Ladies night, oh what a night!
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- Published on Friday, November 18, 2016
Photos by Diane Ruzycki.
Remembrance Day across the region
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- Published on Friday, November 18, 2016
Submitted photo.
Neepawa Guides and Pathfinders did a piece of poppy artwork as part of their Remembrance Day challenge.
Erickson Legion Ladies Auxiliary surrenders charter
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By Evelyn Lewandoski and Linda Squance
Erickson Legion Ladies Auxiliary
In October 2016, the Erickson Legion Ladies Auxiliary surrendered their Charter after 77 years.
In December 1939, a charter was granted to the Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion Erickson Branch #143. The objective of the Auxiliary was to serve the members and comrades of the Legion and to fundraise.
Read more: Erickson Legion Ladies Auxiliary surrenders charter
The Dispatch - RCMP make arrest in meth case
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- Published on Thursday, November 17, 2016
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Spruce Plains RCMP
On Nov. 1, Minnedosa RCMP responded to another report of a missing dog at a residence in Clanwilliam. Police attended a residence located on First Avenue and spoke to the residents regarding the missing dog. While speaking to the complainant, police were able to detect a strong smell of marijuana coming from inside the residence. At this time, a male took off from the location and police were allowed to enter the residence.
Farm flooding threatens farmers’ income
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- Published on Thursday, November 17, 2016
Brothers frustrated by inaction
Submitted photo. The road by the Coutts’ field (left side, covered in water) is three feet lower than it should be, allowing water to flow over it and flood their fields.
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
For farmers, spring is a busy time. Fields need to be tended to and crops need to be planted; what a farmer manages to accomplish in those couple months dictates what a perfect year will yield. Spring is also a time of hope. Hope that the work put in during those first months isn’t wiped out by pests, that the weather helps instead of hinders.
