Lemonade stand a huge success
- Details
- Published on Thursday, June 9, 2016
Submitted
Grade 1-2 students. Rivers Elementary
The weather might not have co-operated on our original date, but we were lucky to have a nice day on Friday, June 3 to hold our lemonade and cookie sale. The sale was awesome and many students, parents and community members came out to enjoy a cup of lemonade and a cookie.
Major road projects planned for Riding Mountain
- Details
- Published on Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Submitted
Riding Mountain MLA Greg Nesbitt
The new Progressive Conservative government will work to improve infrastructure in Manitoba this summer, including several major projects in the Riding Mountain constituency.
Kenton News - June 8 ,2016
- Details
- Published on Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Kenton News
By Paulette Wiens
On Friday, June 3 Kenton’s only remaining Second World War veteran Jack Houston celebrated his 93rd birthday at the legion clubroom with family and friends; refreshments were served by the ladies auxiliary.
Canoeing for comrades
- Details
- Published on Wednesday, June 8, 2016
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
On April Fool’s Day Mike Ranta of Atikokan, Ont. began a cross-country trip he expects will take six months to complete. According to posts on mikeranta.ca, he started April 1 at dawn “at the ocean’s edge at Fisherman's Memorial, Steveston, BC. Heading up the Frazer River, Mike is aiming to set a speed record on his 2016 journey… faster and farther than any person in history. This epic journey will be accomplished when Mike [lands] at Dominion Beach, Cape Breton, N.S.”
My Neepawa - Shells and wheels
- Details
- Published on Tuesday, June 7, 2016
What’s “Your Neepawa”? We’re asking readers to share with us their pictures of past and present Neepawa. To share a picture, please email a high resolution version (1 MB or higher) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or stop by the office at 243 Hamilton Street, in Neepawa. Please include your name as well as a description of the photo.
Photo by Loribelle Bacaling. My husband and I were biking on a trail at the back of the Neepawa cemetery, along the river bank, and this huge western painted turtle was crawling across the track. It caught our attention for sure!
Photo by Antonio Mabazza. At a small gathering with my friends in the afternoon when suddenly this couple drives through.
