period, drove truck for almost a year. He was accepted in 1982, at which time, he married Anita Harkness (they graduated from NACI together). Rick had several postings over the years, all in B.C., including postings in Kelowna, Houston, Cranbrook, Quadra Island, Duncan and is currently in Ladysmith. He is still active with running and biking. The Frasers have two children, Chelsea and Ben, and they have three grandchildren.
