Fall Guide to Home Improvement: Advice and remodelling
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Advice to new home owners
By Liz Sumner & John Nelson
Real estate agents - Gill and Schmall Agencies
Excessive humidity could lead to safety and maintenance problems in your home. If you have a number of occupants in your home, do a lot of cooking on the stove and use a lot of water in bathing and laundry, you have an environment which promotes the growth of moulds.
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Cadillac, synonymous with the ‘American dream’
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Photo by Ben Castle. The design of the Cadillac XT5 is modern and edgy, a natural evolution of the 2016 SRX.
Ben Castle
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One of my earliest memories growing up in the UK is listening to Billy Joel with my parents, in particular, the 1970s pop song “Movin’ Out”, where he sings about “Sergeant O’ Leary”, “trading in his Chevy for a Cadillac” and then hearing the V8 soundtrack of a car driving off at the end of the song (although it turns out this was actually a Corvette). Pop culture has made Cadillac arguably North America’s most aspirational brand and driving a Cadillac is synonymous with the “American dream”.
Salvation Army move one step closer
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Submitted photo. The Beautiful Plains Community Foundation (BPCF) presented the Neepawa Salvation Army with a $15,000 grant to help with their move. From left: Amanda Naughton-Gale, community services representative at the Neepawa Salvation Army; Susan Phillips, chair of the Neepawa Salvation Army’s board of directors and BPCF board members Ian Thomson, John Lavich, Shelley Graham and Kate Jackman-Atkinson. The presentation took place in what will be their new store, located in the former Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op building.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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With a major donation, the Neepawa Salvation Army Thrift Store came one step closer to its big move. On Nov. 14, local representatives accepted a $15,000 grant from the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation (BPCF) to aid in the purchase of their new space, located in the former Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op Grocery store.
McLaughlin GM awarded for apprenticeship efforts
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Photo by Tony Eu. From left: McLaughlin GM dealer operator Ryan McLaughlin, Jordan Jennings and Bob Lepischak (NACI apprenticeship program coordinator).
Erickson opens ‘Art in the Library’ exhibition
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Photos by John Drinkwater. Clear Lake summer artist, Kathy Metelski, produced this embroidery, pen on fabric, called, I am like a blade of grass on the prairie.
Kim Galvin (Erickson Librarian), Maggie Ross (Photography and ceramics artist) and Ashley Feduniw (abstract artist), hosted the opening reception of an exhibition of fine art at Erickson Public Library on Thursday, Nov. 17.
