Neepawa 4-H clubs busy over the holidays

Belles, Beaux and Builders 4-H club

Submitted by Ella Koshel

Neepawa Belles, Beaux and Builders 4-H

My name is Ella Koshel from the Neepawa Belles, Beaux and Builders club. This is my first year of 4-H. I think it’s so fun, I love 4-H. 

Here are some of the things that we have been doing:

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MPI unveils top five frauds of 2015

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Manitoba Public Insurance

Vehicle technology, good old-fashioned investigation skills and strong partnerships with police agencies were major factors in helping identify those people who tried to defraud Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI).

Fraudulent and suspicious claims are handled by Manitoba Public Insurance’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU). The efforts of this special unit resulted in fraud savings last year of $7.6 million for Manitoba auto insurance rate payers. The SIU investigates about 2,500 claims yearly. 

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Looking back - 1996: Odd Fellows first to ‘adopt a ball diamond’

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Neepawa Press Archives. 20 years ago, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1996: IOOF Grand Nobel Bob Lumsden is pictured presenting a $1,000 cheque to Gail White toward a baseball diamond adoption.

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago, Friday January 10, 1936:

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YAC supports Christmas Cheer

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Submitted photo. Presenting the cheque to Salvation Army representative Amanda Naughton-Gale were (from left): Josh Jackson, Tony Eu, Sam Nickart, Elizabeth Dobson, Taryn McConechy, Sam Kerkowich, and Courtney Gilmore.

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The Neepawa Banner

Last week, the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee made a donation to the Neepawa Salvation Army Christmas Cheer.   The donation is the result of a raffle that the YAC conducted to raise funds for the initiative. The draw was held at NACI on Dec. 7.

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New art studio in Minnedosa officially opens its doors

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Photo by John Drinkwater. Art display at Inspire Art Studio in Minnedosa including “Pink Pond” by Karen May on right.

By John Drinkwater

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

On Oct. 22, Marlies Soltys won three awards during the Dragons’ Den style event entitled “What's the Big Idea?”  Marlies, the creator of Modern Mosaics, wanted to have a space to showcase her art and provide an opportunity for others to display theirs. A vacant building became available in downtown Minnedosa to lease in early December. Following extensive refurbishment, this retail space and gallery opened its doors on Friday, Dec. 18.

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