“This appears to be exactly what we all thought it was, a tragedy,”

Chase

RCMP Sgt Bert Paquet photo courtesy of Alan Gillies, GEM Media. Martens picture provided by RCMP media release.

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner

The search for a missing Manitoba child ended in tragedy on Saturday, Mar. 26, as the body of two year old Chase Martens was found in a creek close to his family’s home.  The discovery of the deceased toddler, who had been missing since Tuesday, Mar. 22, followed a massive search effort from RCMP, Winnipeg Police, local emergency services personnel and volunteers, in the rural area near the community of Austin. 

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Prairie Chicks don Easter hats

By Jessie Bell

Sixteen ladies sat around a table in Lee’s Restaurant for a noon luncheon on March of varying sizes in bright colours, adorned with tiny fabric chickens, rabbits, butterflies, shamrocks, ring flowers and ribbon.

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Successful year for Heart and Stroke

Submitted by Jean Borchardt

The Neepawa Banner

This year’s campaign went very well again. I had 14 receipt books issued and returned. We collected $4,489.92 in donations from the days we were at Neepawa Gladstone Co-op Grocery Store, Harris Pharmacy, Elks Manor, Aspenlea Seniors Apartment, Kinsmen Kourts, Venus Hair Salon and West Park Place Residents. According to my records, this year’s totals were more than we received in 2014 and 2015. 

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Killarney commits big bucks to secure new doctors

Submitted by Kim Langen

The Killarney Guide

In a groundbreaking move, the municipality has invested thousands of dollars in order to secure new doctors long-term.

Frustrated by the shortage of physicians in the Killarney-Turtle Mountain area – and losses of present doctors when their four-year contracts run out – the town decided last year to implement their own recruitment program, hiring a specialist company in Winnipeg to get the job done.

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Local girl takes pageant title

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Submitted photo. Three-year-old Kennedy Brown of Glenella won the Toddler Miss Manitoba title earlier this month.

By Kira Paterson

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

A little girl from Glenella, MB was recently named Toddler Miss Manitoba 2016. She will be competing for a national title at the National Canadian Girl, Teen and Miss (NCGTM) pageant in Edmonton this summer. 

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